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Museum Archive
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Museum Classic: 1947 Playboy – It Had A Short Life But It Gave Its Name To A Long-Running Enterprise
Posted on February 5, 2026 | 46 Comments(Updated 2/5/2026) I had some time on my hands recently with the MLK day holiday, so I went up to the Saratoga auto museum. It was pretty much your […] -
Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection
Posted on January 11, 2026 | 32 Comments(Updated 1/11/2026) In the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1963 DAF-Verheul Transit Bus – Museum Quality
Posted on December 7, 2025 | 17 Comments(Updated 12/7/2025) Back in 1958, DAF started the production of the TB-series of rolling bus chassis. The letters TB stand for TramBus (streetcar-bus), which means that the […] -
CC Museum: Manoir de l’Automobile, Part 3 – Postwar French Cars
Posted on December 3, 2025 | 7 CommentsFrench cars of the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and even a few from the ‘90s – the main event of this museum, in other words. A whole room dedicated to […] -
CC Museum: Manoir de l’Automobile, Part 2 – Postwar Imports & Domestic Trucks
Posted on December 2, 2025 | 12 CommentsAs stated in Part 1, the Manoir de l’Automobile (located in Brittany, by the way) features a majority of French cars. But there are a number of very fine imports […] -
CC Museum: Manoir de l’Automobile, Part 1 – Prewar Cars, Bikes & Special Vehicles
Posted on December 1, 2025 | 14 CommentsWelcome to the Manoir de l’Automobile (“Manor of the Automobile”), a thoroughly entertaining place to spend a couple hours (or about three CC posts) in to appreciate a top quality […] -
Forgotten Concept: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass FE3-X “Darth Vader” – A Would-Be Grand National From Lansing
Posted on November 20, 2025 | 21 CommentsAfter a decade of putting up with wheezing small blocks and pretending we were OK with it, the performance renaissance of the middle 1980s was an exciting time. We had […] -
Museum Classics: A Glimpse Inside the Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Posted on November 19, 2025 | 19 CommentsWhen my middle daughter read about the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Secret Boston, a book by Kiernan Schmitt, she said we must go there at once, so we did. […] -
Museum Classic: 1951 Toyopet SA – A Swing (Axle) And A Miss
Posted on November 6, 2025 | 13 CommentsToyota has been the top carmaker in the world for so many years now that it’s hard to fathom that there was a time when their very existence was in […] -
1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsAnna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […] -
Museum Classic: 1937 Cord 812 Sportsman – Supercharge Me!
Posted on September 26, 2025 | 16 CommentsWell, it’s the end of ‘30s month, so what could we close with other than the glorious Cord 810/812? Pick up your jaw from the floor and let’s take a […] -
Museum Classic: 1938 Nissan Type 70 Phaeton – JDM Book, Paige One
Posted on September 25, 2025 | 9 CommentsThe Japanese car landscape in the pre-war era was an alien world. More primordial ooze than anything else, with a few semi-organized entities – domestic or foreign – producing very […] -
Museum Classics: 1934 DeSoto Airflow & 1938 Peugeot 402 – Take A Sad Car And Make It Better
Posted on September 23, 2025 | 25 CommentsWe’re back at the Toyota Automobile Museum and we’re going to sink out teeth into the main event of the Streamliners section here. We’ve seen a number of the exhibits […] -
Museum Classic: 1938 Cadillac Series 60 Special – Suddenly, It’s 1940!
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe Toyota Automobile Museum contains an excellent selection of ’30s cars – pretty much every important model of the decade can be found there. This includes a Bugatti 57, a […] -
1946 Tatra 87 – Meet My Hero
Posted on September 9, 2025 | 18 CommentsIt had to happen one day. I just never expected it would take place 9000km away from Bohemia. Yes, Tatra87 finally found and photographed a T87 – perhaps the only […]
![Museum Classic: 1947 Playboy – It Had A Short Life But It Gave Its Name To A Long-Running Enterprise (Updated 2/5/2026) I had some time on my hands recently with the MLK day holiday, so I went up to the Saratoga auto museum. It was pretty much your […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Playboy-1.jpg)
![Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection (Updated 1/11/2026) In the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8578.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: 1963 DAF-Verheul Transit Bus – Museum Quality (Updated 12/7/2025) Back in 1958, DAF started the production of the TB-series of rolling bus chassis. The letters TB stand for TramBus (streetcar-bus), which means that the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8573.jpg)
![CC Museum: Manoir de l’Automobile, Part 3 – Postwar French Cars French cars of the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and even a few from the ‘90s – the main event of this museum, in other words. A whole room dedicated to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG20250808123239_edited-115x115.jpg)
![CC Museum: Manoir de l’Automobile, Part 2 – Postwar Imports & Domestic Trucks As stated in Part 1, the Manoir de l’Automobile (located in Brittany, by the way) features a majority of French cars. But there are a number of very fine imports […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG20250808124211_edited-115x115.jpg)
![CC Museum: Manoir de l’Automobile, Part 1 – Prewar Cars, Bikes & Special Vehicles Welcome to the Manoir de l’Automobile (“Manor of the Automobile”), a thoroughly entertaining place to spend a couple hours (or about three CC posts) in to appreciate a top quality […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG20250808133507_edited_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Forgotten Concept: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass FE3-X “Darth Vader” – A Would-Be Grand National From Lansing After a decade of putting up with wheezing small blocks and pretending we were OK with it, the performance renaissance of the middle 1980s was an exciting time. We had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PXL_20250325_155908217.MP_-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classics: A Glimpse Inside the Larz Anderson Auto Museum When my middle daughter read about the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Secret Boston, a book by Kiernan Schmitt, she said we must go there at once, so we did. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CarriageHouse1-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1951 Toyopet SA – A Swing (Axle) And A Miss Toyota has been the top carmaker in the world for so many years now that it’s hard to fathom that there was a time when their very existence was in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_2706_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family Anna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20251025_165217446-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1937 Cord 812 Sportsman – Supercharge Me! Well, it’s the end of ‘30s month, so what could we close with other than the glorious Cord 810/812? Pick up your jaw from the floor and let’s take a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2631_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1938 Nissan Type 70 Phaeton – JDM Book, Paige One The Japanese car landscape in the pre-war era was an alien world. More primordial ooze than anything else, with a few semi-organized entities – domestic or foreign – producing very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2489_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classics: 1934 DeSoto Airflow & 1938 Peugeot 402 – Take A Sad Car And Make It Better We’re back at the Toyota Automobile Museum and we’re going to sink out teeth into the main event of the Streamliners section here. We’ve seen a number of the exhibits […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2566_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1938 Cadillac Series 60 Special – Suddenly, It’s 1940! The Toyota Automobile Museum contains an excellent selection of ’30s cars – pretty much every important model of the decade can be found there. This includes a Bugatti 57, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2600_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1946 Tatra 87 – Meet My Hero It had to happen one day. I just never expected it would take place 9000km away from Bohemia. Yes, Tatra87 finally found and photographed a T87 – perhaps the only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2517_edited-115x115.jpg)


