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Curbside Classics Archives
Museum Archive
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![Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity")
Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on December 6, 2016 | 22 CommentsHumankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![The Lane Motor Museum has the largest collection of Tatras (although sadly no T-77), and I promise a good look at them as soon as I can find a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_4998-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Lane Motor Museum Basement Outtake: Tatra T-613 Ambulance – The Gurney Sits Directly Above The Rear Air-Cooled V8")
CC Lane Motor Museum Basement Outtake: Tatra T-613 Ambulance – The Gurney Sits Directly Above The Rear Air-Cooled V8
Posted on June 24, 2016 | 18 CommentsThe Lane Motor Museum has the largest collection of Tatras (although sadly no T-77), and I promise a good look at them as soon as I can find a few […] -
![I have referred previously on CC to the Imperial War Museum (IWM) aircraft and military vehicle collection at Duxford, near Cambridge in England, and personally I cannot recommend it enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SR71.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The American Air Museum In Britain, part of the Imperial War Museum.")
Museum Classics: The American Air Museum In Britain, part of the Imperial War Museum.
Posted on March 31, 2016 | 55 CommentsI have referred previously on CC to the Imperial War Museum (IWM) aircraft and military vehicle collection at Duxford, near Cambridge in England, and personally I cannot recommend it enough […] -
![At present, Toyota has a US Museum located in Torrance, California. The museum is not open to the public, but last year they offered local residents a week long open house. With Toyota’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Toyota-Museum-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Museum: The Toyota Motor Museum in Torrance, California")
CC Museum: The Toyota Motor Museum in Torrance, California
Posted on January 11, 2016 | 46 CommentsAt present, Toyota has a US Museum located in Torrance, California. The museum is not open to the public, but last year they offered local residents a week long open house. With Toyota’s […] -
![Along with the CCs I photographed in Rome and posted here and here for your reading pleasure, there was another place I decided to try and visit: Museo Delle Auto […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/PC140310.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Rome Police Car Museum- Pull Over Sir, Pronto!")
Museum Classics: Rome Police Car Museum- Pull Over Sir, Pronto!
Posted on January 2, 2016 | 23 CommentsAlong with the CCs I photographed in Rome and posted here and here for your reading pleasure, there was another place I decided to try and visit: Museo Delle Auto […] -
![Ever since my father was diagnosed with dementia several years ago, I’ve been making the 15-hour trip to visit him as often as possible. My route takes me past several […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/microcarsign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Stubble of the Dubble Bubble – The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum")
Museum Classics: Stubble of the Dubble Bubble – The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum
Posted on December 6, 2015 | 19 CommentsEver since my father was diagnosed with dementia several years ago, I’ve been making the 15-hour trip to visit him as often as possible. My route takes me past several […] -
![Most modern Danish car building attempts have been small, electric vehicles. The final Danish car at the museum, where I have taken the photos for the past six installments of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_20151018_155006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #7: 1998 Kewet")
Danish Delights #7: 1998 Kewet
Posted on December 4, 2015 | 8 CommentsMost modern Danish car building attempts have been small, electric vehicles. The final Danish car at the museum, where I have taken the photos for the past six installments of […] -
![Moving on from the Sommer family’s cars, we meet Steen Volmer Jensen, who at age 19 decided he would build a car on his own. This car was never intended […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_20151018_154503.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #5: 1967 SVJ 1000 GT")
Danish Delights #5: 1967 SVJ 1000 GT
Posted on November 20, 2015 | 15 CommentsMoving on from the Sommer family’s cars, we meet Steen Volmer Jensen, who at age 19 decided he would build a car on his own. This car was never intended […] -
![Inside of this nondescript building is a treasure. At least some people would consider it a treasure. For this building contains the historical archives of the Studebaker Corporation. And it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/StudebakerArchives01Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cache – The Archives at the Studebaker National Museum")
Curbside Cache – The Archives at the Studebaker National Museum
Posted on November 19, 2015 | 35 CommentsInside of this nondescript building is a treasure. At least some people would consider it a treasure. For this building contains the historical archives of the Studebaker Corporation. And it […] -
![In the late sixties Ole Sommer visited California. Now, I was born a decade later but I imagine that was probably one of the most carefree and easygoing environments the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_20151018_145439.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #3: 1972 Sommer Joker")
Danish Delights #3: 1972 Sommer Joker
Posted on November 6, 2015 | 10 CommentsIn the late sixties Ole Sommer visited California. Now, I was born a decade later but I imagine that was probably one of the most carefree and easygoing environments the […] -
![So this looks like a Volvo Amazon (or 120 series) at first, right? Especially from the front, but it is actually not that simple. It is based on the frame […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_20151018_145943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #2: 1960 Volvo Special")
Danish Delights #2: 1960 Volvo Special
Posted on October 30, 2015 | 15 CommentsSo this looks like a Volvo Amazon (or 120 series) at first, right? Especially from the front, but it is actually not that simple. It is based on the frame […] -
Danish Delights #1: 1950 Sommer S1
Posted on October 23, 2015 | 23 CommentsThis is the first installment of a series of posts on attempts at Danish car production after the Second World War. First up is the 1950 Sommer S1. -
![In this fourth episode of the DAF Museum tour we walk by a comprehensive collection of specialties. The one-offs, prototypes, concepts, toys for the rich and famous, locally used custom-built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Four – The Specialties")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Four – The Specialties
Posted on September 25, 2015 | 48 CommentsIn this fourth episode of the DAF Museum tour we walk by a comprehensive collection of specialties. The one-offs, prototypes, concepts, toys for the rich and famous, locally used custom-built […] -
![Once the Second World War was over, DAF started to develop their own trucks and the series production started in 1949. The Van Doorne brothers’ next goal was to develop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0297.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Three – The Cars")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Three – The Cars
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 44 CommentsOnce the Second World War was over, DAF started to develop their own trucks and the series production started in 1949. The Van Doorne brothers’ next goal was to develop […]
