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CC Kids Archive
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CC Kids: Down On The Farm
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 10 CommentsThere I am, “operating” grandpa’s tractor in 1960. A few years later I would be doing actual work. The setting is an apple and pear orchard on US 50 about […] -
CC Kids: Al S. Pushing the ’56 Nash
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 12 CommentsCC reader Al S. sent me this picture he and his mom found going through old pictures, of him and this car, taken in 1957 or so. He was wondering […] -
CC Kids: Sco and the ’59 Edsel – Inheriting the Free Thinker Gene
Posted on June 9, 2019 | 37 CommentsThis is a photo of my older brother and sister and me (the little guy in front) circa 1963 in front of the family’s 1959 Edsel. There’s a lot to […] -
CC Kids: On the Big Road Trip Out West in the ’66 Chevelle, #2
Posted on June 8, 2019 | 20 CommentsThis post by Blaine H. got me thinking about my grandfather’s 1966 Chevelle: -
CC Kids: Chris C. With His High School Graduation Present
Posted on June 8, 2019 | 8 CommentsMy dad, an accountant, had always bought Chevies, and fairly low content Bel Aires at that. Then during a Chicago snowstorm in 1967, he and my mom brought home this […] -
CC Kids: The Origins of Moparlee’s Mopar Love
Posted on June 7, 2019 | 10 CommentsThe one of me with my Mother is in front of my Dad’s 1955 Dodge Crusader. I am certain it was taken at Niagara Falls for a visit and possibly […] -
CC Kids: Blaine H. On the Big Road Trip Out West in the New ’66 Chevelle
Posted on June 6, 2019 | 20 CommentsTaken in Yakima, that’s a barefoot, 11-year old me with my Washington cousins Peter and Paula in front of my older sister Jane’s brand-new 1966 Chevelle Malibu. We were on […] -
CC Kids: Thomas D. and Siblings in Mayflower Hats with the Family Country Squire
Posted on June 1, 2019 | 13 CommentsAttached is a photo of me and my siblings, in at the side of our 1970 Ford LTD Country Squire. I’m the boy in the middle of the front row. -
CC Kids: Jud L. and the Stinky Plymouth
Posted on May 31, 2019 | 5 CommentsED: I’ve gotten a number of CC Kids responses, so we’ll start with this one by Jud L., who lives just five blocks from me. I’ve seen him riding his […] -
Cohort Kids: Jim and I, 1952 – Got A “CC Kids” Picture and Story?
Posted on May 28, 2019 | 5 CommentsCC Cohort John Lloyd posted this shot of himself and his brother with the family ’51 Ford in the background. Back in 2013, I invited readers to send snapshots of […] -
QOTD: How Did We Not Think Of This? Six Year Old Car Lover Gets Big Results From Write-In Campaign
Posted on February 21, 2019 | 23 CommentsIn the age of e-mail, the act of receiving a hand crafted letter has become a lot more meaningful than it was say, twenty years ago. A friend recently wrote […] -
CC Vintage Ads: How To Make Big Bucks
Posted on July 25, 2017 | 69 CommentsIf you can remember comic books, you’ll probably recall some of the preposterous ads that ran on inside covers and spare pages. Some, like the one above, promised sure-fire schemes for […] -
A Mostly Forgotten Angle – The View from the Backseat
Posted on April 5, 2015 | 85 Comments(Note: This was written by my daughter, who is in 7th Grade. Except for the header picture and where noted, all pictures were taken by her.) I am not a […] -
CC Kids: Kip And The Jeepster, His First Drive
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 7 Comments(Our series “CC Kids” didn’t ever officially end; we just ran out of submissions. This one is from our old friend Kip. If you have childhood pictures of yourself with […] -
CC Kids: Second Generation Grand Prix(es) – An Introduction
Posted on January 8, 2014 | 32 CommentsYes, that would be yours truly, alongside a 1971 Grand Prix. I was two years old at the time – and had already driven said car. Twice.
![CC Kids: Down On The Farm There I am, “operating” grandpa’s tractor in 1960. A few years later I would be doing actual work. The setting is an apple and pear orchard on US 50 about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200403_0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Kids: Al S. Pushing the ’56 Nash CC reader Al S. sent me this picture he and his mom found going through old pictures, of him and this car, taken in 1957 or so. He was wondering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-Kids-Al-Steen-1957-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Kids: Sco and the ’59 Edsel – Inheriting the Free Thinker Gene This is a photo of my older brother and sister and me (the little guy in front) circa 1963 in front of the family’s 1959 Edsel. There’s a lot to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/edsel-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Kids: Chris C. With His High School Graduation Present My dad, an accountant, had always bought Chevies, and fairly low content Bel Aires at that. Then during a Chicago snowstorm in 1967, he and my mom brought home this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3901.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Kids: The Origins of Moparlee’s Mopar Love The one of me with my Mother is in front of my Dad’s 1955 Dodge Crusader. I am certain it was taken at Niagara Falls for a visit and possibly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1958-lee-mum-and-dodge-crusader.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Kids: Blaine H. On the Big Road Trip Out West in the New ’66 Chevelle Taken in Yakima, that’s a barefoot, 11-year old me with my Washington cousins Peter and Paula in front of my older sister Jane’s brand-new 1966 Chevelle Malibu. We were on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1966.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Kids: Jud L. and the Stinky Plymouth ED: I’ve gotten a number of CC Kids responses, so we’ll start with this one by Jud L., who lives just five blocks from me. I’ve seen him riding his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/17-landis001008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Kids: Jim and I, 1952 – Got A “CC Kids” Picture and Story? CC Cohort John Lloyd posted this shot of himself and his brother with the family ’51 Ford in the background. Back in 2013, I invited readers to send snapshots of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5291857255_d2ee102728_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: How Did We Not Think Of This? Six Year Old Car Lover Gets Big Results From Write-In Campaign In the age of e-mail, the act of receiving a hand crafted letter has become a lot more meaningful than it was say, twenty years ago. A friend recently wrote […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_2019-02-20-Boys-love-of-cars-sparks-special-mission-of-collecting-decals.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Vintage Ads: How To Make Big Bucks If you can remember comic books, you’ll probably recall some of the preposterous ads that ran on inside covers and spare pages. Some, like the one above, promised sure-fire schemes for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-MAD-ads-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![A Mostly Forgotten Angle – The View from the Backseat (Note: This was written by my daughter, who is in 7th Grade. Except for the header picture and where noted, all pictures were taken by her.) I am not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/beverly-hillbillies-oldsmobile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)



