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Curbside Classics Archives
Automotive Histories Archive
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![(first posted 7/17/2015) Ford’s Cortina is a certified classic in the UK but it does not enjoy the same high profile in North America. While it is perhaps not known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ford-UK-Cortina-Mk3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1973 Ford Cortina MkIII in Canada -They Sold That Here?")
Automotive History: 1973 Ford Cortina MkIII in Canada -They Sold That Here?
Posted on June 17, 2021 | 136 Comments(first posted 7/17/2015) Ford’s Cortina is a certified classic in the UK but it does not enjoy the same high profile in North America. While it is perhaps not known […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2015) NOBODY LIKES to look under-endowed in the locker room, and no car likes to look puny in the showroom. A full lunch-box matters: whatever the body-style or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/power-bulge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design History: The Story Of The Power Bulge")
Design History: The Story Of The Power Bulge
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/16/2015) NOBODY LIKES to look under-endowed in the locker room, and no car likes to look puny in the showroom. A full lunch-box matters: whatever the body-style or […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2015) It’s easy to understand the spell American V8s cast upon gearheads all over the world. The sound, the “punch like” acceleration, the whole “bad ass” attitude it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Simca-BR-Chambord.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Simca Chambord, Brazil’s First V8 – From Ford Flathead To Hemihead")
Automotive History: Simca Chambord, Brazil’s First V8 – From Ford Flathead To Hemihead
Posted on June 15, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 6/16/2015) It’s easy to understand the spell American V8s cast upon gearheads all over the world. The sound, the “punch like” acceleration, the whole “bad ass” attitude it […] -
![(first posted 6/13/2015) Half this story just sort of fell into my lap when I was researching my BMW piece. Then Paul’s callout for Convertible Week had me dusting off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MB190slb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Design History: Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) – Basking in the Glow of an Extremely Bright Halo.")
Curbside Classic/Design History: Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) – Basking in the Glow of an Extremely Bright Halo.
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/13/2015) Half this story just sort of fell into my lap when I was researching my BMW piece. Then Paul’s callout for Convertible Week had me dusting off […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2015) Welcome to Part 3 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cadillac-1974-Talisman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Too Big Even for America (Part 3): 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman")
Too Big Even for America (Part 3): 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 120 Comments(first posted 6/4/2015) Welcome to Part 3 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2015) Brazil’s political history is more than a bit complicated, and often a bit less than democratic, to say the least. Before World War II we had right […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-BR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Alfa Romeo in Brazil – A Matter Of Pride And Confusion")
CC Global: Alfa Romeo in Brazil – A Matter Of Pride And Confusion
Posted on June 2, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 6/1/2015) Brazil’s political history is more than a bit complicated, and often a bit less than democratic, to say the least. Before World War II we had right […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2015) It’s a well known fact that GM didn’t approve production for what eventually became the 1967 Camaro until six months after the Mustang was released, by which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Camaro-1967-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Birth Of The Camaro")
Automotive History: The Birth Of The Camaro
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/19/2015) It’s a well known fact that GM didn’t approve production for what eventually became the 1967 Camaro until six months after the Mustang was released, by which […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1966Cruiser1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker")
Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 32 CommentsIt 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” […] -
![(first published 7 February 2012) Hello again, Curbside Classic fans. As promised on the nostalgia trip I took here in September, I’ve returned to write about the design of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/imp-roof-tilted_800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fender Blades on a Fuselage: The Design of the 1973 Imperial by Chrysler")
Fender Blades on a Fuselage: The Design of the 1973 Imperial by Chrysler
Posted on May 17, 2021 | 72 Comments(first published 7 February 2012) Hello again, Curbside Classic fans. As promised on the nostalgia trip I took here in September, I’ve returned to write about the design of my […] -
![(first posted 5/12/2015) Four old timers in 1975. Why are they posing near the rusty 1941 Plymouth? The 18 inch wheels offer the only clue. Thirty years earlier in Detroit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1975car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage: The “Adventure South” To The Tip Of South America In A 1941 Plymouth")
CC Vintage: The “Adventure South” To The Tip Of South America In A 1941 Plymouth
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/12/2015) Four old timers in 1975. Why are they posing near the rusty 1941 Plymouth? The 18 inch wheels offer the only clue. Thirty years earlier in Detroit […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2011) Talk about falling down a rabbit hole. I started out to do a single-photo Snapshot from 1961, and stumbled into a parallel universe of cars and planes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Justicia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina: Air Cooled V8s, Flying Wings, Pulse Jet Cars And More")
The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina: Air Cooled V8s, Flying Wings, Pulse Jet Cars And More
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 11/4/2011) Talk about falling down a rabbit hole. I started out to do a single-photo Snapshot from 1961, and stumbled into a parallel universe of cars and planes […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2015) The transition years, 1969-1974 It’s time for the first front-wheel-drive entrant in this Muscle Cars to Malaise Era series. As you can probably guess, we won’t be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1966-olds-toronado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 5")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 5
Posted on May 2, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/2/2015) The transition years, 1969-1974 It’s time for the first front-wheel-drive entrant in this Muscle Cars to Malaise Era series. As you can probably guess, we won’t be […] -
Automotive History: 1958 Argentine Export Packard Pickup Truck – The Last Packard Badged Vehicle?
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 10 CommentsI stumbled upon this 1958 export-model Packard-badged Studebaker pickup truck recently while researching another piece, and figured it was too good not to share. -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chryslers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Face Off: All The 1957 Cars With Alternate Quad and Single Headlight Front Ends")
Curbside Face Off: All The 1957 Cars With Alternate Quad and Single Headlight Front Ends
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 76 Comments1957 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 […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2015) Muscle Cars to Malaise Era – Part 4 The transition years, 1969-1974 After putting so many American cars through the transition trial, I think it’s time to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1974-Jaguar-XKE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 4")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 4
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 4/25/2015) Muscle Cars to Malaise Era – Part 4 The transition years, 1969-1974 After putting so many American cars through the transition trial, I think it’s time to […]
