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Death by Station Wagon: The Fall of Jessica Savitch
Posted on December 31, 2014 | 83 CommentsAt the height of her fame she was known for Gucci belts, Halston dresses, piles of cocaine, penthouses and pills. Her end came in an Oldsmobile station wagon. -
![Take your time and really look at this Frankenstein truck. It’s like someone cut off its original front end, and stuck a GMC pickup front end on it, despite the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/GMC-1959-860.jpg "1957 – 1959 GMC 800 Series: The Worst Truck Facelift Ever?")
1957 – 1959 GMC 800 Series: The Worst Truck Facelift Ever?
Posted on December 7, 2014 | 61 CommentsTake your time and really look at this Frankenstein truck. It’s like someone cut off its original front end, and stuck a GMC pickup front end on it, despite the […] -
![(first posted 12/18/11) This Sorrell-Manning Roadster from 1954 is utterly stunning, and if someone had told me it was a special-bodied Aston from Italy, I’d have been convinced. Bob Sorrell […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SM-Side.jpg "1954 Sorrell-Manning: Hot Six-Carb GMC Straight Six Under Sexy Early Fifities Fiberglass Roadster")
1954 Sorrell-Manning: Hot Six-Carb GMC Straight Six Under Sexy Early Fifities Fiberglass Roadster
Posted on November 20, 2014 | 39 Comments(first posted 12/18/11) This Sorrell-Manning Roadster from 1954 is utterly stunning, and if someone had told me it was a special-bodied Aston from Italy, I’d have been convinced. Bob Sorrell […] -
![[first posted 7/15/2012 All photos by the author on Kodachrome 25] I don’t generally find “stock cars” very interesting. My daily driver is an appliance, but as with most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20-Ak-Millar-Large1.jpg "1977 Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Broughams to the Clouds")
1977 Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Broughams to the Clouds
Posted on November 12, 2014 | 42 Comments[first posted 7/15/2012 All photos by the author on Kodachrome 25] I don’t generally find “stock cars” very interesting. My daily driver is an appliance, but as with most […] -
![Sometimes I amaze myself. I was looking over some old posts to possibly re-run, when I came across one of my earlier Australian CCs, on this Holden Statesman DeVille (HZ). […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Holden-HZ-f.png "Design Analysis Outtake: Where Did That Tail Come From Again? Duh!")
Design Analysis Outtake: Where Did That Tail Come From Again? Duh!
Posted on November 11, 2014 | 31 CommentsSometimes I amaze myself. I was looking over some old posts to possibly re-run, when I came across one of my earlier Australian CCs, on this Holden Statesman DeVille (HZ). […] -
![Looking back, it’s amazing that (1) somebody thought this was a good idea, and (2) a major manufacturer actually produced it. Meet the Airstream Funeral Coach, which was designed to make the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/airstreamhearse_700.jpg "Airstream Funeral Coach: A Hearse Made Worse")
Airstream Funeral Coach: A Hearse Made Worse
Posted on October 30, 2014 | 110 CommentsLooking back, it’s amazing that (1) somebody thought this was a good idea, and (2) a major manufacturer actually produced it. Meet the Airstream Funeral Coach, which was designed to make the […] -
![Remember the 1971 movie Harold and Maude? Silly question. If you saw it, you’ve never forgotten it. And if you’re a Car Guy like me, you consider its star not Bud […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/maude8.png "Hearse Week Outtake: Coolest. Hearse. Ever.")
Hearse Week Outtake: Coolest. Hearse. Ever.
Posted on October 29, 2014 | 39 CommentsRemember the 1971 movie Harold and Maude? Silly question. If you saw it, you’ve never forgotten it. And if you’re a Car Guy like me, you consider its star not Bud […] -
Cars Of Our Ancestors: Our Family Legacy in Car Pictures
Posted on October 19, 2014 | 44 CommentsPictures of old cars often feature images of unfamiliar people. The people in these car pictures are my ancestors. -
Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really? -
![Photo Source: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions I love period photographs of parking lots. Is there a better record of the automotive landscape of a particular era? Here we have an aerial […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Shamban-crop.jpg "Curbside Parking: How Many CCs Can You Identify?")
Curbside Parking: How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 63 CommentsPhoto Source: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions I love period photographs of parking lots. Is there a better record of the automotive landscape of a particular era? Here we have an aerial […] -
![There was once a time when folks used their Porsches for the every-day sort of affairs, like boar hunting. That’s why many had a luggage rack over the engine compartment: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/porsche-hunting.jpg "Classic History Outtake: Let’s Go Hunting, In My Porsche")
Classic History Outtake: Let’s Go Hunting, In My Porsche
Posted on August 24, 2014 | 42 CommentsThere was once a time when folks used their Porsches for the every-day sort of affairs, like boar hunting. That’s why many had a luggage rack over the engine compartment: […] -
![In yesterday’s Cutlass Supreme CC, I asked the question where and when its loose-pillow upholstery first appeared. Leave it to the the CC sleuths to ferret out the answer: the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Olds-98-1972-Regency.jpg "History Capsule: Loose-Pillow Upholstery Origins Discovered, Thanks To The CC Commentariat")
History Capsule: Loose-Pillow Upholstery Origins Discovered, Thanks To The CC Commentariat
Posted on August 10, 2014 | 61 CommentsIn yesterday’s Cutlass Supreme CC, I asked the question where and when its loose-pillow upholstery first appeared. Leave it to the the CC sleuths to ferret out the answer: the […] -
![In yesterday’s post on the recent International Simca-Matra-Talbot Rally held in southern England, we saw the progression of Matra’s heritage from its sports cars of the ’60s to the Renault Avantime luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/banner.jpg "Car Show Classics: The International Simca-Matra-Talbot Rally, Beaulieu, England – How Chrysler France Became Chrysler Europe")
Car Show Classics: The International Simca-Matra-Talbot Rally, Beaulieu, England – How Chrysler France Became Chrysler Europe
Posted on August 6, 2014 | 38 CommentsIn yesterday’s post on the recent International Simca-Matra-Talbot Rally held in southern England, we saw the progression of Matra’s heritage from its sports cars of the ’60s to the Renault Avantime luxury […] -
![Some of you might dispute my characteristically unequivocal headline, but the 1977 Talbot Rancho makes a pretty compelling argument for being the first passenger car-based (unibody) sport utility vehicle. It […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Talbot-Rancho-Jeanneau.jpg "Automotive History Capsule: 1977 Matra Rancho – The World’s First CUV")
Automotive History Capsule: 1977 Matra Rancho – The World’s First CUV
Posted on June 29, 2014 | 28 CommentsSome of you might dispute my characteristically unequivocal headline, but the 1977 Talbot Rancho makes a pretty compelling argument for being the first passenger car-based (unibody) sport utility vehicle. It […] -
![When Volvo President Assar Gabrielsson saw a Chevrolet Corvette in the US, he wanted one too; meaning one built by Volvo. Glasspar, an established builder of fiberglass boats of Santa […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/volvo-p1900-02.jpg "1956-1957 Volvo P1900 Sport: Volvo Tries To Build A Corvette, And Fails")
1956-1957 Volvo P1900 Sport: Volvo Tries To Build A Corvette, And Fails
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 21 CommentsWhen Volvo President Assar Gabrielsson saw a Chevrolet Corvette in the US, he wanted one too; meaning one built by Volvo. Glasspar, an established builder of fiberglass boats of Santa […]
