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![One ad form that is on the road to extinction is that found in every local newspaper. I have been wondering what I could contribute to CC ad week, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Scan.jpg "CC Adweek Classic: Moving the Metal in the Local Paper Thanks To Some Unusual Equipment")
CC Adweek Classic: Moving the Metal in the Local Paper Thanks To Some Unusual Equipment
Posted on December 15, 2011 | 18 CommentsOne ad form that is on the road to extinction is that found in every local newspaper. I have been wondering what I could contribute to CC ad week, and […] -
![Road tripping: We take our modern, reliable and comfortable cars for granted. How would your teenage daughter take to spending a road trip like this? If you’re old enough, you’ll […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/US-30-_07.jpeg "On The Road In 1948: Life Magazine Documented How It Really Was")
On The Road In 1948: Life Magazine Documented How It Really Was
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 23 CommentsRoad tripping: We take our modern, reliable and comfortable cars for granted. How would your teenage daughter take to spending a road trip like this? If you’re old enough, you’ll […] -
![Predicting the future is a difficult profession, although the fundamental technical issues allowing this sort of travel are now well in hand. Predicting how folks would be spending their time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/future-car-.jpg "How We Were Supposed To Be Riding Across The Country With Our Kids")
How We Were Supposed To Be Riding Across The Country With Our Kids
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 35 CommentsPredicting the future is a difficult profession, although the fundamental technical issues allowing this sort of travel are now well in hand. Predicting how folks would be spending their time […] -
![We’re on the home stretch on the most amazing and productive turkey hunt ever. As the car makers stepped up their game, the first decade of the new Millennium may […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Peugeot-concept-car.bmp "Turkeys Of The Aughts: Your Nominations")
Turkeys Of The Aughts: Your Nominations
Posted on November 26, 2011 | 75 CommentsWe’re on the home stretch on the most amazing and productive turkey hunt ever. As the car makers stepped up their game, the first decade of the new Millennium may […] -
![I’ve been waiting all morning here for someone to nominate the Bricklin, and perhaps spare me having to give it another fifteen minutes of fame, which it so doesn’t deserve. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Bricklin-SV_1_10.jpg "Bricklin SV-1: The Ultimate Turkey Of The Seventies?")
Bricklin SV-1: The Ultimate Turkey Of The Seventies?
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 23 CommentsI’ve been waiting all morning here for someone to nominate the Bricklin, and perhaps spare me having to give it another fifteen minutes of fame, which it so doesn’t deserve. […] -
![The Chevrolet Vega’s engine (CC here) became one of the all-time internal-combustion turkeys. Ironically, Chevy had an ad campaign going in advance of the Vega’s actual release date, extolling its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/vega-alcoa-ad-001-800.jpg "Beware Of False Prophets: Ironic Vega Engine Preview Ads")
Beware Of False Prophets: Ironic Vega Engine Preview Ads
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 37 CommentsThe Chevrolet Vega’s engine (CC here) became one of the all-time internal-combustion turkeys. Ironically, Chevy had an ad campaign going in advance of the Vega’s actual release date, extolling its […] -
![So many turkeys, so little time. How about BL’s disastrous 1969 attempt to update the brilliant and cute little Mini with a big modern front end? And they even gave […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Mini-Clubman-2.jpg "Mini Clubman: Hit With An Ugly-Club")
Mini Clubman: Hit With An Ugly-Club
Posted on November 22, 2011 | 47 CommentsSo many turkeys, so little time. How about BL’s disastrous 1969 attempt to update the brilliant and cute little Mini with a big modern front end? And they even gave […] -
![Here we go: I know it was a long time ago, another universe for some of you. But you’re all historians here, so let ’em rip. Not just American cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/turkey-car.jpg "The Turkeys Of The 1950s: Your Nominations, Please")
The Turkeys Of The 1950s: Your Nominations, Please
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 73 CommentsHere we go: I know it was a long time ago, another universe for some of you. But you’re all historians here, so let ’em rip. Not just American cars […] -
![We just got our first significant snowfall in the mountains, and even down into hills around Eugene, so Old Man Winter is definitely knocking on the door. And in case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-147-114-800.jpg "Vintage Snow Cats, Snowmobiles And Other Oddities: In Case The Snow Plow Doesn’t Show Up")
Vintage Snow Cats, Snowmobiles And Other Oddities: In Case The Snow Plow Doesn’t Show Up
Posted on November 19, 2011 | 18 CommentsWe just got our first significant snowfall in the mountains, and even down into hills around Eugene, so Old Man Winter is definitely knocking on the door. And in case […] -
![Walking home from Hendricks Park with images of all those four door hardtops – real or Photoshopped – floating in my head, a thought suddenly intruded: What about European four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Facel-Vega-Excellence-800.jpg "The CC Complete List Of All European Four Door Hardtops – It Must Be Longer Than This")
The CC Complete List Of All European Four Door Hardtops – It Must Be Longer Than This
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 42 CommentsWalking home from Hendricks Park with images of all those four door hardtops – real or Photoshopped – floating in my head, a thought suddenly intruded: What about European four […] -
![Why do media outlets compile lists, like Edmund’s 100 Greatest Cars of all Time List that came out a couple of days ago? So that suckers like me would blog […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ford-1932.jpg "1932 Ford V8: The Greatest Car Of All Time?")
1932 Ford V8: The Greatest Car Of All Time?
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 22 CommentsWhy do media outlets compile lists, like Edmund’s 100 Greatest Cars of all Time List that came out a couple of days ago? So that suckers like me would blog […] -
It Had To Happen: The Flying Corvair
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 18 CommentsIf the Pinto can be made to fly, then obviously a Corvair was an even more likely candidate in man’s endlessly foolish quest to make cars fly. -
![Not Rose Martin of Tiverton, RI, who was buried in her white ’62 Corvair Monza. It took four burial plots to accommodate her request. May they rest and rust in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corvair-coffin-1.jpg "Who Says You Can’t Take It With You?")
Who Says You Can’t Take It With You?
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 17 CommentsNot Rose Martin of Tiverton, RI, who was buried in her white ’62 Corvair Monza. It took four burial plots to accommodate her request. May they rest and rust in […] -
![A generous CC reader recently sent me several Auto-Parade Annuals, from the years 1960, 1961 and 1967. I do love these trips down memory lane, as they re-awaken long dormant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Wartburg-Camping-001-800.jpg "1961 Wartburg 311 Camping – The Vista Cruiser’s Inspiration?")
1961 Wartburg 311 Camping – The Vista Cruiser’s Inspiration?
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 5 CommentsA generous CC reader recently sent me several Auto-Parade Annuals, from the years 1960, 1961 and 1967. I do love these trips down memory lane, as they re-awaken long dormant […] -
![Today’s fine CC on the 1960 Ford (recommend to read it first) isn’t totally complete without a quick look at the 1960 Edsel, one of the more embarrassing moments in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Edsel-1960.png "1960 Edsel: A Quick Look At A Hasty Farewell")
1960 Edsel: A Quick Look At A Hasty Farewell
Posted on August 1, 2011 | 36 CommentsToday’s fine CC on the 1960 Ford (recommend to read it first) isn’t totally complete without a quick look at the 1960 Edsel, one of the more embarrassing moments in […]
