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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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![This is a highly evocative snapshot, taken somewhere on 101 in 1973. That’s just one year after my epic two-month long hitchhiking trip up the California coast on Hwys 1 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52855700716_e3f55c17b4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Kenworth Hauling Lumber On Foggy 101 In 1973")
Vintage Snapshot: Kenworth Hauling Lumber On Foggy 101 In 1973
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 10 CommentsThis is a highly evocative snapshot, taken somewhere on 101 in 1973. That’s just one year after my epic two-month long hitchhiking trip up the California coast on Hwys 1 […] -
![Here’s a proud chauffeur with his new steed. I’m suddenly remembering an article I read in the early ’70s at the library in PM or such, about a ’57 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52576655314_4319d3dca9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: 1957 and 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood 75’s With Their Proud Chauffeurs")
Vintage Postcards: 1957 and 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood 75’s With Their Proud Chauffeurs
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 13 CommentsHere’s a proud chauffeur with his new steed. I’m suddenly remembering an article I read in the early ’70s at the library in PM or such, about a ’57 […] -
![While putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/9a1d54ae6b135962e7bfcbb609f3225a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders")
Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 CommentsWhile putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […] -
![Wow, that’s a lot of 1960 Valiants all in one place! I count about 50 of ’em, but it gets a bit difficult at the far end of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Valiants_on_Train_cleaned-up.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Valiants on a Train")
Vintage Photo: Valiants on a Train
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 27 CommentsWow, that’s a lot of 1960 Valiants all in one place! I count about 50 of ’em, but it gets a bit difficult at the far end of the […] -
![CC reader John K. sent me this awesome photo of a 1932 American Bantam that was used as a ferry across the 120 foot span of the Pudding River in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pudding-river-ferry-1932-bantam.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: A Cable Car Of A Very Different Sort")
Vintage Photo: A Cable Car Of A Very Different Sort
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 15 CommentsCC reader John K. sent me this awesome photo of a 1932 American Bantam that was used as a ferry across the 120 foot span of the Pudding River in […] -
![Nice shot of one of my all-time favorite buses. Those folks are really dressed up for a ride on that Scenicruiser. Check out the boy with that red jacket; he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5069541012_12b57f9f3d_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Back When Folks Dressed Up To Ride A Greyhound Scenicruiser Bus")
Vintage PR Shot: Back When Folks Dressed Up To Ride A Greyhound Scenicruiser Bus
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 42 CommentsNice shot of one of my all-time favorite buses. Those folks are really dressed up for a ride on that Scenicruiser. Check out the boy with that red jacket; he […] -
![What a great shot. The GMC tilt cab truck hauling a mixed load of mostly Toyotas and one Dodge Colt is a good start, and then we have the Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52191984495_d8a04e6bd9_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Car Carrier Hauling Toyotas And One Dodge Colt; ’64 Biscayne Hauling Lumber – On The Ferry?")
Vintage Photo: Car Carrier Hauling Toyotas And One Dodge Colt; ’64 Biscayne Hauling Lumber – On The Ferry?
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 11 CommentsWhat a great shot. The GMC tilt cab truck hauling a mixed load of mostly Toyotas and one Dodge Colt is a good start, and then we have the Chevy […] -
![Jeep’s image wasn’t always so macho or butch; back in the fifties, you could bey this pink limited-edition Surrey or Gala, complete with striped awning top. And no four wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5069771472_2b5a1a0095_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photos: Willys Jeep DJ-3A “Surrey” or “Gala” – Pretty In Pink")
Vintage PR Photos: Willys Jeep DJ-3A “Surrey” or “Gala” – Pretty In Pink
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsJeep’s image wasn’t always so macho or butch; back in the fifties, you could bey this pink limited-edition Surrey or Gala, complete with striped awning top. And no four wheel […] -
Vintage PR Shot: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 67 Comments -
Vintage PR Shot: My Yellow Frigidaire Has Arrived!
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 30 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DG-ME-58-ford-snowy-street.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 67 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ford-Mavericks.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground")
Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 79 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5565493388_a5c4cf9560_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52144014687_2b1f413d5f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "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 […]
