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Design Archive
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![After yesterday’s 1957 Chrysler 300 clay buck post, I cracked open my book on Virgil Exner (“Visioneer”), and was reminded that that buck was not some far-out design that never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Chrysler-300-1957-prototype-001-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Concept Classic: The 1957 Chrysler 300 Almost Did End Up Looking Like That Wild Styling Clay")
Concept Classic: The 1957 Chrysler 300 Almost Did End Up Looking Like That Wild Styling Clay
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 17 CommentsAfter yesterday’s 1957 Chrysler 300 clay buck post, I cracked open my book on Virgil Exner (“Visioneer”), and was reminded that that buck was not some far-out design that never […] -
![After reading Jim Grey’s Curbside Classic on the 1968 Plymouth Valiant over the weekend, I continued thinking about the frontal styling on the car. I never liked this style of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/66Plymouth68Valiant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: Automotive Recycling?")
Curbside Question: Automotive Recycling?
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 24 CommentsAfter reading Jim Grey’s Curbside Classic on the 1968 Plymouth Valiant over the weekend, I continued thinking about the frontal styling on the car. I never liked this style of […] -
![Obviously, Bill Mitchell wasn’t going to leave the Corvair alone for long. Beginning with this 1961 Sebring Spyder, there was a steady stream of Corvair-based concept cars. The Sebring Spyder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Corvair-Super-Spyder-Concept-Car-Top-Rr-Qtr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1961 Corvair Sebring Spyder And 1962 Super Spyder – The First Of Many Corvair Design Studies")
1961 Corvair Sebring Spyder And 1962 Super Spyder – The First Of Many Corvair Design Studies
Posted on August 24, 2012 | 23 CommentsObviously, Bill Mitchell wasn’t going to leave the Corvair alone for long. Beginning with this 1961 Sebring Spyder, there was a steady stream of Corvair-based concept cars. The Sebring Spyder […] -
Ford Zephyr 6: 1960 Comet And Edsel Design Elements Get Recycled
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 28 CommentsWhat caught my eye is this shot of a (UK) Ford Zephyr 6, posted at the Cohort by Bryce. Haven’t I see that before? Yes I have. -
![A bit over a month ago, Jack Lord did a CC on a rare find: a 1955 Plymouth sedan. 1955 marked the beginning of the great 1950s two tone paint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1955Belvedere.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Contest: 1955 Plymouth Makeover Part 2")
Curbside Contest: 1955 Plymouth Makeover Part 2
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 9 CommentsA bit over a month ago, Jack Lord did a CC on a rare find: a 1955 Plymouth sedan. 1955 marked the beginning of the great 1950s two tone paint […] -
![When I tore into the 1976 Chevelle’s front end yesterday, I joked about how it might have been designed by someone’s kid. But let’s face it; it really does look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Chevelle-1974.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Design Mileposts: 1974 Chevelle – First Mass-Production Car With Blatant Mercedes Grille Ripoff")
Design Mileposts: 1974 Chevelle – First Mass-Production Car With Blatant Mercedes Grille Ripoff
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 67 CommentsWhen I tore into the 1976 Chevelle’s front end yesterday, I joked about how it might have been designed by someone’s kid. But let’s face it; it really does look […] -
![Many folks don’t understand the stepside pickup. At one time, that’s all you could get, until Chevrolet introduced the Fleetside on its 1958 model Apache. The shortbed stepside has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/7128904343_0b6661e804_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What Ever Happened to the Long Bed Stepside Pickup?")
What Ever Happened to the Long Bed Stepside Pickup?
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 74 CommentsMany folks don’t understand the stepside pickup. At one time, that’s all you could get, until Chevrolet introduced the Fleetside on its 1958 model Apache. The shortbed stepside has been […] -
Curbside Contest: 1955 Plymouth Makeover (Part 1)
Posted on April 28, 2012 | 6 CommentsJack Lord’s piece today on the 1955 Plymouth reminded me of something. There are few 1950s cars with worse 2-toning treatments than the 1955 Plymouth. Which gives me an idea. -
Upside Down Headlights: A Brief And Incomplete History
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 55 CommentsWho ever thought this was a good idea? That’s all I’m asking you. -
![I don’t mean the general design of the ’63 Corvette’s fastback; as early as 1957, the very advanced but still-born Q Corvette prototype already sported a fastback, as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Corvette-1963-ad_Tate_Collection_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1963 Corvette Sting Ray Split-Window Fastback: And Where Exactly Did That Come From?")
1963 Corvette Sting Ray Split-Window Fastback: And Where Exactly Did That Come From?
Posted on March 31, 2012 | 19 CommentsI don’t mean the general design of the ’63 Corvette’s fastback; as early as 1957, the very advanced but still-born Q Corvette prototype already sported a fastback, as well as […] -
![CC reader David Macauley suggested that we compare a couple of recent Chrysler products with certain sixties Ramblers, because he’s seeing a decided pattern: the slopeback roof of these wagons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-47-082-700-crop-Red-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Separated At Birth: Slopeback Wagons And Chunky/Hippy C-Pillar Sedans – Is Dodge The New Rambler?")
Separated At Birth: Slopeback Wagons And Chunky/Hippy C-Pillar Sedans – Is Dodge The New Rambler?
Posted on March 20, 2012 | 23 CommentsCC reader David Macauley suggested that we compare a couple of recent Chrysler products with certain sixties Ramblers, because he’s seeing a decided pattern: the slopeback roof of these wagons, […] -
![My good friend Paul Wasson recently took delivery on the first Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car in Oregon. Having recently done a CC on my neighbor’s 1917 Detroit Electric, I’m struck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MitsuEVmotor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV / 1917 Detroit Electric – There and Back Again")
2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV / 1917 Detroit Electric – There and Back Again
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 23 CommentsMy good friend Paul Wasson recently took delivery on the first Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car in Oregon. Having recently done a CC on my neighbor’s 1917 Detroit Electric, I’m struck […] -
![Before dinner this evening, walking around on Telegraph in the Temescal Neighborhood of Oakland, yet another member of the Falcon & Family flock was at the curb. But tonight it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6784386940_d191d4afc7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Bechtle And The Baby T-Bird – The 1962/63 Mercury Comet Custom Triplets")
CC Outtake: Bechtle And The Baby T-Bird – The 1962/63 Mercury Comet Custom Triplets
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 15 CommentsBefore dinner this evening, walking around on Telegraph in the Temescal Neighborhood of Oakland, yet another member of the Falcon & Family flock was at the curb. But tonight it […] -
![The venerable Russian ZIL limousine is an icon of the Soviet era, although a few were made until 2002, and reputedly a handful more in 2010. Soon-to-be former President Dimitry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Zil-new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The ZIL Of The Future?")
The ZIL Of The Future?
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 18 CommentsThe venerable Russian ZIL limousine is an icon of the Soviet era, although a few were made until 2002, and reputedly a handful more in 2010. Soon-to-be former President Dimitry […] -
![I’ve always had a soft spot for the Toyota Stout, which was one size larger than the more common Hi-Lux range. Sort of a foreshadowing of their T-100 two decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IH-1961-C100-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Separated At Birth? 1961 IH C-Series And 1963 Toyota Stout")
Separated At Birth? 1961 IH C-Series And 1963 Toyota Stout
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 14 CommentsI’ve always had a soft spot for the Toyota Stout, which was one size larger than the more common Hi-Lux range. Sort of a foreshadowing of their T-100 two decades […]
