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Blog Archive
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What If: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car “City”
Posted on September 13, 2014 | 62 CommentsRecently I was playing around with brochure images, and decided to see what a Continental would look like with virtually no overhangs. The resulting car actually looked better than I […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1964 Pontiac Laurentian – The Un-Wide Track Pontiac
Posted on September 13, 2014 | 45 CommentsAnyone who’s hung around here for a while and still has a few active brain cells knows the Canadian Pontiac story by now: They look like real Pontiacs, but they’re […] -
CC Outtake: Star Quest
Posted on September 13, 2014 | 11 CommentsI’ve noticed that minivans are among the most preferred canvases for artistic expression. I suspect that the intrinsic dullness of their boxy shape may have something to do with that, […] -
CC Outtake: Opposites Attract, Despite The Similarities. Or Because Of Them
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 35 CommentsWhen I saw these two wagons side-by-side, I was struck initially by the obvious contrast between them. But then I noticed the similarity of their rear-most side windows, in their […] -
COAL: 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca – Forward Look Family Heirloom
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 71 Comments(Please enjoy this latest COAL submitted by Ben Settler, aka Sodbuster) The magnificent beast you are looking at was purchased new by my great-grandfather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the […] -
Curbside Parking: Hillerød, Denmark 1975 – How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 38 CommentsEveryone seems to love Curbside Parking, so I decided to submit this picture with some Euro CCs. This picture was taken in June 1975, in Hillerød, Denmark. That’s Frederiksborg castle […] -
Cohort Capsule: A Visit To Moscow’s Retro Auto Museum
Posted on September 11, 2014 | 25 CommentsTo make up for all the truly grand American luxury cars he has photographed around Helsinki, LDeren has uploaded pictures taken during a visit to Moscow’s Retro Auto Museum. Maintaining […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1985-1996 Chevy C10 – Otherworldly Workhorse
Posted on September 11, 2014 | 35 CommentsI’ve always felt the 1988 Chevy and GMC full-size trucks to be style leaders in the best GM truck tradition, but this facelift of the third-generation C/K series built for Latin […] -
QOTD: What’s The First Workaday Car You Remember With Air Conditioning?
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 132 CommentsThe ’62 Skylark I spied in Maine is interesting for a variety of reasons, its generous specification being among of the more notable of these. A compact car with power […] -
CC Design Question: 1959 Forward Face Off – Who Wore Their Make-Up Better?
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsWhen Virgil Exner and the Highland Park Studios had to finish off the 1950’s, the final Forward Look interpretations for the decade got a heavy dose of new make up. […] -
Curbside Calamity: 1969 Chevy Van, a Former COAL – Tree 1, Van 0
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 33 CommentsLooks like it’s game over for this van. Or is it? -
Cohort Sighting: 1986 Buick Skyhawk T-Type – Et Tu, Buick?
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 47 CommentsNot much can be said about the Buick Skyhawk which hasn’t been covered already, but this red ’86 T-Type is one of the rarer J-bodies and is a great compliment […] -
Curbside Parking: How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 63 CommentsPhoto Source: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions I love period photographs of parking lots. Is there a better record of the automotive landscape of a particular era? Here we have an aerial […] -
CC Road Trip: How To Tour Route 66
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 25 CommentsAs you know from my recent postings, my dad and I spent the week before Labor Day touring Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque (and thanks to all of you […] -
Cohort Sighting: Aston Martin Lagonda Series II – In Vivid Color
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 58 CommentsIt’s already past bed time, but as I took a quick last cruise through the Cohort—which is chock-full of fantastic cars—this picture stopped me in my tracks, and had a […]
![What If: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car “City” Recently I was playing around with brochure images, and decided to see what a Continental would look like with virtually no overhangs. The resulting car actually looked better than I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1978-Lincoln-Continental-03-e1410627210962.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: 1964 Pontiac Laurentian – The Un-Wide Track Pontiac Anyone who’s hung around here for a while and still has a few active brain cells knows the Canadian Pontiac story by now: They look like real Pontiacs, but they’re […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pontiac-1964-Laurentian-fq.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Star Quest I’ve noticed that minivans are among the most preferred canvases for artistic expression. I suspect that the intrinsic dullness of their boxy shape may have something to do with that, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-234-007-1200.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Opposites Attract, Despite The Similarities. Or Because Of Them When I saw these two wagons side-by-side, I was struck initially by the obvious contrast between them. But then I noticed the similarity of their rear-most side windows, in their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-234-003-1200.jpg)
![COAL: 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca – Forward Look Family Heirloom (Please enjoy this latest COAL submitted by Ben Settler, aka Sodbuster) The magnificent beast you are looking at was purchased new by my great-grandfather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pic-14.jpg)
![Curbside Parking: Hillerød, Denmark 1975 – How Many CCs Can You Identify? Everyone seems to love Curbside Parking, so I decided to submit this picture with some Euro CCs. This picture was taken in June 1975, in Hillerød, Denmark. That’s Frederiksborg castle […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/LD-parking-lot-1200.jpg)
![Cohort Capsule: A Visit To Moscow’s Retro Auto Museum To make up for all the truly grand American luxury cars he has photographed around Helsinki, LDeren has uploaded pictures taken during a visit to Moscow’s Retro Auto Museum. Maintaining […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15184959526_91e8c4e664_k.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: 1985-1996 Chevy C10 – Otherworldly Workhorse I’ve always felt the 1988 Chevy and GMC full-size trucks to be style leaders in the best GM truck tradition, but this facelift of the third-generation C/K series built for Latin […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screenshot-2014-09-10-22.25.03.png)
![QOTD: What’s The First Workaday Car You Remember With Air Conditioning? The ’62 Skylark I spied in Maine is interesting for a variety of reasons, its generous specification being among of the more notable of these. A compact car with power […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ambassador-rebel-weathereye-1.jpg)
![CC Design Question: 1959 Forward Face Off – Who Wore Their Make-Up Better? When Virgil Exner and the Highland Park Studios had to finish off the 1950’s, the final Forward Look interpretations for the decade got a heavy dose of new make up. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DesotoLer-e1410320058156.jpg)

![Cohort Sighting: 1986 Buick Skyhawk T-Type – Et Tu, Buick? Not much can be said about the Buick Skyhawk which hasn’t been covered already, but this red ’86 T-Type is one of the rarer J-bodies and is a great compliment […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screenshot-2014-08-27-10.24.12.png)
![Curbside Parking: How Many CCs Can You Identify? Photo Source: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions I love period photographs of parking lots. Is there a better record of the automotive landscape of a particular era? Here we have an aerial […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Shamban-crop.jpg)
![CC Road Trip: How To Tour Route 66 As you know from my recent postings, my dad and I spent the week before Labor Day touring Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque (and thanks to all of you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Me-and-Paul.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Aston Martin Lagonda Series II – In Vivid Color It’s already past bed time, but as I took a quick last cruise through the Cohort—which is chock-full of fantastic cars—this picture stopped me in my tracks, and had a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Aston-Martin-Lagonda-green-int.jpg)


