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![(first posted 2/23/2017) As we saw yesterday, Armstrong Siddeley stopped making cars in 1960, having weathered the ‘50s with increasing doubts and dwindling sales. That same year, another British automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_Daimler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 3) – The Docker Daimlers")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 3) – The Docker Daimlers
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 2/23/2017) As we saw yesterday, Armstrong Siddeley stopped making cars in 1960, having weathered the ‘50s with increasing doubts and dwindling sales. That same year, another British automotive […] -
![(CC Cohort Photos: Colin) (first posted 2/23/2017) Spanning a lifetime of over half-a-century, the Chrysler New Yorker’s story played out in many shapes and forms. Offering everything from inline-8s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1986NY4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker – Just A Little Off-Broadway Production")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker – Just A Little Off-Broadway Production
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 82 Comments(CC Cohort Photos: Colin) (first posted 2/23/2017) Spanning a lifetime of over half-a-century, the Chrysler New Yorker’s story played out in many shapes and forms. Offering everything from inline-8s and […] -
![In addition to road tests, Car Life also had a regular tech column, written by Roger Huntington, who really knew of what he said and wrote. This article, from March […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/air-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Tech: “Air Cooling For Cars?” – There Was One Benefit That I’d Not Considered Before")
Vintage Car Life Tech: “Air Cooling For Cars?” – There Was One Benefit That I’d Not Considered Before
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn addition to road tests, Car Life also had a regular tech column, written by Roger Huntington, who really knew of what he said and wrote. This article, from March […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Where Centenarians Retire Peacefully
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 11 CommentsShot in Madras, OR by Don Kincl -
![Anyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/030b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 62 CommentsAnyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […] -
![The 1967-68 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe is easily my favorite automotive body design of all time. I love the semi-fastback roof line, and the saucy kick-up at the bottom of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1967-Chevrolet-Impala-red-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast")
Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 52 CommentsThe 1967-68 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe is easily my favorite automotive body design of all time. I love the semi-fastback roof line, and the saucy kick-up at the bottom of […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) The Jowetts we saw yesterday were a case of an automaker biting off more than they could chew – going too far and too fast into a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_AS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 2) – Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234 / 236")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 2) – Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234 / 236
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 77 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) The Jowetts we saw yesterday were a case of an automaker biting off more than they could chew – going too far and too fast into a […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) By 1955, mainstream American auto design was committed to the envelope body. Although vestigial saddle bags remained on some cars, and small dips in the belt line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1955-Plymouth-belvedere-post.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: The 1955 Belvedere Goes Shopping for a Makeover at the Competition")
What If: The 1955 Belvedere Goes Shopping for a Makeover at the Competition
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) By 1955, mainstream American auto design was committed to the envelope body. Although vestigial saddle bags remained on some cars, and small dips in the belt line […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) Last week Eric703 served up this fantastic post on the 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom, prompting lively discussion on how the Chrysler stacked up relative to its competitors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RT0965MediumStandardCover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre, Chrysler Newport, Mercury Monterey, Olds Dynamic 88, Pontiac Catalina – Road Test Evaluates Medium Standard Sedans")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre, Chrysler Newport, Mercury Monterey, Olds Dynamic 88, Pontiac Catalina – Road Test Evaluates Medium Standard Sedans
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 148 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) Last week Eric703 served up this fantastic post on the 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom, prompting lively discussion on how the Chrysler stacked up relative to its competitors […] -
![William Garrett posted some of his more recent finds at the Cohort, so let’s take a ride along with him, starting with this ’66 Toronado that he found in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52689816074_056c2d3d59_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: William Garret’s Finds")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: William Garret’s Finds
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 11 CommentsWilliam Garrett posted some of his more recent finds at the Cohort, so let’s take a ride along with him, starting with this ’66 Toronado that he found in this […] -
![I’ve long wanted to do a history on the pre-war Willys, which were the true pioneers of compact cars, starting with the Model 77 back in 1933. There even used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5836896159_cc718d3037_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1940 Willys – “100,000 Mile Or Three Year Guarantee”")
Vintage Ad: 1940 Willys – “100,000 Mile Or Three Year Guarantee”
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsI’ve long wanted to do a history on the pre-war Willys, which were the true pioneers of compact cars, starting with the Model 77 back in 1933. There even used […] -
CC Auto Painting: 1959 Chevrolet–“All New All Over Again!”
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 46 CommentsThat’s a 1959 Chevrolet advertising slogan. But it somewhat applies to my ’59 Biscayne even now, as it goes from solid color to fantastic two-tone! -
![In late 2004 GM sent me on a 3 year assignment in China, bringing the whole family along. We sold our house and our vehicles, and settled into expat life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2003_Ford_427Concept3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Ford Fusion – My Second Favorite")
COAL: 2006 Ford Fusion – My Second Favorite
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn late 2004 GM sent me on a 3 year assignment in China, bringing the whole family along. We sold our house and our vehicles, and settled into expat life […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2017) The CC Deadly Sins World Tour moves to the United Kingdom, a country that made so many DSs, it could be a rival to GM. As previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_jowett.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 1) – Jowett Javelin and Jupiter")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 1) – Jowett Javelin and Jupiter
Posted on February 21, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/21/2017) The CC Deadly Sins World Tour moves to the United Kingdom, a country that made so many DSs, it could be a rival to GM. As previously […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2017) The 1-year-only 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a car that has been on my CC bucket list for a while. With about 30,000 produced they aren’t exactly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_6381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – The Winds of Change")
CC Capsule: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – The Winds of Change
Posted on February 21, 2023 | 83 Comments(first posted 2/21/2017) The 1-year-only 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a car that has been on my CC bucket list for a while. With about 30,000 produced they aren’t exactly […]
