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![First let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_1023-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates")
Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsFirst let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […] -
![The other day, a group of truckers from the Dutch river delta held their annual party and camping weekend in a local industrial area. ‘Enjoying nature’ was rather low on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_4238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2025 Truck Show Dodewaard – The Drivers Are Taking a Load Off")
CC Global: 2025 Truck Show Dodewaard – The Drivers Are Taking a Load Off
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 8 CommentsThe other day, a group of truckers from the Dutch river delta held their annual party and camping weekend in a local industrial area. ‘Enjoying nature’ was rather low on […] -
![Choices, Choices . . . If I called the shots on my car ownership journey, I would have started not with a janky ‘79 Capri, but instead a ‘64-‘72 GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-13-14.50.07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 1979 Buick Regal: Finally, Something That Runs!")
My 1979 Buick Regal: Finally, Something That Runs!
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 24 CommentsChoices, Choices . . . If I called the shots on my car ownership journey, I would have started not with a janky ‘79 Capri, but instead a ‘64-‘72 GM […] -
![William Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/william-oliver-buick-riviera-cadillac-eldorado-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado")
Curbside Finds: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 17 CommentsWilliam Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […] -
![It’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-394-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way")
Curbside Find: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIt’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […] -
![Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-14-14.47.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsUnlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/b1d25fcea88b8f0344f011a782b132cf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style")
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 30 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […] -
![Here’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20250227_163305_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 13 CommentsHere’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […] -
![In 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CWUK-Strada-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s")
My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIn 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2019) I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/olds98-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96")
Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […] -
![Recently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company. He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to create some distance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_1944.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 11 CommentsRecently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company. He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to create some distance […] -
Vintage Photos: Oldsmobile Dealers In The ’50s-’60s – Rocket Age Images From The Rocket Division
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 CommentsOrbit Oldsmobile showroom, Michigan City, IN. -
![Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20240209_210344007.PANO_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths”")
My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths”
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 CommentsText submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […] -
![General Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tumblr_oi7h80nxQ91qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors")
Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsGeneral Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […] -
![I found an auction listing for this 1929 Cadillac Imperial limousine while looking for pictures for a different article, and while I only ended up using one photo of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1929-Cadillac-341B-7p-Imperial-Calumet-Blue-Teddy-Pieper-RM-Auctions-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1929 Cadillac 341B 7-Passenger Imperial Sedan – On The Brink Of Modernity, But It Still Took Nine Steps To Start The Engine")
1929 Cadillac 341B 7-Passenger Imperial Sedan – On The Brink Of Modernity, But It Still Took Nine Steps To Start The Engine
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 22 CommentsI found an auction listing for this 1929 Cadillac Imperial limousine while looking for pictures for a different article, and while I only ended up using one photo of […]
