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- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
![Like most failing car lines, DeSoto went out with a whimper, and not a bang. Unlike some other defunct brands that promptly sent their final vehicle straight to a museum […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Last_1961_DeSoto_assembly_line_Chrysler_Corporation_7.jpg "Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Search for the Last DeSoto")
![DeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DeSoto_Fluid_Drive.jpg "What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names")
![By now, everyone on this site has seen and has formulated an opinion on the Tesla Cybertruck. Now that I’ve had some to get over the shock and awe, I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/02_Desktop.jpg "Design Analysis/QOTD: Does The Tesla Cybertruck Represent A Permanent Shift In Truck Styling?")
![I’m back with a long overdue post in my Cold Comfort series detailing early automotive air conditioning systems. Today we’ll be looking at the factory system in this 1955 Cadillac […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_0500.jpg "Cold Comfort: 1955 Cadillac Series Sixty Fleetwood – The Cadillac of Early Air Conditioning Systems")
![We’ve all seen good cars ruined by bad spoilers and wings. Well, this isn’t that post: Today I want to talk about cars whose looks were actually improved by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TA.jpeg "QOTD: Spoilers Ahead! What Is Your Favorite Automotive Wing?")
![Movies by definition are a form of escape, and require a form of social contract called “Suspension of Disbelief.” Basically it means that I am willing to overlook the fact […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/g.jpg "QOTD: What Is Your Biggest Automotive Movie Pet Peeve?"){kind=small}
![Like a meteor crashing through the sky, diagonally canted quad headlights were a styling trend that shone brightly and then burned out quickly. Let’s take a look at this short-lived […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1961-DeSoto-Front-View.jpg "Curbside History: The All-Too-Brief History of Diagonally Canted Headlights")
![It has been over two years since I finished my Cars of a Lifetime series, so I figured I would check in with a quick update (two, actually). As the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_9062-EFFECTS.jpg "COAL: 2015 Q3 and 2009 TT – Audi Duty Time")
![Crossover Utility Vehicles are all the rage now, while cars are slowly disappearing from the showrooms. However, manufacturers seem to have no compunction about taking the names off of these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ford-mustang-hybrid-teaser.jpg "QOTD: What is the Worst Automotive Name Reuse?")
![Cue the theme music, because it is time for another round of Who Wants to be a Mileage Millionaire! In these virtual pages we’ve seen our share of diesel duallys […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/vlad-gurea-zPFzMlw34Ls-unsplash.jpg "Who Wants to be a Mileage Millionaire – The Oddballs")
![Welcome back, fellow Mileage Millionaires! I want to everyone for coming up with great suggestions for this series (I’ll try to get to as many as I can in future […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/92c37903b1664c9f352f5f91c02dda3a.jpg "Who Wants to be a Mileage Millionaire – The Most Expensive High Mileage Cars for Sale in America")
![My first post on high mileage vehicles for sale was so popular I’ve decided to make it a semi-regular feature, and I’ve even given it a name: Who Wants to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/c1f13532db8774aafde4a5ff49905d0c.jpg "Who Wants to be a Mileage Millionaire – The Ugly American (Car) Edition")
![One of the pillars of Curbside Classic is the survivor car that is still serving its intended purpose after many years or even decades. I wanted to take this premise, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Record-your-odometer-Reading-2.jpg "CC Classifieds: The Highest Mileage Vehicles For Sale in the United States")
![Beverly Hills is home to the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, a yearly celebration of cars that even people jaded by daily exposure to exotic cars flock to. Held every year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0276.jpeg "Car Show Classics: Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance 2019")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/names.jpg "What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names")
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