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![Imagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_120418_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
![Times of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/045-2014-Chevrolet-Spark-LS-Auto-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez")
Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 35 CommentsTimes of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Bryan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters")
Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2018) “It’s got a cop motor, a turbocharged 3.5, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’ll run good on regular gas. Whaddya say? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ford-police-interceptor-sedan-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2013-19 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan – 21st Century Bluesmobile")
CC Capsule: 2013-19 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan – 21st Century Bluesmobile
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018) “It’s got a cop motor, a turbocharged 3.5, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’ll run good on regular gas. Whaddya say? […] -
![Let’s pay a moment of attention to imports on US roads back in the ’50s-’60s. The images feature at least one import on each, either prominently or somewhat discreetly. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tumblr_ndkgq2cjjR1snaq79o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Imports On The Road ’50s-’60s – Can You ID Them All?")
Vintage Snapshots: Imports On The Road ’50s-’60s – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 42 CommentsLet’s pay a moment of attention to imports on US roads back in the ’50s-’60s. The images feature at least one import on each, either prominently or somewhat discreetly. The […] -
![There’s been lots of complaints about the lack of truly compact pickups available in the US. The Maverick (and Santa Fe) has significantly closed that gap. But not everyone wants […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1972.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Volvo 240 Pickup – A Real Maverick")
Curbside Find: Volvo 240 Pickup – A Real Maverick
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 23 CommentsThere’s been lots of complaints about the lack of truly compact pickups available in the US. The Maverick (and Santa Fe) has significantly closed that gap. But not everyone wants […] -
![When I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_185728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene")
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
![There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2018) Someone likes hybrids, and in the color red. The Prius is of course one of the most common cars here, but the number of gen1 Insights […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-357-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: Two Red Hybrids")
Driveway Outtake: Two Red Hybrids
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 9/15/2018) Someone likes hybrids, and in the color red. The Prius is of course one of the most common cars here, but the number of gen1 Insights […] -
![(first posted 9/10/2018) In a recent post Dman asked us when we thought cars became modern. The CC readership enthusiastically responded with a vibrant discussion. I was just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WESTERN-TRIP-2016-iPhone-754.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Modernity Question Versus The Driving Experience: The 1953 MG TD As An Intersection Point")
Modernity Question Versus The Driving Experience: The 1953 MG TD As An Intersection Point
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 9/10/2018) In a recent post Dman asked us when we thought cars became modern. The CC readership enthusiastically responded with a vibrant discussion. I was just […] -
![When it comes to pictures of travelers, there are few shapes more distinctive than that of the Airstream trailers. Talking about which, I recently came across a neat collection of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/51887974936_a1fe96e6a7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Airstream Trailers In The 1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Airstream Trailers In The 1970s
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 23 CommentsWhen it comes to pictures of travelers, there are few shapes more distinctive than that of the Airstream trailers. Talking about which, I recently came across a neat collection of […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by L Seddon. Lincoln Town Cars of the late ’70s have made repeat appearances here at CC, as it’s a favorite of the Brougham Epoch. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53995121671_a35bc07e76_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Looking Grand In The UK")
Curbside Find: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Looking Grand In The UK
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by L Seddon. Lincoln Town Cars of the late ’70s have made repeat appearances here at CC, as it’s a favorite of the Brougham Epoch. And […] -
![‘Blumengroßhandel’ is German for a flower wholesale business, yet this Scania’s home base is in the Netherlands. So apparently, all merchandise goes east. And with an overall length of 10.95 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_2790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2020 Scania R520 V8 Longroof – Eastbound")
Truck Show Outtake: 2020 Scania R520 V8 Longroof – Eastbound
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 9 Comments‘Blumengroßhandel’ is German for a flower wholesale business, yet this Scania’s home base is in the Netherlands. So apparently, all merchandise goes east. And with an overall length of 10.95 […] -
![My earlier post on the 343 GT concept car described Volvo of America’s interest in the North American sales potential for a face-lifted and re-powered version of Volvo Car BV’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/480-ES-Cover-Illustration.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo 480 ES – Dutch Treat or Cruel Trick?")
The Volvo 480 ES – Dutch Treat or Cruel Trick?
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 20 CommentsMy earlier post on the 343 GT concept car described Volvo of America’s interest in the North American sales potential for a face-lifted and re-powered version of Volvo Car BV’s […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2012) Another branch of Marmon-Herrington’s many activities was the manufacturing of large trucks. It was a low-volume marginal affair, and production ceased in 1963. But the truck brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Marmon-1993.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Marmon Big Trucks: Just Needs A Detroit Diesel V16")
Marmon Big Trucks: Just Needs A Detroit Diesel V16
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) Another branch of Marmon-Herrington’s many activities was the manufacturing of large trucks. It was a low-volume marginal affair, and production ceased in 1963. But the truck brand […]
