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![America’s form of government ensures that certain matters are left up to the states. The regulation of motor vehicles is one of those areas, and as a result, there are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screenshot_2019-08-19-Governor-Andrew-M-Cuomo-Thank-you-for-voting-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Newsstand/QOTD: New York State Residents Have Until September 2 To Pick Their Future License Plate. What’s Your Favorite License Plate?")
CC Newsstand/QOTD: New York State Residents Have Until September 2 To Pick Their Future License Plate. What’s Your Favorite License Plate?
Posted on August 26, 2019 | 135 CommentsAmerica’s form of government ensures that certain matters are left up to the states. The regulation of motor vehicles is one of those areas, and as a result, there are […] -
![In perusing the Cohort I came across these shots by Robadr of this big bruiser of a convertible. It called to me. I have answered. And yes, we all know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1972FordLTDConvertible04Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1972 Ford LTD Convertible – Banana Boat")
Cohort Classic: 1972 Ford LTD Convertible – Banana Boat
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 72 CommentsIn perusing the Cohort I came across these shots by Robadr of this big bruiser of a convertible. It called to me. I have answered. And yes, we all know […] -
![Introductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1958-Packard-Colors-Bluff-Gray-08-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard")
Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard
Posted on August 7, 2019 | 86 CommentsIntroductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […] -
![While today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/names.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names")
What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names
Posted on July 9, 2019 | 74 CommentsWhile today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […] -
![Great trains have long lives. The Flying Scotsman is close to 150 years. The Cornish Riviera, over 120. The Broadway lasted over 80. The 20th Century Limited, 65. Canada’s Canadian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/01-fogg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1949-70 California Zephyr – A Silver Thread Across America")
Trackside Classic: 1949-70 California Zephyr – A Silver Thread Across America
Posted on April 21, 2019 | 27 CommentsGreat trains have long lives. The Flying Scotsman is close to 150 years. The Cornish Riviera, over 120. The Broadway lasted over 80. The 20th Century Limited, 65. Canada’s Canadian […] -
![Sometimes, it is completely necessary to hit the “reset” button. Back in February of 2011, my newly jobless self was one of those people in need of a brief change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Flint-Vehicle-City-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Coupe In Flint, Michigan – Back To My Roots")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Coupe In Flint, Michigan – Back To My Roots
Posted on February 18, 2019 | 30 CommentsSometimes, it is completely necessary to hit the “reset” button. Back in February of 2011, my newly jobless self was one of those people in need of a brief change […] -
Set the Controls For 1998! Which of These Rides Would You Rock?
Posted on November 5, 2018 | 60 CommentsLet’s turn back the clock as we like to do here at Curbside Classic. It’s 1998 and you’re a junior in high school. Which of these rides would you rock? -
![This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters")
CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 57 CommentsThis true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […] -
CC TV: GM Toast the Midcentury Consumer Boom
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 17 CommentsOh, wow! It’s “American Look”, General Motors’ 1958 paean to designers and stylists and, erm, planned obsolescence. There’s something for everyone here; if you love MidMod stuff, -
CC Diaporama: Vancouver, 1966
Posted on November 6, 2017 | 89 CommentsRaise your hand who else has daydreamt about travelling to the past with discreetly-camouflaged high-definition digital camera equipment. No such luck with this interesting footage made public today from the […] -
![Of course, any compendium of mid-century car humor can’t ignore the phenomenon of the drive-in movie theater. Most are gone now, but enough remain that you can still take your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MAD-drive-in-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Humor: Going MAD at the Drive-In")
CC Humor: Going MAD at the Drive-In
Posted on October 30, 2017 | 13 CommentsOf course, any compendium of mid-century car humor can’t ignore the phenomenon of the drive-in movie theater. Most are gone now, but enough remain that you can still take your […] -
CC Humor: MAD About Commuting in the 1970s
Posted on September 29, 2017 | 15 CommentsNothing makes drivers MAD-der than the frustrations of commuting. What was awful then is worse now. -
![(first posted 12/18/2013) Opel had a long tradition of publishing annual calendars from the 1940s through the 1970s. Martin van Dujin continues to scan and post his extensive collection of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Opel-10.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Parade Of Vintage Opels On Vacation")
Parade Of Vintage Opels On Vacation
Posted on July 29, 2017 | 54 Comments(first posted 12/18/2013) Opel had a long tradition of publishing annual calendars from the 1940s through the 1970s. Martin van Dujin continues to scan and post his extensive collection of […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2011) We often use this space to take a serious look at our passion-cars and the companies that make them. But a little lighthearted diversion now and again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chevy-409.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Feature: Cars On The Radio – The Songs That Drive Us")
CC Feature: Cars On The Radio – The Songs That Drive Us
Posted on March 27, 2017 | 123 Comments(first posted 8/21/2011) We often use this space to take a serious look at our passion-cars and the companies that make them. But a little lighthearted diversion now and again […] -
![With the depths of a dreary winter being firmly in place, being in the midst of a prolonged creation of a laundry room, and several bizarre events, my time at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_0674.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Die-Cast CC Show: As Dr. Seuss Might Have Said, A Car Is A Car, No Matter How Small")
Die-Cast CC Show: As Dr. Seuss Might Have Said, A Car Is A Car, No Matter How Small
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 59 CommentsWith the depths of a dreary winter being firmly in place, being in the midst of a prolonged creation of a laundry room, and several bizarre events, my time at […]
