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![I found this DeSoto dealer filmstrip posted by MyMopar.com on YouTube. It struck me as quite different from most other filmstrips of this type in that the producers actually visited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-18-at-20-03-27-Confidential-Report-on-the-1957-Desoto-Firesweep-Dealer-Promo-Film-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 2 (De Soto in 1957)")
CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 2 (De Soto in 1957)
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 26 CommentsI found this DeSoto dealer filmstrip posted by MyMopar.com on YouTube. It struck me as quite different from most other filmstrips of this type in that the producers actually visited […] -
![In 2007, Ford advertising adopted the theme: Bold Moves. Their truck ads featured stories of buyers who used their new trucks to make real changes in their lives. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20170602_103626-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL#13: 2007 Ford F150 – Bold Moves")
COAL#13: 2007 Ford F150 – Bold Moves
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 11 CommentsIn 2007, Ford advertising adopted the theme: Bold Moves. Their truck ads featured stories of buyers who used their new trucks to make real changes in their lives. Like […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2011) Is the final version of the RWD Cutlass Coupe a Classic? Not exactly in the definition of the CCCA. More like CC, as in Coca […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-13-064-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 12: 1982 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe – A Classic Death")
CCCCC Part 12: 1982 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe – A Classic Death
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/29/2011) Is the final version of the RWD Cutlass Coupe a Classic? Not exactly in the definition of the CCCA. More like CC, as in Coca […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2018) Now that we nibbled some Autobianchi and had a good slice of Iso, how about we end this three-course Italian Deadly Sins menu with something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Italian_Deadly_Sins3_Lancia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Part 3) – The Many Sins Of Lancia")
Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Part 3) – The Many Sins Of Lancia
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 2/23/2018) Now that we nibbled some Autobianchi and had a good slice of Iso, how about we end this three-course Italian Deadly Sins menu with something […] -
![Let’s delve once more into the world of Mopar with this gallery of Plymouth drivers and riders from the ’60s and ’70s. Predictably, a good number of Barracudas make this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03bdd4772edb47fde5596d42e1fcb52e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Plymouth People In The ’60s & ’70s – A Bit Of Barracuda, And A Bit Of Fury")
Vintage Snapshot: Plymouth People In The ’60s & ’70s – A Bit Of Barracuda, And A Bit Of Fury
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 39 CommentsLet’s delve once more into the world of Mopar with this gallery of Plymouth drivers and riders from the ’60s and ’70s. Predictably, a good number of Barracudas make this […] -
![Early hybrids are a strange world. The 1st generation Prius (1997-2003) was the trailblazer, but it looked unremarkable. Its blobby and uninspiring 4-door body seemed designed to hide its innovative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20221211_105743_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Honda Insight (ZE1) – Slippery When Dry")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Honda Insight (ZE1) – Slippery When Dry
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 11 CommentsEarly hybrids are a strange world. The 1st generation Prius (1997-2003) was the trailblazer, but it looked unremarkable. Its blobby and uninspiring 4-door body seemed designed to hide its innovative […] -
![CC has been a place that has morphed from strictly being a site that celebrates old cars into one that is about vehicles of all kinds. Back in May I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Making A Truck Driver – Prologue")
Making A Truck Driver – Prologue
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 63 CommentsCC has been a place that has morphed from strictly being a site that celebrates old cars into one that is about vehicles of all kinds. Back in May I […] -
COAL: 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R – Kismet
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe time had finally come. I’d been dreaming of having a classic car pretty much my entire life, but either finances, circumstances or both had gotten in the way. -
![(first posted 6/23/2011) There were benefits to being GM. Rush out on stage in a bold new outfit, and get laughed right off it? No problem, just run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-139-055-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC #11: 1980-1987 Cutlass Supreme Sedan – The Oldsmobile Seville")
CCCCC #11: 1980-1987 Cutlass Supreme Sedan – The Oldsmobile Seville
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 6/23/2011) There were benefits to being GM. Rush out on stage in a bold new outfit, and get laughed right off it? No problem, just run […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2018) As we gather our thoughts from yesterday’s Autobianchi post and anticipate the sadness of tomorrow’s Lancia story (spoiler alert: Lancia dies at the beginning and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Italian_Deadly_Sins2_Iso.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Part 2) – Iso Rivolta, The Impossible Dream")
Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Part 2) – Iso Rivolta, The Impossible Dream
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/22/2018) As we gather our thoughts from yesterday’s Autobianchi post and anticipate the sadness of tomorrow’s Lancia story (spoiler alert: Lancia dies at the beginning and […] -
![Just one photo on this occasion, and not a very good one. Still, I find it worth sharing since it captures the final days of the Studebaker brand. Of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tumblr_oahvtdr0v71txhgk3o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealer Snapshot: One Studebaker Dealer In 1966")
Vintage Dealer Snapshot: One Studebaker Dealer In 1966
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 29 CommentsJust one photo on this occasion, and not a very good one. Still, I find it worth sharing since it captures the final days of the Studebaker brand. Of the […] -
![Despite the Nevada license plates, this 1970 or ‘71 Mercedes has been parked curbside in my California neighborhood for quite a few years. Recently it moved around the corner to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9459.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mercedes Benz 280SE 4.5 – Oregon Style Patina in California")
Curbside Outtake: Mercedes Benz 280SE 4.5 – Oregon Style Patina in California
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 16 CommentsDespite the Nevada license plates, this 1970 or ‘71 Mercedes has been parked curbside in my California neighborhood for quite a few years. Recently it moved around the corner to […] -
![I’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FS1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression")
CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 34 CommentsI’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […] -
![Peugeot have a justly-earned reputation for being a very prudent and serious outfit – in a good way. The company was initially started in 1810 and is still thriving, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20230528_133113_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Peugeot 1007 – The Faceplant Pug")
Curbside Classic: 2007 Peugeot 1007 – The Faceplant Pug
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 13 CommentsPeugeot have a justly-earned reputation for being a very prudent and serious outfit – in a good way. The company was initially started in 1810 and is still thriving, so […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2011) The Complete Cutlass Chronicles are about the rise and fall of the house of Cutlass. And here we are, at the very zenith of the Cutlass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-63-004-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 10: 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Supremely Popular, With Certain Exceptions")
CCCCC Part 10: 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Supremely Popular, With Certain Exceptions
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 2/13/2011) The Complete Cutlass Chronicles are about the rise and fall of the house of Cutlass. And here we are, at the very zenith of the Cutlass […]
