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Design Archive
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![Like a meteor crashing through the sky, diagonally canted quad headlights were a styling trend that shone brightly and then burned out quickly. Let’s take a look at this short-lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1961-DeSoto-Front-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "When Headlights Went Sideways: A Brief History of Diagonally Canted Headlights")
When Headlights Went Sideways: A Brief History of Diagonally Canted Headlights
Posted on November 15, 2025 | 25 CommentsLike a meteor crashing through the sky, diagonally canted quad headlights were a styling trend that shone brightly and then burned out quickly. Let’s take a look at this short-lived […] -
![You could say a lot about the 1959 Pontiac, especially the top-of-the-line Bonneville, but its most lasting legacy was introducing the trademark Pontiac split grille. Although Pontiac nearly abandoned the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1959-and-1960-Pontiac-Bonneville-2HTs-Sienna-Coral-and-Shelltone-Ivory-Mecum-S8-and-S154-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "How The 1959 Pontiac’s Split Grille Defined The Brand For The Next 50 Years")
How The 1959 Pontiac’s Split Grille Defined The Brand For The Next 50 Years
Posted on November 5, 2025 | 28 CommentsYou could say a lot about the 1959 Pontiac, especially the top-of-the-line Bonneville, but its most lasting legacy was introducing the trademark Pontiac split grille. Although Pontiac nearly abandoned the […] -
![The Corvair was a revolutionary car in a number of ways but the biggest and most lasting influence may not be so obvious. The Corvair’s rear engine and sporty handling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-corvair-60-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The 1960 Corvair Created A Global Design Revolution – Its Effects Can Still Be Seen")
The 1960 Corvair Created A Global Design Revolution – Its Effects Can Still Be Seen
Posted on May 6, 2025 | 20 CommentsThe Corvair was a revolutionary car in a number of ways but the biggest and most lasting influence may not be so obvious. The Corvair’s rear engine and sporty handling […] -
![Yes, the 1960 Ford has fans. But the sad reality is that there weren’t nearly enough of them around in 1960 to keep it from being a serious sales flop, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-quest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The 1960 Ford Was A Big Styling (And Sales) Flop — Here’s How It Might Have Looked")
The 1960 Ford Was A Big Styling (And Sales) Flop — Here’s How It Might Have Looked
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 20 CommentsYes, the 1960 Ford has fans. But the sad reality is that there weren’t nearly enough of them around in 1960 to keep it from being a serious sales flop, […] -
![I’ve been away from CC for a while. One of the things occupying my time has been a piece on the American two-door wagon. In an extract from that piece, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mero3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The American Two-Door Wagon 1928-1981: Ponies")
The American Two-Door Wagon 1928-1981: Ponies
Posted on April 9, 2024 | 62 CommentsI’ve been away from CC for a while. One of the things occupying my time has been a piece on the American two-door wagon. In an extract from that piece, […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ffffv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized")
Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 180 Comments(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […] -
![(first posted 7/16/2017) Automotive pundits and experts around the world routinely claim that the minivan (a.k.a the MPV, the people-carrier or whatever you wish to call Puff the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/plymouth_1984.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: One Box To Rule Them All – An Archeology Of The Minivan")
Automotive History: One Box To Rule Them All – An Archeology Of The Minivan
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/16/2017) Automotive pundits and experts around the world routinely claim that the minivan (a.k.a the MPV, the people-carrier or whatever you wish to call Puff the […] -
![(image composite by atomicsamba. click on images for maximum effect) (first posted 3/13/2017) The 1950s were famous for a number of things. Some of the more memorable ones are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cadillac-1954-Park-Avenue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Mileposts in Design: Cadillac’s “Dagmars” – An Intimate Look At Their Origins, Development and Namesake")
Mileposts in Design: Cadillac’s “Dagmars” – An Intimate Look At Their Origins, Development and Namesake
Posted on March 13, 2023 | 59 Comments(image composite by atomicsamba. click on images for maximum effect) (first posted 3/13/2017) The 1950s were famous for a number of things. Some of the more memorable ones are […] -
CC Literature: Secret Classified Documents Revealed–“The Comet Story” (1960)
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 31 CommentsI classify these documents as “secret” because I have searched the internet for “The Comet Story” several times over the years and have never found any reference to it. -
![(first posted 5/24/2012) Virgil Exner is most often associated with the era of sweeping fins and other spacey design affectations during his tenure at Chrysler. But his most influential and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ssdty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Design History: Virgil Exner’s 1963 Stutz Revival – The Drawing (And Toy Cars) That Launched The Whole Neo-Classic-Brougham Era")
Design History: Virgil Exner’s 1963 Stutz Revival – The Drawing (And Toy Cars) That Launched The Whole Neo-Classic-Brougham Era
Posted on August 11, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted 5/24/2012) Virgil Exner is most often associated with the era of sweeping fins and other spacey design affectations during his tenure at Chrysler. But his most influential and […] -
![Sometime after retirement GM’s Vice President of Design Chuck Jordan took a writing stint at Sports Cars International, a now-gone auto enthusiast oriented magazine. Naturally, for someone who worked at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Scan-220729-0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Commentary: ‘A Design Revolution’ – Chuck Jordan On The Styling Of GM’s Wild 1959 Cars")
Vintage Commentary: ‘A Design Revolution’ – Chuck Jordan On The Styling Of GM’s Wild 1959 Cars
Posted on August 11, 2022 | 16 CommentsSometime after retirement GM’s Vice President of Design Chuck Jordan took a writing stint at Sports Cars International, a now-gone auto enthusiast oriented magazine. Naturally, for someone who worked at […] -
![Duesenberg SJ Rollston “Twenty Grand” Gordon Buehrig designed some of the most brilliant and groundbreaking cars of the 1920s, 1930s, and beyond. Think Cord 810, Duesenberg J/SJs, Auburn Boat tail […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buehrig-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Biography (1966): Gordon Buehrig – Designer of American Classics Such As Duesenberg, Cord, Auburn, and More")
Vintage Road & Track Biography (1966): Gordon Buehrig – Designer of American Classics Such As Duesenberg, Cord, Auburn, and More
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 9 CommentsDuesenberg SJ Rollston “Twenty Grand” Gordon Buehrig designed some of the most brilliant and groundbreaking cars of the 1920s, 1930s, and beyond. Think Cord 810, Duesenberg J/SJs, Auburn Boat tail […] -
![Ideally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4")
The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 54 CommentsIdeally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2015) For 24 years John Blatchley was responsible for the styling of Rolls-Royce automobiles that were decidedly stately, always proper and sometimes quite beautiful. He brought to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-j.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Biography/Design: John Blatchley of Rolls-Royce")
CC Biography/Design: John Blatchley of Rolls-Royce
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/7/2015) For 24 years John Blatchley was responsible for the styling of Rolls-Royce automobiles that were decidedly stately, always proper and sometimes quite beautiful. He brought to the […] -
![Chris Cieslak and I had a good time with our first batch of composite overlays, comparing the 2020 Buick Encore with some cars from other vintages. So we’ve decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Changes-corvair-encore-comp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Changing Shape Of Cars: Compacts 1938 – 2020 – The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Older Small Cars")
The Changing Shape Of Cars: Compacts 1938 – 2020 – The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Older Small Cars
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 33 CommentsChris Cieslak and I had a good time with our first batch of composite overlays, comparing the 2020 Buick Encore with some cars from other vintages. So we’ve decided to […]
