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![(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-chevelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Culture: The Chevrolets of Bewitched – Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered")
Curbside Culture: The Chevrolets of Bewitched – Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 129 Comments(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […] -
![Nash made a lot of hay from its fold down seats that converted into a bed. All of the ads and brochure shots from the 1950s show very chaste scenes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49383526411_0afbbf75d8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Nash Car Camping in 1940, Evening and Morning – What’s On His Mind?")
Nash Car Camping in 1940, Evening and Morning – What’s On His Mind?
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 30 CommentsNash made a lot of hay from its fold down seats that converted into a bed. All of the ads and brochure shots from the 1950s show very chaste scenes, […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2011; updated and revised with original pictures by P. Niedermeyer) It’s hard for some of us to concede that it has now been a full generation since Japan’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-inf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Infiniti M30 – Swallowed Up In The Memory Hole")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Infiniti M30 – Swallowed Up In The Memory Hole
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 78 Comments(first posted 7/11/2011; updated and revised with original pictures by P. Niedermeyer) It’s hard for some of us to concede that it has now been a full generation since Japan’s […] -
![Variety is the spice of life. That 18th century adage wasn’t written about vehicles, but it applies nicely to the cars in this driveway. Here’s someone with diverse automotive tastes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Roadmaster-and-Leaf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: The Woody And The Leafy")
Driveway Outtake: The Woody And The Leafy
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 10 CommentsVariety is the spice of life. That 18th century adage wasn’t written about vehicles, but it applies nicely to the cars in this driveway. Here’s someone with diverse automotive tastes […] -
Vintage Ad: The Unexpected Pleasure of the Concept SL – Get One Free When You Buy a RR Limo!
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 36 CommentsNot only is the pleasure highly unexpected, but if you by Concept Coach Builders’ RR limo, you get one free! Details after the jump: -
![Looks like a Renault Dauphine, but it’s actually a Henney Kilowatt, the first attempt at a production EV after the demise first electric cars of the prewar era. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49811020268_7aec0a83d7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Henney Kilowatt – The First Post-War Production EV")
Vintage Ad: Henney Kilowatt – The First Post-War Production EV
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 28 CommentsLooks like a Renault Dauphine, but it’s actually a Henney Kilowatt, the first attempt at a production EV after the demise first electric cars of the prewar era. It was […] -
![If I’ve learned anything in my sixty-plus trips around the sun, it’s that the only constant in life is change. And as I moved on from the early 80s into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/listing_photo_131474586213459731.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Cars and Life In Transition")
COAL: Cars and Life In Transition
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsIf I’ve learned anything in my sixty-plus trips around the sun, it’s that the only constant in life is change. And as I moved on from the early 80s into […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2011) Once upon a long time ago, when men didn’t spend all their spare time on the web, facebook, yoga classes or sharing household chores, they had the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-rv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museumside Classic: The Homebuilt FWD RV – An Old Spartan Trailer Mated With A Chevy Tilt Cab And Toronado Drive Train")
Museumside Classic: The Homebuilt FWD RV – An Old Spartan Trailer Mated With A Chevy Tilt Cab And Toronado Drive Train
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 10/1/2011) Once upon a long time ago, when men didn’t spend all their spare time on the web, facebook, yoga classes or sharing household chores, they had the […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2015) The Austin-Healey 3000, produced from 1952 to 1968, has gone down in history as one of the seminal British roadsters. It has a reputation and image as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1960Austin-Healey_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 – The Most Classic British Roadster?")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 – The Most Classic British Roadster?
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/20/2015) The Austin-Healey 3000, produced from 1952 to 1968, has gone down in history as one of the seminal British roadsters. It has a reputation and image as […] -
Curbside Outtake: Two Caravans
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 4 CommentsSadly one is not hitched to the other. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: A Contrasting Couple of Coupes
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 16 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![(first published in 2007) The University of Iowa’s reputation for intellectual excellence lured my family away from Innsbruck (it sure as hell wasn’t the skiing). Despite the fact that my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-UI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Autology – Advanced Studies In Automotive Obsession")
Auto-Biography: Autology – Advanced Studies In Automotive Obsession
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 55 Comments(first published in 2007) The University of Iowa’s reputation for intellectual excellence lured my family away from Innsbruck (it sure as hell wasn’t the skiing). Despite the fact that my […] -
![The strictly two/three passenger coupe/business coupe style petered out in the late forties and early fifties, depending on the brand. It was no longer was worth the investment in body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50410557492_501331f2f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photos: 1956 Chevrolet 150 Utility Sedan – And A Brief History Of Chevrolet Business Coupes/Utility Sedans – Who Needs A Back Seat Anyway?")
Vintage PR Photos: 1956 Chevrolet 150 Utility Sedan – And A Brief History Of Chevrolet Business Coupes/Utility Sedans – Who Needs A Back Seat Anyway?
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 49 CommentsThe strictly two/three passenger coupe/business coupe style petered out in the late forties and early fifties, depending on the brand. It was no longer was worth the investment in body […] -
COAL: 1962 Dodge Lancer, Part I – A Start
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 66 CommentsIn the middle of November 1990 two things happened almost simultaneously: -
![(first posted 10/13/2011) Vintage parking lots are always a worthwhile place to hang out, so I spent breakfast looking for some vintage shots to share with you. This one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-park.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Concours Of Vintage Parking Lots")
Vintage Photos: A Concours Of Vintage Parking Lots
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 127 Comments(first posted 10/13/2011) Vintage parking lots are always a worthwhile place to hang out, so I spent breakfast looking for some vintage shots to share with you. This one is […]
