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Automotive Histories Archive
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Vintage Review: 1978 Chevrolet Caprice – Still Winning The Ball Game
Posted on October 15, 2015 | 48 CommentsAfter a banner 1977 model year, the downsized Caprice/Impala entered its sophomore year with minor tweaks. The same basic package was as good as ever, and follow-up road tests […] -
Automotive History: The Rebadging That Never Happened
Posted on August 20, 2015 | 34 CommentsPhotoshops courtesy of Brendan Saur Would anyone have purchased a Dodge Wrangler? How about an Eagle Grand Caravan or, horror of horrors, a Jeep Grand Caravan? When Chrysler purchased American […] -
Automotive History (Japan Edition): 1993 Honda Beat – Bite-Sized Fun
Posted on August 6, 2015 | 43 CommentsSome car fans that are around my age lament the fact that almost all of the affordable exciting sports cars are to either be found in the pages of the […] -
Automotive History: Ford Falcon and Continental Mark II Skyliners.
Posted on June 11, 2015 | 29 CommentsYou are looking a one of six XL Ford Falcon factory retractable steel-roof cars. They were built for the 1964 Miss Australia parade by Ford, who used Bodycraft for the […] -
Automotive History: 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Simple Pleasures
Posted on June 9, 2015 | 45 CommentsLet’s not even try to argue it: the Mazda MX-5 Miata is the very heart of the cheap sports car market and it single-handedly resurrected the roadster from near-irrelevance. Its place in […] -
Too Big Even for America (Part 2): 2004 International CXT
Posted on May 27, 2015 | 63 CommentsWelcome to Part 2 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better. I’ve […] -
Concept Classic: 2009 BMW Vision EfficientDynamics – A Continuation Of 75 Years Of BMW Sportscar Design.
Posted on May 23, 2015 | 39 CommentsI find the 2009 Vision EfficientDynamics to be an extraordinarily beautiful vehicle. Today I’m going to take a close look at this car, presenting it as a defining element within the BMW […] -
Curbside Concept – 1974 Fiat 130 Maremma. Breaking Bella.
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 41 CommentsMaremma is a picturesque region in Italy comprising the bucolic olive groves and wineries of southern Tuscany, long-lost Etruscan tombs, metalliferous hill sides and your choice of the black sands […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 23 CommentsLast summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […] -
The Recurring Dream: A Survey Of A Century Of “People’s Cars”
Posted on April 8, 2015 | 103 Comments(originally posted 1/16/2015) Like most of our readers, I have been keeping a wary eye on the comings and goings at the various auto shows being held around the country […] -
Great 28 Car Number 9 and CC Cinema–1964/65 Mercury Comet, the 100,000 Mile Durability Champion!
Posted on March 9, 2015 | 56 CommentsCar number nine on my “Great 28” list was built by a company without any salient historic aim or goals; however, it was a “renaissance car” on its own terms. […] -
Automotive Histories: What’s In A Borrowed Name?
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 45 CommentsDuring the 1970s, Holden had three core models, all manufactured locally: Gemini, Torana and the full-size Holden, varyingly known as Kingswood, Belmont, Premier, Monaro and Statesman. Following the 1970s, though, […] -
(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics 2
Posted on February 23, 2015 | 70 CommentsSometimes, an automaker will launch a model and quickly realize it’s not worth any more investment. Maybe it was a stopgap solution to plug a hole in a model lineup […] -
Graveside Classics: Auto Magnates and a Gloomy Day on Woodward Avenue
Posted on February 2, 2015 | 42 CommentsIs there a more American image than the one above, a late-model Mustang stopped at a traffic light on Woodward Avenue, one of the storied thoroughfares in automotive history? Upon […]
![Vintage Review: 1978 Chevrolet Caprice – Still Winning The Ball Game After a banner 1977 model year, the downsized Caprice/Impala entered its sophomore year with minor tweaks. The same basic package was as good as ever, and follow-up road tests […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/78CapriceMTp1.jpeg)
![Automotive History: The Rebadging That Never Happened Photoshops courtesy of Brendan Saur Would anyone have purchased a Dodge Wrangler? How about an Eagle Grand Caravan or, horror of horrors, a Jeep Grand Caravan? When Chrysler purchased American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jeep-commando-photoshop.jpg)
![Automotive History (Japan Edition): 1993 Honda Beat – Bite-Sized Fun Some car fans that are around my age lament the fact that almost all of the affordable exciting sports cars are to either be found in the pages of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/honda-s660-kei-sportscar-is-a-baby-mclaren-with-lost-of-cool-details-photo-gallery_25.jpg)
![Automotive History: Ford Falcon and Continental Mark II Skyliners. You are looking a one of six XL Ford Falcon factory retractable steel-roof cars. They were built for the 1964 Miss Australia parade by Ford, who used Bodycraft for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/falconsky1.jpg)
![Automotive History: 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Simple Pleasures Let’s not even try to argue it: the Mazda MX-5 Miata is the very heart of the cheap sports car market and it single-handedly resurrected the roadster from near-irrelevance. Its place in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1990MazdaMiata_01_700.jpg)
![Too Big Even for America (Part 2): 2004 International CXT Welcome to Part 2 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better. I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/international-7300-02.jpg)
![Concept Classic: 2009 BMW Vision EfficientDynamics – A Continuation Of 75 Years Of BMW Sportscar Design. I find the 2009 Vision EfficientDynamics to be an extraordinarily beautiful vehicle. Today I’m going to take a close look at this car, presenting it as a defining element within the BMW […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bmw1.jpg)
![Curbside Concept – 1974 Fiat 130 Maremma. Breaking Bella. Maremma is a picturesque region in Italy comprising the bucolic olive groves and wineries of southern Tuscany, long-lost Etruscan tombs, metalliferous hill sides and your choice of the black sands […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maremma-co.jpg)
![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods Last summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1947StudebakerWoody01.jpg)
![The Recurring Dream: A Survey Of A Century Of “People’s Cars” (originally posted 1/16/2015) Like most of our readers, I have been keeping a wary eye on the comings and goings at the various auto shows being held around the country […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/model-t-ford-18.jpg)
![Great 28 Car Number 9 and CC Cinema–1964/65 Mercury Comet, the 100,000 Mile Durability Champion! Car number nine on my “Great 28” list was built by a company without any salient historic aim or goals; however, it was a “renaissance car” on its own terms. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/comet_champ.jpg)
![Automotive Histories: What’s In A Borrowed Name? During the 1970s, Holden had three core models, all manufactured locally: Gemini, Torana and the full-size Holden, varyingly known as Kingswood, Belmont, Premier, Monaro and Statesman. Following the 1970s, though, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/holden-monaro-past-and-present.jpg)
![(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics 2 Sometimes, an automaker will launch a model and quickly realize it’s not worth any more investment. Maybe it was a stopgap solution to plug a hole in a model lineup […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1977-mercury-cougar-villager.jpg)
![Graveside Classics: Auto Magnates and a Gloomy Day on Woodward Avenue Is there a more American image than the one above, a late-model Mustang stopped at a traffic light on Woodward Avenue, one of the storied thoroughfares in automotive history? Upon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/044.jpg)


