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Editorial Archive
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Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 47 CommentsMy personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […] -
Curbside Musings: 1991 Geo Metro LSi – Math Skills
Posted on March 7, 2023 | 46 CommentsOne of my first serious career interests was to be a car designer. Every kid goes through a period of discovering what he or she would like to do for […] -
Curbside Coda: 1954 Cadillac Series Sixty Special – Still Here
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 49 CommentsIt doesn’t feel like over eight, whole years have passed since I first discovered Curbside Classic while surfing the internet for car-related content. This number seems unreal. Once I had […] -
Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Life Keeps Moving
Posted on December 13, 2022 | 59 CommentsI had the pleasure of spending the week of this past Thanksgiving with my older brother and his family in the greater Washington, D.C. area. It’s not a guarantee that […] -
Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 34 CommentsI looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […] -
Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All?
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 11/9/2016) I dared to compare the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to […] -
Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 37 CommentsI had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […] -
The Evolution of Car Salesmanship
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 31 CommentsWhen I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […] -
Editorial: The Myth of Vehicular Luxury
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 94 CommentsMy wife and I are friends with a couple who are struggling financially, but who have several well-to-do sets of friends. When describing their friends’ riches, they refer to […] -
Motor Life Editorial, January 1960: Where’s The Crossovers?
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 27 CommentsI was reading through a Motor Life magazine from 1960 that Stephanie picked up for me at a thrift store, and came across a series of editorials from the staff […] -
Editorial/QOTD: Here Are My Top Five Predictions For The Next Decade. What Are Yours?
Posted on January 3, 2020 | 77 CommentsThe 2010s hosted several paradigm shifts for the automotive industry. Sedans gave way to crossovers, hybrids made a surprising comeback, and EVs captured everybody’s attention. But what about next decade? […] -
CC Editorial: Holden – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong
Posted on December 18, 2019 | 37 CommentsHolden is doing it tough in Australia. Local manufacturing is over and GM’s Australian brand is now struggling to stay in the top 10 best-selling car brands. Despite once having […] -
CC Editorial: Infiniti – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong
Posted on October 15, 2019 | 40 CommentsIt’s hard not to compare Infiniti’s commercial success with Lexus’s, seeing as they are both Japanese luxury brands initially aimed squarely at the North American market and which both arrived […] -
Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 63 CommentsI have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one […] -
CC Editorial: Don’t Be Afraid Of Crossing Over – 14 Crossovers Worth Celebrating
Posted on May 22, 2019 | 102 CommentsChange is hard. Whether you like minivans, compact coupes or full-size, rear-wheel-drive sedans, or even just a humble compact or mid-size with a domestic nameplate on it, it’s an unavoidable […]
![Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes My personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_20170513_094937261-1964-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 1991 Geo Metro LSi – Math Skills One of my first serious career interests was to be a car designer. Every kid goes through a period of discovering what he or she would like to do for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20190428_134840-1991-Geo-Metro-LSi-front-three-quarter-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Coda: 1954 Cadillac Series Sixty Special – Still Here It doesn’t feel like over eight, whole years have passed since I first discovered Curbside Classic while surfing the internet for car-related content. This number seems unreal. Once I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/018-1954-Cadillac-Sixty-Special-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Life Keeps Moving I had the pleasure of spending the week of this past Thanksgiving with my older brother and his family in the greater Washington, D.C. area. It’s not a guarantee that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/001-1979-Cadillac-Eldorado-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions I looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-2004-Ford-Taurus-SE-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All? (first posted 11/9/2016) I dared to compare the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chevelle-1975-ad-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea I had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/968-2006-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-Touring-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Evolution of Car Salesmanship When I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rcvg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Editorial: The Myth of Vehicular Luxury My wife and I are friends with a couple who are struggling financially, but who have several well-to-do sets of friends. When describing their friends’ riches, they refer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Trailer-Park-Bugatti-630x390-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Motor Life Editorial, January 1960: Where’s The Crossovers? I was reading through a Motor Life magazine from 1960 that Stephanie picked up for me at a thrift store, and came across a series of editorials from the staff […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/no-suvs-text.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Editorial/QOTD: Here Are My Top Five Predictions For The Next Decade. What Are Yours? The 2010s hosted several paradigm shifts for the automotive industry. Sedans gave way to crossovers, hybrids made a surprising comeback, and EVs captured everybody’s attention. But what about next decade? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-31-The-New-Ioniq-One-Car-Three-Options-Hyundai-USA-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Editorial: Holden – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong Holden is doing it tough in Australia. Local manufacturing is over and GM’s Australian brand is now struggling to stay in the top 10 best-selling car brands. Despite once having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/holden-suv-range.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Editorial: Infiniti – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong It’s hard not to compare Infiniti’s commercial success with Lexus’s, seeing as they are both Japanese luxury brands initially aimed squarely at the North American market and which both arrived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/infiniti-range-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral I have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Iaccoca-mustang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Editorial: Don’t Be Afraid Of Crossing Over – 14 Crossovers Worth Celebrating Change is hard. Whether you like minivans, compact coupes or full-size, rear-wheel-drive sedans, or even just a humble compact or mid-size with a domestic nameplate on it, it’s an unavoidable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/some-crossovers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


