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Curbside Classics Archives
What If Archive
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![The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/036a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?")
QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?
Posted on February 29, 2016 | 44 CommentsThe Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […] -
![photoshop by Barry Koch (Barko) My biggest beef with the Gremlin is that Dr. Dick Teague got a wee bit carried away with his scalpel when he cut away on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ggfn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? A Better Gremlin? Or Not?")
What If? A Better Gremlin? Or Not?
Posted on February 24, 2016 | 54 Commentsphotoshop by Barry Koch (Barko) My biggest beef with the Gremlin is that Dr. Dick Teague got a wee bit carried away with his scalpel when he cut away on […] -
![“AMC noted the use of the bustleback to promote a pseudo classic look on certain American luxury marques, and realized that little expense would be incurred in adding an extra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AMC-Gremlin-barko-2.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Gremlin What If #2: The Greville")
Gremlin What If #2: The Greville
Posted on February 24, 2016 | 45 Comments“AMC noted the use of the bustleback to promote a pseudo classic look on certain American luxury marques, and realized that little expense would be incurred in adding an extra […] -
![MADE IN JAPAN. It’s hard to believe that these three words were once pronounced with a snicker. They were an indictment of an entire economy, a comic’s punchline. For […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TRADE-MARK-post-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? Tin Toys for Big Boys")
What If? Tin Toys for Big Boys
Posted on January 17, 2016 | 44 CommentsMADE IN JAPAN. It’s hard to believe that these three words were once pronounced with a snicker. They were an indictment of an entire economy, a comic’s punchline. For […] -
![(image source stationwagonforums.com) (first posted 12/8/2011) And no, that’s not photoshopped, but a genuine GM Design concept/clay. Some serious consideration must have been given to it. Or did the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cadillac-eldorado-wagon-1971-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Since Cadillac Didn’t Build This 1971 Eldorado Wagon, Everyone Else Did – Just Not As Well")
Since Cadillac Didn’t Build This 1971 Eldorado Wagon, Everyone Else Did – Just Not As Well
Posted on November 17, 2015 | 41 Comments(image source stationwagonforums.com) (first posted 12/8/2011) And no, that’s not photoshopped, but a genuine GM Design concept/clay. Some serious consideration must have been given to it. Or did the […] -
![Photoshops courtesy of Brendan Saur Would anyone have purchased a Dodge Wrangler? How about an Eagle Grand Caravan or, horror of horrors, a Jeep Grand Caravan? When Chrysler purchased American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jeep-commando-photoshop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rebadging That Never Happened")
Automotive History: The Rebadging That Never Happened
Posted on August 20, 2015 | 34 CommentsPhotoshops courtesy of Brendan Saur Would anyone have purchased a Dodge Wrangler? How about an Eagle Grand Caravan or, horror of horrors, a Jeep Grand Caravan? When Chrysler purchased American […] -
![In less than two short weeks, I’ll be making my annual, summer pilgrimage back to my hometown of Flint, Michigan, for the yearly Back To The Bricks car festival which lasts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/034-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC What If: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible – Can I Rent One Of These, Instead?")
CC What If: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible – Can I Rent One Of These, Instead?
Posted on July 29, 2015 | 32 CommentsIn less than two short weeks, I’ll be making my annual, summer pilgrimage back to my hometown of Flint, Michigan, for the yearly Back To The Bricks car festival which lasts […] -
![If there was one car that epitomized the ridiculously endless overuse of the Chrysler K-platform, it was the 1990-1993 “Y-body” Chrysler Imperial. Rein-K-arnated after yet another brief tenure of absence, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC What If: 1990 Imperial Crown Coupe?")
CC What If: 1990 Imperial Crown Coupe?
Posted on May 14, 2015 | 40 CommentsIf there was one car that epitomized the ridiculously endless overuse of the Chrysler K-platform, it was the 1990-1993 “Y-body” Chrysler Imperial. Rein-K-arnated after yet another brief tenure of absence, the […] -
![Special thanks to Brendan Saur, my art director and collaborator on this piece. NEW YORK CITY: General Motors announced yesterday the resurrection of the late Pontiac Aztek, this time as a Cadillac. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Caztek_Exterior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: GM to Revive Aztek as a Cadillac")
Future Classic: GM to Revive Aztek as a Cadillac
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 62 CommentsSpecial thanks to Brendan Saur, my art director and collaborator on this piece. NEW YORK CITY: General Motors announced yesterday the resurrection of the late Pontiac Aztek, this time as a Cadillac. […] -
What If? 1960 Cadillac Flat Top Low
Posted on March 16, 2015 | 25 CommentsFrom the imaginarium of paulvaranasi -
What If: Bunkie’s Baby
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 16 Commentspaulvaranasi -
![A couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OldsEighty-EightCoupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe")
What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 91 CommentsA couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […] -
![And I didn’t even really ask, just suggest. But our PS-Meister Barko/Barry Koch has realized what I now desperately want to be driving. I’ve had a thing for dorsal fins […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Buick-1959-fin.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Ask And You Shall Receive…A Dorsal Fin")
What If: Ask And You Shall Receive…A Dorsal Fin
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 30 CommentsAnd I didn’t even really ask, just suggest. But our PS-Meister Barko/Barry Koch has realized what I now desperately want to be driving. I’ve had a thing for dorsal fins […] -
![You can count me in as a fan of the current Lincoln MKZ. It looks great in person, has a very luxurious interior, avoids the huge center console of its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "What If: 2015 Lincoln Zephyr L")
What If: 2015 Lincoln Zephyr L
Posted on December 4, 2014 | 45 CommentsYou can count me in as a fan of the current Lincoln MKZ. It looks great in person, has a very luxurious interior, avoids the huge center console of its […] -
![OK you guys, I have tried, with little effect, to educate you on the merits of the 1980-83 Continental Mark VI. For instance, it is based upon the 1980-89 Town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1981-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-VI-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Chopped Top Mark VI – Or, How To Make The Mark Sleeker Without Really Trying")
What If: Chopped Top Mark VI – Or, How To Make The Mark Sleeker Without Really Trying
Posted on October 30, 2014 | 46 CommentsOK you guys, I have tried, with little effect, to educate you on the merits of the 1980-83 Continental Mark VI. For instance, it is based upon the 1980-89 Town […]
