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![I continue to find evidence of obscure European brands having been sold during the Great Import Boom of the fifties that I hadn’t previously known to be imported.. The Wartburg, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49953212848_b80893be45_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Willy Witkin Presents the Wartburg, “One Of (East) Germany’s Finest!”, Or A Maico, Perhaps? Some Signs of the Import Bubble of 1959")
Vintage Ad: Willy Witkin Presents the Wartburg, “One Of (East) Germany’s Finest!”, Or A Maico, Perhaps? Some Signs of the Import Bubble of 1959
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 32 CommentsI continue to find evidence of obscure European brands having been sold during the Great Import Boom of the fifties that I hadn’t previously known to be imported.. The Wartburg, […] -
![CC reader Ted M. sent me this incredible gallery of mostly old Chryslers he found at a “dealership” in Fredericksburg, Texas. Did they go out of business in 1964? Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0410.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Photo Gallery: Amazing Collection Of (Mainly) Old Chryslers – Mother Mopar’s Retirement Home")
Photo Gallery: Amazing Collection Of (Mainly) Old Chryslers – Mother Mopar’s Retirement Home
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 30 CommentsCC reader Ted M. sent me this incredible gallery of mostly old Chryslers he found at a “dealership” in Fredericksburg, Texas. Did they go out of business in 1964? Or […] -
![I recently returned to the office for one day last week, exactly a year and a day since I had last sat in the chair at my desk. My goal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9901-1985-Cadillac-Eldorado-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac Eldorado – What’s Under That Hat?")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac Eldorado – What’s Under That Hat?
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 35 CommentsI recently returned to the office for one day last week, exactly a year and a day since I had last sat in the chair at my desk. My goal […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2011) Dodge has been the perennial distant number three in the pickup market seemingly forever. Nothing like being the underdog to stimulate some fresh thinking. Especially when you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-141-086-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1967 Dodge D-200 Camper Special – We’re Number Three So We Try Harder, Dude!")
Truckstop Classic: 1967 Dodge D-200 Camper Special – We’re Number Three So We Try Harder, Dude!
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/22/2011) Dodge has been the perennial distant number three in the pickup market seemingly forever. Nothing like being the underdog to stimulate some fresh thinking. Especially when you […] -
![Here’s one that snuck by me in 1980, and just as well. Wow; who wouldn’t have lusted after this. Especially at $61,000 ($176k adjusted). No wonder less than a hundred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49232213117_6c09d87612_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1981 Evolution 1 by Pierre Cardin – “Undoubtedly Cadillac, Unquestionably Cardin, Incredibly Now”")
Vintage Ad: 1981 Evolution 1 by Pierre Cardin – “Undoubtedly Cadillac, Unquestionably Cardin, Incredibly Now”
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 69 CommentsHere’s one that snuck by me in 1980, and just as well. Wow; who wouldn’t have lusted after this. Especially at $61,000 ($176k adjusted). No wonder less than a hundred […] -
![Details are everything. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the distinctive outline of an El Camino in the distance and thought: pay dirt. As I got closer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210122_092418-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – Deez Nutz")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – Deez Nutz
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsDetails are everything. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the distinctive outline of an El Camino in the distance and thought: pay dirt. As I got closer, […] -
![396. Say it aloud. It’s an easy number to like, an easy number to sell; its intonation suggests malignity. John Milton eulogized William Shakespeare in 1630 by lauding the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/111_0486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Racetrack Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Jukebox Hero?")
Racetrack Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Jukebox Hero?
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 54 Comments396. Say it aloud. It’s an easy number to like, an easy number to sell; its intonation suggests malignity. John Milton eulogized William Shakespeare in 1630 by lauding the way […] -
![That stretched Olds yesterday was just sad; but finding this really perked me up. Wow; never seen anything quite like this before. Sure, plenty of Chevy sedans were stretched in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49346835672_452d5fe0ce_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Fastback Limo-Airport Bus – Now That’s More Like It")
Vintage Ad: 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Fastback Limo-Airport Bus – Now That’s More Like It
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 31 CommentsThat stretched Olds yesterday was just sad; but finding this really perked me up. Wow; never seen anything quite like this before. Sure, plenty of Chevy sedans were stretched in […] -
![Italy and art go together, like England and cricket, France and wine, Germany and sausages, Sweden and pickled herring, Spain and bull fighting. And art is an endlessly varied thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC07244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Lancia Fulvia Berlina Series II – The State Of The Art")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Lancia Fulvia Berlina Series II – The State Of The Art
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 19 CommentsItaly and art go together, like England and cricket, France and wine, Germany and sausages, Sweden and pickled herring, Spain and bull fighting. And art is an endlessly varied thing […] -
![(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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […]
