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Automotive Histories Archive
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![There are two once-common automotive body styles that have become extinct: the two-door sedan and the two-door station wagon. We already covered the history of the two-door wagon, whose lifespan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/a-essex-tile-115x115.jpg "The Untold Story Of The Two-Door Sedan (1920-2011): Its Origins And The Last Two-Door Sedan For Each American Brand And Model")
The Untold Story Of The Two-Door Sedan (1920-2011): Its Origins And The Last Two-Door Sedan For Each American Brand And Model
Posted on January 24, 2026 | 28 CommentsThere are two once-common automotive body styles that have become extinct: the two-door sedan and the two-door station wagon. We already covered the history of the two-door wagon, whose lifespan […] -
![Since the big-engine midsize muscle cars faded away in the 1970s, auto enthusiasts have blamed the demise of these cars on everything from emissions controls to Ralph Nader. However, one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1970-Plymouth-Road-Runner-Superbird-Sublime-Mecum-Auctions-T141.1-compressed-banner-115x115.webp "What Really Killed Muscle Cars In The ’70s – Two Vintage Articles Try To Explain: “The Insurance Squeeze” And “What Price Muscle”")
What Really Killed Muscle Cars In The ’70s – Two Vintage Articles Try To Explain: “The Insurance Squeeze” And “What Price Muscle”
Posted on January 21, 2026 | 27 CommentsSince the big-engine midsize muscle cars faded away in the 1970s, auto enthusiasts have blamed the demise of these cars on everything from emissions controls to Ralph Nader. However, one […] -
![Since the ’80s, the primer coat of most new cars and trucks has been applied using a process called electrocoating. “E-coating” was first developed by Ford Motor Company in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ford-Escort-Mk1-Halewood-Electropainting-Fig-93-115x115.webp "Electrocoating: How Ford Revolutionized Auto Painting, Why It Took Detroit 20 Years To Get Onboard, And Why It Didn’t Stop ’70s Rust")
Electrocoating: How Ford Revolutionized Auto Painting, Why It Took Detroit 20 Years To Get Onboard, And Why It Didn’t Stop ’70s Rust
Posted on January 18, 2026 | 34 CommentsSince the ’80s, the primer coat of most new cars and trucks has been applied using a process called electrocoating. “E-coating” was first developed by Ford Motor Company in the […] -
![not the best picture, but the best that Google could find It’s always very satisfying to get a proper explanation to phenomena that has been described repeatedly. The endless stream […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ford-Bronco-1978-rusty.jpg "Rust Never Slept: Why Fords Were the Worst Rusters in the Mid-Late ’60s and the ’70s")
Rust Never Slept: Why Fords Were the Worst Rusters in the Mid-Late ’60s and the ’70s
Posted on January 12, 2026 | 44 Commentsnot the best picture, but the best that Google could find It’s always very satisfying to get a proper explanation to phenomena that has been described repeatedly. The endless stream […] -
![The 1984-1996 fourth-generation (C4) Corvette plays the middle child these days. The fourth in a family of eight children, it’s nearly invisible next to its siblings, overshadowed by both the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20220714_180227-115x115.jpg "1984 Chevrolet Corvette: Riding Firmly Into The Modern Age")
1984 Chevrolet Corvette: Riding Firmly Into The Modern Age
Posted on January 12, 2026 | 30 CommentsThe 1984-1996 fourth-generation (C4) Corvette plays the middle child these days. The fourth in a family of eight children, it’s nearly invisible next to its siblings, overshadowed by both the […] -
![Before World War 2, Ford Motor Company had dominated the station wagon market with its glamorous wood-bodied wagons. Ford held onto its woodies a little too long after the war, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ford-woodie-wagon-montage-1946-1948-M-H-1950-1954-115x115.webp "How Postwar Ford Station Wagons Went From Real Woodies To Woodgrain Country Squires")
How Postwar Ford Station Wagons Went From Real Woodies To Woodgrain Country Squires
Posted on January 5, 2026 | 9 CommentsBefore World War 2, Ford Motor Company had dominated the station wagon market with its glamorous wood-bodied wagons. Ford held onto its woodies a little too long after the war, […] -
![DeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DeSoto_Fluid_Drive.jpg "Defunct Brand, Familiar Names: The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names")
Defunct Brand, Familiar Names: The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names
Posted on January 4, 2026 | 16 CommentsDeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […] -
![Ford didn’t invent the station wagon, but for decades, they were consistently America’s “wagonmaster.” This gallery of early Ford wood-bodied wagons shows how they evolved from basic working vehicles (which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ford-woodie-wagon-montage-1942-1930-1937-1938-115x115.webp "A Gallery Of Classic Ford Woodie Station Wagons: The Early Years, 1929 To 1942")
