![(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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kip-and-Jeep-001.tif "CC Kids: Kip And The Jeepster, His First Drive"){kind=small}
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CC Kids Archive
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![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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Down On The Farm")
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 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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Al S. Pushing the ’56 Nash")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Sco and the ’59 Edsel – Inheriting the Free Thinker Gene")
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: -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Chris C. With His High School Graduation Present")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: The Origins of Moparlee’s Mopar Love")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Blaine H. On the Big Road Trip Out West in the New ’66 Chevelle")
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. -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Jud L. and the Stinky Plymouth")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Cohort Kids: Jim and I, 1952 – Got A “CC Kids” Picture and Story?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Did We Not Think Of This? Six Year Old Car Lover Gets Big Results From Write-In Campaign")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Ads: How To Make Big Bucks")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "A Mostly Forgotten Angle – The View from the Backseat")
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.
