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Wordless Vintage Snapshot: 1949 Pontiac Streamliner – Outdoors Lifestyle Vehicle
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 17 Comments -
![In his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_7200-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum")
Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 26 CommentsIn his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […] -
![There have been so many American independents over the years, and a surprising number of their cars appeared in scale. I’ll keep the Brass & Classic Era for another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/52Hud1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 8 – Independents Day")
CC In Scale: Part 8 – Independents Day
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 31 CommentsThere have been so many American independents over the years, and a surprising number of their cars appeared in scale. I’ll keep the Brass & Classic Era for another […] -
![I’ve long described my beloved ’53 Buick Special as the most modern ’30s car one could drive, but for a little extra money, one could drive Buick’s future in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PXL_20230617_153244516a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1953 Buick Super Riviera vs. 1953 Buick Special Riviera – A Beta Test For A New Generation of Buicks")
Curbside Comparison: 1953 Buick Super Riviera vs. 1953 Buick Special Riviera – A Beta Test For A New Generation of Buicks
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 32 CommentsI’ve long described my beloved ’53 Buick Special as the most modern ’30s car one could drive, but for a little extra money, one could drive Buick’s future in […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2013. For those that didn’t make the jump to Part 2 the other day) In 1980 my father’s autobiography was published under the title “An Addiction to Automobiles”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Platt-book.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive Part 2 – From Churchill Tanks To Body Rot")
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive Part 2 – From Churchill Tanks To Body Rot
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/6/2013. For those that didn’t make the jump to Part 2 the other day) In 1980 my father’s autobiography was published under the title “An Addiction to Automobiles”. […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2017) In Part I, we were introduced to Darlene Dorgan and her 1926 Ford Model T Touring Car, in which she and four other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/darlene_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1926 Ford Model T Touring Car – Part III, “The Gypsy Coeds” Ride Again")
Curbside Classic: 1926 Ford Model T Touring Car – Part III, “The Gypsy Coeds” Ride Again
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/14/2017) In Part I, we were introduced to Darlene Dorgan and her 1926 Ford Model T Touring Car, in which she and four other […] -
![Photo by L. Seddon, from the Cohort. In the last few years, the kind of vintage cars we enjoy seeing here at CC have been vanishing from the streets. However, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53316963796_a8412cf6a7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon – A Shy One")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon – A Shy One
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 4 CommentsPhoto by L. Seddon, from the Cohort. In the last few years, the kind of vintage cars we enjoy seeing here at CC have been vanishing from the streets. However, […] -
![We’ve had a few of these owner galleries the last few weeks, and after Paul’s Studebaker post from this past Monday, I feel it’s time to highlight South Bend’s products. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tumblr_pz18jw3bby1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Studebaker Owners – Bullet-Noses, Starlights And Larks")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Studebaker Owners – Bullet-Noses, Starlights And Larks
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 18 CommentsWe’ve had a few of these owner galleries the last few weeks, and after Paul’s Studebaker post from this past Monday, I feel it’s time to highlight South Bend’s products. […] -
![Ford’s tie-up with Mazda, enacted in 1979, gave birth to a very long and stupidly complicated family of blue oval-badged variations of Hiroshima designs assembled in and chiefly destined for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20221009_123542_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Laser (BF) Van – Blue Collar Blue Oval")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Laser (BF) Van – Blue Collar Blue Oval
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 20 CommentsFord’s tie-up with Mazda, enacted in 1979, gave birth to a very long and stupidly complicated family of blue oval-badged variations of Hiroshima designs assembled in and chiefly destined for […] -
![I had lost one of the key fobs for the old Expedition. It was right around Christmas and while waiting for the parts desk lineup to clear I wandered around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_9033.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 19: 2016 F-150 SuperCrew FX4 – A Crummy End of an Era")
COAL 19: 2016 F-150 SuperCrew FX4 – A Crummy End of an Era
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 26 CommentsI had lost one of the key fobs for the old Expedition. It was right around Christmas and while waiting for the parts desk lineup to clear I wandered around […] -
![Hello Curbsiders! This is one more call out for a COALer or two, as some of our present runs are coming to an end. Here’s the chance to share your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3906400199_0e75ed7304_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Looking For One Or Two COALers, Again")
Looking For One Or Two COALers, Again
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 3 CommentsHello Curbsiders! This is one more call out for a COALer or two, as some of our present runs are coming to an end. Here’s the chance to share your […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2017) When I first spotted the jacked-up rear end of this ’68 Chevelle coupe from a block or two down the street on my afternoon walk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-343-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 11/14/2017) When I first spotted the jacked-up rear end of this ’68 Chevelle coupe from a block or two down the street on my afternoon walk […] -
Curbside Classic: 1926 Ford Model T Touring Car – Part II, “A Jalopy Load of Feminity”
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/14/2017) In Part I, we were introduced to Darlene Dorgan and her 1926 Ford Model T Touring Car, in which she and four other girls […] -
![Images by L. Seddon from the Cohort. As I mentioned in a recent post, marooned cars are an inevitable part of our surroundings. And somewhere in the UK town of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53323408943_edab645594_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 Mustang – Neighborhood Fixture, Some Years Apart")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 Mustang – Neighborhood Fixture, Some Years Apart
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 29 CommentsImages by L. Seddon from the Cohort. As I mentioned in a recent post, marooned cars are an inevitable part of our surroundings. And somewhere in the UK town of […] -
![Not too many images appear in this post, but they do a good job of highlighting the excitement new car models created back then. A few of today’s shots come […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/538ee043864f0bd1d4b8ef1c189e3530.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealer Snapshots: Chevrolet Nights")
Vintage Dealer Snapshots: Chevrolet Nights
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 19 CommentsNot too many images appear in this post, but they do a good job of highlighting the excitement new car models created back then. A few of today’s shots come […]
