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![When we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lifeguard-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time")
Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 47 CommentsWhen we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2018) If one were to hold a competition for cars that get little respect, Chevette might win the grand prize. It was cheap, no-frills transportation that sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette – An Econobox For Garden-Variety Americans")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette – An Econobox For Garden-Variety Americans
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 158 Comments(first posted 2/21/2018) If one were to hold a competition for cars that get little respect, Chevette might win the grand prize. It was cheap, no-frills transportation that sold […] -
![Tough times make for interesting stories. And Chrysler’s 1974-78 full-size cars knew all about tough times. They were introduced just as the energy crisis made big cars undesirable. Then, when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1978-Chrysler-New-Yorker-F-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – Ready For The Times To Get Better")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – Ready For The Times To Get Better
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 22 CommentsTough times make for interesting stories. And Chrysler’s 1974-78 full-size cars knew all about tough times. They were introduced just as the energy crisis made big cars undesirable. Then, when […] -
![I brake for all JDM vehicles. More accurately, when I see a Japanese Domestic Market car or truck, I’ll try to slow down and savor the details. When I spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Daihatsu-Atrai-RR1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One")
Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 29 CommentsI brake for all JDM vehicles. More accurately, when I see a Japanese Domestic Market car or truck, I’ll try to slow down and savor the details. When I spotted […] -
![“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1975-Pontiac-Limousine-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2023: Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy")
CC’s Best of 2023: Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy
Posted on December 29, 2023 | 36 Comments“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […] -
![Do you remember life before cupholders? Several decades ago, bringing a drink in a moving car was a risky endeavor – not so today. But before cupholders became a prosaic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cupholders-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Hold My Drink! The Story Of When Cupholders Became Good")
Automotive History: Hold My Drink! The Story Of When Cupholders Became Good
Posted on December 25, 2023 | 83 CommentsDo you remember life before cupholders? Several decades ago, bringing a drink in a moving car was a risky endeavor – not so today. But before cupholders became a prosaic […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2017) At first glance, this particular car may not seem to be of much interest to folks attracted to unusual cars. After all, it looks like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LF-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Racing Stripes And A Vinyl Roof")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Racing Stripes And A Vinyl Roof
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 12/14/2017) At first glance, this particular car may not seem to be of much interest to folks attracted to unusual cars. After all, it looks like […] -
![At Curbside Classic, we love automotive time capsules, so here’s an interesting one. Not a time capsule from 1963 when this car was new, but rather from about 20 years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1963-Chevrolet-Bel-Air-LR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Time Capsule, But Not From The Showroom")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Time Capsule, But Not From The Showroom
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 62 CommentsAt Curbside Classic, we love automotive time capsules, so here’s an interesting one. Not a time capsule from 1963 when this car was new, but rather from about 20 years […] -
![(first posted 11/13/2017) Used car lots rarely get preserved in photographs. So when I came across these 35-year-old snapshots of a used car dealership in Fairfax, Virginia, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Fairfax-City-Auto-Ltd-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Let’s Go Used Car Shopping… In 1982")
Vintage Photos: Let’s Go Used Car Shopping… In 1982
Posted on November 13, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 11/13/2017) Used car lots rarely get preserved in photographs. So when I came across these 35-year-old snapshots of a used car dealership in Fairfax, Virginia, […] -
![For Volume 4 of this series exploring travel-related ads with automotive themes, we’re firmly in the 1960s, and we’ll travel to the US West Coast and South, as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vol-4-featured-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 4 – San Diego, Italy, Mississippi & Virginia")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 4 – San Diego, Italy, Mississippi & Virginia
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 11 CommentsFor Volume 4 of this series exploring travel-related ads with automotive themes, we’re firmly in the 1960s, and we’ll travel to the US West Coast and South, as well as […] -
![Interesting things happen when worlds collide. Like when a perpetually struggling automaker enters a hot and competitive market segment… or when a company associated with fuddy-duddy conservatism hires an unconventional […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1970-AMC-Javelin-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 American Motors Javelin SST – Wrangling A Non-Average Pony Car")
Curbside Classic: 1970 American Motors Javelin SST – Wrangling A Non-Average Pony Car
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 36 CommentsInteresting things happen when worlds collide. Like when a perpetually struggling automaker enters a hot and competitive market segment… or when a company associated with fuddy-duddy conservatism hires an unconventional […] -
![It’s time for Volume 3 of this series exploring travel-related ads that feature automotive themes, as well as some of the backstory for each ad. For today’s installment, we’re journeying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vol-3-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 3 – South Africa, Malta, England & Wales")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 3 – South Africa, Malta, England & Wales
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 16 CommentsIt’s time for Volume 3 of this series exploring travel-related ads that feature automotive themes, as well as some of the backstory for each ad. For today’s installment, we’re journeying […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2017) As Chrysler bounced back from the brink of doom in the early 1980s, the company needed to expand its lineup beyond frugal transportation like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RF-1-e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – So Close, And Yet So Far Away")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – So Close, And Yet So Far Away
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/20/2017) As Chrysler bounced back from the brink of doom in the early 1980s, the company needed to expand its lineup beyond frugal transportation like […] -
![For our second installment of vintage auto-related travel ads, we’ll travel back to the 1950s and visit several places throughout North America – two ads from Canada, one from Bermuda, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/v2-featured-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 2 – Canada, Bermuda, Las Vegas & Valley Forge")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 2 – Canada, Bermuda, Las Vegas & Valley Forge
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 40 CommentsFor our second installment of vintage auto-related travel ads, we’ll travel back to the 1950s and visit several places throughout North America – two ads from Canada, one from Bermuda, […] -
![Vintage travel advertisements are often delectable to admire. Awash in sentimentality and devoid of any hassles involving travel, they conjure up exactly what they’re supposed to – a longing to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vol-1-Featured-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 1 – New Mexico, Germany & Oregon")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 1 – New Mexico, Germany & Oregon
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsVintage travel advertisements are often delectable to admire. Awash in sentimentality and devoid of any hassles involving travel, they conjure up exactly what they’re supposed to – a longing to […]
