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1938 Archive
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![Anna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20251025_165217446-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family")
1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsAnna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […] -
![Between the development of Synchro-Mesh (launched for 1929) and Hydra-Matic (launched for 1940), General Motors also developed a four-speed semi-automatic transmission, sometimes called the Automatic Safety Transmission, which was available […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1938-Buick-Model-40C-Phaeton-Titian-Maroon-Patrick-Emzen-RM-Auctions-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Almost Automatic: SIA Drives A 1938 Buick With The Weird Semi-Automatic Ancestor of Hydra-Matic")
Almost Automatic: SIA Drives A 1938 Buick With The Weird Semi-Automatic Ancestor of Hydra-Matic
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 19 CommentsBetween the development of Synchro-Mesh (launched for 1929) and Hydra-Matic (launched for 1940), General Motors also developed a four-speed semi-automatic transmission, sometimes called the Automatic Safety Transmission, which was available […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents")
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0515.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy")
Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise")
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
![Another day at lunch and another Curbside Classic, but of a different sort. The other day I saw what looked like a hot rodded old pickup drive into the parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1938FordPickup011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: How Many Fords are in This Picture?")
CC Outtake: How Many Fords are in This Picture?
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 21 CommentsAnother day at lunch and another Curbside Classic, but of a different sort. The other day I saw what looked like a hot rodded old pickup drive into the parking […]
