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Curbside Classics Archives
Automotive Histories Archive
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![(first posted 7/25/2015) Chrysler’s history in Brazil is very much a V8-dominated story during the sixties and seventies. In 1959, the Simca Chambord powered by the small Ford flathead V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dodge-BR-Charger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Brazilian Dodge Dart/Charger – Genuine Mopar V8 This Time Around")
CC Global: The Brazilian Dodge Dart/Charger – Genuine Mopar V8 This Time Around
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 7/25/2015) Chrysler’s history in Brazil is very much a V8-dominated story during the sixties and seventies. In 1959, the Simca Chambord powered by the small Ford flathead V8 […] -
![In 2001, a vehicle that was both too strange and ugly to be loved by almost anyone, while also providing the unknowing world with a peek into the future of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2001-Aztek-promo-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 2001 Pontiac Aztek – Accurately Predicts the Future. Then Fails.")
Automotive History: 2001 Pontiac Aztek – Accurately Predicts the Future. Then Fails.
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 80 CommentsIn 2001, a vehicle that was both too strange and ugly to be loved by almost anyone, while also providing the unknowing world with a peek into the future of […] -
Automotive History – How To Replace The Mini?
Posted on July 18, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 7/18/2015) The question that BMC – and later BLMC – faced perpetually from the mid 1960s onwards was: How do you replace the Mini? -
![When we left off in Part 1, it was the early 1920’s, when DuPont had begun to develop a compound called titanium dioxide as a pigment suitable for modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/White-Carriage-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Long Road To The White Car (Part 2)")
Automotive History: The Long Road To The White Car (Part 2)
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 56 CommentsWhen we left off in Part 1, it was the early 1920’s, when DuPont had begun to develop a compound called titanium dioxide as a pigment suitable for modern […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2015) The British motor industry was formed of companies with one of two backgrounds – established businesses branching out in to a new product, such as Vauxhall or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1927-Rootes-advert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rise, Decline and Fall Of The Rootes Group – “I Am The Engine, Reggie Is The Steering And Brakes”")
Automotive History: The Rise, Decline and Fall Of The Rootes Group – “I Am The Engine, Reggie Is The Steering And Brakes”
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/4/2015) The British motor industry was formed of companies with one of two backgrounds – established businesses branching out in to a new product, such as Vauxhall or […] -
Automotive History: The Long Road To The White Car (Part 1)
Posted on July 2, 2021 | 50 CommentsThere is no doubt that automotive paint colors have come and gone through the years, and that the modern selection is not what it once was. The modern staples of […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2012) The all-new 1967 Cadillac Eldorado (CC here) was GM’s proud new personal luxury coupe and the most expensive car of its kind. The artist formerly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eldo-and-r10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1967 Cadillac Eldorado vs. Renault R-10: An Unfair Comparison Thanks To A GM Deadly Sin")
1967 Cadillac Eldorado vs. Renault R-10: An Unfair Comparison Thanks To A GM Deadly Sin
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 226 Comments(first posted 10/28/2012) The all-new 1967 Cadillac Eldorado (CC here) was GM’s proud new personal luxury coupe and the most expensive car of its kind. The artist formerly […] -
![(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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 | 33 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” […]
