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![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted 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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms
Posted 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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Car Carrier Of The Day: 2007 Sterling LT9500 – Night Covers A Sterling Load Of Covered Corvettes And A Naked Camaro")
Car Carrier Of The Day: 2007 Sterling LT9500 – Night Covers A Sterling Load Of Covered Corvettes And A Naked Camaro
Posted 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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW)")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: High Speed Assimilation")
Auto-Biography: High Speed Assimilation
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 17 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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American Icon")
Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American Icon
Posted 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 […] -
Outskirts Outtakes: Family Ties
Posted on September 13, 2020 | 8 CommentsLaramie, Wyoming, September 11, 2020 -
![(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&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra
Posted 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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes")
Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes
Posted 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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Corvettes in Torrance")
CC Outtake: Two Corvettes in Torrance
Posted 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, […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors")
Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors
Posted on September 3, 2019 | 19 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 […] -
![Hard as it may be to believe, in all of the years that curbside classics have been gracing the pages of Curbside Classic, we have never given the 1957 Thunderbird […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1957FordThunderbird08Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&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 | 90 CommentsHard as it may be to believe, in all of the years that curbside classics have been gracing the pages of Curbside Classic, we have never given the 1957 Thunderbird […] -
![This beautiful yellow C4 was posted at the Cohort by chrisjcieslak , under the title “Did they make a ZR-1 convertible?”. That’s actually a very interesting question and one which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/44660598685_92a18140b3_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: The Corvette C4 ZR-1 Convertible")
Cohort Classic: The Corvette C4 ZR-1 Convertible
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 14 CommentsThis beautiful yellow C4 was posted at the Cohort by chrisjcieslak , under the title “Did they make a ZR-1 convertible?”. That’s actually a very interesting question and one which […] -
![In taking a few photos of a recent-model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2014-18-Corvette-tailight-col.cov_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: 2014-18 Corvette Taillights – A Veritable Petting Zoo on Wheels")
Design: 2014-18 Corvette Taillights – A Veritable Petting Zoo on Wheels
Posted on August 1, 2018 | 47 CommentsIn taking a few photos of a recent-model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, […]
