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CC Vintage Archive
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![(first posted 2/28/2019) You think they would have learned. After serving up slow-selling Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” for select 1979 Cutlass models, Oldsmobile tried again for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/80-Olds-Renaissance-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Vintage: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Designer Interior – Renaissance!")
CC Vintage: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Designer Interior – Renaissance!
Posted on February 27, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 2/28/2019) You think they would have learned. After serving up slow-selling Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” for select 1979 Cutlass models, Oldsmobile tried again for […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2019) “Mojave”: That was the name Oldsmobile bestowed on the rather shocking interior trim pictured above. It was one of two Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mojave-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Vintage: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Designer Interiors – Going Native (American)")
CC Vintage: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Designer Interiors – Going Native (American)
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 2/21/2019) “Mojave”: That was the name Oldsmobile bestowed on the rather shocking interior trim pictured above. It was one of two Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1963-Corvair-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair")
The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […] -
![One of my favorite movie moments is from The Jerk, where Steve Martin is jumping up and down yelling, “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/deweygriffin71.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Shopping for Cars in the Yellow(ed) Pages")
Vintage Ads: Shopping for Cars in the Yellow(ed) Pages
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsOne of my favorite movie moments is from The Jerk, where Steve Martin is jumping up and down yelling, “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1973Auburn02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be")
CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […] -
Clearance-side Classics: Newark Edition
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/1/2018) New at Newark Street, Newark NJ – Fall, 1980 -
![I ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4589.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can")
And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 69 CommentsI ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […] -
![A while back we reviewed the Mid-States Executive flagship, a gargantuan sixty-foot motorhome and tractor built for Mid-States President William B. McDonald in 1952 – Mid-States being a major trailer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Camelot-Cruiser-Motorhome-2-740x493-2-e1674268658328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Motorhome Classics: 1974 Camelot Cruiser – Fit for a King")
Vintage Motorhome Classics: 1974 Camelot Cruiser – Fit for a King
Posted on January 22, 2023 | 24 CommentsA while back we reviewed the Mid-States Executive flagship, a gargantuan sixty-foot motorhome and tractor built for Mid-States President William B. McDonald in 1952 – Mid-States being a major trailer […] -
![Well, isn’t this impressive – on so many levels. It’s a 1952 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limousine cram-packed with every 1950’s-era gadget needed to broadcast live TV from a remote location. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/car-1620686078-e1661398052809.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1952 Cadillac Mobile Television Unit – “And Now Live from Our Reporter at the Scene”…")
Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1952 Cadillac Mobile Television Unit – “And Now Live from Our Reporter at the Scene”…
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 23 CommentsWell, isn’t this impressive – on so many levels. It’s a 1952 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limousine cram-packed with every 1950’s-era gadget needed to broadcast live TV from a remote location. […] -
![It’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/capital-4-17-62.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”")
Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsIt’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […] -
![If a kid wants to drive some kind of simulated ride today, Mom or Dad go out (or order on line I suppose) and get them a computer or NinPlay […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/car-driving-game-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Vintage: 1954 International Mutoscope Drive Yourself Road Test Drivemobile – Practice Makes Perfect")
CC Vintage: 1954 International Mutoscope Drive Yourself Road Test Drivemobile – Practice Makes Perfect
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsIf a kid wants to drive some kind of simulated ride today, Mom or Dad go out (or order on line I suppose) and get them a computer or NinPlay […] -
![Let’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/80ed42de602f906c84f83eb85e5da6c1-1-e1637207830644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild")
Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 15 CommentsLet’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […] -
Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1958 Sir Vival – Highly Articulate
Posted on September 18, 2021 | 39 CommentsPaul did a short post on this vehicle last year but I thought it was such a 1950’s oddity that it deserved a little deeper dive. -
![In a continuation of our oddities of the 1950’s, let’s take a look at a vehicle that like the Jeep, the original Dodge Power Wagon, and the more recent HUMMER, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/85726-eabf8e68c8aff627e4ef0fcc4031ec6c-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Vintage: 1959 Curtiss-Wright Air Car 2500 – Like Riding on a Cloud…")
Curbside Vintage: 1959 Curtiss-Wright Air Car 2500 – Like Riding on a Cloud…
Posted on September 4, 2021 | 22 CommentsIn a continuation of our oddities of the 1950’s, let’s take a look at a vehicle that like the Jeep, the original Dodge Power Wagon, and the more recent HUMMER, […] -
![CC readers may remember Robin Leach and his 80’s TV program “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. If Robin had been around a few decades earlier he no doubt would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ExecutiveFlagship_02-1-e1628303949932.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Motorhome Classic: 1952 Mid-States Executive Flagship – Livin’ Large in the Fifties…")
Motorhome Classic: 1952 Mid-States Executive Flagship – Livin’ Large in the Fifties…
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 16 CommentsCC readers may remember Robin Leach and his 80’s TV program “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. If Robin had been around a few decades earlier he no doubt would […]
