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1956 Archive
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![Zoom, and he whipped around the corner and off down the street as I only had time to shoot one picture while I was stopped at the light. Clearly enjoying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5195-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Outtake: 1956 Porsche 356A – Cool As Vanilla Ice (Cream)")
On-The-Go Outtake: 1956 Porsche 356A – Cool As Vanilla Ice (Cream)
Posted on September 10, 2019 | 14 CommentsZoom, and he whipped around the corner and off down the street as I only had time to shoot one picture while I was stopped at the light. Clearly enjoying […] -
![It is generally accepted that General Motors was the long-reigning king of automotive styling. Names like Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell are well known for the long stream of attractive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1957FordThunderbird08Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Perfectly Styled American Car Of The 1950s?")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Perfectly Styled American Car Of The 1950s?
Posted on July 25, 2019 | 95 CommentsIt is generally accepted that General Motors was the long-reigning king of automotive styling. Names like Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell are well known for the long stream of attractive […] -
![[If we needed more proof of the CC Effect it was in full force this week when, with zero coordination between two editors on two continents, we see two complementary […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/195whatStudebakerCoupe02Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953456789601234 Studebaker ChampmanderStarhawk – The Ultimate Kit Car")
Curbside Classic: 1953456789601234 Studebaker ChampmanderStarhawk – The Ultimate Kit Car
Posted on May 24, 2019 | 54 Comments[If we needed more proof of the CC Effect it was in full force this week when, with zero coordination between two editors on two continents, we see two complementary […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![Recently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man")
CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsRecently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […] -
![It’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Nashes-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk")
Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk
Posted on October 3, 2015 | 55 CommentsIt’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […] -
![Back in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_4500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between")
Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between
Posted on July 17, 2015 | 38 CommentsBack in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […] -
![Summer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_5160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises")
Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 44 CommentsSummer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2011) During my adolescent years, virtually all of my firsthand experience with cars from the 1950s came from plastic model kits. It seemed from my vantage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1956FordFairlane03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane – Beautiful, But Still The Bridesmaid")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane – Beautiful, But Still The Bridesmaid
Posted on May 28, 2015 | 82 Comments(first posted 8/25/2011) During my adolescent years, virtually all of my firsthand experience with cars from the 1950s came from plastic model kits. It seemed from my vantage […] -
![If you have been a Curbside Classic reader for even just a little while, you have most likely gathered that I am a fan of Lincoln motor cars. Well, how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Lincoln-1956-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1956 Lincoln Premiere Convertible And Sedan – When One 1956 Lincoln Just Isn’t Enough")
Museum Classics: 1956 Lincoln Premiere Convertible And Sedan – When One 1956 Lincoln Just Isn’t Enough
Posted on December 8, 2014 | 57 CommentsIf you have been a Curbside Classic reader for even just a little while, you have most likely gathered that I am a fan of Lincoln motor cars. Well, how […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: The Ghost Of Harley Earl
Posted on November 14, 2014 | 15 Comments -
![The Volvo TP21 is a rather odd looking vehicle. Known as the Sugga, which means sow in Swedish, likely due to its dowdy and snub nosed appearance, it would seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1956-Red-Bull-Volvo-Sugga.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing")
CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 12 CommentsThe Volvo TP21 is a rather odd looking vehicle. Known as the Sugga, which means sow in Swedish, likely due to its dowdy and snub nosed appearance, it would seem […] -
![We’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0191.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises")
Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 50 CommentsWe’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […] -
![During Mopar Week, Tony LaHood was good enough to send me this most excellent link to a vintage 1955 Chrysler Corporation promotional video on Youtube, “Wishes on Wheels.” It is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1956-Imperial-03-800x320-e1385668448338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC TV/QOTD: Wishes On Wheels – How Would You Order Your 1955 Mopar?")
CC TV/QOTD: Wishes On Wheels – How Would You Order Your 1955 Mopar?
Posted on December 10, 2013 | 21 CommentsDuring Mopar Week, Tony LaHood was good enough to send me this most excellent link to a vintage 1955 Chrysler Corporation promotional video on Youtube, “Wishes on Wheels.” It is […] -
![Car cruises can get a little dull; all those boring street rods, multiple Mustangs, caches of Camaros and Corvettes. But what keeps me coming back are those daring folks who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/i066961-e1386113439425.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1956 Cadillac Flower Car – How’s THAT For Different?")
Car Show Capsule: 1956 Cadillac Flower Car – How’s THAT For Different?
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 24 CommentsCar cruises can get a little dull; all those boring street rods, multiple Mustangs, caches of Camaros and Corvettes. But what keeps me coming back are those daring folks who […]
