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- I write about anything I find interesting. Hopefully that aligns with what at least some readers also find interesting. I adopted my avatar after writing an article about the 1953 movie Crime Wave (see Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns) because I liked the movie and the character. I later found out that the actor Sterling Hayden was quite a character, not a typical actor at all. Look him up, it's worth the time!
![Lincoln is not among the oldest American auto companies, but it has a more distinguished and interesting history than many. Attending three large classic car auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSCF7023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Lincolns in Scottsdale 2018, Part 1 (1942-1967)")
![In researching my article on Oldsmobiles at the Scottsdale auctions, I was stuck by how many variations Olds offered in the sixties. Brock Yates mentioned in his 1968 C/D article […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/index.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Wait, Oldsmobile Had How Many Models in 1966?")
![If you like postwar American cars, there are probably at least a few Oldsmobiles that you like. Since the division has been gone over ten years now, it’s easy to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/535521.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Oldsmobile in Scottsdale 2018")
![Piggybacking on my recent article on Chevrolets at the three January Scottsdale, Arizona classic car auctions I attended, here I will show some examples of those most essential fixtures at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSCF7144.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Corvettes and Camaros in Scottsdale 2018")
![As you might imagine, if you were fortunate enough to be able to be in Scottsdale, Arizona during auction week and attend one or more events, you would be guaranteed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSCF7017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Chevrolets in Scottsdale 2018")
![If you saw the Name That Tailfin Game yesterday and have some answers, here are the original uncropped photos and the answer key. If you missed it yesterday, feel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSCF7628.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic Game: Name That Tailfin Answers")
![Is there a better emblem for that strange, flamboyant automotive decade of the Fifties than the tailfin? A completely superfluous, stylistic flourish that quickly overtook the U.S. auto industry, then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSCF7060-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic Game: Name That Tailfin")
![In the U.S., the lion’s share of classic car ownership is of American cars. This figures, since at the time the most popular old cars were made, the lion’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DSCF7166.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Imports in Scottsdale 2018")
![I love the Chrysler Corporation. It is sad to me that they have struggled so much in recent years, though really it is not just in recent years. It seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DSCF7042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Chryslers in Scottsdale 2018")
![Spending three glorious days in Scottsdale, Arizona for auction week, you would naturally expect to see about a million Fords. The auctions I attended didn’t disappoint, though if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DSCF7093.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Fords in Scottsdale 2018")
![Around Scottsdale, far from the indoor Glamour Tents at Barrett-Jackson, sat many mostly original, unrestored Cadillacs hoping to find loving new homes. None of these were the low-production, high-profile, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSCF7310.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Cadillacs in Scottsdale 2018-The Un-restored Cars")
![If you caught my last post, you know that I am the lucky guy who got to spend three days in Scottsdale, Arizona for auction week. It was overwhelming in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSCF7161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Cadillacs at Scottsdale 2018 – The Restored Cars")
![Like many of you, as much as I enjoy curbside car spotting it’s always fun to go to an actual car show and see a bunch of cool cars in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bb75e4fc-9026-4d64-99de-5fc673de778f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Scottsdale 2018 Carvana")
