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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Rich Swartz
Posts by Rich Swartz
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![(first posted 1/31/2015) The 1956 “Power Look” Chrysler Windsor debuted just over 16 years before I did, representing a light update the 1955 “Hundred Million Dollar Look” Windsor Deluxe, as spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-ch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor (and the Poly Engine) – The Semi-Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor (and the Poly Engine) – The Semi-Hemi
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 1/31/2015) The 1956 “Power Look” Chrysler Windsor debuted just over 16 years before I did, representing a light update the 1955 “Hundred Million Dollar Look” Windsor Deluxe, as spotted […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2014) At about 6:30 Saturday night, I looked up from resetting the trip odometer after filling the gas tank. And this grill was coming toward me. Stacked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-facel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Facel Vega Facel II – Franco-American Lust Object")
Curbside Classic: Facel Vega Facel II – Franco-American Lust Object
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 83 Comments(first posted 9/25/2014) At about 6:30 Saturday night, I looked up from resetting the trip odometer after filling the gas tank. And this grill was coming toward me. Stacked […] -
![This year has brought much-needed construction for a subway line to the streets around my office building. Mostly, the result has been streets that look busier, but take no longer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buick-super-driver-profile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Convertible Week Postscript: 1948 Buick Super Convertible – Not The Greatest, But Pretty Good")
Convertible Week Postscript: 1948 Buick Super Convertible – Not The Greatest, But Pretty Good
Posted on June 18, 2015 | 35 CommentsThis year has brought much-needed construction for a subway line to the streets around my office building. Mostly, the result has been streets that look busier, but take no longer […] -
![Curbside Classic has probably said most of what one can say about the 1955 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Starfire Convertible by discussing other Oldsmobiles. We’ve seen much of Oldsmobile’s history in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/olds-98-dr-front-3-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1955 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Convertible Clubroom?")
CC Capsule: 1955 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Convertible Clubroom?
Posted on June 14, 2015 | 21 CommentsCurbside Classic has probably said most of what one can say about the 1955 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Starfire Convertible by discussing other Oldsmobiles. We’ve seen much of Oldsmobile’s history in the […] -
![I suspect the orthodox approach to this problem is replacement of the window regulators. Sometimes you know rain’s coming in time to plug a hole, but not in time to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/camaro-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Rain on Convertible Week")
CC Outtake: Rain on Convertible Week
Posted on June 12, 2015 | 26 CommentsI suspect the orthodox approach to this problem is replacement of the window regulators. Sometimes you know rain’s coming in time to plug a hole, but not in time to get […] -
![I returned to Southern California in August of 2012 in what seemed like a precarious situation. A little more than a year before, I had sold my Honda and moved […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My CC (And First Wagon, So Far): 1995 Volvo 960")
My CC (And First Wagon, So Far): 1995 Volvo 960
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 19 CommentsI returned to Southern California in August of 2012 in what seemed like a precarious situation. A little more than a year before, I had sold my Honda and moved […] -
CC Outtake: The CC Magnet Impala
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 9 CommentsA couple weeks ago, I saw this weary but hardworking Impala coupe next to a Buick GS400 convertible. Now, it’s attracted a Fox-platform Lincoln Continental and a Pontiac Firebird. -
![I’ve always liked the 1973-87 Chevy trucks. This one stood out among the lease vehicles and other Los Angeles commuter warriors, a little after 8 one morning. I was able to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yellow-chevy-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Stuck In Traffic Behind A Reverse Lemon Meringue Pie")
CC Outtake: Stuck In Traffic Behind A Reverse Lemon Meringue Pie
Posted on March 28, 2015 | 42 CommentsI’ve always liked the 1973-87 Chevy trucks. This one stood out among the lease vehicles and other Los Angeles commuter warriors, a little after 8 one morning. I was able to […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1969 and 1968 – Too Long For One Photo
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 60 Comments -
![December 24, 2014 is the final day of Hanukkah (until sunset), as well as Christmas Eve. I wasn’t expecting to find such a smorgasbord of seasonal celebration this morning, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/holiday-cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Outtake: Christmas & the Festival of Lights")
Outtake: Christmas & the Festival of Lights
Posted on December 24, 2014 | 12 CommentsDecember 24, 2014 is the final day of Hanukkah (until sunset), as well as Christmas Eve. I wasn’t expecting to find such a smorgasbord of seasonal celebration this morning, […] -
![Yesterday I ended up off the beaten path, or at least the major boulevards, on my way to work. In keeping with the times, I saw a major, major turkey. Don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/turkeylimo4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Extended Turkey or Black Friday-Mobile")
CC Outtake: Extended Turkey or Black Friday-Mobile
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 30 CommentsYesterday I ended up off the beaten path, or at least the major boulevards, on my way to work. In keeping with the times, I saw a major, major turkey. Don’t […] -
![Yesterday, I saw this face when I turned up a chichi side street on my way home. I remembered the words of many commenters here: the Le Sabre coupe is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/buick-front-e1416791254138.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Buick LeSabre Coupe – The Prettiest B-Body Of Them All")
CC Outtake: Buick LeSabre Coupe – The Prettiest B-Body Of Them All
Posted on November 26, 2014 | 66 CommentsYesterday, I saw this face when I turned up a chichi side street on my way home. I remembered the words of many commenters here: the Le Sabre coupe is […] -
CC Outtake: Three Paths to Longevity
Posted on November 25, 2014 | 25 Commentsclick image for full size It looked a lot like 1979 on my street one Monday morning, but it’s 2014. How did that happen? -
![Beneath draped-over ads for this fall’s TV series, local attorneys, or nearby casinos, California’s temperate weather has preserved a pasteup that’s more than 20 years old. I haven’t seen a Toyota Celica […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Celica-billboard.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Billboard Outtake: White Knuckle Celica")
Billboard Outtake: White Knuckle Celica
Posted on October 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsBeneath draped-over ads for this fall’s TV series, local attorneys, or nearby casinos, California’s temperate weather has preserved a pasteup that’s more than 20 years old. I haven’t seen a Toyota Celica […]
