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![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Olds-98-1972-Regency.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/banner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Talbot-Rancho-Jeanneau.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/volvo-p1900-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 […] -
![Memorial Day, a time to pause and reflect on the sacrifices of those who have served in the armed forces, is a moment to consider what unites rather than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC01335-Cropped-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Memorial Day Outtake: All Ford vs. Chevy Arguments Are Suspended for the Duration")
CC Memorial Day Outtake: All Ford vs. Chevy Arguments Are Suspended for the Duration
Posted on May 26, 2014 | 31 CommentsMemorial Day, a time to pause and reflect on the sacrifices of those who have served in the armed forces, is a moment to consider what unites rather than […] -
![In 1961, Goodyear (the UK branch, I assume, from the Ford Capri in the picture) unveiled their latest brilliant idea: tires that glow from the inside out, thanks to bulbs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Illuminated-tire-Goodyear_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Illuminated Tires: A Brilliant Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come?")
Illuminated Tires: A Brilliant Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come?
Posted on May 22, 2014 | 50 CommentsIn 1961, Goodyear (the UK branch, I assume, from the Ford Capri in the picture) unveiled their latest brilliant idea: tires that glow from the inside out, thanks to bulbs […] -
![Yes, there’s plenty of home-brew Mercedesamino conversions around, like the one I posted here, but I didn’t know that there was a factory job of a W114 pickup. OK; so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Mercedes-W114-Pick-Up.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Factory Mercedesamino")
The Factory Mercedesamino
Posted on May 20, 2014 | 37 CommentsYes, there’s plenty of home-brew Mercedesamino conversions around, like the one I posted here, but I didn’t know that there was a factory job of a W114 pickup. OK; so […] -
![On this day 72 years ago, a Willys MB Jeep rolled off the Willys-Overland assembly line in Toledo, Ohio. A routine event during a war in which 653,568 jeeps were manufactured from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Data-plates-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Outtake: Willys MB – Some One Had Blunder’d")
Vintage Outtake: Willys MB – Some One Had Blunder’d
Posted on March 31, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn this day 72 years ago, a Willys MB Jeep rolled off the Willys-Overland assembly line in Toledo, Ohio. A routine event during a war in which 653,568 jeeps were manufactured from […] -
![Thanks to its front wheel drive, the Toronado unleashed a wave of creativity, since it was so (relatively) easy to connect its front end to almost anything else that would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Oldsmobile-Toronado-limo-1967-Hugo90.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Many Toronado Hack And Weld Pics Can You Find?")
QOTD: How Many Toronado Hack And Weld Pics Can You Find?
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 60 CommentsThanks to its front wheel drive, the Toronado unleashed a wave of creativity, since it was so (relatively) easy to connect its front end to almost anything else that would […] -
![February 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1200-ZAZ-965-Manual.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans")
Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 29 CommentsFebruary 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […] -
![In July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/427742368_fd267feab4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz")
Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 26 CommentsIn July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […] -
![“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can” So sang the Allman Brothers in 1973, and although the song was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Ramblin’ in the Southern Hemisphere")
Automotive History: Ramblin’ in the Southern Hemisphere
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 62 Comments“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can” So sang the Allman Brothers in 1973, and although the song was […] -
![The Traction Avant, the revolutionary front wheel drive model of 1934 that set Citroen on the path of unconventional engineering that would be the company’s identity for half a century, could have had a variant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/22cv-14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "History Outtake: Avant-Garde Traction Avant 22CV")
History Outtake: Avant-Garde Traction Avant 22CV
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 18 CommentsThe Traction Avant, the revolutionary front wheel drive model of 1934 that set Citroen on the path of unconventional engineering that would be the company’s identity for half a century, could have had a variant […] -
![Andy Granatelli died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. He was 90. As a team owner he won the Indy 500 twice, first in 1969 with Mario Andretti, and lastly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Andy-Mario.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Andy Granatelli: Born Supercharged")
Andy Granatelli: Born Supercharged
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 10 CommentsAndy Granatelli died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. He was 90. As a team owner he won the Indy 500 twice, first in 1969 with Mario Andretti, and lastly […] -
![Stuart Hilborn was born in 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of a migrant worker who moved to southern California when Stuart was young. He died […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Stu-Hilborn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "RIP Stuart Hilborn, the Father of Mechanical Fuel Injection")
RIP Stuart Hilborn, the Father of Mechanical Fuel Injection
Posted on December 22, 2013 | 4 CommentsStuart Hilborn was born in 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of a migrant worker who moved to southern California when Stuart was young. He died […]
