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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
![(first posted in 2011) So just whose idea was that? Along with the business coupe and the Ranchero/El Camino utility pickups, the large two door station wagon ranks right up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ply-2-door.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Short And Odd Life Of The Two Door Station Wagon")
Automotive History: The Short And Odd Life Of The Two Door Station Wagon
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 221 Comments(first posted in 2011) So just whose idea was that? Along with the business coupe and the Ranchero/El Camino utility pickups, the large two door station wagon ranks right up […] -
![Model names are some of the most valuable assets that an automaker has: Companies spend millions of dollars per year on advertising in the hopes of building a durable brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Re446b9ad1b2a420f23b9944a65c51936.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: U.S. Model Name Debasement from the 1950s to 1970s – And The First Shall Be Last")
Automotive History: U.S. Model Name Debasement from the 1950s to 1970s – And The First Shall Be Last
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 39 CommentsModel names are some of the most valuable assets that an automaker has: Companies spend millions of dollars per year on advertising in the hopes of building a durable brand […] -
![(first published 8/31/2011) In its last two years, Studebaker blasted more new or heavily revised vehicles out the door than at any time after World War II. The GT Hawk, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Lark-wagonaire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Selling the ’63 Studebaker Wagonaire")
Automotive History: Selling the ’63 Studebaker Wagonaire
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 38 Comments(first published 8/31/2011) In its last two years, Studebaker blasted more new or heavily revised vehicles out the door than at any time after World War II. The GT Hawk, […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2015) Came across some interesting creations from the Chrysler Corporation while researching for Wagon Week. First up is the Plymouth Cabana II from 1958. Can’t tell you much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/chry-wag.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Design Capsule: Some Weird and Wonderful Chrycorp Wagons.")
Design Capsule: Some Weird and Wonderful Chrycorp Wagons.
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/20/2015) Came across some interesting creations from the Chrysler Corporation while researching for Wagon Week. First up is the Plymouth Cabana II from 1958. Can’t tell you much […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2015) In the form in which it burst to popularity after World War Two, the station wagon is largely dead, at least in the United States. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Chevrolet-1958-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "An Illustrated History of the Station Wagon")
An Illustrated History of the Station Wagon
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 4/20/2015) In the form in which it burst to popularity after World War Two, the station wagon is largely dead, at least in the United States. […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2015) The transition years, 1969-1974 In the third installment of this series, I’m headed back MOPAR country where I began with an analysis of the Dodge Charger. Today, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1970-Plymouth-GTX1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 3")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 3
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 4/19/2015) The transition years, 1969-1974 In the third installment of this series, I’m headed back MOPAR country where I began with an analysis of the Dodge Charger. Today, […] -
![It was recently pointed out that CC has never done a feature on the 1957 Imperials. Considering that these were possibly the most radical and influential cars of their time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1dbfe4ab71867154d47ad1c336ab9c4f1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Milestone: 1957 Imperial – Most Exciting New Car on the Planet–But Which Planet?")
Automotive Milestone: 1957 Imperial – Most Exciting New Car on the Planet–But Which Planet?
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 43 CommentsIt was recently pointed out that CC has never done a feature on the 1957 Imperials. Considering that these were possibly the most radical and influential cars of their time, […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2015) In part 1 of this series, I took a look at the cars that moved us from the Smokin’ Sixties to the Somnambulant Seventies. These are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1970-Camaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 2")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 2
Posted on April 4, 2021 | 145 Comments(first posted 4/4/2015) In part 1 of this series, I took a look at the cars that moved us from the Smokin’ Sixties to the Somnambulant Seventies. These are the […]
