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Nostalgia Archive
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![(first posted 4/24/2017, updated and expanded over the years. Much to my surprise, this article is often the top non-paid Google search result for JC Whitney. I am humbled […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JCW-Logo-1.jpg "JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon")
JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 178 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017, updated and expanded over the years. Much to my surprise, this article is often the top non-paid Google search result for JC Whitney. I am humbled […] -
![I hadn’t actually intended to write up this particular rental car/travel adventure. Rather, I just documented the car photographically as I do many rental cars; and I had a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023SXT_front.jpeg "Rental Review & Musings: 2023 Dodge Charger SXT — End of the Line")
Rental Review & Musings: 2023 Dodge Charger SXT — End of the Line
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 53 CommentsI hadn’t actually intended to write up this particular rental car/travel adventure. Rather, I just documented the car photographically as I do many rental cars; and I had a few […] -
CC Vintage: Automotive Inventions Ahead of Their Time, Or Just Underappreciated
Posted on January 14, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 1/14/2017) How about an expanding travel trailer? From France, in 1934. Perfect for bowling fanatics. Here’s a few more. -
![[Originally posted 25 December 2017 @ 14:00] Or actually this might be more of a Chrysmas card. Either way,](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Chrysler_Christmas.jpg "CC Christmas Card: Do You See What I See?")
CC Christmas Card: Do You See What I See?
Posted on December 25, 2022 | 92 Comments[Originally posted 25 December 2017 @ 14:00] Or actually this might be more of a Chrysmas card. Either way, -
![(first posted 11/25/2016. Updated and expanded 11/24/2022) It’s been almost two years since I discovered a trove of old pictures from the home country. I used a number of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Innsbruck-1930s_MTH_1929.jpg "The Curbside Classics Of Innsbruck, 1950s – 1960s")
The Curbside Classics Of Innsbruck, 1950s – 1960s
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 11/25/2016. Updated and expanded 11/24/2022) It’s been almost two years since I discovered a trove of old pictures from the home country. I used a number of them […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/USA-1950s-32.jpg "Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s")
Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […] -
![It occurs to me that here at Curbside we spend relatively more time describing cars and other vehicles than we do exploring and thinking about what is put into these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/JJS1648.jpeg "Curbside Curbside: The Intertwined Histories of Grocery Shopping and Cars")
Curbside Curbside: The Intertwined Histories of Grocery Shopping and Cars
Posted on November 4, 2022 | 55 CommentsIt occurs to me that here at Curbside we spend relatively more time describing cars and other vehicles than we do exploring and thinking about what is put into these […] -
![I recently signed on to attend a gathering this fall with some of my former high school classmates, which will take place back in Flint, Michigan. This will mark my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220710_180143-1972-Buick-Skylark-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Coupe – Was It Cool?")
Curbside Musings: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Coupe – Was It Cool?
Posted on October 11, 2022 | 56 CommentsI recently signed on to attend a gathering this fall with some of my former high school classmates, which will take place back in Flint, Michigan. This will mark my […] -
![In an earlier post about school buses, the subject of School Safety Patrols – commonly known as “Patrols” or “Patrollers” – came up. Given that Patrols were a fixture of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/buffalopatrols.jpg "School Safety Patrols – Civic Responsibility and Pedestrian Protection")
School Safety Patrols – Civic Responsibility and Pedestrian Protection
Posted on October 6, 2022 | 54 CommentsIn an earlier post about school buses, the subject of School Safety Patrols – commonly known as “Patrols” or “Patrollers” – came up. Given that Patrols were a fixture of […] -
![Cherry IL, 2/12/86 (first posted 4/11/2012) My first Street Scenes post was a trial balloon of sorts. I think it’s safe to say that most of you Curbside Commenters enjoyed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cherry-e1350509749328.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Street Scenes Part II – You Asked For It!")
Vintage Snapshots: Street Scenes Part II – You Asked For It!
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 55 CommentsCherry IL, 2/12/86 (first posted 4/11/2012) My first Street Scenes post was a trial balloon of sorts. I think it’s safe to say that most of you Curbside Commenters enjoyed […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2013) When we’re rambling through the remote corners of the American West in our camper, we make lots of use of the classic old-time rest area. They’re a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Rest-stop-1.png "Roadside Rest Stops: A Vanishing Amenity?")
Roadside Rest Stops: A Vanishing Amenity?
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/14/2013) When we’re rambling through the remote corners of the American West in our camper, we make lots of use of the classic old-time rest area. They’re a […] -
![It’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/capital-4-17-62.jpeg "Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”")
Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsIt’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […] -
![click image for full size (first posted 9/18/2013. Let’s beat up on C/D some more) In 1967, I used to count the days until the next C/D issue came out; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ggbvc.jpg "One Of Car & Driver’s Dumber Moments: Pontiac OHC Six-Powered Jaguar XK-E")
One Of Car & Driver’s Dumber Moments: Pontiac OHC Six-Powered Jaguar XK-E
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 84 Commentsclick image for full size (first posted 9/18/2013. Let’s beat up on C/D some more) In 1967, I used to count the days until the next C/D issue came out; […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aallj.jpg "Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store")
Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store
Posted on March 30, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […] -
![Years ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/checker-front-cover.jpg "Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance")
Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsYears ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […]
