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History Archive
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![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC01335-Cropped-600.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Illuminated-tire-Goodyear_1.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Mercedes-W114-Pick-Up.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Data-plates-cropped.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Oldsmobile-Toronado-limo-1967-Hugo90.jpg "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 | 61 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1200-ZAZ-965-Manual.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/427742368_fd267feab4.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/R.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/22cv-14.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Andy-Mario.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Stu-Hilborn.jpg "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 […] -
![I was surfing the web when I came across this rather unique VW bus shot by LeRoy Grannis at selvedgeyard.com. It was taken in front of the pioneering surfboard “factory” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/VW-Bus-Camper-shot-in-1965.jpg "Globetrotting Surfers’ VW Bus Circa 1965")
Globetrotting Surfers’ VW Bus Circa 1965
Posted on December 16, 2013 | 4 CommentsI was surfing the web when I came across this rather unique VW bus shot by LeRoy Grannis at selvedgeyard.com. It was taken in front of the pioneering surfboard “factory” […] -
Quality Control: Is It Ugly Enough?
Posted on December 4, 2013 | 27 CommentsCan’t ever get enough of the Citroen Ami 6. If you’re up to a bigger dose, head here. -
![photo by the author (Submitted by Aaron Toth) Those who lived through high school almost certainly remember Robert Frost’s ubiquitous poem titled “The Road Not Taken.” Down Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mustang-I-a.png "Automotive History Capsule and Video: 1962 Ford Mustang I")
Automotive History Capsule and Video: 1962 Ford Mustang I
Posted on December 2, 2013 | 19 Commentsphoto by the author (Submitted by Aaron Toth) Those who lived through high school almost certainly remember Robert Frost’s ubiquitous poem titled “The Road Not Taken.” Down Ford […] -
![The Swastika Laundry on Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge (Dublin), Ireland was founded in 1912, and was not about to give up its name or symbol because some wackos in Germany […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Swastika-Laundry.jpg "The Swastika Laundry Electric Vans – We Were Using It Before They Were And We’re Not Giving It Up")
The Swastika Laundry Electric Vans – We Were Using It Before They Were And We’re Not Giving It Up
Posted on December 2, 2013 | 22 CommentsThe Swastika Laundry on Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge (Dublin), Ireland was founded in 1912, and was not about to give up its name or symbol because some wackos in Germany […]
