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Curbside Classics Archives
Reader’s Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DODGE-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […] -
![Have you ever wondered what it would be like (after a few decades) to get another example of your first car? Well, I decided to do just that, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231027_102643-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Resurrection: 1960 Comet – Can You Go Home Again?")
CC Resurrection: 1960 Comet – Can You Go Home Again?
Posted on November 7, 2023 | 27 CommentsHave you ever wondered what it would be like (after a few decades) to get another example of your first car? Well, I decided to do just that, and […] -
![As you long time CC hangers-on know, I now have three classic cars from the late 50s/early 60s in my stable. But the fact is you really need a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230219_153214-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader’s Curbside Classic: 2005 Jaguar S-Type–My Kitty")
Reader’s Curbside Classic: 2005 Jaguar S-Type–My Kitty
Posted on June 20, 2023 | 33 CommentsAs you long time CC hangers-on know, I now have three classic cars from the late 50s/early 60s in my stable. But the fact is you really need a […] -
CC Auto Painting: 1959 Chevrolet–“All New All Over Again!”
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 46 CommentsThat’s a 1959 Chevrolet advertising slogan. But it somewhat applies to my ’59 Biscayne even now, as it goes from solid color to fantastic two-tone! -
![Update: first posted 6/12/2014. This generated a lot of controversy then, and it still is. A number of new comments added since then claim to have seen fleets of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/65-wagon-1-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1965 Chevy II Two-Door Station Wagon: Factory COPO Original or Fake? The Verdict: It’s A Fake – But Recent Commenters Are Still Claiming Otherwise")
1965 Chevy II Two-Door Station Wagon: Factory COPO Original or Fake? The Verdict: It’s A Fake – But Recent Commenters Are Still Claiming Otherwise
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 110 CommentsUpdate: first posted 6/12/2014. This generated a lot of controversy then, and it still is. A number of new comments added since then claim to have seen fleets of these […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2014. One of my favorite (and most effective) trolling posts) Talk about instant gratification. At today’s Seville conversions post, nlpnt left this comment: I would’ve liked to see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Noville-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader’s Ride: The Noville Coupe – And Who Still Thinks The Seville Wasn’t Just A Tarted-Up Nova?")
Reader’s Ride: The Noville Coupe – And Who Still Thinks The Seville Wasn’t Just A Tarted-Up Nova?
Posted on January 27, 2020 | 210 Comments(first posted 1/13/2014. One of my favorite (and most effective) trolling posts) Talk about instant gratification. At today’s Seville conversions post, nlpnt left this comment: I would’ve liked to see […] -
![(Ed. Note: Please welcome David Devereaux to the ranks of our contributors with this first submission) In the summer of 1990, Mr. B walked into Stead Motors, a Mercedes-Benz dealer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MB300SE6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – The Realities Of Purchasing And Living With A Low Mileage Classic")
CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – The Realities Of Purchasing And Living With A Low Mileage Classic
Posted on September 6, 2019 | 41 Comments(Ed. Note: Please welcome David Devereaux to the ranks of our contributors with this first submission) In the summer of 1990, Mr. B walked into Stead Motors, a Mercedes-Benz dealer […] -
![Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in 1977 and they have not interested […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1978ChevroletZ28Camaro03Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro
Posted on February 1, 2019 | 49 CommentsLet’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in 1977 and they have not interested […] -
![One of my favorite things in life is the chance to drive an unfamiliar car. Our motto at CC is that Every Car Has A Story, and it’s true. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/63GalaxieDrive01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driving Impression: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 – Simplicity Is Its Virtue")
CC Driving Impression: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 – Simplicity Is Its Virtue
Posted on July 5, 2016 | 172 CommentsOne of my favorite things in life is the chance to drive an unfamiliar car. Our motto at CC is that Every Car Has A Story, and it’s true. It […] -
![It is hard to believe that it has been over a year since I wrote here about my “new” car. But four seasons have come and gone, and my little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1997Miata09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic Update: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Wheeeee!")
My Curbside Classic Update: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Wheeeee!
Posted on April 19, 2016 | 48 CommentsIt is hard to believe that it has been over a year since I wrote here about my “new” car. But four seasons have come and gone, and my little […] -
![“Nominal” is a bland word that had a special meaning to people who followed the U.S. manned space program. Not heard from American astronauts since 2011, when the Space Shuttle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1-Trip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Global CC: The Gambia Cruiser, Part II – All Systems Nominal")
My Global CC: The Gambia Cruiser, Part II – All Systems Nominal
Posted on August 7, 2014 | 74 Comments“Nominal” is a bland word that had a special meaning to people who followed the U.S. manned space program. Not heard from American astronauts since 2011, when the Space Shuttle […] -
![Dear Ms. Laura, I wanted to inform you that I am the most recent owner of your 1991 Volvo 740 Estate. As you are the original purchaser of my newest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/PC160011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Letter To The Original Owner Of This 1991 Volvo 740")
A Letter To The Original Owner Of This 1991 Volvo 740
Posted on March 16, 2014 | 37 CommentsDear Ms. Laura, I wanted to inform you that I am the most recent owner of your 1991 Volvo 740 Estate. As you are the original purchaser of my newest […] -
![It may not exactly be a “big rig” but it’s got big rig styling and big rig sound. My daily driver vehicle for over 12 years has been a 1994 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2005_unloading.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge RAM2500 Cummins Diesel")
My Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge RAM2500 Cummins Diesel
Posted on February 12, 2014 | 37 CommentsIt may not exactly be a “big rig” but it’s got big rig styling and big rig sound. My daily driver vehicle for over 12 years has been a 1994 […] -
![(CC Reader Steve Earl sent this in) My project truck is a ’56 Diamond T Series 536. This series was a ‘fire truck’ using this cab and chassis, beginning in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diamond-T-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader’s Rides: 1956 Diamond T 356 – A Really Big Pickup")
Reader’s Rides: 1956 Diamond T 356 – A Really Big Pickup
Posted on October 13, 2013 | 9 Comments(CC Reader Steve Earl sent this in) My project truck is a ’56 Diamond T Series 536. This series was a ‘fire truck’ using this cab and chassis, beginning in […] -
![CC reader Paul Noir has just returned from a vacation in Spain, and sends a collection of delightful finds like this Lancia Fulvia coupe (my favorite of the bunch) sitting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Lancia-Fulvia-Paul-Noir.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics From Sunny Spain")
Curbside Classics From Sunny Spain
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 6 CommentsCC reader Paul Noir has just returned from a vacation in Spain, and sends a collection of delightful finds like this Lancia Fulvia coupe (my favorite of the bunch) sitting […]
