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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Snapshot: 1960 Buick At Gas Station – Nice Photo Op
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 20 Comments -
![It finally struck me that in my recent Kodachrome posts trucks rarely appear. Many wagons, coupes, and sedans show up, but as is known, city dwellers and suburbanites didn’t bother […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230824-062758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Practical Rides – A Short Gallery Of Trucks")
Vintage Snapshots: Practical Rides – A Short Gallery Of Trucks
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 22 CommentsIt finally struck me that in my recent Kodachrome posts trucks rarely appear. Many wagons, coupes, and sedans show up, but as is known, city dwellers and suburbanites didn’t bother […] -
![click on images for larger size (first posted 9/11/2017) Time to go back and pay another visit to Dave Gelina’s Flickr page of his collection of vintage Kodachorme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DG-50s-gas-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Kodachrome Snapshots: Gas Stations of the 50s and 60s")
Vintage Kodachrome Snapshots: Gas Stations of the 50s and 60s
Posted on September 11, 2023 | 129 Commentsclick on images for larger size (first posted 9/11/2017) Time to go back and pay another visit to Dave Gelina’s Flickr page of his collection of vintage Kodachorme […] -
![These images belong to Mickey’s Motor Sales, in Ellington CT. Most of AMC’s lineup from the period appears, with a Marlin making a guest appearance (a trade-in apparently). Shots seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230904-082740.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: AMC in the ’70s-’80s – Come For Your Ambassador, Eagle or Spirit!")
Vintage Dealers: AMC in the ’70s-’80s – Come For Your Ambassador, Eagle or Spirit!
Posted on September 10, 2023 | 50 CommentsThese images belong to Mickey’s Motor Sales, in Ellington CT. Most of AMC’s lineup from the period appears, with a Marlin making a guest appearance (a trade-in apparently). Shots seem […] -
![In my family, Sunday was always a slow day. Stores were closed, TV was old movie reruns, and there was little to do. Why not deal with the silent member […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230907-205906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Weekend Car Washing – Hoses, Rubber Boots, And Ladders")
Vintage Snapshots: Weekend Car Washing – Hoses, Rubber Boots, And Ladders
Posted on September 10, 2023 | 52 CommentsIn my family, Sunday was always a slow day. Stores were closed, TV was old movie reruns, and there was little to do. Why not deal with the silent member […] -
![One beauty of driving is to take the vehicle and go to faraway places to spend time with nature. At any moment, with a car, this is possible. Here’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230811-212419.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Time Outdoors – Camping and Picknicking")
Vintage Snapshots: Time Outdoors – Camping and Picknicking
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 24 CommentsOne beauty of driving is to take the vehicle and go to faraway places to spend time with nature. At any moment, with a car, this is possible. Here’s a […] -
Vintage Snapshots & Postcards: Ford Dealers From ’57 to ’73
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 27 CommentsLet’s visit a few Ford dealers of the past. We’ll start with this night shot of Graham Ford, in Downey CA, 1957. -
![Here’s a rather evocative shot. This first-gen Chevy van was captured at Garner State Park, Texas, in 1972. Part of the US National Archives Documerica project. Image has been slightly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3704379498_8ac958448b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Van Life in the Early ’70s")
Vintage Snapshot: Van Life in the Early ’70s
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 22 CommentsHere’s a rather evocative shot. This first-gen Chevy van was captured at Garner State Park, Texas, in 1972. Part of the US National Archives Documerica project. Image has been slightly […] -
![Historians generally agree that the Spaniards’ search for the Fountain of Youth is nothing but a myth. I’m not quite so sure. Here is Hernando de Soto himself, blessing (or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230808-143923.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: 1951 DeSoto – Hernando de Soto Gives His Blessing")
Vintage Dealers: 1951 DeSoto – Hernando de Soto Gives His Blessing
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 27 CommentsHistorians generally agree that the Spaniards’ search for the Fountain of Youth is nothing but a myth. I’m not quite so sure. Here is Hernando de Soto himself, blessing (or […] -
![I’m still having fun with these old color pictures that I find on the web. Here are a few more to share, and this time I’ll concentrate on driveways and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230804-130801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway?")
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway?
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 28 CommentsI’m still having fun with these old color pictures that I find on the web. Here are a few more to share, and this time I’ll concentrate on driveways and […] -
![Lollipop Motel sign, Wildwood, New Jersey (2006) Earlier in this space we reviewed some of the work of photographer Carol Highsmith. Highsmith donated her life’s work of more than 100,000 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Highsmith-Lollipop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Roadside Classics: America Through the Lens of Carol Highsmith at the Library of Congress (Continued)")
Roadside Classics: America Through the Lens of Carol Highsmith at the Library of Congress (Continued)
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 36 CommentsLollipop Motel sign, Wildwood, New Jersey (2006) Earlier in this space we reviewed some of the work of photographer Carol Highsmith. Highsmith donated her life’s work of more than 100,000 […] -
![Labor Day weekend always reminds me of traveling, an idea that’s been fixed in my mind since my college days. However, most of my traveling was done by plane, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230901-212306.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Leaving and Arriving – A Gallery Of Travelers")
Vintage Snapshots: Leaving and Arriving – A Gallery Of Travelers
Posted on September 2, 2023 | 30 CommentsLabor Day weekend always reminds me of traveling, an idea that’s been fixed in my mind since my college days. However, most of my traveling was done by plane, the […] -
![Here’s a nice bunch of Larks at the Whattoff Motor Co. in Ames, Iowa. And if this image from 1959 compels you to shout ‘fleet cars,’ you’d be right. These […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230815-035806.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: Lots Of Larks In Iowa – The Whattoff Motor Co.")
Vintage Dealers: Lots Of Larks In Iowa – The Whattoff Motor Co.
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 20 CommentsHere’s a nice bunch of Larks at the Whattoff Motor Co. in Ames, Iowa. And if this image from 1959 compels you to shout ‘fleet cars,’ you’d be right. These […] -
![Let’s visit a few Pontiac owners from yesteryear. Their models range from the ‘suspenders-streaks’ era, to the cool ’60s wide-trackers that gave the marque its everlasting fame. But regardless of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230831-170117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Pontiac Owners Gallery – From Streaks To Wide-Track")
Vintage Snapshots: A Pontiac Owners Gallery – From Streaks To Wide-Track
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 24 CommentsLet’s visit a few Pontiac owners from yesteryear. Their models range from the ‘suspenders-streaks’ era, to the cool ’60s wide-trackers that gave the marque its everlasting fame. But regardless of […] -
![There’s a lot of Dodge in this shot. A Dodge truck carrying at least six CHP ’74 Dodge Monacos, while passing an old Dodge Dart (a ’63?). However, the Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230808-143054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Carriers: ’74 Dodge Monacos Carried by a Dodge – A Load Of Bluesmobiles")
Vintage Carriers: ’74 Dodge Monacos Carried by a Dodge – A Load Of Bluesmobiles
Posted on August 31, 2023 | 30 CommentsThere’s a lot of Dodge in this shot. A Dodge truck carrying at least six CHP ’74 Dodge Monacos, while passing an old Dodge Dart (a ’63?). However, the Dodge […]
