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![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/VW-Bus-Camper-shot-in-1965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mustang-I-a.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Swastika-Laundry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 […] -
![There may not have been a wagon version of the ADO17, but that didn’t stop BMC’s Australian ops from building a ute. Which begs the question: is this the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Austin-1800-ute-blue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Austin 1800 Utility: Australians Just Had To Have A Landcrab Ute")
Austin 1800 Utility: Australians Just Had To Have A Landcrab Ute
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 22 CommentsThere may not have been a wagon version of the ADO17, but that didn’t stop BMC’s Australian ops from building a ute. Which begs the question: is this the first […] -
![Confession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers")
Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 46 CommentsConfession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […] -
![The tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0BA0133A000005DC-809_634x451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era")
CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era
Posted on November 3, 2013 | 22 CommentsThe tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […] -
![As Hudson’s Essex brand began to lose luster, Hudson decided to augment that line by introducing the 1932 Essex Terraplane. By 1934 the car was simply known as the Terraplane, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/05-Terraplane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Terra What? The First Production Muscle Car")
Terra What? The First Production Muscle Car
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 33 CommentsAs Hudson’s Essex brand began to lose luster, Hudson decided to augment that line by introducing the 1932 Essex Terraplane. By 1934 the car was simply known as the Terraplane, […] -
![(originally published 3/6/2011) No, I haven’t found the time to start playing with Photoshop. This is the VAM Lerma, quite literally a Mexican cross of the AMC Concord and Spirit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/AMC-Lerma-4dr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cross An AMC Concord With A Spirit: The Lerma")
Cross An AMC Concord With A Spirit: The Lerma
Posted on October 30, 2013 | 25 Comments(originally published 3/6/2011) No, I haven’t found the time to start playing with Photoshop. This is the VAM Lerma, quite literally a Mexican cross of the AMC Concord and Spirit […] -
![It’s been proven that iffy memories become to feel iron-clad solid if repeated often enough. Such is the case with the version perpetuated to this day (in a Mustangs press […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Iacocca-Mustang-and-Donal-Frey.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fifty Years Later The Alternate Mustang Naming Myth Is Still Being Perpetuated")
Fifty Years Later The Alternate Mustang Naming Myth Is Still Being Perpetuated
Posted on October 25, 2013 | 51 CommentsIt’s been proven that iffy memories become to feel iron-clad solid if repeated often enough. Such is the case with the version perpetuated to this day (in a Mustangs press […] -
1963 Tidbit: The Best Selling Import Brands
Posted on October 16, 2013 | 37 Commentscarsforgirls.com -
![CC reader Sam P. sent me a link to a photo essay at Business Insider about the first energy crisis, which started in October of 1973. In response to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Energy-crisis-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Energy Crisis Started Forty Years Ago: How Did You Survive It?")
The Energy Crisis Started Forty Years Ago: How Did You Survive It?
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 95 CommentsCC reader Sam P. sent me a link to a photo essay at Business Insider about the first energy crisis, which started in October of 1973. In response to the […] -
![Like it or not, winter is approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and leaving in the Southern. Since we are somewhere in between, let’s talk snow! A co-worker recently gave me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snow-removal-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Snow Removal in the 1950′s")
CC Outtake: Snow Removal in the 1950′s
Posted on September 26, 2013 | 15 CommentsLike it or not, winter is approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and leaving in the Southern. Since we are somewhere in between, let’s talk snow! A co-worker recently gave me […] -
![The topic of automotive color comes up here from time to time. The topic seems to be becoming irrelevant in this modern world of silver, white and black cars (which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "QOTD: What is the Worst Automotive Color Combination?")
QOTD: What is the Worst Automotive Color Combination?
Posted on August 31, 2013 | 172 CommentsThe topic of automotive color comes up here from time to time. The topic seems to be becoming irrelevant in this modern world of silver, white and black cars (which […] -
![Poor Plymouth. Despite several unique models and astounding successes, most Plymouths were little more than lesser trimmed and slightly restyled Chryslers and Dodges. Especially during its later years, Plymouth had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1p729CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Plymouth: In Memoriam")
Plymouth: In Memoriam
Posted on July 30, 2013 | 75 CommentsPoor Plymouth. Despite several unique models and astounding successes, most Plymouths were little more than lesser trimmed and slightly restyled Chryslers and Dodges. Especially during its later years, Plymouth had […]
