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![(first posted 11/21/2015; expanded 11/20/2021) I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pontiac-1958-Pontiac-Bonneville-DV-11-GCA_i002.jpg "Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are History")
Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are History
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 120 Comments(first posted 11/21/2015; expanded 11/20/2021) I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which […] -
Vintage Ad: 1954 Ford Comic Strip
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 20 Comments -
![Let’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/80ed42de602f906c84f83eb85e5da6c1-1-e1637207830644.jpg "Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild")
Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 15 CommentsLet’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […] -
Vintage Ad: 1974 Mercury Cougar – Now That’s More Like It
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 36 CommentsMaybe not so much in terms of realism, but certainly in creating the right sort of fantasy atmosphere. Which is what it takes to sell cars, for the most part. -
CC Video: 1959 Chevrolet – An Autonomous American Visits Paris
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 22 Comments -
![Number 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9725.jpg "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsNumber 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […] -
![This van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6960.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In")
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2015) The parking lot of the neighborhood grocery store has yielded some pretty incredible finds. Still, I was flabbergasted to find there what appeared to be a daily-driver, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/007-Matador-Brougham-Wagon.jpg "CC Capsule: 1977 – ’78 AMC Matador Wagon – Still Getting Groceries")
CC Capsule: 1977 – ’78 AMC Matador Wagon – Still Getting Groceries
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) The parking lot of the neighborhood grocery store has yielded some pretty incredible finds. Still, I was flabbergasted to find there what appeared to be a daily-driver, […] -
![I was pondering doing this one as a “Wordless Outtake,” as it kind of left me speechless at the time. But let’s not scrimp on commentary – that’s what this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211023_143715-copy.jpg "CC Outtake: 1995 Toyota HiAce (H100) Super Custom Limited – Pure Dekotora Madness")
CC Outtake: 1995 Toyota HiAce (H100) Super Custom Limited – Pure Dekotora Madness
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 8 CommentsI was pondering doing this one as a “Wordless Outtake,” as it kind of left me speechless at the time. But let’s not scrimp on commentary – that’s what this […] -
![This ad is almost as off-base as the Fairmont ad the other day. Big expensive house with a youngish couple in their tennis outfits, posing with a Comet four door. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/boomn.jpg "Clueless Vintage Ad: 1974 Mercury Comet 4-Door Sedan – Just What Every Rich Young Couple Wanted")
Clueless Vintage Ad: 1974 Mercury Comet 4-Door Sedan – Just What Every Rich Young Couple Wanted
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 67 CommentsThis ad is almost as off-base as the Fairmont ad the other day. Big expensive house with a youngish couple in their tennis outfits, posing with a Comet four door. […] -
![When I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rcvg.jpg "The Evolution of Car Salesmanship")
The Evolution of Car Salesmanship
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 31 CommentsWhen I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […] -
![This was shot in York, PA in 1986. The Mack B Series looks to be well older than any of the junk cars it’s hauling off to the crusher. Can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51657290515_e96fb79168_h.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B Series – It Well Outlived Its Load")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B Series – It Well Outlived Its Load
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 12 CommentsThis was shot in York, PA in 1986. The Mack B Series looks to be well older than any of the junk cars it’s hauling off to the crusher. Can […] -
![Last week I relayed here the message I got from a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. Messages we receive can be alarming, or sometimes just informative, and in that case inspiring […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/etgt.jpg "Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns – Message From 1953, Pt. 2")
Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns – Message From 1953, Pt. 2
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 37 CommentsLast week I relayed here the message I got from a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. Messages we receive can be alarming, or sometimes just informative, and in that case inspiring […] -
![Waldorf schools were once very heavily associated with old Volvo station wagons and Corollas. Yes, stereotypes, but I was around one in Eugene enough in the early 90s to say […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6349.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1981 Toyota Corolla – Old School Waldorf School Corolla")
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Toyota Corolla – Old School Waldorf School Corolla
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 25 CommentsWaldorf schools were once very heavily associated with old Volvo station wagons and Corollas. Yes, stereotypes, but I was around one in Eugene enough in the early 90s to say […] -
![Our COAL bunker is empty, and it’s getting cold. So we need us some new COALers, as in two of them, preferably. No experience needed, and no need to feel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1240,height=654,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/miners-1.jpg "We Need Us Some New COALers, Once Again – And Other New Contributors Too")
We Need Us Some New COALers, Once Again – And Other New Contributors Too
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 23 CommentsOur COAL bunker is empty, and it’s getting cold. So we need us some new COALers, as in two of them, preferably. No experience needed, and no need to feel […]
