- Description
- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
![In Part One, we covered the early Pytchley and Golde sunroofs. Neither of these looks exactly like what you get when you order a sunroof in a car today. For […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1969-Thunderbird-ad.jpg "Curbside Tech: History of the Sliding Sunroof and Moonroof, Part 2 – A New Moon(roof)")
![The sliding sunroof/moonroof was a seldom-seen feature on cars when I was growing up in the 70s, and second only to air conditioning in terms of the amount of awe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1959-porsche-356a-1600-super-sunroof-coupe.jpeg "Curbside Tech: History of the Sliding Sunroof and Moonroof, Part 1 – Rise and Shine")
![A quick refresher is in order, as it’s been a few years since I COALed about this topic: I’ve always loved convertibles, and growing up my parents had a 1971 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2368.jpeg "COAL: 2016 Mercedes Benz SLK 300 – The Upgrade")
![I took my Audi A3 into the dealership for scheduled service the other day. I usually request a loaner, not because I need it (I work and home and have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lightsout.jpg "QOTD: What Happened To My Headlight Switch?")
![For the third and final installment of this series, we will look at some of the most expensive cars sold by the Chrysler Corporation. For much of its history, Chrysler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sinatra1980_1.jpg "The Most Expensive American Cars: Part 3 – Chrysler Edition")
![For the second part of my Most Expensive American Cars series, we’ll take a look at the most expensive products sold by the Ford Motor Company. As before, I’ll […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1200px-1956_Continental_Mark_II_-_midnight_blue_-_fvr.jpg "The Most Expensive American Cars: Part 2 – Ford Motor Company Edition")
![US automakers have from time to time foisted models upon the market that were outrageously expensive in their day, like the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and the Continental Mark II. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cadillac-1957-eldorado_brougham_1957.jpg "The Most Expensive American Cars: Part 1 – GM Edition")
![I stumbled upon this ad for a showroom condition 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 extended cab the other day. Is this a future collectible, or an older used truck that happens […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/front-three-quarter.jpeg "Curbside For Sale: Showroom Condition 2001 Chevrolet Silverado – Who Wants a Nearly New 20 Year Old Truck?")
![We’ve been experimenting with electric propulsion for a while here at Curbside (see Jim Klein’s Tesla Model Y for instance). While I’m not ready to replace any of my vehicles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2536.jpg "Lawnside Classic: Ryobi Battery Powered Mower – The Latest from the Other Side of the Curb")
![Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jerry-reed.jpg "Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music")
![It is said that all good things must end. This proverb dates back to at least the time of Chaucer (although in his usage he left out the word “good” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1966Cruiser1.jpg "Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker")
![Much digital hand-wringing has taken place here at Curbside over the seemingly inevitable demise of the sedan and station wagon body styles. Regardless of your opinion on this, as enthusiasts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fiat-124.jpg "Curbside Newstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Are Affordable Convertibles Next to Disappear?")
![It has been an accepted idiom for generations that the dashboard of modern cars had two distinct head units – one for climate control, and one for entertainment (radio/CD/cassette, etc.). […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2022-Honda-Civic-Interior.jpg "QOTD: Where Have All The Radio Controls Gone?")
![1957 was an interesting year for the US auto industry. This was the year that many (but not all) states began to allow cars to be sold fitted with four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chryslers.jpg "Curbside Face Off: All The 1957 Cars With Alternate Quad and Single Headlight Front Ends")
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