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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Virgil Exner’s raft of 1957 models have rightfully earned their place in the pantheon of automotive design history, and everyone knows the story about how Exner one-upped GM and stole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PXL_20230917_154446109a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman – Did The Forward Look Ever Look So Good?")
Car Show Classic: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman – Did The Forward Look Ever Look So Good?
Posted on November 20, 2023 | 55 CommentsVirgil Exner’s raft of 1957 models have rightfully earned their place in the pantheon of automotive design history, and everyone knows the story about how Exner one-upped GM and stole […] -
![I’ve long described my beloved ’53 Buick Special as the most modern ’30s car one could drive, but for a little extra money, one could drive Buick’s future in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PXL_20230617_153244516a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1953 Buick Super Riviera vs. 1953 Buick Special Riviera – A Beta Test For A New Generation of Buicks")
Curbside Comparison: 1953 Buick Super Riviera vs. 1953 Buick Special Riviera – A Beta Test For A New Generation of Buicks
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 32 CommentsI’ve long described my beloved ’53 Buick Special as the most modern ’30s car one could drive, but for a little extra money, one could drive Buick’s future in […] -
![I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t watch NASCAR. When I was a kid, I’d religiously sit down on Sunday afternoons to The Nashville Network or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20230916_172742884.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Torino GT Fastback – The Silver Fox")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Torino GT Fastback – The Silver Fox
Posted on November 6, 2023 | 46 CommentsI can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t watch NASCAR. When I was a kid, I’d religiously sit down on Sunday afternoons to The Nashville Network or […] -
![The concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231015_181409228a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career")
CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 31 CommentsThe concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […] -
![What is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230917_152457080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle")
Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle
Posted on September 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsWhat is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […] -
![I like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230825_161703135a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 79 CommentsI like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […] -
![I spend a lot of my spare time working on cars for my own enjoyment, and also because I could never own a large fleet of cars if I didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230803_125650404a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule/QOTD: Is There An Engineering Decision You Don’t Understand? (1974 Firebird Content)")
COAL Capsule/QOTD: Is There An Engineering Decision You Don’t Understand? (1974 Firebird Content)
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 81 CommentsI spend a lot of my spare time working on cars for my own enjoyment, and also because I could never own a large fleet of cars if I didn’t […] -
![There’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230812_142333602a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest")
Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […] -
![To me, this is a new car. My parents have owned it since 1990, and they even permitted me to drive it to school once a week when I turned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230814_182220683a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1988 Ford Mustang GT – Plastic, A Better Idea In Quarter Windows")
CC Tech: 1988 Ford Mustang GT – Plastic, A Better Idea In Quarter Windows
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 40 CommentsTo me, this is a new car. My parents have owned it since 1990, and they even permitted me to drive it to school once a week when I turned […] -
![I’ve almost completely forgotten about the Oldsmobile Aurora, but they’re still out there, even in salty Michigan. I’ll make any excuse to take a picture of my Riviera, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230804_223614987a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake/QOTD: 1963 Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Aurora – Holding Up?")
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1963 Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Aurora – Holding Up?
Posted on August 9, 2023 | 30 CommentsI’ve almost completely forgotten about the Oldsmobile Aurora, but they’re still out there, even in salty Michigan. I’ll make any excuse to take a picture of my Riviera, but the […] -
![I heard about this car before I saw it. If there’s an old car for sale, my neighbors will tell me, my parents will tell me, my wife will tell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230626_231954671a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1968 Chrysler New Yorker – “So If A Man’s Wit Be Wandering, Let Him Study The Mathematics”")
CC For Sale: 1968 Chrysler New Yorker – “So If A Man’s Wit Be Wandering, Let Him Study The Mathematics”
Posted on August 7, 2023 | 57 CommentsI heard about this car before I saw it. If there’s an old car for sale, my neighbors will tell me, my parents will tell me, my wife will tell […] -
![To paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230628_151834004.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)")
CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 49 CommentsTo paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […] -
![Everyone is to some degree a hypocrite, although some forms of hypocrisy are admittedly harmless. Take mine, for example. Much of my automotive picture catalog consists of wallflowers, oddballs, four-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230624_143030893a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Buick Special Sedan – What I Say, What I Do")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Buick Special Sedan – What I Say, What I Do
Posted on July 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsEveryone is to some degree a hypocrite, although some forms of hypocrisy are admittedly harmless. Take mine, for example. Much of my automotive picture catalog consists of wallflowers, oddballs, four-door […] -
![They say it’s never healthy to love something that can’t love you back, but that’s never stopped me from fostering sentimental attachments to machinery. A few weeks ago, I realized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Skylark-2003-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Do You Celebrate Car Anniversaries? (COAL 1965 Skylark Content)")
QOTD: Do You Celebrate Car Anniversaries? (COAL 1965 Skylark Content)
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 69 CommentsThey say it’s never healthy to love something that can’t love you back, but that’s never stopped me from fostering sentimental attachments to machinery. A few weeks ago, I realized […] -
![What if all of existence is nothing but a twisted joke? After all, what other rational explanation could there be for my inability to remember someone’s name for more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PXL_20230617_180834215a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1952 and 1953 Ford Sunliners – R.M. Clarke and the <em>The White Album</em>")
Car Show Classic: 1952 and 1953 Ford Sunliners – R.M. Clarke and the The White Album
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 30 CommentsWhat if all of existence is nothing but a twisted joke? After all, what other rational explanation could there be for my inability to remember someone’s name for more than […]
