-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
Automotive Histories Archive
-
![(first posted 3/5/2014) Succeeding Franklin Roosevelt upon his death in 1945, Vice-President Harry S Truman became the 33rd President of the United States. Also a former Senator from Missouri, Truman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/truman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Cars of President Harry S Truman")
Automotive History: The Cars of President Harry S Truman
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 104 Comments(first posted 3/5/2014) Succeeding Franklin Roosevelt upon his death in 1945, Vice-President Harry S Truman became the 33rd President of the United States. Also a former Senator from Missouri, Truman […] -
![(Originally posted 12/27/2017 as the finale for Taurus Week. Content updated to mark the last American Taurus rolling off the assembly line on Friday, March 1st) What is there left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/14543696173_4ae6bf77a2_b-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Taurus RIP – The Legacy Of The Ford Taurus")
Automotive History: Taurus RIP – The Legacy Of The Ford Taurus
Posted on March 3, 2019 | 53 Comments(Originally posted 12/27/2017 as the finale for Taurus Week. Content updated to mark the last American Taurus rolling off the assembly line on Friday, March 1st) What is there left […] -
![Image: http://sharoncarrell_1.tripod.com/Home.html (first posted 3/16/2014) How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them after waking up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/elvis-stutz-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Cars Of Elvis Presley")
Automotive History: The Cars Of Elvis Presley
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 55 CommentsImage: http://sharoncarrell_1.tripod.com/Home.html (first posted 3/16/2014) How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them after waking up […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2011. Updated and expanded 1/22/2019) The Corvair was a revolutionary car, but in quite different ways on each side of the Atlantic (or Pacific). In the US, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/corvair.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: How The 1960 Corvair Started A Global Design Revolution")
Automotive History: How The 1960 Corvair Started A Global Design Revolution
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 158 Comments(first posted 8/5/2011. Updated and expanded 1/22/2019) The Corvair was a revolutionary car, but in quite different ways on each side of the Atlantic (or Pacific). In the US, the […] -
![One of the periodic comments that emerge when seeing a vehicle on these pages having corrosion, cracked glass, and so forth is speculation about it passing a safety inspection. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/inspections-station-sign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Is Safety Subjective? A Sampling Of Vehicle Safety Inspection Requirements")
Is Safety Subjective? A Sampling Of Vehicle Safety Inspection Requirements
Posted on September 3, 2018 | 131 CommentsOne of the periodic comments that emerge when seeing a vehicle on these pages having corrosion, cracked glass, and so forth is speculation about it passing a safety inspection. In […] -
![Take a close look at the car in the lead photo – do you see anything missing? Eagle-eyed Lincoln spotters will immediately tell you that all non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1961_LincForHardtop_HR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Unicorn Hunt: 1961 Lincoln Continental Pillarless Hardtop Sedan")
CC Unicorn Hunt: 1961 Lincoln Continental Pillarless Hardtop Sedan
Posted on August 2, 2018 | 68 CommentsTake a close look at the car in the lead photo – do you see anything missing? Eagle-eyed Lincoln spotters will immediately tell you that all non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals […] -
![THE JAZZ AGE: American Style in the 1920’s. Cleveland Museum of Art Show, concluded January 14, 2018 The decade of the 1920’s was a glorious age for design. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/JAZZ-AGE-CMA.Day-2...01.11.2018-294.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Jazz Age on the Road to Art Deco: The 1925 Springfield Rolls Royce to the 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton, Bookends of an Era")
The Jazz Age on the Road to Art Deco: The 1925 Springfield Rolls Royce to the 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton, Bookends of an Era
Posted on June 10, 2018 | 26 CommentsTHE JAZZ AGE: American Style in the 1920’s. Cleveland Museum of Art Show, concluded January 14, 2018 The decade of the 1920’s was a glorious age for design. […] -
![Sometimes it’s good to bust popular assumptions, like the one where all older cars saddled with primitive two and three-speed automatics were always and inherently slower to accelerate, had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jaguar-mark-x-420g-1961-1970-4063_10700_969X727.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Tidbit: The Automatic Version of the Jaguar Mk X 3.8 L Was Just As Fast As the Manual Version and Got Better Mileage")
Automotive History Tidbit: The Automatic Version of the Jaguar Mk X 3.8 L Was Just As Fast As the Manual Version and Got Better Mileage
Posted on May 22, 2018 | 35 CommentsSometimes it’s good to bust popular assumptions, like the one where all older cars saddled with primitive two and three-speed automatics were always and inherently slower to accelerate, had a […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2013) In 1957, I was a sickly 12-year-old English schoolboy when I went with my parents on a pilgrimage to General Motors headquarters in Detroit. My father, Maurice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gm-building-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 1 – The Visit To GM Headquarters")
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 1 – The Visit To GM Headquarters
Posted on December 10, 2017 | 110 Comments(first posted 9/4/2013) In 1957, I was a sickly 12-year-old English schoolboy when I went with my parents on a pilgrimage to General Motors headquarters in Detroit. My father, Maurice […] -
![Continuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1991-Hilux-crawler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4
Posted on November 2, 2017 | 20 CommentsContinuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […] -
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 3
Posted on October 26, 2017 | 26 CommentsWelcome to the third part of the tour through the Toyota Club show, and Toyota Australia’s history – things are about to get boxy, as this Corolla wagon illustrates! -
![Continuing a stroll through Toyota Australia history via the Toyota Car Club’s show at the just-closed Altona North factory, I’ll start with the Japanese pony car – Celica, which debuted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Celica-silver-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 2")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 2
Posted on October 19, 2017 | 33 CommentsContinuing a stroll through Toyota Australia history via the Toyota Car Club’s show at the just-closed Altona North factory, I’ll start with the Japanese pony car – Celica, which debuted […] -
![Back in August the Toyota Car Club had their annual display, with a special twist. With the closure of the Altona North factory coming up (which occurred last Tuesday October […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Toyota-Crown-MS40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 1")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 1
Posted on October 12, 2017 | 38 CommentsBack in August the Toyota Car Club had their annual display, with a special twist. With the closure of the Altona North factory coming up (which occurred last Tuesday October […] -
![We’ve recently passed the end of an automotive era, one that surprisingly went unheralded on this site. Well, that just won’t do, as it is our job here at CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Sedan Delivery")
Automotive History: The Sedan Delivery
Posted on June 9, 2017 | 82 CommentsWe’ve recently passed the end of an automotive era, one that surprisingly went unheralded on this site. Well, that just won’t do, as it is our job here at CC […] -
![We all know the story of how the Fox-body Mustang was almost replaced with the FWD, Mazda-derived Ford Probe. What some of you may not know is GM nearly made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gm-80-prototype-6-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Histories: The GM-80 Camaro/Firebird – F-Body (Almost) Becomes FWD-Body")
Automotive Histories: The GM-80 Camaro/Firebird – F-Body (Almost) Becomes FWD-Body
Posted on April 10, 2017 | 48 CommentsWe all know the story of how the Fox-body Mustang was almost replaced with the FWD, Mazda-derived Ford Probe. What some of you may not know is GM nearly made […]
