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1959 Archive
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![(first posted 8/14/2013) The state fair is always a jubilant and optimistic peek into the future. Displaying the latest developments for home, garden, and farm, it offers an abundance of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1959-Dodge-Ad-09.jpg "State Fair Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet – Yep, It’s the Real Thing")
State Fair Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet – Yep, It’s the Real Thing
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 50 Comments(first posted 8/14/2013) The state fair is always a jubilant and optimistic peek into the future. Displaying the latest developments for home, garden, and farm, it offers an abundance of […] -
![The other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_2659.jpeg "Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road")
Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 46 CommentsThe other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […] -
![(first posted 2/17/2016) It is with sadness that we here at CC note the death of John Riccardo, the former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation, who died this past Saturday, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/hhgghgb.jpg "Automotive History: John Riccardo – Old Chrysler’s Last Act")
Automotive History: John Riccardo – Old Chrysler’s Last Act
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 2/17/2016) It is with sadness that we here at CC note the death of John Riccardo, the former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation, who died this past Saturday, […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2012) The 1959 Dodge: Polarizing, to say the least. Perhaps its styling was over the top, piling even more chrome atop Mopar’s already-chromy original 1957 Forward Look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dodge-1959-coronet.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet Sedan: Chrome, Fins, And More Chrome")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet Sedan: Chrome, Fins, And More Chrome
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 116 Comments(first posted 7/27/2012) The 1959 Dodge: Polarizing, to say the least. Perhaps its styling was over the top, piling even more chrome atop Mopar’s already-chromy original 1957 Forward Look […] -
![I’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3909.jpg "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 40 CommentsI’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […] -
![A hangover from the Saturnalian revelry of the 1959 models, the facelifted 1960 full-size General Motors line seems to inhabit a peculiar place. More subdued than their immediate counterparts, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/111_0542.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista Hardtop – A Few Extra Inches Of Prestige")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista Hardtop – A Few Extra Inches Of Prestige
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 48 CommentsA hangover from the Saturnalian revelry of the 1959 models, the facelifted 1960 full-size General Motors line seems to inhabit a peculiar place. More subdued than their immediate counterparts, but […] -
![Last month I posted a Drive-By Outtake of three older Dodge trucks from the street and while this truck was only pictured from head-on, JP Cavanaugh immediately wondered if it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7707.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1959 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon – Forest Camouflage")
Curbside Capsule: 1959 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon – Forest Camouflage
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast month I posted a Drive-By Outtake of three older Dodge trucks from the street and while this truck was only pictured from head-on, JP Cavanaugh immediately wondered if it was […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2014) Yawn. Another restored squarebird convertible in resale red. Aren’t there a couple of these at every car show? But I didn’t find this one at a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1960FordThunderbird08.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – Fancy Meeting You Here")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – Fancy Meeting You Here
Posted on October 21, 2020 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/21/2014) Yawn. Another restored squarebird convertible in resale red. Aren’t there a couple of these at every car show? But I didn’t find this one at a […] -
![With everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1168.jpg "Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package")
Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 27 CommentsWith everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […] -
![It was an Edsel-type day. Much like the story of Edsel, this particular day had held so much promise, was something that had been eagerly awaited, yet it turned out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/edsel-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Ranger – Unexpected Good Outcomes")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Ranger – Unexpected Good Outcomes
Posted on June 14, 2019 | 37 CommentsIt was an Edsel-type day. Much like the story of Edsel, this particular day had held so much promise, was something that had been eagerly awaited, yet it turned out […] -
![[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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/195whatStudebakerCoupe02Small.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg "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 […] -
![Ahh, the Avatar. Those of us who comment frequently know our online friends’ avatars like we can pick out a well-known brand of peas or dish soap from the supermarket […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/59Plymouth27-vi.jpg "QOTD: So, What’s With Your Avatar?")
QOTD: So, What’s With Your Avatar?
Posted on September 27, 2016 | 181 CommentsAhh, the Avatar. Those of us who comment frequently know our online friends’ avatars like we can pick out a well-known brand of peas or dish soap from the supermarket […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg "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 […] -
![By pure coincidence, and following hard on the heels of Paul Niedermeyer’s speculations on a hot-rodded ’59 Studebaker Lark, here’s an actual one, photographed by a good friend in a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Hot-Rod-1959-Lark-Rt-side.jpg "CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lark")
CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lark
Posted on November 10, 2015 | 8 CommentsBy pure coincidence, and following hard on the heels of Paul Niedermeyer’s speculations on a hot-rodded ’59 Studebaker Lark, here’s an actual one, photographed by a good friend in a […]
