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![Text by Patrick Bell. We have a grand tour today with several stops all across the USA and one side jaunt to Canada. There are many miles to cover, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/3-9-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Traffic & Street Scenes In The 1950s & 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Traffic & Street Scenes In The 1950s & 1960s
Posted on April 13, 2025 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We have a grand tour today with several stops all across the USA and one side jaunt to Canada. There are many miles to cover, so […] -
![One of the great mysteries of life is why we are drawn to the specific things that fascinate us. This starts at an early age, like 4 or 5. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/4a4488bd983c324237afa690bdcd83681.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Great Speedometer And Dashboard Designs I Remember – What You See As You Drive")
Great Speedometer And Dashboard Designs I Remember – What You See As You Drive
Posted on April 13, 2025 | 68 CommentsOne of the great mysteries of life is why we are drawn to the specific things that fascinate us. This starts at an early age, like 4 or 5. […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2019) CC regular Mike Hayes found something out of the ordinary parked at a marina in the Seattle area, I assume. It’s a 1965 Dodge Dart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/33668692648_3a7a3dd103_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1965 Dodge Dart With Sunroof")
Cohort Outtake: 1965 Dodge Dart With Sunroof
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 22 Comments(first posted 4/10/2019) CC regular Mike Hayes found something out of the ordinary parked at a marina in the Seattle area, I assume. It’s a 1965 Dodge Dart […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2013) Following a decent 14,634 unit run of the Austin-Healey 100 from 1953–56, Leonard Lord, the Managing Director of Austin, asked Donald Healey to design an affordable, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sprite_front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958-61 Austin-Healey Mark I Sprite – A Sports Car For The Masses")
Curbside Classic: 1958-61 Austin-Healey Mark I Sprite – A Sports Car For The Masses
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 8/17/2013) Following a decent 14,634 unit run of the Austin-Healey 100 from 1953–56, Leonard Lord, the Managing Director of Austin, asked Donald Healey to design an affordable, […] -
Vintage Dealers: VW Dealers In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 31 CommentsCentral Volkswagen Inc., St. Louis, MO. -
![I’ve already reported on the Canton, South Dakota Car Show, but I felt the need to place a spotlight on this very original 1974 AMC Javelin. Since it was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Front-three-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Javelin – Six Shooter")
Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Javelin – Six Shooter
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 20 CommentsI’ve already reported on the Canton, South Dakota Car Show, but I felt the need to place a spotlight on this very original 1974 AMC Javelin. Since it was the […] -
![In 1989 I graduated college, didn’t have a job lined up, and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. So I decided to take a trip across the country. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7698.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 1981 Civic Wagon – The Short Life Of A Desert Rat")
My 1981 Civic Wagon – The Short Life Of A Desert Rat
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 24 CommentsIn 1989 I graduated college, didn’t have a job lined up, and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. So I decided to take a trip across the country. The […] -
![The Buick Riviera got a facelift for 1968, arguably a step in the wrong direction for one of GM’s most handsome cars. Car Life tested the new model in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1968-Buick-Riviera-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Buick Riviera – “Lots Of Sound, Well-Styled Automobile”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Buick Riviera – “Lots Of Sound, Well-Styled Automobile”
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe Buick Riviera got a facelift for 1968, arguably a step in the wrong direction for one of GM’s most handsome cars. Car Life tested the new model in […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-086-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla – The Original Mini-Van?")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla – The Original Mini-Van?
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2013) There’s nothing truly original in the car business. Everyone begs, steals and borrows from everyone else. Sometimes, the same (and usually obvious) idea ferments for years in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-63-042-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan – Chrysler Hits a Grand Slam Homer")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan – Chrysler Hits a Grand Slam Homer
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 134 Comments(first posted 8/1/2013) There’s nothing truly original in the car business. Everyone begs, steals and borrows from everyone else. Sometimes, the same (and usually obvious) idea ferments for years in […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Images Of Florida – ’40s, ’50s & ’60s
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 20 CommentsFlorida National Bank at Coral Gables. -
![We’re back to my delayed follow up on the restoration process I did on my 1965 Ford F-100. As the picture shows, it is now 2012 and I have a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bed_001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration Part 2")
My 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration Part 2
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 14 CommentsWe’re back to my delayed follow up on the restoration process I did on my 1965 Ford F-100. As the picture shows, it is now 2012 and I have a […] -
![I consider myself a well informed car nut, but this was a car I didn’t know existed until recently. Oh sure, I knew that Kaiser got started in the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/5-22-2012-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Kaiser Special Club Sedan – Some First Car!")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Kaiser Special Club Sedan – Some First Car!
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 20 CommentsI consider myself a well informed car nut, but this was a car I didn’t know existed until recently. Oh sure, I knew that Kaiser got started in the car […] -
![Although originally conceived as a Ford Thunderbird proposal, the 1960s Lincoln Continental was available only as a four-door pillared sedan and four-door convertible for the first five years of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1966-lincoln-continental23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Lincoln’s Next Move Could Be Considered Obvious”")
Vintage M/T Review: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Lincoln’s Next Move Could Be Considered Obvious”
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 30 CommentsAlthough originally conceived as a Ford Thunderbird proposal, the 1960s Lincoln Continental was available only as a four-door pillared sedan and four-door convertible for the first five years of […] -
![The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year of the doomed Edsel, the beginning of the end for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Seneca1960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under")
1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 22 CommentsThe year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year of the doomed Edsel, the beginning of the end for […]
