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Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […] -
Vintage Snapshots & History: 1959 Karmann Ghia Imperial D’Elegance Concept — VW Gets The Exner Treatment!
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 18 CommentsFor today, another CC exclusive thanks to this unexpected snapshot featuring VW’s 1959 Karmann Ghia Imperial D’Elegance concept. A rather remarkable image that appears to be the sole record of […] -
Alternate-Timeline CC: Befinned 1973 Dodge Dart(s!)
Posted on March 7, 2023 | 17 CommentsHey, look, this ’73 Dart is…well, it’s finished! -
Automotive Alter-History: 1965 Cadillac Seville – The Car That Beat Back Mercedes and Became A Global Best-Seller
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 156 Comments(first posted 12/10/2014) In the annals of automotive history, there are few cars that played such a pivotal role as the 1965 Cadillac Seville. It is the first in […] -
What If: AI Generated Cars That Never Were
Posted on September 22, 2022 | 62 CommentsImages generated via artificial intelligence “Text to Image” programs are making a lot of noise in machine learning circles, and are starting to hit the mainstream. The latest buzz-generating program […] -
CC Auto Body Repair: I’m Not Dick Teague
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 69 CommentsEver since I was a little kid looking out at traffic from the back seat, I’ve detested the squinty look created by a beltline upsweep or upkick that raises the […] -
Failed Classic: 1978-1979 La Grande Royale by SILCCO – America’s Bugatti Royale Wanna’ Be
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 49 CommentsLet’s take another look at one of the so many grand automotive ideas that never took off, of which there were plenty in the 70s and 80s. In this case, […] -
What If: Muscle Vans of the Sixties
Posted on April 29, 2021 | 44 CommentsVans were a big thing in the Seventies but what if they gained popularity a decade or so earlier? Given the lack of pollutions controls and insurance penalties there could […] -
My New Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 150 Business Coupe – Look What Santa Left For Me
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 60 CommentsTrue confessions: I’ve been wanting a ’55 Chevy since…just about forever. I first fell for it on the streets of Innsbruck when a tourist or GI parked theirs in the […] -
Alter-Reality: 1955 Plymouth Makeovers By Some Of The World’s Greatest Artists
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 2/2/2015) As a newish member of the CC Forum, I often stumble upon older posts that get my creative juices flowing. J.P. Cavanaugh’s 1955 Plymouth Makeover Contest from […] -
Automotive Alter-History: X-Ray Specs – AMC Spins a Tale of the Tape
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 1/16/2015) Recently, I heard a story on National Public Radio about the symbiotic but ironic roles played by reason and emotion in the process of making choices. A […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis Convertible Sedan – The Only One In Existence
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/1/2014) Every so often a corporate project gets started with great hopes, and a promising car is the result. Unfortunately, sometimes the unexpected can happen which pulls the […] -
Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 34 CommentsPosted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […] -
Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard
Posted on August 7, 2019 | 86 CommentsIntroductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […] -
Housekeeping: Want To Avoid Commenting Problems? Register and Be Logged In
Posted on June 1, 2019 | 60 CommentsI keep hearing about readers having issues with comments. It seems to be one of two main issues: 1.) they get a notice that says “You’re commenting too quickly” (or […]