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Nostalgia Archive
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![As we all know, mankind has the inborn desire and ability to create beautiful things. We also get a kick out of destroying things too. Some 38 years ago I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1970-pontiac-le-mans-parked-30-years-is-a-rare-sport-surprise-it-s-yours-for-ipad-money_21-115x115.jpg "1970 Pontiac LeMans, Six-Cylinder, 4-Door Hardtop: A Tough Car To Kill, Even When You Try")
1970 Pontiac LeMans, Six-Cylinder, 4-Door Hardtop: A Tough Car To Kill, Even When You Try
Posted on June 12, 2026 | 20 CommentsAs we all know, mankind has the inborn desire and ability to create beautiful things. We also get a kick out of destroying things too. Some 38 years ago I […] -
![As someone who spent a career in military law enforcement, I’ve always had a fascination with and connection to police vehicles. I began my career in 1978, so I missed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Policecar_then_andnow_1-115x115.png "Police Vehicles – How Do the Old School 1960’s Big-Blocks Compare to Their Current Blue Blood Brethren?")
Police Vehicles – How Do the Old School 1960’s Big-Blocks Compare to Their Current Blue Blood Brethren?
Posted on May 22, 2026 | 18 CommentsAs someone who spent a career in military law enforcement, I’ve always had a fascination with and connection to police vehicles. I began my career in 1978, so I missed […] -
![In Japan, there is an appreciation for retro designs, something that was demonstrated earlier by Nissan’s Pike cars; a series of retro models that began with the BE-1 from 1987, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Suzuki_Every_2013-115x115.jpg "The Many Faces of Kei Vans – Retro Style Japanese Mimics")
The Many Faces of Kei Vans – Retro Style Japanese Mimics
Posted on February 26, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn Japan, there is an appreciation for retro designs, something that was demonstrated earlier by Nissan’s Pike cars; a series of retro models that began with the BE-1 from 1987, […] -
![Images of cars, camping, and people doing things away from the city with their vintage people movers and ordinary postwar to 1970s American vehicles seem to be a popular theme […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6.jpg "Road Trip: 1964 Dodge Dart (Grüne Hölle) Goes Camping")
Road Trip: 1964 Dodge Dart (Grüne Hölle) Goes Camping
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 9 CommentsImages of cars, camping, and people doing things away from the city with their vintage people movers and ordinary postwar to 1970s American vehicles seem to be a popular theme […] -
![I was feeling a bit unmotivated so I turned around to my bookshelf and grabbed for some inspiration…the July 1953 Popular Science that’s been gathering dust there for some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/neck-crop-horz-top.jpg "Better Living Through Science: Highlights From The July 1953 Issue Of Popular Science")
Better Living Through Science: Highlights From The July 1953 Issue Of Popular Science
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 17 CommentsI was feeling a bit unmotivated so I turned around to my bookshelf and grabbed for some inspiration…the July 1953 Popular Science that’s been gathering dust there for some […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2018) For many people the implication from the title of this piece might present a daunting proposition. In my case, growing up in a town of around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thebes-bridge-twilight.jpg "Automotive, Architectural, and Small Town History and Reminiscing: The Cars, Structures, and History Of My Southern Illinois Hometown")
Automotive, Architectural, and Small Town History and Reminiscing: The Cars, Structures, and History Of My Southern Illinois Hometown
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 12/14/2018) For many people the implication from the title of this piece might present a daunting proposition. In my case, growing up in a town of around […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Bryan.jpg "Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters")
Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg "The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents")
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
![(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tintin-Lincoln2.jpg "The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?")
The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1973Auburn02-crop.jpg "CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be")
CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […] -
Clearance-side Classics: Newark Edition
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/1/2018) New at Newark Street, Newark NJ – Fall, 1980 -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 172 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2013) Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/drags-victor.jpg "Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery")
Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/10/2013) Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
![I ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4589.jpeg "And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can")
And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 69 CommentsI ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […]
