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Curbside Classic: 1953 Chrysler Imperial – Easing Back into the Luxury Game
Posted on May 7, 2019 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/16/2013) Chrysler Imperial. Doesn’t it just roll off the tongue? A little too well, for fans of the newer models. As the former owner of a 1964 Crown […] -
Automotive History: The Cars of President Harry S Truman
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 104 Comments(first posted 3/5/2014) Succeeding Franklin Roosevelt upon his death in 1945, Vice-President Harry S Truman became the 33rd President of the United States. Also a former Senator from Missouri, Truman […] -
Car Show Classic: 1953 Nash Statesman – AMC’s DNA
Posted on October 14, 2018 | 97 Comments(first posted 1/24/2014. This coming week we’re going to be saluting AMC in a series of reruns) Lots of companies can claim some small connection to the late American Motors […] -
Car Show Classic: 1953 Kaiser Henry J Corsair de Luxe – Big Name, Little Car, No Sale
Posted on October 8, 2018 | 92 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) 1951 was the year Kaiser-Frazer should have “made it.” A thoroughly restyled–and beautiful–Kaiser, a facelifted swan-song Frazer, and the all-new compact Henry J meant that Kaiser had […] -
CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design
Posted on September 20, 2018 | 35 CommentsGo looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll find more than one list […] -
From the Curbside Cohort: 1953 Kaiser Manhattan
Posted on March 5, 2017 | 91 Comments(first posted 1/12/2012) The 1951-53 Kaiser may be the most forgotten sedan from that period of time. Which is a shame, because this car may be one of the most […] -
The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 27 CommentsEvery once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […] -
It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick?
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 24 CommentsDid you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […] -
Law Enforcement Classics: A Trip To The Retirement Home
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 76 CommentsSometimes it’s easy to overlook the good stuff that’s right in your backyard; one must stop, look around and smell the roses in order to see it. In the spirit […]