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![Since this will be my last post featuring pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”, it just seems right to have something memorable for the finale. So what could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/flood-howard-county-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Flooding")
Vintage Snapshots: Flooding
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 16 CommentsSince this will be my last post featuring pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”, it just seems right to have something memorable for the finale. So what could […] -
![If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
![DeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DeSoto_Fluid_Drive.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names")
What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names
Posted on January 2, 2020 | 26 CommentsDeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […] -
![Returning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route 66 (the I-40 Frontage Road). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tucumcari-Dealer-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico")
Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico
Posted on October 17, 2019 | 27 CommentsReturning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route 66 (the I-40 Frontage Road). […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2013) Today, many non-car people have never heard of DeSoto. That’s a shame, as the marque, which existed from 1929 to 1961, had some memorable cars–even if most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aa-068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Really, Really DeLovely")
Car Show Classic: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Really, Really DeLovely
Posted on April 13, 2019 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/4/2013) Today, many non-car people have never heard of DeSoto. That’s a shame, as the marque, which existed from 1929 to 1961, had some memorable cars–even if most […] -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
![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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 […] -
Wordless Outtake: A DeSoto Dodge – Paying Homage?
Posted on August 7, 2015 | 20 Comments(taken in 2013 on my trip to California) -
![Summer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_5160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises")
Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 44 CommentsSummer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […] -
![Prices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver")
eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 26 CommentsPrices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […] -
![It has been a while since I’ve done a Car Show Classics post. With Turkey Day over and car shows well and truly done for over a month and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/07-27-2012-006-800x544-e1385766212230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: CCs From The July 2012 Sycamore Show")
Car Show Classics: CCs From The July 2012 Sycamore Show
Posted on December 17, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt has been a while since I’ve done a Car Show Classics post. With Turkey Day over and car shows well and truly done for over a month and a […] -
![Sometime back around 2007 or 2008, the show Car Crazy featured a man who had amassed a voluminous collection of automobiles, all of them 1957 models. If memory serves, he’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P3170261_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Blast From the Past: The ’57 Heaven Museum")
Blast From the Past: The ’57 Heaven Museum
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsSometime back around 2007 or 2008, the show Car Crazy featured a man who had amassed a voluminous collection of automobiles, all of them 1957 models. If memory serves, he’d […] -
![Sometimes there are really good things in your back yard to which you simply pay no heed. It may be a restaurant or attraction that just fades into the landscape. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P7160015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Trip to the Auto World Museum")
A Trip to the Auto World Museum
Posted on July 22, 2012 | 12 CommentsSometimes there are really good things in your back yard to which you simply pay no heed. It may be a restaurant or attraction that just fades into the landscape. […]
