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- Born and raised in New Orleans and a lifelong car nut (his mom swears his first word was "car"), George lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two teenagers, a 16-year-old daughter with her brand new driver's license and a 13-year-old son who is just as car crazy as his dad.
![As part of the 1987 domestic new car issue, Car and Driver also served up “Short Take” reviews on new and/or updated products. Read on for details about the Camaro […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CD1086DomesticMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Short Take Reviews For Domestics")
![We’ve wrapped up our week reviewing Motor Trend’s coverage of the new 1977 domestic cars. So now it’s time for you to choose: imagine if you were buying a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NewOnesCoverImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What New 1977 Car Would You Have Bought?")
![This week we’ve covered the announcement news on the 1967 domestic products. So now it’s time to pick favorites! Motor Trend had grouped the vehicles by category, showing details on Specialty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT1166CoverCombined.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What New 1967 American Car Would You Have Bought?")
![So this week we’ve taken a close look at the new 1957 offerings from all the domestic makers, courtesy of period write-ups in Motor Trend. Now imagine that you were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1957-Chrysler-300C-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What New 1957 Car Would You Have Bought?")
![Though Motor Trend had been covering the new 1957 cars in several issues that released with 1956 cover dates, the January 1957 issue–out in December 1956, was the most comprehensive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157AdsSpecsPricesMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ads, Specifications And More")
![Without question, the stars of the 1957 season came from Chrysler Corporation. Virgil Exner’s stunning designs simply clobbered everything else on the market. For buyers seeking newness, glamour and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157ChryCoMainImagePlymouth.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Chrysler Corporation")
![Ford Motor Company enjoyed a good year for 1957. The Ford Division introduced thoroughly revamped cars throughout its line-up, and even offered supercharging for the first time ever as an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157FoMoCoMainImageTbird.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company")
![General Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157GMmain-image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors")
![With Labor Day 2016 in our rear view mirrors and summer slipping into fall, ’tis the season for transitions. While the end of long, lazy days and the threat of colder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CoverCollage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Buff Book New Car Model Year Issues – Let’s Look Back To The Sevens")
![Although Mercedes-Benz was a pioneer and world leader in automotive diesels, starting with their 260D in 1936, Peugeot was also an early advocate of diesel power and sold a good number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/504Dcutaway.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1974 Peugeot 504D – Doctor Diesel’s Pug Patient")
![504 is the area code needed to reach New Orleans. Based on my childhood recollections, 504 was also the number Peugeot used effectively to reach New Orleans import car buyers. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CD0170Peugeot504mainimage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1970 and 1971 Peugeot 504 – Dialing The Right Number For New Orleans")
![While in-your-face high performance variants of pickup trucks are nothing new today, in the late 1980s it was still a decidedly novel concept. So when legendary performance tuner Carroll Shelby […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CD0789ShelbyMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1989 Shelby Dakota – The Snake Charmer Takes On A Truck")
![No, this image is not a mutant asparagus tip. It’s the budding (pun intended) of a new luxury car brand–get it? The harsh reality was that many people didn’t “get it” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Infinitspread.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Outtake: 1990 Infiniti Versus 1990 Lexus – Two Very Different Ways To Tease Japanese Luxury")
![In the early 1970s, Volvo really started hitting its stride in the U.S. market. In addition to the brand’s burgeoning reputation for safety, the conservative, practical, well-built cars offered a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RT0471Volvo142EMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1971 Volvo 142E Automatic – Road Test Magazine Summarizes A Solid Swede")
![As Triumph descended into British Leyland Hell in the late 1960s, its product development became convoluted to say the least. One result was the oddly named Triumph Stag, a 2+2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RT0471TriumphStagMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1971 Triumph Stag – Road Test Magazine Tries To Understand An Odd Buck")
