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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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![These are from the same collection as the ’41 Mercury coupe, but in this case it’s the 1951 Ford pickup owned by the poster’s grandfather, the photographer’s father. And the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8588728234_a6f6891590_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Exploring the Grand Canyon In A 1951 Ford Pickup – Don’t Try This Today")
Vintage Snapshots: Exploring the Grand Canyon In A 1951 Ford Pickup – Don’t Try This Today
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 22 CommentsThese are from the same collection as the ’41 Mercury coupe, but in this case it’s the 1951 Ford pickup owned by the poster’s grandfather, the photographer’s father. And the […] -
![Paul’s post of about a week ago showed a quartet Dodge dealers doomed to a third model year’s beating. Look at their posture and their faces—plainly they know they’re hosed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/62_Lancer_Dealership_H72.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: A Bigger Smile for a Better Dodge")
Vintage Photo: A Bigger Smile for a Better Dodge
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 40 CommentsPaul’s post of about a week ago showed a quartet Dodge dealers doomed to a third model year’s beating. Look at their posture and their faces—plainly they know they’re hosed, […] -
![I stumbled into a collection of scanned old Kodachrome slides that really sucked me in. They’re all by or of the poster’s father, in various cars that he drove in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8809538517_a213b5bcc5_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Exploring The Scenic Southwest in a 1941 Mercury Coupe")
Vintage Snapshots: Exploring The Scenic Southwest in a 1941 Mercury Coupe
Posted on November 28, 2020 | 28 CommentsI stumbled into a collection of scanned old Kodachrome slides that really sucked me in. They’re all by or of the poster’s father, in various cars that he drove in […] -
Vintage Photograph: Call An Ambulance! Oh, Never Mind
Posted on November 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsNow if only the Studebaker had been a tow truck. From the second shot (below) it looks like things weren’t too dire. -
Vintage Photograph: When Cars Were All The Same Height – And Shape
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 28 CommentsMain Street, Twin Falls, Idaho, 1941, and all the cars are the same height. And shape. Here’s the view from the other direction; lots more of the same: -
![The official caption with this shot is: Columbus, Georgia, Dodge dealers in their showroom with one of the last 1958 models, getting ready for the ’59s. No wonder they look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SHORPY-1958-Dodge-718.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Glum Looking 1958 Dodge Dealers")
Vintage Photo: Glum Looking 1958 Dodge Dealers
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 33 CommentsThe official caption with this shot is: Columbus, Georgia, Dodge dealers in their showroom with one of the last 1958 models, getting ready for the ’59s. No wonder they look […] -
![Yes, I’ve been cruising through Shorpy again; beats reading the news these days. And this shot instantly grabbed me: What? Two-door taxi cabs? I have never seen a two door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SHORPY-taxis-744.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: 1952 Ford Taxi Fleet – But There’s Three Things That Make No Sense Whatsoever")
Vintage Photo: 1952 Ford Taxi Fleet – But There’s Three Things That Make No Sense Whatsoever
Posted on November 22, 2020 | 31 CommentsYes, I’ve been cruising through Shorpy again; beats reading the news these days. And this shot instantly grabbed me: What? Two-door taxi cabs? I have never seen a two door […] -
Vintage Photo: Why New Cars Are So Much Safer Than Old Ones
Posted on November 20, 2020 | 40 Commentsfull size image at Shorpy -
![click image for max. size I took this picture in 1984, soon after starting my first job out of college. Sperry sent me for training at their installation on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Oakland-1984_018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Oakland 1984")
Vintage Snapshot: Oakland 1984
Posted on November 11, 2020 | 18 Commentsclick image for max. size I took this picture in 1984, soon after starting my first job out of college. Sperry sent me for training at their installation on the […] -
![During the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Smith-System-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves")
CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsDuring the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Gregory’s Dairy – Cattaraugus, NY, 1962 – “Here Comes Fresh”
Posted on October 16, 2020 | 18 Comments -
Vintage Snapshots: At The 1963 Long Beach Auto Show
Posted on October 15, 2020 | 28 Comments -
Vintage Snapshot: At the Candlelight Restaurant, 1951 – Early Import Adopters Please Park Over There
Posted on October 14, 2020 | 23 Comments -
Vintage Snapshot: Santa Cruz, 1984 – How Many Can You ID?
Posted on October 13, 2020 | 43 CommentsA very rich assortment of cars, thanks to Californians’ embrace of automotive diversity. Click on image for max. size. -
![From Shorpy. “Ford 50th Anniversary vehicle display at the Ford Rotunda.” On the turntable, the 1954 Mercury Monterey “Sun Valley” with its green-tinted plexiglas roof. Color transparency from the Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Ford-Rotunda-1953.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photograph: Ford Rotunda, 1953")
Vintage Photograph: Ford Rotunda, 1953
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 14 CommentsFrom Shorpy. “Ford 50th Anniversary vehicle display at the Ford Rotunda.” On the turntable, the 1954 Mercury Monterey “Sun Valley” with its green-tinted plexiglas roof. Color transparency from the Ford […]
