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![(first posted 10/20/2018) Introduced in September 1954, the Speedster was created by Porsche at the instigation of Max Hoffman who pushed the factory to produce a cheaper, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCI08032018_0047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster 1600 Super – Speedster Part 2.")
Vintage R&T Review: 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster 1600 Super – Speedster Part 2.
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/20/2018) Introduced in September 1954, the Speedster was created by Porsche at the instigation of Max Hoffman who pushed the factory to produce a cheaper, […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2018) The Porsche Speedster of the 1950’s has a mystique and a desirability out of proportion to its actual performance. A 1954 Porsche 1500 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1957_Porsche_356_Speedster_A_rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automobile Quarterly Vintage Review: The Porsche Speedster, Part 1.")
Automobile Quarterly Vintage Review: The Porsche Speedster, Part 1.
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 10/19/2018) The Porsche Speedster of the 1950’s has a mystique and a desirability out of proportion to its actual performance. A 1954 Porsche 1500 […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2018) As the Pony Car Wars seen and experienced during the mid to late 1960’s-early 1970’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am race […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCI08032018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Road & Track April 1973 – Testing Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars As SCCA Racers")
Vintage Review: Road & Track April 1973 – Testing Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars As SCCA Racers
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 13 Comments(first posted 10/15/2018) As the Pony Car Wars seen and experienced during the mid to late 1960’s-early 1970’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am race […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1963-Corvair-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair")
The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […] -
![(first posted 9/10/2018) In a recent post Dman asked us when we thought cars became modern. The CC readership enthusiastically responded with a vibrant discussion. I was just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WESTERN-TRIP-2016-iPhone-754.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Modernity Question Versus The Driving Experience: The 1953 MG TD As An Intersection Point")
Modernity Question Versus The Driving Experience: The 1953 MG TD As An Intersection Point
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 9/10/2018) In a recent post Dman asked us when we thought cars became modern. The CC readership enthusiastically responded with a vibrant discussion. I was just […] -
![This vintage R&T review is being posted in 2018, 47 years after this review was originally written. Grasp that, 47 years, almost 50 years, almost half a century from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08072018_0031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T $3500 GT Comparison Test, July 1971: Opel GT & Datsun 240Z — When the Land Of The Rising Sun Eclipsed The Old European Order.")
Vintage R&T $3500 GT Comparison Test, July 1971: Opel GT & Datsun 240Z — When the Land Of The Rising Sun Eclipsed The Old European Order.
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 24 CommentsThis vintage R&T review is being posted in 2018, 47 years after this review was originally written. Grasp that, 47 years, almost 50 years, almost half a century from the […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2018) The Datsun 240Z (Fairlady) was the second generation of a Datsun (Nissan) sports car. The first was the Nissan 1500/1600/2000 Roadster, produced from 1961 until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08072018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review, April 1970: Datsun 240Z")
Vintage R&T Review, April 1970: Datsun 240Z
Posted on August 8, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) The Datsun 240Z (Fairlady) was the second generation of a Datsun (Nissan) sports car. The first was the Nissan 1500/1600/2000 Roadster, produced from 1961 until […] -
![Production Opel GT 1968-1973 (first posted 8/6/2018) Sports car fever of the ’50s and ’60s infected enthusiasts, car designers, and car stylists alike on both sides of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Opel-GT-1968-1600-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Opel GT. 1968-1973 – The Long Road From Inspiration To Production with Many Cooks Adding to the Broth Along The Way")
Automotive History: The Opel GT. 1968-1973 – The Long Road From Inspiration To Production with Many Cooks Adding to the Broth Along The Way
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 17 CommentsProduction Opel GT 1968-1973 (first posted 8/6/2018) Sports car fever of the ’50s and ’60s infected enthusiasts, car designers, and car stylists alike on both sides of the […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2018) Steve Cropley was originally employed as a writer/editor of the Australian Auto Magazine, “Wheels”, before emigrating to the UK where he became editor of British Auto […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08032018_0056.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review & Curbside Classic: 1990 Ferrari Boxer — Steve Cropley drives 1974 365 GT4 BB — The Boxer… Plus a Boxer CC Caught in The Wild in Ohio")
