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![I’ve been waiting for a while now to see an actual Cybertruck in person, and today it finally happened! I wanted to share with you my spontaneous, initial reactions; because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916_150137.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Seeing a Cybertruck For The First Time In Person–My Reactions")
Seeing a Cybertruck For The First Time In Person–My Reactions
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 99 CommentsI’ve been waiting for a while now to see an actual Cybertruck in person, and today it finally happened! I wanted to share with you my spontaneous, initial reactions; because […] -
![I found this DeSoto dealer filmstrip posted by MyMopar.com on YouTube. It struck me as quite different from most other filmstrips of this type in that the producers actually visited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-18-at-20-03-27-Confidential-Report-on-the-1957-Desoto-Firesweep-Dealer-Promo-Film-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 2 (De Soto in 1957)")
CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 2 (De Soto in 1957)
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 26 CommentsI found this DeSoto dealer filmstrip posted by MyMopar.com on YouTube. It struck me as quite different from most other filmstrips of this type in that the producers actually visited […] -
![YouTube is amazing – it really is! Here is a film that I always suspected was out there, but thought I’d never see. It’s the introduction of the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-03-at-19-25-26-1957-Packard-Introduction-Studebaker-Packard-Press-Conference-in-Color-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 1 (Packard in 1957)")
CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 1 (Packard in 1957)
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsYouTube is amazing – it really is! Here is a film that I always suspected was out there, but thought I’d never see. It’s the introduction of the new […] -
Design Analysis: 1974 AMC Matador Coupe and X – Please Go All the Way
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 50 CommentsIt was July, 1972 when the Raspberries released their hit song about a girl asking her guy to, well… you know. -
![Recently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_104638-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th")
Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsRecently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […] -
![click image for max size I’ve finally completed my spreadsheet project of car sales per year by models (eg: Chevelle) and types (eg: mid size) through 1970, which makes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chart-mkt-sh-56-70-by-type.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Chart: Market Share For Major Car Types, 1956-1970 – Frantic Fragmentation")
CC Chart: Market Share For Major Car Types, 1956-1970 – Frantic Fragmentation
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 54 Commentsclick image for max size I’ve finally completed my spreadsheet project of car sales per year by models (eg: Chevelle) and types (eg: mid size) through 1970, which makes […] -
CC Literature: Secret Classified Documents Revealed–“The Comet Story” (1960)
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 31 CommentsI classify these documents as “secret” because I have searched the internet for “The Comet Story” several times over the years and have never found any reference to it. -
![Around 2014 or 2015, I saw a 1958 Studebaker in gold and white parked at a local repair shop. At that time, I had not yet heard of Curbside Classic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-14-17-44-R.e28e1c889ccacd8d265e0877a854a593-JPEG-Image-1300-%C3%97-662-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Missed: 1958 Studebaker–The Last President")
CC Missed: 1958 Studebaker–The Last President
Posted on December 1, 2022 | 59 CommentsAround 2014 or 2015, I saw a 1958 Studebaker in gold and white parked at a local repair shop. At that time, I had not yet heard of Curbside Classic, […] -
![When I took driver education in 9th grade, I was one of the first in my grade of high school to have a car, or even a license for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Am.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "If I Had My Own Driver Education Class…")
If I Had My Own Driver Education Class…
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 13 CommentsWhen I took driver education in 9th grade, I was one of the first in my grade of high school to have a car, or even a license for […] -
![This subject is debated endlessly in the automotive community over the years, so naturally I thought I’d take my own swing at the topic. It wasn’t going to be easy, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Old-vs-new-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "New vs Old; Which Is Better? The Difference Is Only As Big As You Make It")
New vs Old; Which Is Better? The Difference Is Only As Big As You Make It
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 50 CommentsThis subject is debated endlessly in the automotive community over the years, so naturally I thought I’d take my own swing at the topic. It wasn’t going to be easy, […] -
![It’s something of a given that Chrysler’s sales and market share tanked starting in 1958 due to poor quality in the new ’57 models. But was that the real or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Chart-Big-Car-market-share-Big-3-1955-1984.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Charts and Analysis: Big Three Full Size Car Market Share, 1955-1984 – Did Quality Sink Chrysler After 1957?")
Charts and Analysis: Big Three Full Size Car Market Share, 1955-1984 – Did Quality Sink Chrysler After 1957?
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 27 CommentsIt’s something of a given that Chrysler’s sales and market share tanked starting in 1958 due to poor quality in the new ’57 models. But was that the real or […]
