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![We at CC love to hear, share, and express our common experiences with cars. At times, I regret not having read too many coming from female authors. Maybe it’s my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230907-205718.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Ladies And Their Drives")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Ladies And Their Drives
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 42 CommentsWe at CC love to hear, share, and express our common experiences with cars. At times, I regret not having read too many coming from female authors. Maybe it’s my […] -
![We’ve recently covered several taboo subjects that seldom appear in vintage car ads: Smoking and Religion. To me, these topics that are (mostly) off-limits to advertisers are far more interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1955-Desoto.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Guns")
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Guns
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 21 CommentsWe’ve recently covered several taboo subjects that seldom appear in vintage car ads: Smoking and Religion. To me, these topics that are (mostly) off-limits to advertisers are far more interesting […] -
![Nineteen sixty seven was a banner year in music. It was prime time for psychedelic rock in the UK and US, not to mention all the jazz, folk, soul and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230219_121823_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Hardtop – B-Side Magic")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Hardtop – B-Side Magic
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 28 CommentsNineteen sixty seven was a banner year in music. It was prime time for psychedelic rock in the UK and US, not to mention all the jazz, folk, soul and […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2017) I ducked to the store on Sunday to buy some ingredients for a slow-cooked beef and red wine casserole. When I was heading back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lancia-fulvia-and-bmw-325i.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968-70 Lancia Fulvia and 1990-93 BMW 325i – A Couple Of Rich, Full-Bodied Reds")
CC Capsule: 1968-70 Lancia Fulvia and 1990-93 BMW 325i – A Couple Of Rich, Full-Bodied Reds
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 12 Comments(first posted 9/13/2017) I ducked to the store on Sunday to buy some ingredients for a slow-cooked beef and red wine casserole. When I was heading back […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1957-Cadillac-Dealer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs")
Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […] -
Vintage Snapshot: 1960 Buick At Gas Station – Nice Photo Op
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 20 Comments -
![Thanks to these images by William Oliver at the Cohort, here’s a rare find that was a rare sight in its day. A 1957 Studebaker Provincial, one of 3,995 built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53162518594_2548076a82_3k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1957 Studebaker Provincial – Providential Survivor")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1957 Studebaker Provincial – Providential Survivor
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 26 CommentsThanks to these images by William Oliver at the Cohort, here’s a rare find that was a rare sight in its day. A 1957 Studebaker Provincial, one of 3,995 built […] -
![I like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230825_161703135a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 79 CommentsI like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […] -
![It was a pretty familiar tale at my parent’s house once I had left. My Dad loved to research and shop for things that he thought he wanted or needed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20220403_0011.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 10: 1981 Toyota Hilux SR5 – Mini Truckin’ Again Plus a Bit of Dodging")
COAL 10: 1981 Toyota Hilux SR5 – Mini Truckin’ Again Plus a Bit of Dodging
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 11 CommentsIt was a pretty familiar tale at my parent’s house once I had left. My Dad loved to research and shop for things that he thought he wanted or needed. […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2017) A late 90’s design that was meant to look like a modern interpretation of a 1930s trunkless sedan and has since been painted up to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36908940681_8b6363835c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Decade Clash")
Cohort Classic: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Decade Clash
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 9/12/2017) A late 90’s design that was meant to look like a modern interpretation of a 1930s trunkless sedan and has since been painted up to […] -
![It finally struck me that in my recent Kodachrome posts trucks rarely appear. Many wagons, coupes, and sedans show up, but as is known, city dwellers and suburbanites didn’t bother […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230824-062758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Practical Rides – A Short Gallery Of Trucks")
Vintage Snapshots: Practical Rides – A Short Gallery Of Trucks
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 22 CommentsIt finally struck me that in my recent Kodachrome posts trucks rarely appear. Many wagons, coupes, and sedans show up, but as is known, city dwellers and suburbanites didn’t bother […] -
![For today, a selection of shots from canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Once again, these were taken at the ‘Little Lot’ in Alberta, which we’ve visited a few times before. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53167448189_c7b2ab9be3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’89 Olds Custom Cruiser, ’81 Cadillac Seville, ’82 Eldorado – GM ’80s Nostalgia")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’89 Olds Custom Cruiser, ’81 Cadillac Seville, ’82 Eldorado – GM ’80s Nostalgia
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 16 CommentsFor today, a selection of shots from canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Once again, these were taken at the ‘Little Lot’ in Alberta, which we’ve visited a few times before. And […] -
![Plenty of CC posts have been dedicated to the second-generation Celica – even the rather less common notchback has had its moment in the sun. It figures, as this generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20221113_120033_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica (A40) ST – Trans-Pacific Partnership")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica (A40) ST – Trans-Pacific Partnership
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 13 CommentsPlenty of CC posts have been dedicated to the second-generation Celica – even the rather less common notchback has had its moment in the sun. It figures, as this generation […] -
![If I had been asked for much of my life up to a certain point what a “riviera” was, I would have simply answered, “a Buick.” In fact, when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/094-1996-Buick-Riviera-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1996 Buick Riviera – On The Coast")
Curbside Musings: 1996 Buick Riviera – On The Coast
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 66 CommentsIf I had been asked for much of my life up to a certain point what a “riviera” was, I would have simply answered, “a Buick.” In fact, when I […] -
![click on images for larger size (first posted 9/11/2017) Time to go back and pay another visit to Dave Gelina’s Flickr page of his collection of vintage Kodachorme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DG-50s-gas-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Kodachrome Snapshots: Gas Stations of the 50s and 60s")
Vintage Kodachrome Snapshots: Gas Stations of the 50s and 60s
Posted on September 11, 2023 | 128 Commentsclick on images for larger size (first posted 9/11/2017) Time to go back and pay another visit to Dave Gelina’s Flickr page of his collection of vintage Kodachorme […]