A Gallery Of Classic Ford Woodie Station Wagons: The Early Years, 1929 To 1942
Posted on January 4, 2026 | 14 CommentsFord didn’t invent the station wagon, but for decades, they were consistently America’s “wagonmaster.” This gallery of early Ford wood-bodied wagons shows how they evolved from basic working vehicles (which […] -
![(Updated 1/3/2026) Sleuthing out who built the first of any new significant automotive development can be a fraught undertaking. When I wrote up the remarkable 1946 Kaiser articulated bus, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Twin-Coach-Super-Twin-115x115.jpg "The First Articulated Transit Buses: 1938 Twin Coach and 1937 Alfa Romeo 110 AM-Macchi")
The First Articulated Transit Buses: 1938 Twin Coach and 1937 Alfa Romeo 110 AM-Macchi
Posted on January 3, 2026 | 23 Comments(Updated 1/3/2026) Sleuthing out who built the first of any new significant automotive development can be a fraught undertaking. When I wrote up the remarkable 1946 Kaiser articulated bus, I […] -
![You probably wouldn’t want to try this with a 1950 Nash Rambler either if you could avoid it, but roof strength like this was why Nash proclaimed its new Rambler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "“Don’t Try This With A Conventional Convertible”")
“Don’t Try This With A Conventional Convertible”
Posted on December 24, 2025 | 17 CommentsYou probably wouldn’t want to try this with a 1950 Nash Rambler either if you could avoid it, but roof strength like this was why Nash proclaimed its new Rambler […] -
![Brougham. Such a seemingly simple word certainly incites such strong feelings among car lovers. Having witnessed numerous sparring battles it seemed appropriate to further investigate the history of the word, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/a-1977_Chrysler_New_Yorker_Brougham_hardtop_sedan_9603526006-115x115.jpg "The Brougham Automobile: Its History, An Indictment, And A Defense")
The Brougham Automobile: Its History, An Indictment, And A Defense
Posted on December 23, 2025 | 24 CommentsBrougham. Such a seemingly simple word certainly incites such strong feelings among car lovers. Having witnessed numerous sparring battles it seemed appropriate to further investigate the history of the word, […] -
![Automakers responded to the 1973-1974 gas crisis in a variety of different ways: captive imports, eliminating big block engines, revising axle ratios, overdrive transmissions, etc.. Plymouth upped the ante considerably […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-duster-115x115.webp "1976 Plymouth Feather Duster – Add Lightness, Reduce Fuel Consumption; Add A V8, Reduce The Competition")
1976 Plymouth Feather Duster – Add Lightness, Reduce Fuel Consumption; Add A V8, Reduce The Competition
Posted on December 22, 2025 | 33 CommentsAutomakers responded to the 1973-1974 gas crisis in a variety of different ways: captive imports, eliminating big block engines, revising axle ratios, overdrive transmissions, etc.. Plymouth upped the ante considerably […] -
![If it wasn’t already painfully obvious that Packard was a dead brand walking by the early ’50s, this “Special Speedster” should convince the most ardent Packard counterfactualist. GM was showing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-pack-52-far-115x115.jpg "1952 Packard Special Speedster: Packard Builds A Motorama-Style Dream Car – A Flathead Straight-Eight Business Coupe?")
1952 Packard Special Speedster: Packard Builds A Motorama-Style Dream Car – A Flathead Straight-Eight Business Coupe?
Posted on December 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsIf it wasn’t already painfully obvious that Packard was a dead brand walking by the early ’50s, this “Special Speedster” should convince the most ardent Packard counterfactualist. GM was showing […] -
![It is an incontrovertible fact that the first generation Camaro and Firebird were among the most beautiful cars ever built by General Motors. They were available as coupes, or, for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-cmmf-115x115.jpg "1967 Camaro Convertible: How “Cocktail Shakers” Cured Its Shakes")
1967 Camaro Convertible: How “Cocktail Shakers” Cured Its Shakes
Posted on December 16, 2025 | 20 CommentsIt is an incontrovertible fact that the first generation Camaro and Firebird were among the most beautiful cars ever built by General Motors. They were available as coupes, or, for […] -
![American car makers really dragged their feet with the development of fully-synchronized manual transmissions. VW got its first gear synchronized back in 1961 and most other European cars did too […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-3dkl-115x115.jpg "The Last 3-Speed Manual Transmissions With Non-Synchronized First Gear – Grinding Gears Until 1976")
The Last 3-Speed Manual Transmissions With Non-Synchronized First Gear – Grinding Gears Until 1976
Posted on December 15, 2025 | 39 CommentsAmerican car makers really dragged their feet with the development of fully-synchronized manual transmissions. VW got its first gear synchronized back in 1961 and most other European cars did too […]
