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1940 Archive
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Automotive History: The Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaetons – The Royal Treatment
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 1/28/2016) One of the benefits of a Hulu subscription is that there are a lot of obscure old television shows available for watching. Mrs. JPC and I stumbled […] -
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
Curbside Classic: 1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon – Lumbering Towards Extinction
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/24/2015) It’s supposed to be station wagon week here at CC, but so far, most all I have seen is a bunch of long-roofed metal sedans. Why have […] -
CC Outtake: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood and 1940 LaSalle – Maintaining The Pecking Order
Posted on September 20, 2019 | 44 CommentsKansas City is a great place for finding CCs and my latest trip certainly didn’t disappoint. Sitting behind Union Station was a fabulous pairing of a 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood and […] -
Garage Bay Classic: 1940 Mercury Eight Convertible – Preparing For Active Duty, Again
Posted on December 16, 2015 | 39 CommentsEvery once in a while, a car not found in the wild deserves its moment in the spotlight. Just by virtue of this being a pre-war Mercury makes the case […] -
Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum
Posted on April 2, 2015 | 39 CommentsSituated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1940 Buick Special – An Early B Body, With Thanks to Harlow Curtice
Posted on October 7, 2014 | 55 CommentsThere was a time when I didn’t care much about prewar cars. That time was most of my life. I’m not sure why the past few years have brought an […] -
CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsWhen one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]
![Automotive History: The Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaetons – The Royal Treatment (first posted 1/28/2016) One of the benefits of a Hulu subscription is that there are a lot of obscure old television shows available for watching. Mrs. JPC and I stumbled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Apollo_11_Parade.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake (first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon – Lumbering Towards Extinction (first posted 4/24/2015) It’s supposed to be station wagon week here at CC, but so far, most all I have seen is a bunch of long-roofed metal sedans. Why have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Packard-woodie-1940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood and 1940 LaSalle – Maintaining The Pecking Order Kansas City is a great place for finding CCs and my latest trip certainly didn’t disappoint. Sitting behind Union Station was a fabulous pairing of a 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0157-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Garage Bay Classic: 1940 Mercury Eight Convertible – Preparing For Active Duty, Again Every once in a while, a car not found in the wild deserves its moment in the spotlight. Just by virtue of this being a pre-war Mercury makes the case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1940-Mercury-11-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Serendipity Strikes Again: The Hidden Cars of Eugene If you’ve spent any time around CC, you’ve undoubtedly heard about and seen an abundance of cars from Eugene. Well, I recently found a conglomeration of cars in Eugene the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum Situated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_3845.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1940 Buick Special – An Early B Body, With Thanks to Harlow Curtice There was a time when I didn’t care much about prewar cars. That time was most of my life. I’m not sure why the past few years have brought an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1941-Buick-Super-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis When one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_0822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


