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1956 Archive
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![(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1956FordFairlaneFordorVictoria12-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie
Posted on June 14, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1956Oldsmobile8805.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2016) The Meteors are probably Ford of Canada’s most well known product but there are a couple more Canadian Ford marques including Monarch. The smaller Mercury 114 (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ddmjh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1956 Monarch Richelieu – Canadian Royalty")
Car Show Classic: 1956 Monarch Richelieu – Canadian Royalty
Posted on March 9, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/9/2016) The Meteors are probably Ford of Canada’s most well known product but there are a couple more Canadian Ford marques including Monarch. The smaller Mercury 114 (and […] -
![(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 "Automotive History: The Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaetons – The Royal Treatment")
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 […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2012) In 1912, the White Star Line launched its biggest and most luxurious ocean liner ever, the R. M. S. Titanic. An engineering marvel said to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1956PackardPatrician07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Packard Patrician – Please Proceed to The Lifeboats")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Packard Patrician – Please Proceed to The Lifeboats
Posted on October 12, 2021 | 117 Comments(first posted 4/24/2012) In 1912, the White Star Line launched its biggest and most luxurious ocean liner ever, the R. M. S. Titanic. An engineering marvel said to be […] -
![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 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
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 […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […] -
![Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020")
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
![(first posted 10/20/2014) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/22tbirdb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird")
Automotive History: The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird
Posted on October 20, 2020 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/20/2014) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2014) 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-avanti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "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, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 9/23/2014) 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 […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2014) 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-stud.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers")
Automotive History: The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers
Posted on September 22, 2020 | 131 Comments(first posted 9/22/2014) 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 […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2013) I realized I needed to do something with a ’56 Golden Hawk I shot over a year ago. Yes, folks, here indeed was a sign to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/08-25-2012-005-800x599-e1383003920102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk – It’s a Sign")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk – It’s a Sign
Posted on January 4, 2020 | 32 Comments(first posted 11/1/2013) I realized I needed to do something with a ’56 Golden Hawk I shot over a year ago. Yes, folks, here indeed was a sign to […] -
![(First Posted September 2, 2013) Back in the eighties, living in tony Los Gatos, I used to gaze longingly at photos of old American cars and trucks still hard at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-103-135-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-350 Still Hard At Work Six Days A Week")
The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-350 Still Hard At Work Six Days A Week
Posted on September 22, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) Back in the eighties, living in tony Los Gatos, I used to gaze longingly at photos of old American cars and trucks still hard at […] -
![Recently, I featured some cars from the Concours D’Lemons in Monterey, California. This 1955 Pontiac Safari was my sentimental favorite. Why? Because, although I didn’t mention it in my own […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/91D0F9CE-BB5A-4518-B118-FD08C7DBB9ED.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: My First Car Was Quite a Handful")
Cars of a Lifetime: My First Car Was Quite a Handful
Posted on September 22, 2019 | 16 CommentsRecently, I featured some cars from the Concours D’Lemons in Monterey, California. This 1955 Pontiac Safari was my sentimental favorite. Why? Because, although I didn’t mention it in my own […]
