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Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Snapshots: A Buick Owners Gallery – Portholes And Sweep Spears
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsFor today, let’s check with a few Buick owners and their vintage rides. They’re a rather jolly and proud bunch, and most carry the air that only comes from owning […] -
Vintage Dealerships: Rambler Town! – A Short Gallery Of Rambler Dealers
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsIt was the summer of 2000, and our work meeting had come to a close. Each of us came out with a list of archive photos and footage to gather, […] -
Vintage Postcards: Main Roads and Some Light Traffic
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 13 CommentsIt’s been a little while since we did a bit of traveling around the US of yore. It’s time to attend to that pending matter. Here are a few vintage […] -
Vintage Snapshots: San Francisco In The 50s, 60s & 70s
Posted on September 16, 2023 | 55 CommentsAfter living in SF for 8 years in the ’90s, it was only a matter of time before I devoted one of these vintage posts to the city. Here’s a […] -
Vintage Snapshots And Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers From The ’50s To the ’70s
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 37 CommentsWe’ve visited a number of dealers in the last few weeks, from Buick to Ford, to Oldsmobile. But we haven’t visited a Chevrolet recently, and it’s time to check out […] -
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Ladies And Their Drives
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 42 CommentsWe at CC love to hear, share, and express our common experiences with cars. At times, I regret not having read too many coming from female authors. Maybe it’s my […] -
Vintage Snapshot: 1960 Buick At Gas Station – Nice Photo Op
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 20 Comments -
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 […] -
Vintage Kodachrome Snapshots: Gas Stations of the 50s and 60s
Posted on September 11, 2023 | 130 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Vintage Snapshots: A Buick Owners Gallery – Portholes And Sweep Spears For today, let’s check with a few Buick owners and their vintage rides. They’re a rather jolly and proud bunch, and most carry the air that only comes from owning […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230826-025412.jpg)
![Vintage Dealerships: Rambler Town! – A Short Gallery Of Rambler Dealers It was the summer of 2000, and our work meeting had come to a close. Each of us came out with a list of archive photos and footage to gather, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230811-040017.jpg)
![Vintage Postcards: Main Roads and Some Light Traffic It’s been a little while since we did a bit of traveling around the US of yore. It’s time to attend to that pending matter. Here are a few vintage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/8072492198_7c97224eae_o.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: San Francisco In The 50s, 60s & 70s After living in SF for 8 years in the ’90s, it was only a matter of time before I devoted one of these vintage posts to the city. Here’s a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230819-030732.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots And Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers From The ’50s To the ’70s We’ve visited a number of dealers in the last few weeks, from Buick to Ford, to Oldsmobile. But we haven’t visited a Chevrolet recently, and it’s time to check out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/default.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Ladies And Their Drives We at CC love to hear, share, and express our common experiences with cars. At times, I regret not having read too many coming from female authors. Maybe it’s my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230907-205718.jpg)

![Vintage Snapshots: Practical Rides – A Short Gallery Of Trucks 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230824-062758.jpg)
![Vintage Kodachrome Snapshots: Gas Stations of the 50s and 60s 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DG-50s-gas-2.jpg)
![Vintage Dealers: AMC in the ’70s-’80s – Come For Your Ambassador, Eagle or Spirit! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230904-082740.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: Weekend Car Washing – Hoses, Rubber Boots, And Ladders 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230907-205906.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: Time Outdoors – Camping and Picknicking 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230811-212419.jpg)

![Vintage Snapshot: Van Life in the Early ’70s 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3704379498_8ac958448b_k.jpg)
![Vintage Dealers: 1951 DeSoto – Hernando de Soto Gives His Blessing 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230808-143923.png)


