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History Archive
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![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Austin-1800-ute-blue.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=634,height=451,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0BA0133A000005DC-809_634x451.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/05-Terraplane.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/AMC-Lerma-4dr.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Iacocca-Mustang-and-Donal-Frey.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Energy-crisis-2.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snow-removal-1.jpg "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/arras-3.0.3/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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1p729CC.jpg "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 […] -
1955 Lincoln Futura Morphs Into The Original Batmobile
Posted on June 19, 2013 | 18 CommentsWe can’t do Lincoln Week without acknowledging the brand’s contribution to popular culture, in the form of the original Batmobile. -
![That every organization has a culture rooted in its founder is both inevitable and endlessly fascinating. But some really stand out, few more than Honda Motors. PCH101 sent me this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Honda-soichiro-on-one-of-011.jpg "The Father Of Honda Motors: A Flashback To 1963")
The Father Of Honda Motors: A Flashback To 1963
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 17 CommentsThat every organization has a culture rooted in its founder is both inevitable and endlessly fascinating. But some really stand out, few more than Honda Motors. PCH101 sent me this […] -
![The best thing about the world wide web is the opportunity to share one’s interests with others and to help bring disparate bits of information from one field of interest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d181d0bed0b2d0b5d182d181d0bad0b8d0b5-d0bdd0bed0bcd0b5d180d0b0-d181d182d0b0d0bdd0b4d0b0d180d182d0b0-1931-d0b3d0bed0b4d0b0.jpg "Cars For the Proletariat: Soviet Car Building In The 1930s")
Cars For the Proletariat: Soviet Car Building In The 1930s
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 11 CommentsThe best thing about the world wide web is the opportunity to share one’s interests with others and to help bring disparate bits of information from one field of interest […] -
![A quick visit to Shorpy shows the extremes of Elvis’ rapidly growing collection of cars in 1956, when he was just 21. In this shot, on his Harley (looks like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/SHORPY-_Elvis_Presley_1956_83.jpg "Elvis Loved The Biggest And Smallest Cars In The World")
Elvis Loved The Biggest And Smallest Cars In The World
Posted on April 7, 2013 | 22 CommentsA quick visit to Shorpy shows the extremes of Elvis’ rapidly growing collection of cars in 1956, when he was just 21. In this shot, on his Harley (looks like […]