Vintage Review & Curbside Classic: 1990 Ferrari Boxer — Steve Cropley drives 1974 365 GT4 BB — The Boxer… Plus a Boxer CC Caught in The Wild in Ohio
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 8/3/2018) Steve Cropley was originally employed as a writer/editor of the Australian Auto Magazine, “Wheels”, before emigrating to the UK where he became editor of British Auto […] -
![(first posted 11/22/2017) A short while ago, in a recent CC post the thought was raised that we are now living in a time of boring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RDKS-150044-FERR2-004-HR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "William “Bill” L. Mitchell, GM’s Second VP of Styling – An Automobile Quarterly Profile by Strother MacMinn")
William “Bill” L. Mitchell, GM’s Second VP of Styling – An Automobile Quarterly Profile by Strother MacMinn
Posted on November 22, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 11/22/2017) A short while ago, in a recent CC post the thought was raised that we are now living in a time of boring […] -
![V16. Let me repeat that again: V16! V16! (first posted 4/30/2017) This is the story of the development of three distinct AMERICAN V16 engined cars by each of their respective […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Peerles-V16-p.0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History & Vintage Review: 1932 Peerless V16 Prototype – Stillborn, But On The Road To The Aluminum Beer Can")
Automotive History & Vintage Review: 1932 Peerless V16 Prototype – Stillborn, But On The Road To The Aluminum Beer Can
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 30 CommentsV16. Let me repeat that again: V16! V16! (first posted 4/30/2017) This is the story of the development of three distinct AMERICAN V16 engined cars by each of their respective […] -
![1910 Peerless Landaulet, Body by Brewster (first posted 3/24/2017) Peerless was one of that famous triumvirate of the “Three P’s”: Packard, Pierce-Arrow, and Peerless. These three were among the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1910-Peerless.page1_..jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History and Vintage AQ Review: Peerless – One of the Great American Luxury Marques and a Close Look at a Brass-Era 1910 Peerless Landaulet")
Automotive History and Vintage AQ Review: Peerless – One of the Great American Luxury Marques and a Close Look at a Brass-Era 1910 Peerless Landaulet
Posted on March 24, 2023 | 39 Comments1910 Peerless Landaulet, Body by Brewster (first posted 3/24/2017) Peerless was one of that famous triumvirate of the “Three P’s”: Packard, Pierce-Arrow, and Peerless. These three were among the most […] -
![THE JAZZ AGE: American Style in the 1920’s. Cleveland Museum of Art Show, concluded January 14, 2018 The decade of the 1920’s was a glorious age for design. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/JAZZ-AGE-CMA.Day-2...01.11.2018-294.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Jazz Age on the Road to Art Deco: The 1925 Springfield Rolls Royce to the 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton, Bookends of an Era")
The Jazz Age on the Road to Art Deco: The 1925 Springfield Rolls Royce to the 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton, Bookends of an Era
Posted on June 10, 2018 | 26 CommentsTHE JAZZ AGE: American Style in the 1920’s. Cleveland Museum of Art Show, concluded January 14, 2018 The decade of the 1920’s was a glorious age for design. […] -
![During the recent 2017 Detroit, Michigan, CC group get-together we traveled to Ypsilanti’s Auto Museum housed in an old Hudson Dealership. This small, surprising, a must-see, and delightful museum also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iPhone-Dearborn-Curbside-Classic-Meeting-06.2017-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Corvair (And A Little Bit Of Aircooled VW Bug) Love Fest in Ypsilanti, Michigan During The June 2017 CC Detroit Gathering")
Corvair (And A Little Bit Of Aircooled VW Bug) Love Fest in Ypsilanti, Michigan During The June 2017 CC Detroit Gathering
Posted on June 16, 2017 | 22 CommentsDuring the recent 2017 Detroit, Michigan, CC group get-together we traveled to Ypsilanti’s Auto Museum housed in an old Hudson Dealership. This small, surprising, a must-see, and delightful museum also […] -
![Yesterday I received my May 2017 copy of Hemmings Sport & Exotic Car, and with that issue came the very sad announcement from Dave LaChance, Editor, that this was to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sports-Exotic-Car.page1_..jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Media: Unexpected (To Me) Death Of The Publication, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car (R.I.P.)")
Automotive Media: Unexpected (To Me) Death Of The Publication, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car (R.I.P.)
Posted on March 20, 2017 | 51 CommentsYesterday I received my May 2017 copy of Hemmings Sport & Exotic Car, and with that issue came the very sad announcement from Dave LaChance, Editor, that this was to […]
