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![Chevrolet must have been mighty proud of its new ’55 cars, because they even splurged on beauty shots of the low end cars, like the 150 2-door sedan, for their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50996072352_6339a41673_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: 1955 Chevy 150 Sedan and 210 Two-Door Wagon – Even The Low End Cars Get The Glamor Treatment")
Vintage Postcards: 1955 Chevy 150 Sedan and 210 Two-Door Wagon – Even The Low End Cars Get The Glamor Treatment
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 51 CommentsChevrolet must have been mighty proud of its new ’55 cars, because they even splurged on beauty shots of the low end cars, like the 150 2-door sedan, for their […] -
![I ran across this ad for the new 1941 Cadillac Series 60, which effectively replaced the LaSalle and lowered the entry price for the brand. It got my wheels spinning: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50874801883_a151c9e1ce_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: What Was The Cheapest Cadillac Ever? Cheapest Big Chevy? And The Smallest Cadillac Price Premium Over a Chevy?")
Automotive History: What Was The Cheapest Cadillac Ever? Cheapest Big Chevy? And The Smallest Cadillac Price Premium Over a Chevy?
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsI ran across this ad for the new 1941 Cadillac Series 60, which effectively replaced the LaSalle and lowered the entry price for the brand. It got my wheels spinning: […] -
![Actually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50899874486_efb3640937_6k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version")
Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsActually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […] -
![Subaru has been an exceptional success story over the last few decades, and somehow seems to move from strength to strength while always marching to a slightly offbeat, uh, beat. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0015-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2.5 – Subaru’s Little Guy Hits The Gym, Emerges Stronger, Fitter, And Even More Able")
Curbside Review: 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2.5 – Subaru’s Little Guy Hits The Gym, Emerges Stronger, Fitter, And Even More Able
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 36 CommentsSubaru has been an exceptional success story over the last few decades, and somehow seems to move from strength to strength while always marching to a slightly offbeat, uh, beat. […] -
![I don’t usually do this, but there I was tooling down West 11th when I spotted this red Chrysler up ahead. When I finally got next to him at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-chry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler Newport: Two Old Grizzled Toughs")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler Newport: Two Old Grizzled Toughs
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 34 CommentsI don’t usually do this, but there I was tooling down West 11th when I spotted this red Chrysler up ahead. When I finally got next to him at a […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2015) For 24 years John Blatchley was responsible for the styling of Rolls-Royce automobiles that were decidedly stately, always proper and sometimes quite beautiful. He brought to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-j.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Biography/Design: John Blatchley of Rolls-Royce")
CC Biography/Design: John Blatchley of Rolls-Royce
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/7/2015) For 24 years John Blatchley was responsible for the styling of Rolls-Royce automobiles that were decidedly stately, always proper and sometimes quite beautiful. He brought to the […] -
Vintage Ad: 1984 Mustang Police Pursuit: Solving The Malaise-Era Police Pursuit Problem
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 21 Comments -
![I couldn’t help noticing how this Studebaker driver and passenger are so good at maintaining their poses, no matter which version of the new ’53 coupes they find themselves in, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Studebaker-1953-coupe-ad-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: These 1953 Studebaker Models Get Around – The Pre-Photoshop Era")
Vintage Ads: These 1953 Studebaker Models Get Around – The Pre-Photoshop Era
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 21 CommentsI couldn’t help noticing how this Studebaker driver and passenger are so good at maintaining their poses, no matter which version of the new ’53 coupes they find themselves in, […] -
![I was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later")
Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 56 CommentsI was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […] -
COAL: 1962 Triumph TR3B – Nonsense and Sensibility
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 15 CommentsPart 1 – Nonsense. When logic makes a (full opposite lock) left turn. -
![(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?")
Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […] -
![(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-st.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 60 Comments(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […] -
![(first posted in 2011) “It’s about the journey, not the destination”. Tell that to a family of six—one of them seven months pregnant—on the third day jammed into in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-62.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1962 Ford Fairlane – Sometimes It Is About The Destination")
Auto-Biography: 1962 Ford Fairlane – Sometimes It Is About The Destination
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted in 2011) “It’s about the journey, not the destination”. Tell that to a family of six—one of them seven months pregnant—on the third day jammed into in a […] -
The Other Dodge Magnum, by Volkswagen
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsI’ll let you ponder that for a second before you make the jump: -
![Let’s take a look at a couple of more Stageway (by Armbruster) long-boys. Here’s a ’72 Pontiac “clamshell” wagon converted into a 12-passenger coach. I assume that means there’s no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50964517173_ef069c2afa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1972 Stageway 12-Passenger Pontiac Wagon/Coach and Pontiac Executive Limousine")
Vintage Brochure: 1972 Stageway 12-Passenger Pontiac Wagon/Coach and Pontiac Executive Limousine
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsLet’s take a look at a couple of more Stageway (by Armbruster) long-boys. Here’s a ’72 Pontiac “clamshell” wagon converted into a 12-passenger coach. I assume that means there’s no […]
