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Automotive Histories Archive
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![Throughout the 1960s, the full-size Chevrolet was the bestselling car in the entire world. However, its role in the marketplace was shifting rapidly, from big and basic family sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1960-Chevrolet-Biscayne-Collector-Classic-Cars-engine.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Automotive History: How Common Were Stripped-Down Full-Size Chevrolets In The 1960s?")
Automotive History: How Common Were Stripped-Down Full-Size Chevrolets In The 1960s?
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 48 CommentsThroughout the 1960s, the full-size Chevrolet was the bestselling car in the entire world. However, its role in the marketplace was shifting rapidly, from big and basic family sedan […] -
![Most people know that by the late 1950s, most U.S. cars offered automatic transmissions, and most American buyers preferred them, although the compacts and sporty car boom of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1962_rambler_classic_img_5208-14865.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Which U.S. Cars Of The 1960s Most Often Had Manual Transmission?")
Automotive History: Which U.S. Cars Of The 1960s Most Often Had Manual Transmission?
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 45 CommentsMost people know that by the late 1950s, most U.S. cars offered automatic transmissions, and most American buyers preferred them, although the compacts and sporty car boom of the […] -
![Ford’s flagship Lincoln Continental Mark was all-new for 1972, sporting a new look selected by Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company. Let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1972-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-IV-RM-Sothebys-spare-tire-hump.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark")
Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 38 CommentsFord’s flagship Lincoln Continental Mark was all-new for 1972, sporting a new look selected by Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company. Let’s […] -
![Chevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide automatic had a long and somewhat curious relationship with the Corvette—both the first and last Corvettes to use PG came with triple carburation. The first Corvette (1953) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1967Corvette1-33028.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second")
1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 24 CommentsChevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide automatic had a long and somewhat curious relationship with the Corvette—both the first and last Corvettes to use PG came with triple carburation. The first Corvette (1953) […] -
![In Part 1, I talked about the unique German Ford cars offered between the late 1920s and 1960. In this second installment, we’ll take a look at the German […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ford-Taunus-P3-P5-and-P4-Tony-Baker.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 2 – The Last Decade Of German Independence")
Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 2 – The Last Decade Of German Independence
Posted on February 11, 2025 | 31 CommentsIn Part 1, I talked about the unique German Ford cars offered between the late 1920s and 1960. In this second installment, we’ll take a look at the German […] -
![I have long been fascinated by automotive paint colors. In this era when automotive colors are so limited, it is fun to look back at the rainbow of choices that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1951-Frazer-Indian-Ceramic.avif "Automotive History: One-Year Colors – Kaiser-Frazer Edition")
Automotive History: One-Year Colors – Kaiser-Frazer Edition
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 44 CommentsI have long been fascinated by automotive paint colors. In this era when automotive colors are so limited, it is fun to look back at the rainbow of choices that […] -
![(first posted 12/24/2015) Picture this: You’re the top decision maker responsible for continuing the saga of a beloved institution. Tasked with keeping the flame of interest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/historia14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Analysis: 1996 Ford Taurus – Misguided Styling Creates The Biggest Automotive Fumble Of The Modern Era")
Curbside Analysis: 1996 Ford Taurus – Misguided Styling Creates The Biggest Automotive Fumble Of The Modern Era
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/24/2015) Picture this: You’re the top decision maker responsible for continuing the saga of a beloved institution. Tasked with keeping the flame of interest […] -
![For many Americans, even those who are aware of the better-known English Ford models, the German Ford cars offered prior to the unification of Ford of Europe may be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/access-taunus_1939_buckel_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 1")
Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 1
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsFor many Americans, even those who are aware of the better-known English Ford models, the German Ford cars offered prior to the unification of Ford of Europe may be […] -
![(First posted 11/28/2011) For a car that was derided in its day as slow, noisy and underpowered, the VW Beetle survived more assassination attempts than Fidel Castro. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Austin-America-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1968-1972 Austin America – Yankee Doodle Disaster")
1968-1972 Austin America – Yankee Doodle Disaster
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 74 Comments(First posted 11/28/2011) For a car that was derided in its day as slow, noisy and underpowered, the VW Beetle survived more assassination attempts than Fidel Castro. In […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2014) I’d like to introduce you to my favourite Japanese car; the Datsun 260C sedan, aka Nissan 330 Cedric. For this article, I’m going to look at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Dat260Cc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Nissan Cedric – When The Pupil Becomes A Master")
Automotive History: Nissan Cedric – When The Pupil Becomes A Master
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 111 Comments(first posted 5/5/2014) I’d like to introduce you to my favourite Japanese car; the Datsun 260C sedan, aka Nissan 330 Cedric. For this article, I’m going to look at the […] -
![After Paul posted his recent survey of the inflation-adjusted cost of a Cadillac Coupe de Ville over the years, I realized that CC had never run a history of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1949-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-Mecum-front-end.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1949 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville – From Image Leader To Standard-Bearer For The U.S. Industry")
1949 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville – From Image Leader To Standard-Bearer For The U.S. Industry
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 25 CommentsAfter Paul posted his recent survey of the inflation-adjusted cost of a Cadillac Coupe de Ville over the years, I realized that CC had never run a history of the […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NSU_Ro_80_-_2009-10-11_Foto_Sp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe")
Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2011) Every once in a while, a visionary, iconoclastic automotive pioneer bursts on the scene and, bucking the long odds and naysaying “conventional wisdom”, delivers a disruptive new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1987-Yugo-GV-Sport-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The Joke’s On U.S.- The Short, Wild Ride Of The Yugo In America")
Automotive History – The Joke’s On U.S.- The Short, Wild Ride Of The Yugo In America
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 159 Comments(first posted 10/10/2011) Every once in a while, a visionary, iconoclastic automotive pioneer bursts on the scene and, bucking the long odds and naysaying “conventional wisdom”, delivers a disruptive new […] -
![(first posted 8/9/2011) Lots of people rightfully think of Cadillac as the All American car. Founded in the U.S.A., long called the standard of the world, no other country […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catera-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1997-2001 Cadillac Catera – GM’s Deadly Sin #29")
Automotive History: 1997-2001 Cadillac Catera – GM’s Deadly Sin #29
Posted on January 19, 2025 | 180 Comments(first posted 8/9/2011) Lots of people rightfully think of Cadillac as the All American car. Founded in the U.S.A., long called the standard of the world, no other country […] -
![For modern enthusiasts and nostalgists, the popularity of postwar Chevrolet cars (and trucks) is so tied up with the SBC V-8 engine that it’s almost hard to believe that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1949-Chevrolet-Styleline-ClassicCars-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1949 Chevrolet Fleetline And Styleline – Seize The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolets")
1949 Chevrolet Fleetline And Styleline – Seize The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolets
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 33 CommentsFor modern enthusiasts and nostalgists, the popularity of postwar Chevrolet cars (and trucks) is so tied up with the SBC V-8 engine that it’s almost hard to believe that […]
