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- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7752.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7790.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8059.jpg "Cornfield Classic: 1946 Oldsmobile 70-Series 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_9504.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_7376.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_7704.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bdkneer.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: The Kneer Family Cars")
![Tired of constantly having to check Curbside Classic for new posts? Now you can receive a daily or weekly summary of new posts directly to your email inbox […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CC-email-3.jpg "CC Site Update: Email Subscription Now Working Properly")
![(first posted 8/21/2017, Updated 4/8/2024) For a car named after a celestial event, Mitsubishi actually used surprisingly few pictures of solar eclipses in their print ads for their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/4884213_orig.jpg "Advertising Classic: Mitsubishi Eclipse")
![The Lincoln Lawyer, with two seasons streaming on Netflix, follows the story of Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, and is based on the series of Michael Connelly novels […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2-893b53b66ee748eb95d6d8777f925349.jpg "CC TV: The Cars of The Lincoln Lawyer")
![A compromise is a scenario in which every participant gets at least some of what they want. But it could also be a situation where no one gets what they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/s-l1600-22.jpg "Ebay Find: 1983 Ford LTD Brougham – All Things to Nobody")
![For those of you who complain that they don’t make ’em like they used to, here is your chance to put your money where your mouth is. May I present […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/s-l1600-2.jpg "Ebay Find: Truly “Like New” 1996 Ford F-150 – 3,500 Miles And Never Been Rained On")
![My wife constantly accuses me of losing things. I often correct her to say that my things are not lost, just misplaced. Lost implies that they are gone forever, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/collage.jpg "Car Show Outtakes: Three Cars That I Forgot Existed – ’76 Buick LeSabre Coupe; ’90 Buick Reatta & Infiniti M30 Convertibles")
![Some of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1959-Cadillac.jpeg "Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition")
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