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![(first posted 12/6/2016. At first thought, I wasn’t going to rerun this. But in rereading it and the comments, I changed my mind. It is a decent short take on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Elon-Musk-bio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Book Report: Elon Musk; Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – The Henry Ford Of Our Times?")
Book Report: Elon Musk; Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – The Henry Ford Of Our Times?
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/6/2016. At first thought, I wasn’t going to rerun this. But in rereading it and the comments, I changed my mind. It is a decent short take on […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2013) The storied Bel Air name is mostly remembered for the glamorous 1955-1957 models. As a top line model it was dripping with flashy chrome, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1977-Chevrolet-Bel-Air.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Bel Air Coupe – A Once-Storied Name’s Last Stand In Canada")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Bel Air Coupe – A Once-Storied Name’s Last Stand In Canada
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 2/21/2013) The storied Bel Air name is mostly remembered for the glamorous 1955-1957 models. As a top line model it was dripping with flashy chrome, but the […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcard: M & C Motors – “The Correct Time And Place To Buy Your New DeSoto & Plymouth
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 18 Comments -
![Here in the US, when we see this iconic shape, we naturally think “2002”. Well, that was by far the most popular version of the 02 Series, especially in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52521674352_f7c56d0ef1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: BMW 1602 – And There Was Also An 1802 And 1502")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: BMW 1602 – And There Was Also An 1802 And 1502
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 8 CommentsHere in the US, when we see this iconic shape, we naturally think “2002”. Well, that was by far the most popular version of the 02 Series, especially in the […] -
![About 30 years ago, I noticed that a lot of familiar things from my youth that I took for granted and thought would always be . . . started […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20171005_111225_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Recess: Vanishing Playground Equipment of the 1950s and ’60s")
CC Recess: Vanishing Playground Equipment of the 1950s and ’60s
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 59 CommentsAbout 30 years ago, I noticed that a lot of familiar things from my youth that I took for granted and thought would always be . . . started […] -
![I looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-2004-Ford-Taurus-SE-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions")
Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 34 CommentsI looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2016) Langdon Clay spent two years roaming the streets of New York City, shooting parked cars. The results are now available in a book, Langdon Clay, Cars – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NYC-Steidl-Electra.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The NYC Curbside Classics of Langdon Clay (1974-1976)")
The NYC Curbside Classics of Langdon Clay (1974-1976)
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/5/2016) Langdon Clay spent two years roaming the streets of New York City, shooting parked cars. The results are now available in a book, Langdon Clay, Cars – […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2016) Perhaps the most intriguing and unique of all of the Mexican Mopars is the short-lived, third generation Ramcharger. Engineered on a shoestring budget and dipping into the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dodge-ramcharger-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 3: 1999-2001 Dodge Ramcharger – Rising To The Challenge")
Mexican Mopars, Part 3: 1999-2001 Dodge Ramcharger – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 12/5/2016) Perhaps the most intriguing and unique of all of the Mexican Mopars is the short-lived, third generation Ramcharger. Engineered on a shoestring budget and dipping into the […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2016) It blows my mind that ten years separate the dates in which these car were brand new, as they are essentially the exact same car, save for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thumb_IMG_0559_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser & 1996 Buick Century Wagon – Separated By Ten Years And A Few Hundred Yards")
Curbside Classics: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser & 1996 Buick Century Wagon – Separated By Ten Years And A Few Hundred Yards
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 132 Comments(first posted 12/5/2016) It blows my mind that ten years separate the dates in which these car were brand new, as they are essentially the exact same car, save for […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lincoln Town Car Pickup – Tanwood
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 24 CommentsMike Hayes found a Lincoln TC that may look fairly normal from this view, although it is sporting a few lumps, especially at the rear. -
![Enough of the usual suspects, down with the run-of-the-mill regulars and plain common vehicles already featured in half a dozen CC posts! I’m fixing to kick things into high gear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221105_105735-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2015 Lamborghini Estoque By Fighting Star – DIY Or WTF?")
Curbside Classic: 2015 Lamborghini Estoque By Fighting Star – DIY Or WTF?
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 14 CommentsEnough of the usual suspects, down with the run-of-the-mill regulars and plain common vehicles already featured in half a dozen CC posts! I’m fixing to kick things into high gear […] -
![Valhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0333.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary")
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 5 CommentsValhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […] -
![There’s something inside me that can’t help but wonder if 1963 was the apogee of American popular culture. The radio began its short-lived dalliance with bossa nova music, introducing us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20220917_135332.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix: Another Time, Another Place")
Curbside Classic – 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix: Another Time, Another Place
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 75 CommentsThere’s something inside me that can’t help but wonder if 1963 was the apogee of American popular culture. The radio began its short-lived dalliance with bossa nova music, introducing us […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/36-bell-P1059095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition")
Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […] -
![It wasn’t the stainless steel body (by Allegheny Ludlum) that caught my eye, nor the attractive young woman, but that terrible convertible top that has a nasty fold or something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52295791586_1ca15b2981_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photo: 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible With Stainless Steel Body And Pathetic Rumpled Top")
Vintage PR Photo: 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible With Stainless Steel Body And Pathetic Rumpled Top
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt wasn’t the stainless steel body (by Allegheny Ludlum) that caught my eye, nor the attractive young woman, but that terrible convertible top that has a nasty fold or something […]
