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Vintage Photos Archive
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![Looks like the Missouri State Police is checking out their new 1960 Dodge Matador, a fine looking two-door hardtop at that. For some reason, highway patrols had a big thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52357264968_76195080fd_k.jpg "Vintage Photo: 1960 Dodge Matador 2-Door Hardtop Police Car – D500 Ram Induction Equipped?")
Vintage Photo: 1960 Dodge Matador 2-Door Hardtop Police Car – D500 Ram Induction Equipped?
Posted on September 24, 2022 | 20 CommentsLooks like the Missouri State Police is checking out their new 1960 Dodge Matador, a fine looking two-door hardtop at that. For some reason, highway patrols had a big thing […] -
![Update: It looked like it said “1966” on my small laptop screen when I posted this. But obviously it’s “1965” with something (a fastener?) in the numeral 5 that made […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4020961010_53744c7905_o.jpg "Vintage PR Postcard: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible Shot In Japan")
Vintage PR Postcard: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible Shot In Japan
Posted on September 9, 2022 | 11 CommentsUpdate: It looked like it said “1966” on my small laptop screen when I posted this. But obviously it’s “1965” with something (a fastener?) in the numeral 5 that made […] -
![We looked at some of Jon O’Grady’s vintage snapshots about a week ago, and then a few more appeared at the Cohort. This on of an unidentified young woman sitting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52277788383_495edc91c3_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: More Vintage Snapshots From Jon O’Grady")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: More Vintage Snapshots From Jon O’Grady
Posted on August 20, 2022 | 12 CommentsWe looked at some of Jon O’Grady’s vintage snapshots about a week ago, and then a few more appeared at the Cohort. This on of an unidentified young woman sitting […] -
Vintage Bus: 1938 Diamond T – Riding To Prison In Style
Posted on August 12, 2022 | 6 CommentsIf you had to ride to the Minnesota State Reformatory For Men back in the late thirties, at least you rode in style. -
![1978 Honda Civic 1200 Is it obvious that I love old snapshots? Every time I come across a hoard, I always post them here. So when Jon O’Grady posted these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52264061008_0d63fd4101_k.jpg "Vintage Snapshots by Jon O’Grady")
Vintage Snapshots by Jon O’Grady
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 9 Comments1978 Honda Civic 1200 Is it obvious that I love old snapshots? Every time I come across a hoard, I always post them here. So when Jon O’Grady posted these […] -
![The Alfa Romeo 2600 Cabriolet Speciale by Pininfarina is sublime. It attracted plenty of stares wherever it went, especially at the 1962 Turin Motor Show where it was first shown. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/52128933367_4d67629a5f_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: 1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Cabriolet Speciale – Attracting Attention From The Romani")
Vintage PR Shot: 1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Cabriolet Speciale – Attracting Attention From The Romani
Posted on June 8, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe Alfa Romeo 2600 Cabriolet Speciale by Pininfarina is sublime. It attracted plenty of stares wherever it went, especially at the 1962 Turin Motor Show where it was first shown. […] -
![If asked what was the most outlandish car of the goofy mid-50s, my answer on many days will be the ’57-’58 Mercury. It was simply over the top, with cheap […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4130662438_3c35863754_o-1.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: 1956 Mercury XM-Turnpike Cruiser Concept Car – Now About That Claim")
Vintage PR Shot: 1956 Mercury XM-Turnpike Cruiser Concept Car – Now About That Claim
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 39 CommentsIf asked what was the most outlandish car of the goofy mid-50s, my answer on many days will be the ’57-’58 Mercury. It was simply over the top, with cheap […] -
![Looking at the taillights, seems to me the ones on the Sunrise look more pasted on than the Funrunner’s. The bigger question is: Why was I not aware of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/a-funrunner-vert.jpg "Vintage PR Shots: 1978 Plymouth Volare Funrunner and Dodge Aspen Sunrise – Same Location, Same Model, Same Car?")
Vintage PR Shots: 1978 Plymouth Volare Funrunner and Dodge Aspen Sunrise – Same Location, Same Model, Same Car?
Posted on May 30, 2022 | 44 CommentsLooking at the taillights, seems to me the ones on the Sunrise look more pasted on than the Funrunner’s. The bigger question is: Why was I not aware of the […] -
![In Iowa City in the early 60s, the only tv in our house was in my parents’ bedroom, so we were pretty tv-starved. But we had to be pretty desperate […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4119839195_446783d8fb_o.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: 1962 Studebaker Lark Skytop Hardtop On Set Of “Mr. Ed” TV Show – A Match Made In…TV Hell")
Vintage PR Shot: 1962 Studebaker Lark Skytop Hardtop On Set Of “Mr. Ed” TV Show – A Match Made In…TV Hell
Posted on May 19, 2022 | 117 CommentsIn Iowa City in the early 60s, the only tv in our house was in my parents’ bedroom, so we were pretty tv-starved. But we had to be pretty desperate […] -
![It’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/capital-4-17-62.jpeg "Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”")
Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsIt’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […] -
Vintage Photos: VW Service Departments, 1960 – Where’s All The Electronic Diagnostic Tools?
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 30 CommentsIt looks so bare here in the Jimmy Payne VW service department in Memphis, TN; just VWs with guys bending over their engines, and a few tool chests. Here’s another: -
![Here’s some shots of new trucks and equipment the US Forest Service received in 1964. let’s start with this gnarly International 4×4 Travelall. As you’ll see, it’s one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/51992229753_d2223318f4_h.jpg "Vintage Photos: The Forest Service Gets Some New Trucks And Equipment In 1964")
Vintage Photos: The Forest Service Gets Some New Trucks And Equipment In 1964
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 37 CommentsHere’s some shots of new trucks and equipment the US Forest Service received in 1964. let’s start with this gnarly International 4×4 Travelall. As you’ll see, it’s one of the […] -
![This photo caught my attention, as I’d forgotten that the four-lane Pennsylvania Turnpike had two-lane tunnels for some time before the second bores were made. This is a shot of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/36500444565_11afb73e52_o.jpg "Vintage Photo: Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Circa 1950")
Vintage Photo: Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Circa 1950
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 34 CommentsThis photo caught my attention, as I’d forgotten that the four-lane Pennsylvania Turnpike had two-lane tunnels for some time before the second bores were made. This is a shot of […] -
![This shot of 1964 Chevrolet C30 Panel Van converted into a “Super Suburban” for fire crews finally gave me the impetus to find out just how long these bodies were: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/51992445796_aa742a0bea_h.jpg "Vintage Photo: 1964 Chevrolet C30 “Super Suburban” – 10.5′ Long Body")
Vintage Photo: 1964 Chevrolet C30 “Super Suburban” – 10.5′ Long Body
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 20 CommentsThis shot of 1964 Chevrolet C30 Panel Van converted into a “Super Suburban” for fire crews finally gave me the impetus to find out just how long these bodies were: […] -
![While searching in some rather obscure corners of the Web, I found some period photos of vandalized and abandoned cars. Photos like these are relatively rare and hard to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/blackout_gallery_02.jpg.1ffa53631ef98d79a39ab96ff80bf6e61.jpg "Vintage Photos: Vandalized and Abandoned Cars, 1950s-80s")
Vintage Photos: Vandalized and Abandoned Cars, 1950s-80s
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 42 CommentsWhile searching in some rather obscure corners of the Web, I found some period photos of vandalized and abandoned cars. Photos like these are relatively rare and hard to […]
