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Vintage Photos Archive
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![In the late 1980s/early 1990s, I started noticing that my beloved cars of the ’50s were becoming evermore rare. So I began a project of photographing surviving examples that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230115_113013-1.jpg "CC Photography: Curbside Classics of 1991 – Freezing Time in a Rectangle")
CC Photography: Curbside Classics of 1991 – Freezing Time in a Rectangle
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 63 CommentsIn the late 1980s/early 1990s, I started noticing that my beloved cars of the ’50s were becoming evermore rare. So I began a project of photographing surviving examples that […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2017) Today we travel back in time and to London, and check out the streets and cars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We’ll do it chronologically, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/London-in-the-1970s-2.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: The Streets of London in the 50s, 60s and 70s")
Vintage Snapshots: The Streets of London in the 50s, 60s and 70s
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/22/2017) Today we travel back in time and to London, and check out the streets and cars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We’ll do it chronologically, and […] -
![Choosing between the Pacer and the Matador coupe is a tough one. If the Pacer were the original hatchback, that would seal it. But then if the matador had its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52231192815_5292234643_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: AMC’s 1978 Lineup – Which One Will Be Yours?")
Vintage PR Shot: AMC’s 1978 Lineup – Which One Will Be Yours?
Posted on December 18, 2022 | 49 CommentsChoosing between the Pacer and the Matador coupe is a tough one. If the Pacer were the original hatchback, that would seal it. But then if the matador had its […] -
![For decades, Santa Claus has conducted public relations work for car dealerships, as shown by this shot, taken 95 years ago today – December 17, 1927. In the above picture, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Christmas-Essex.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: The Christmas Essex")
Vintage PR Shot: The Christmas Essex
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 12 CommentsFor decades, Santa Claus has conducted public relations work for car dealerships, as shown by this shot, taken 95 years ago today – December 17, 1927. In the above picture, […] -
![Taking a break on their holiday trip with the Airstream. Somewhere warm, I assume? The ’61 Ford wagon is sitting pretty level, thanks to that load distributing hitch. I’ve got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1488085012_bf31280283_h.jpg "Vintage Snapshot: Midway Plaza, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Dec. 1963 – Heading To Florida?")
Vintage Snapshot: Midway Plaza, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Dec. 1963 – Heading To Florida?
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 43 CommentsTaking a break on their holiday trip with the Airstream. Somewhere warm, I assume? The ’61 Ford wagon is sitting pretty level, thanks to that load distributing hitch. I’ve got […] -
![Not to be a nitpicker, but I’ve never seen a dealership whose signs used the plural for the brand they sold. Didn’t GM have any standards for signage back then? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52294009377_d45f8d9403_k.jpg "Vintage Dealer Postcard: Bayless Cadillacs – “Cadillacs”?")
Vintage Dealer Postcard: Bayless Cadillacs – “Cadillacs”?
Posted on December 13, 2022 | 33 CommentsNot to be a nitpicker, but I’ve never seen a dealership whose signs used the plural for the brand they sold. Didn’t GM have any standards for signage back then? […] -
![I’ve long had a bit of a soft spot for the Champ, and have written up several here (links below). But I’ve never seen one in military uniform, like this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52551779014_b68859eabb_o.jpg "Vintage Photo: 1961 Studebaker Champ In Uniform")
Vintage Photo: 1961 Studebaker Champ In Uniform
Posted on December 11, 2022 | 15 CommentsI’ve long had a bit of a soft spot for the Champ, and have written up several here (links below). But I’ve never seen one in military uniform, like this […] -
Vintage Photo: 1929 Austin Seven Delivery Van – Let’s See You Get In And Drive It
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Vintage Dealer Postcard: M & C Motors – “The Correct Time And Place To Buy Your New DeSoto & Plymouth
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![It wasn’t the stainless steel body (by Allegheny Ludlum) that caught my eye, nor the attractive young woman, but that terrible convertible top that has a nasty fold or something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52295791586_1ca15b2981_k.jpg "Vintage PR Photo: 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible With Stainless Steel Body And Pathetic Rumpled Top")
Vintage PR Photo: 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible With Stainless Steel Body And Pathetic Rumpled Top
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt wasn’t the stainless steel body (by Allegheny Ludlum) that caught my eye, nor the attractive young woman, but that terrible convertible top that has a nasty fold or something […] -
![It’s a…not, it’s Cortina Estate Car. But why they didn’t call it “The Squire”, a name that Ford of England had been using for its top tier Anglia estate car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52489977050_ce44c4a287_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: Ford Cortina Estate Car – Why Not A “Squire”")
Vintage PR Shot: Ford Cortina Estate Car – Why Not A “Squire”
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 21 CommentsIt’s a…not, it’s Cortina Estate Car. But why they didn’t call it “The Squire”, a name that Ford of England had been using for its top tier Anglia estate car […] -
![Here’s two stainless steel wonders from the past: a 1936 Ford built and owned by the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., as a traveling showcase of the company’s stainless steel products. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52294805027_13cf1e9a60_k.jpg "Vintage Photo: Two Stainless Steel Cars From The Past; The Cybertruck Will Make it Three")
Vintage Photo: Two Stainless Steel Cars From The Past; The Cybertruck Will Make it Three
Posted on December 1, 2022 | 18 CommentsHere’s two stainless steel wonders from the past: a 1936 Ford built and owned by the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., as a traveling showcase of the company’s stainless steel products. […] -
Vintage Ad: 1982 Koroghlian Royale – “Less Streamlining, More Headroom”
Posted on November 29, 2022 | 21 CommentsThe Koroghlian Royale as a one-off shown at the Orange County International Auto Show in 1982. It clearly bucks some the trends of the time, and embraces others. -
![Car dealerships have come a long way, especially compared to Gilman’s Garage & Ford, in Theresa, NY. I’m a bit stumped as to the location of the gas pump right […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52464899651_9454a7ce5f_k.jpg "Vintage Postcard: Gilman’s Garage & Ford; Theresa, NY – Watch Out For The Pump When You Go Down The Stairs")
Vintage Postcard: Gilman’s Garage & Ford; Theresa, NY – Watch Out For The Pump When You Go Down The Stairs
Posted on November 28, 2022 | 20 CommentsCar dealerships have come a long way, especially compared to Gilman’s Garage & Ford, in Theresa, NY. I’m a bit stumped as to the location of the gas pump right […] -
![This looks familiar: The airport in Innsbruck the way it was back in the 1950s, right down to the DC-3. This photo is from 1952, when the planes were still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DC-3-Innsbruck.jpg "Vintage Photo: A DC-3 Comes To Innsbruck In 1952 – She’s Still Flying Today")
Vintage Photo: A DC-3 Comes To Innsbruck In 1952 – She’s Still Flying Today
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 15 CommentsThis looks familiar: The airport in Innsbruck the way it was back in the 1950s, right down to the DC-3. This photo is from 1952, when the planes were still […]
