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1956 Archive
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![I’ve always said that a fifties Buick isn’t for everyone, but if it’s for you, then there’s really nothing like it. At least as far as sales are concerned, Buick […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/56-Buick-1-e1790159415558-115x115.avif "1956 Buick Special Convertible: A Two-Owner Fifties Dreamboat")
1956 Buick Special Convertible: A Two-Owner Fifties Dreamboat
Posted on September 28, 2026 | 14 CommentsI’ve always said that a fifties Buick isn’t for everyone, but if it’s for you, then there’s really nothing like it. At least as far as sales are concerned, Buick […] -
![(Updated 9/23/2026) The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or whether […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-avanti.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Studebaker Avanti – Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Studebaker Avanti – Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix
Posted on September 23, 2026 | 69 Comments(Updated 9/23/2026) The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or whether […] -
![(Updated 9/19/2026) It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model. The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the bread […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-stud.jpg "The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers")
The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers
Posted on September 19, 2026 | 142 Comments(Updated 9/19/2026) It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model. The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the bread […] -
![It’s a matter of record that the 1953/4 Studebaker “Loewy” Coupes were styling highlights of the 1950s, but many feel that the tacked-on trim and sky-high fins that Studebaker used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260720_163834592-scaled-e1788090858685-115x115.jpg "1956 Studebaker Power Hawk: It Was The Best-Selling Hawk Of 1956, But Was It The Best-Looking?")
1956 Studebaker Power Hawk: It Was The Best-Selling Hawk Of 1956, But Was It The Best-Looking?
Posted on September 1, 2026 | 17 CommentsIt’s a matter of record that the 1953/4 Studebaker “Loewy” Coupes were styling highlights of the 1950s, but many feel that the tacked-on trim and sky-high fins that Studebaker used […] -
![If, hypothetically, you were to ask a DeSoto diehard to name the rarest and most valuable examples of that long-defunct brand, it’s not unlikely that the 1956 Adventurer and Fireflite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Adventurer-and-Fireflite-115x115.jpg "1956 DeSoto Adventurer and Fireflite Convertible: Two Very Rare Forward Look Cars In The Same Parking Lot")
1956 DeSoto Adventurer and Fireflite Convertible: Two Very Rare Forward Look Cars In The Same Parking Lot
Posted on August 3, 2026 | 22 CommentsIf, hypothetically, you were to ask a DeSoto diehard to name the rarest and most valuable examples of that long-defunct brand, it’s not unlikely that the 1956 Adventurer and Fireflite […] -
![This striking 1956 DeSoto ad certainly catches the eye, but in the atomic age, billowing yellow-orange clouds in the sky had rather ominous implications. Maybe it was foreshadowing: Late ’50s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1956-DeSoto-ad-Drive-a-DeSoto-Before-You-Decide-convertible-115x115.webp "1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible – A Rare And Beautiful Car, But Why Do The Clouds In This Ad Look Like A Nuclear Explosion?")
1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible – A Rare And Beautiful Car, But Why Do The Clouds In This Ad Look Like A Nuclear Explosion?
Posted on January 17, 2026 | 30 CommentsThis striking 1956 DeSoto ad certainly catches the eye, but in the atomic age, billowing yellow-orange clouds in the sky had rather ominous implications. Maybe it was foreshadowing: Late ’50s […] -
![Those are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_193349.jpg "1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic")
1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 39 CommentsThose are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […] -
![If you’re not very familiar with these oddball 1950s cars or haven’t seen an old Nash in a minute, I thought it would be fun to take a closer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1956-Nash-Ambassador-Custom-4SD-tri-tone-Mecum-Auctions-S220-frotn-3q-left.webp "1956 Nash Ambassador Custom Eight – Moribund But Memorable")
1956 Nash Ambassador Custom Eight – Moribund But Memorable
Posted on July 29, 2025 | 28 CommentsIf you’re not very familiar with these oddball 1950s cars or haven’t seen an old Nash in a minute, I thought it would be fun to take a closer […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc56Mercury006-crop.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […] -
![Can failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0764.jpeg "Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 20, 2024 | 35 CommentsCan failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […] -
![Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg "An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More")
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-284.jpg "Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism")
Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MoparButtons02-1.jpg "Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?")
Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 205 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […] -
![To visit Europe or Asia is to be constantly exposed to the remnants of empires long gone. One travels the modern streets of Granada or Madrid, and suddenly, some ruin […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230315_155638984_HDR.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood & 1956 Morris Minor – Reimagining Empires & The Three Box Dinasty")
Curbside Classics: 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood & 1956 Morris Minor – Reimagining Empires & The Three Box Dinasty
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 20 CommentsTo visit Europe or Asia is to be constantly exposed to the remnants of empires long gone. One travels the modern streets of Granada or Madrid, and suddenly, some ruin […] -
![A reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1069.jpeg "CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America")
CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 47 CommentsA reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]
