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- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
![(Updated 10/27/2025) Surprisingly, the first-generation Audi TT has rarely appeared at Curbside Classic, despite no fewer than two of this site’s contributors having owned one at some point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_0541-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2000 Audi TT: Blues In Praise Of The Iconic Slow Seller")
![While today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/names.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names")
![Light-up grille logos are the latest questionable automotive styling trend, popping up on vehicles ranging from Mercedes to Infiniti (and beyond). Many readers may not realize that this styling feature […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Wolesely.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Illuminated History of Light-Up Grille Badges")
![Take a close look at the car above – what’s missing? There’s no center pillar. All non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals have a B-pillar between the front and rear side windows; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CGHIYRXWEAAzFNF.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "The Missing 1961 Lincoln Continental Hardtop – It Was Cancelled At The Last Minute")
![(first posted 10/1/2018) Lehmann-Peterson was a well-known converter of Lincoln Limousines in the 1960s and 1970s, a full history of which I am working on for a future […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screenshot-at-Sep-22-09-06-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Custom: Lehmann-Peterson Four-Door 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III")
![(first posted 9/23/2018) I’m back, with a long overdue installment in my Cold Comfort series on the early history of automotive air conditioning. Today, I’m tackling this 1957 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Factory Air Conditioning")
![(first posted 9/6/2018) If the 1958 Studebaker Scotsman wagon from last week was all about honest basic transportation, then its platform-mate 1958 Packard Station Wagon is all about faking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7752.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1958 Packard Station Wagon – The OG Escalade?")
![(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed")
![(first posted 8/30/2018) The Studebaker Scotsman has already gotten a thorough CC treatment, so if you are not familiar with the full history of the Scotsman, I suggest you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon – Bottom Feeder")
![(first posted 8/26/2018) Ah, the Golden Hour, the hour just before sunset (also just after sunrise, if you are an early riser). It is a great time of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cornfield Classic: 1946 Oldsmobile 76 or 78 Club Sedan – Fastback Flashback")
![(first posted 8/12/2018) Behold one of the oldest and most prized possessions in my modest automotive library: The Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980, by the Editors of Consumer Guide. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_9504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "BOAL: Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980 – Book of a Lifetime")
![Quick! Think of a four-door convertible vehicle. The first answer that most people think of is the 1961-67 Lincoln Continental convertible, or perhaps the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_7376.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1951 Frazer Manhattan Convertible – Four Doors Out Of Necessity, Not Virtue")
![As most of you know, 1966 would mark the final year of production for Studebaker (although some younger readers may be surprised to discover that Studebakers were still in production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_7704.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1966 Studebaker Cruiser – End of the Road")
![Instead of the usual assortment of anonymous random people, today’s snapshots come from my maternal grandparents’ collection of 35mm slides. So these are all relatives on my mom’s side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bdkneer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Kneer Family Cars")
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