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![Located in Southwest Missouri, Springfield (population 167,000) is the third largest city in the state and has seen a lot of notable residents over time; actor Brad Pitt grew up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_8082.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Review: The Route 66 Car Museum in Springfield, Missouri – International Fare In Middle America")
Museum Review: The Route 66 Car Museum in Springfield, Missouri – International Fare In Middle America
Posted on April 8, 2019 | 32 CommentsLocated in Southwest Missouri, Springfield (population 167,000) is the third largest city in the state and has seen a lot of notable residents over time; actor Brad Pitt grew up […] -
![While Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_2387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!")
Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!
Posted on April 5, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhile Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2013) As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-5-24-2013-013-800x533-e1376862456258.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…
Posted on April 2, 2019 | 99 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all […] -
CC Outtake: A Scene From Car-rier & Ives
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 35 CommentsHave you ever looked at something and had it remind you of something else? Of course you have. Howabout this snow-capped Buick? It made me think of Currier & Ives. -
![Earlier this summer, my wife and I were on a nice long walk in the summer in the evening. While on the walk, we went past this house, which of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180724_104343.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Would You take the Buick or the Mystery Car?")
QOTD: Would You take the Buick or the Mystery Car?
Posted on October 21, 2018 | 49 CommentsEarlier this summer, my wife and I were on a nice long walk in the summer in the evening. While on the walk, we went past this house, which of […] -
![(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/miss-jane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone")
Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 50 Comments(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […] -
![(First Posted November 3, 2013) It’s weird. I very much consider myself a Ford man when it comes to the domestics, yet my buying history puts me fairly firmly in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/P1010220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Buick Regal GS – Yes, As A Matter Of Fact, I Would Rather Have A Buick!")
COAL: 1998 Buick Regal GS – Yes, As A Matter Of Fact, I Would Rather Have A Buick!
Posted on April 1, 2018 | 63 Comments(First Posted November 3, 2013) It’s weird. I very much consider myself a Ford man when it comes to the domestics, yet my buying history puts me fairly firmly in […] -
![(Note: This is the first of five parts; all were taken on the road trip editor Jim Klein and I made to Indianapolis, then adding JPCavanaugh to our steed for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_7375.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 1: Lake St. Louis, Missouri")
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 1: Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 57 Comments(Note: This is the first of five parts; all were taken on the road trip editor Jim Klein and I made to Indianapolis, then adding JPCavanaugh to our steed for […] -
![This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters")
CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 57 CommentsThis true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […] -
![(First posted 6/9/2013) After writing off my VW GTI and cycling through three different rental cars in as many weeks, the insurance check finally arrived and it was once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Buick1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type – A Young Man Buys An Old Man’s Car")
COAL: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type – A Young Man Buys An Old Man’s Car
Posted on November 5, 2017 | 101 Comments(First posted 6/9/2013) After writing off my VW GTI and cycling through three different rental cars in as many weeks, the insurance check finally arrived and it was once […] -
![On the April day when Joseph Dennis’s excellent piece on the 1987 Buick Skyhawk coupe appeared, I read it, walked to lunch, and immediately came upon this Skyhawk sedan. Bam! That’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SkyhawkSnouts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 Buick Skyhawk – When The CC Effect Strikes, It Sometimes Takes Just Minutes to Act")
CC Capsule: 1983 Buick Skyhawk – When The CC Effect Strikes, It Sometimes Takes Just Minutes to Act
Posted on June 10, 2017 | 34 CommentsOn the April day when Joseph Dennis’s excellent piece on the 1987 Buick Skyhawk coupe appeared, I read it, walked to lunch, and immediately came upon this Skyhawk sedan. Bam! That’s […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2012) 1931. Just to say it out loud is almost like saying 1896 or 1744. For most of us (though not for the eldest among us), 1931 lacks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1931Buick12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1931 Buick 96 Country Club Coupe – The Eight As Buick Built It")
Curbside Classic: 1931 Buick 96 Country Club Coupe – The Eight As Buick Built It
Posted on May 6, 2016 | 62 Comments(first posted 7/5/2012) 1931. Just to say it out loud is almost like saying 1896 or 1744. For most of us (though not for the eldest among us), 1931 lacks […] -
![This is a continuing CC serial. The previous episode can be found here. Louis Broderick pulled the brown Coupe deVille into the freshly paved parking lot. Sighing as he turned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/P9170049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Ferryboat Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Ferryboat Passenger
Posted on February 4, 2016 | 24 CommentsThis is a continuing CC serial. The previous episode can be found here. Louis Broderick pulled the brown Coupe deVille into the freshly paved parking lot. Sighing as he turned […] -
![Back in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show")
CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 17 CommentsBack in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […]
