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![Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
![Chet Forrest and Bob Wright wrote the song “It’s a Blue World” in 1939, for the Columbia musical Music in My Heart, and its first commercial release was by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1941-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Hyperpack-front-3q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 21 CommentsChet Forrest and Bob Wright wrote the song “It’s a Blue World” in 1939, for the Columbia musical Music in My Heart, and its first commercial release was by […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2018) Everyone has different theories. My theory is the creation of the Allante goes something like this…. …One day back in the early to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cadillac-v16-1930.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Allante – Apple Pie In An Italian Suit")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Allante – Apple Pie In An Italian Suit
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 6/9/2018) Everyone has different theories. My theory is the creation of the Allante goes something like this…. …One day back in the early to […] -
![Reporting on a museum having 2,000 vehicles is tough. The ongoing decision of what to show, what to say, and trying to keep a neutral tone made Part 1 fun, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1623.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto Museum Report: The Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park, Part 2 – Second Verse Different Than The First")
Auto Museum Report: The Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park, Part 2 – Second Verse Different Than The First
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 25 CommentsReporting on a museum having 2,000 vehicles is tough. The ongoing decision of what to show, what to say, and trying to keep a neutral tone made Part 1 fun, […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2018) Duesenberg. The name brings back old Popular mechanics articles for me. In them, some comedian I’d never heard of before called Jay Leno would do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1960s-and-1970s-duesenberg-concept-cars-8_waifu2x_photo_noise1_scale_tta_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1980 Duesenberg – One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name")
Automotive History: 1980 Duesenberg – One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 75 Comments(first posted 9/20/2018) Duesenberg. The name brings back old Popular mechanics articles for me. In them, some comedian I’d never heard of before called Jay Leno would do […] -
![(first posted 9/18/2018) Incredible. What are the odds of finding two well-used survivors in the same parking space? A few weeks ago, I encountered a 1987 Oldsmobile Calais […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – The Last Truly Impressive Eldorado")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – The Last Truly Impressive Eldorado
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 9/18/2018) Incredible. What are the odds of finding two well-used survivors in the same parking space? A few weeks ago, I encountered a 1987 Oldsmobile Calais […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1931MarmonSixteen01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity")
Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) Driving Miss Daisy is one of my top 10 favorite movies–and that’s saying a lot, considering that I was about ten years old the first time I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/i001966-e1359267621216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars Of “Driving Miss Daisy”")
CC Cinema: The Cars Of “Driving Miss Daisy”
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 105 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) Driving Miss Daisy is one of my top 10 favorite movies–and that’s saying a lot, considering that I was about ten years old the first time I […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-153-1200-e1369179415285.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 161 Comments(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […] -
![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1949-Missing-B-Body-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […] -
![Have we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_104600_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice")
Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsHave we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?")
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 99 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
![The Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PXL_20240223_192454076.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street")
Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 25 CommentsThe Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […]
