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vintage Archive
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Driving Impressions: Ford Model T – These Are Not The Controls You Are Used To
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 35 CommentsI have always aspired to drive a vintage vehicle, ideally one from the era before standardized controls were implemented. However, I was not prepared to commit to owning such a […] - 
			
Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In Puerto Rico, 1950’s-1960’s
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 26 CommentsHere is a bunch of snapshots I had restrained myself from sharing, for fear of turning CC into my own Cars of the Tropics site. Regardless, the time has come. […] - 
			
Vintage Carriers: 1947 Cadillacs – Back Orders Ready For Delivery
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 13 CommentsThe war was over, and it was time to enjoy again the goods of life. And of course, Cadillacs were part of that equation. Not that Cadillac could build enough […] - 
			
My Patio Classics: Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 5/6/2017) Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car. I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […] - 
			
Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement
Posted on August 30, 2022 | 33 CommentsThe once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […] - 
			
Curbside Full Classic: 1931 Reo Royale Victoria Eight 8-35
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/17/2014) I believe this is the one and only time I have come across a street parked CCCA full classic car. Dramatic styling easily identifies it as something […] - 
			
My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 91 CommentsI used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […] - 
			
CC Outtakes: Summer Mode
Posted on June 8, 2017 | 16 CommentsWhen the strictest professor in the department barely pushes you into the class for overwhelming tasks, it means it’s summer in the campus. Alas, it takes long time for the […] - 
			
CC Outtake: 1970 Snow Cruiser RK32
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 40 CommentsWe have had a decent number of snow related posts of late. So how about a genuine snowmobile? I spotted this 1969-1971 Snow Cruiser RK32 outside a local scrapyard. Perhaps […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: Vintage Toyota Mother Lode, Part One
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 34 CommentsWhen most people mention a classic Toyota, something from the Seventies, like the Celica, probably comes to mind. Those with thicker wallets might even think of the fantastic 2000GT. Most […] - 
			
Invading The Vintage: Franco Brambilla’s Imaginarium Intersects Old Cars
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 1 CommentThanks to a tip from Read Fleming, I was introduced to the fantastical work of one Franco Brambilla, whose series “Invading The Vintage” has a number of scenes that involve […] 
				![Driving Impressions: Ford Model T – These Are Not The Controls You Are Used To I have always aspired to drive a vintage vehicle, ideally one from the era before standardized controls were implemented. However, I was not prepared to commit to owning such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Outforadrive.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In Puerto Rico, 1950’s-1960’s Here is a bunch of snapshots I had restrained myself from sharing, for fear of turning CC into my own Cars of the Tropics site. Regardless, the time has come. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot_20230702-235308.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Carriers: 1947 Cadillacs – Back Orders Ready For Delivery The war was over, and it was time to enjoy again the goods of life. And of course, Cadillacs were part of that equation. Not that Cadillac could build enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/53009437052_e68aae18be_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Patio Classics:  Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC (first posted 5/6/2017)     Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car.  I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JPCChairs19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement The once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Scan-220812-0003a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Full Classic: 1931 Reo Royale Victoria Eight 8-35 (first posted 6/17/2014)    I believe this is the one and only time I have come across a street parked CCCA full classic car. Dramatic styling easily identifies it as something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1931-Reo-Royale-Victoria-Eight-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition I used to own a Sting-Ray.  A couple of them, actually.  I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71.  It was great for awhile, but then I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1975SchwinnStingRay01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtakes: Summer Mode When the strictest professor in the department barely pushes you into the class for overwhelming tasks, it means it’s summer in the campus. Alas, it takes long time for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_3940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1970 Snow Cruiser RK32 We have had a decent number of snow related posts of late. So how about a genuine snowmobile? I spotted this 1969-1971 Snow Cruiser RK32 outside a local scrapyard. Perhaps […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Snowcruiser-32-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Vintage Toyota Mother Lode, Part One When most people mention a classic Toyota, something from the Seventies, like the Celica, probably comes to mind. Those with thicker wallets might even think of the fantastic 2000GT. Most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Old-Toyotas-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Invading The Vintage: Franco Brambilla’s Imaginarium Intersects Old Cars Thanks to a tip from Read Fleming, I was introduced to the fantastical work of one Franco Brambilla, whose series “Invading The Vintage” has a number of scenes that involve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Franco-Alfas.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)


