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			Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and OtherwisePosted on November 14, 2024 | 71 CommentsDoesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […]
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			CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This RidePosted on July 29, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […]
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			Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My LifePosted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To TermsPosted on June 12, 2023 | 63 CommentsI am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […]
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			Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)Posted on May 27, 2023 | 56 Comments(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […]
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			Car Carrier Of The Day: 2007 Sterling LT9500 – Night Covers A Sterling Load Of Covered Corvettes And A Naked CamaroPosted on July 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsUsually Paul regales us with older car transporters but here’s a newer one I came across recently. I was somewhat surprised to see this one sitting outside a hotel near […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW)Posted on March 3, 2021 | 13 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […]
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			Auto-Biography: High Speed AssimilationPosted on February 20, 2021 | 19 Comments(First published in 2007)[The previous chapter] My first glimpse of America: looking down on a freeway at night, with glow-worm toy cars. It was just like the picture of GM’s […]
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			Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American IconPosted on November 26, 2020 | 24 CommentsSince its introduction in 1953, the Corvette has been the quintessential definition of the American sports car. It truly represents the American take on the sports car genre, with its […]
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			Outskirts Outtakes: Family TiesPosted on September 13, 2020 | 8 CommentsLaramie, Wyoming, September 11, 2020
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			Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus UltraPosted on April 19, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/19/2014) It seems of late that there have been a lot of more, shall we say, prosaic cars on CC? That’s all fine and good, and if you […]
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			Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early CorvettesPosted on March 11, 2020 | 30 CommentsRecently Paul posted a vintage Road and Track article on the early Corvettes which asked if the Corvette was really a sports car. Much discussion ensued in the commentary about […]
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			CC Outtake: Two Corvettes in TorrancePosted on September 7, 2019 | 21 CommentsI frequently see these two Corvettes parked next to each other on a corner lot in Torrance. While I’m no ‘Vette expert, around 20 or 25 years separate these cars, […]
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			Curbside Tech: Electric Power MirrorsPosted on September 3, 2019 | 20 CommentsThis week’s post is rather brief, but that’s because things flowed very smoothly, and I didn’t encounter a single hiccup. So it can happen. For those keeping score, it’s happened […]
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			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 […]
 
				![Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise Doesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0129.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride (first posted 7/26/2018)      This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1596.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life (first posted 10/3/2017)     As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event.  Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms I am a contrarian.  This is, of course, well known hereabouts.  Many things that are popular bore me.  I, instead, seek out things that are unusual.  When I was in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1973-Chevrolet-Corvette-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84) (Originally published May 24, 2013)  As we accelerate  into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars.  We have reached a point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980TransAmPaceCar02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Carrier Of The Day: 2007 Sterling LT9500 – Night Covers A Sterling Load Of Covered Corvettes And A Naked Camaro Usually Paul regales us with older car transporters but here’s a newer one I came across recently.  I was somewhat surprised to see this one sitting outside a hotel near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2953.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW) (first posted 3/3/2011)    Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Auto-Biography: High Speed Assimilation (First published in 2007)[The previous chapter] My first glimpse of America: looking down on a freeway at night, with glow-worm toy cars. It was just like the picture of GM’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Corvette-1957-white-small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American Icon Since its introduction in 1953, the Corvette has been the quintessential definition of the American sports car.  It truly represents the American take on the sports car genre, with its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1990-Chevrolet-Corvette-ZR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra (first posted 5/19/2014)     It seems of late that there have been a lot of more, shall we say, prosaic cars on CC? That’s all fine and good, and if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/7-22-thru-7-27-2013-029-800x533-e1399074306918.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History:  From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes Recently Paul posted a vintage Road and Track article on the early Corvettes which asked if the Corvette was really a sports car.  Much discussion ensued in the commentary about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1957-Corvette-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Two Corvettes in Torrance I frequently see these two Corvettes parked next to each other on a corner lot in Torrance. While I’m no ‘Vette expert, around 20 or 25 years separate these cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2-Vettes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors This week’s post is rather brief, but that’s because things flowed very smoothly, and I didn’t encounter a single hiccup. So it can happen. For those keeping score, it’s happened […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mirror-dfferences.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Perfectly Styled American Car Of The 1950s? 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)


