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Vintage Photos Archive
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![(first posted 4/11/2017) Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DG-ME-58-ford-snowy-street.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 4/11/2017) Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a […] -
Vintage Brochure: Two Very Different 1961 Chevy Pickups
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 10 CommentsChevrolet offered pickup buyers two very different alternatives in 1961. And of course we know which approach won out with American buyers. -
![This vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ford-Mavericks.jpeg "Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground")
Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 81 CommentsThis vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […] -
![I’ve put forth the argument that the Edsel’s problem was not its vertical grille, but simply because it was the wrong car at the wrong time. There were other concepts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5565493388_a5c4cf9560_o.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: 1959 Scimitar All-Purpose Sedan Designed By Brooks Stevens – Edsel Wasn’t The Only One")
Vintage PR Shot: 1959 Scimitar All-Purpose Sedan Designed By Brooks Stevens – Edsel Wasn’t The Only One
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 19 CommentsI’ve put forth the argument that the Edsel’s problem was not its vertical grille, but simply because it was the wrong car at the wrong time. There were other concepts […] -
![Chevrolet had a very diverse line of vans on tap in 1963. The genuine Step-Van, the light-truck based panel van, and the Corvan. It was the Step van that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52144014687_2b1f413d5f_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: Three Very Different 1963 Chevrolet Vans/Panel Trucks – Guess Which One Came With A Four?")
Vintage PR Shot: Three Very Different 1963 Chevrolet Vans/Panel Trucks – Guess Which One Came With A Four?
Posted on March 12, 2023 | 23 CommentsChevrolet had a very diverse line of vans on tap in 1963. The genuine Step-Van, the light-truck based panel van, and the Corvan. It was the Step van that […] -
![(first posted 3/1/2017) Let’s go back to Dave Gelina’s collection of vintage slides for some more great shots. This one might be titled “small, medium, and big”, and pretty much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DG-ME-3-cars.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Me And My Car, Part 2")
Vintage Snapshots: Me And My Car, Part 2
Posted on March 1, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 3/1/2017) Let’s go back to Dave Gelina’s collection of vintage slides for some more great shots. This one might be titled “small, medium, and big”, and pretty much […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2017) More lovely vintage pics from Norway found on VW Vortex. Here, we have some interesting street and road snaps, which I think all more or less date […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dO4sJc8.jpg "Vintage Photos: Norwegian Woods (Part 2: Group Pics)")
Vintage Photos: Norwegian Woods (Part 2: Group Pics)
Posted on February 25, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 2/25/2017) More lovely vintage pics from Norway found on VW Vortex. Here, we have some interesting street and road snaps, which I think all more or less date […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2017) These lovely snaps come from the VW Vortex forum, which has a near 500-page thread of vintage car pics. They were posted by an Oslo-based member […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/V5OdqLt.jpg "Vintage Photos: Norwegian Blues (Part 1: Solo Cars)")
Vintage Photos: Norwegian Blues (Part 1: Solo Cars)
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 2/24/2017) These lovely snaps come from the VW Vortex forum, which has a near 500-page thread of vintage car pics. They were posted by an Oslo-based member […] -
![The 1965 Ford LTD was an ambitious move upmarket for the Ford brand, and it was a big success. But that didn’t translate to the limousine version by Lehmann-Peterson; only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52283330371_5a7aa63730_k.jpg "Vintage PR Photo: 1965 Ford LTD Limousine By Lehmann-Peterson – A Long Dud")
Vintage PR Photo: 1965 Ford LTD Limousine By Lehmann-Peterson – A Long Dud
Posted on February 19, 2023 | 33 CommentsThe 1965 Ford LTD was an ambitious move upmarket for the Ford brand, and it was a big success. But that didn’t translate to the limousine version by Lehmann-Peterson; only […] -
![Pierce-Arrow, a company we have not done proper justice too here, was arguably America’s premiere luxury car builder in its heyday, the aughts, teens and into the twenties. It was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/6113596189_9d69025abe_h.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Coal Truck – Not What One Might Imagine From A Top Luxury Brand")
Vintage Ad: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Coal Truck – Not What One Might Imagine From A Top Luxury Brand
Posted on February 7, 2023 | 17 CommentsPierce-Arrow, a company we have not done proper justice too here, was arguably America’s premiere luxury car builder in its heyday, the aughts, teens and into the twenties. It was […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcard: Al Lankford Buick-Bricklin – What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 21 CommentsThere’s something not right about this picture. Al Lankford really was a Bricklin dealer, but look at the cars in the showroom. -
![San Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/default1-1.jpg "CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)")
CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 40 CommentsSan Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […] -
Vintage PR Photo: Bentley Estate Car Val d’Isere by Robert Jankel – Just Some DiNoc Away From Being The Ultimate Country Squire
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 11 Comments -
![Here’s an old photo that Jason Shafer might appreciate: a highway maintenance crew from the Missouri State Highway Department in 1945 with a very sharply-dressed highway patrolman and his 1942 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52571998433_49e5820d15_h.jpg "Vintage Photo: Road Maintenance In Missouri, 1945")
Vintage Photo: Road Maintenance In Missouri, 1945
Posted on January 26, 2023 | 25 CommentsHere’s an old photo that Jason Shafer might appreciate: a highway maintenance crew from the Missouri State Highway Department in 1945 with a very sharply-dressed highway patrolman and his 1942 […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcard: S&R Lincoln-Mercury-Comet-Triumph-Fiat — One Stop Shopping From Luxury To Super Cheap
Posted on January 25, 2023 | 17 Comments
