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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed")
CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2018) Behold one of the oldest and most prized possessions in my modest automotive library: The Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980, by the Editors of Consumer Guide. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_9504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL: Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980 – Book of a Lifetime")
BOAL: Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980 – Book of a Lifetime
Posted on August 12, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/12/2018) Behold one of the oldest and most prized possessions in my modest automotive library: The Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980, by the Editors of Consumer Guide. […] -
![While I cannot quantify what it truly is, there is enough of a certain hook within John Jerome’s book Truck to have compelled a book review. Was it subject matter? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/john-jerome.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Book Review: Truck by John Jerome")
Curbside Book Review: Truck by John Jerome
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 12 CommentsWhile I cannot quantify what it truly is, there is enough of a certain hook within John Jerome’s book Truck to have compelled a book review. Was it subject matter? […] -
![On a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Image-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Literature: 1977 Ford <em>Noise And Vibration Diagnosis</em> – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful")
CC Literature: 1977 Ford Noise And Vibration Diagnosis – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 35 CommentsOn a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2016. At first thought, I wasn’t going to rerun this. But in rereading it and the comments, I changed my mind. It is a decent short take on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Elon-Musk-bio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Book Report: Elon Musk; Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – The Henry Ford Of Our Times?")
Book Report: Elon Musk; Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – The Henry Ford Of Our Times?
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/6/2016. At first thought, I wasn’t going to rerun this. But in rereading it and the comments, I changed my mind. It is a decent short take on […] -
![When I was growing up, my best friend just happened to be the kid who lived kiddie corner from my house, or as the Instagram quips might say, “What luck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Rules-of-the-Road.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Literature: Michigan’s “What Every Driver Must Know,” 1974 Edition – An Illustrated Amalgamation Of The Detroit Four")
CC Literature: Michigan’s “What Every Driver Must Know,” 1974 Edition – An Illustrated Amalgamation Of The Detroit Four
Posted on March 28, 2022 | 44 CommentsWhen I was growing up, my best friend just happened to be the kid who lived kiddie corner from my house, or as the Instagram quips might say, “What luck […] -
![This is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88593_96f562c06864fa2f_b1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later")
CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 40 CommentsThis is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/unfds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry")
‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 198 Comments(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […] -
![Several years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/81-0jyt8wL1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books")
CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 38 CommentsSeveral years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […] -
![My take down of Kenneth Whyte’s “The Sack of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise” was only based on an interview in Bloomberg. That was more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Nader-New-Yorker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Another Take-Down Of “The Sack Of Detroit”, This Time Much More Comprehensively – A Primer On Regulation")
Another Take-Down Of “The Sack Of Detroit”, This Time Much More Comprehensively – A Primer On Regulation
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 84 CommentsMy take down of Kenneth Whyte’s “The Sack of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise” was only based on an interview in Bloomberg. That was more […] -
![When I saw the headline of an article “The Big Question: Who Wrecked the US Auto Industry”, at Bloomberg, I was obviously interested, although the subtitle: “A Q&A with author […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sack-of-Detroit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Non-Book Review: Why I Won’t Be Buying “The Sack Of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise””")
The Non-Book Review: Why I Won’t Be Buying “The Sack Of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise””
Posted on May 25, 2021 | 137 CommentsWhen I saw the headline of an article “The Big Question: Who Wrecked the US Auto Industry”, at Bloomberg, I was obviously interested, although the subtitle: “A Q&A with author […] -
![In The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0889-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education")
CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsIn The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2014) If you’re growing up a car nut in 2014 you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as you’d like. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/HOT-RODS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth")
Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth
Posted on November 4, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 11/4/2014) If you’re growing up a car nut in 2014 you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as you’d like. […] -
![The Gulf Oil logo ranks among the most recognizable in the petroleum industry, especially among gearheads. The Gulf colors of powder blue and orange adorned the flanks of such heady […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/111_0417.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Manual Classic: 1970 Gulf Safety “Car-Chek” Guide – A Relic From When Service Stations Sold Tires Instead Of Twinkies")
Manual Classic: 1970 Gulf Safety “Car-Chek” Guide – A Relic From When Service Stations Sold Tires Instead Of Twinkies
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 71 CommentsThe Gulf Oil logo ranks among the most recognizable in the petroleum industry, especially among gearheads. The Gulf colors of powder blue and orange adorned the flanks of such heady […] -
![People have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever")
Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 28 CommentsPeople have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […]
