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About Author: Peter Wilding
Posts by Peter Wilding
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![While preparing this selection, I’ve had to face the question: just what is a luxury car? In some countries, any full-size American or Canadian car is a de facto luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/59Imperial6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Luxury Cars – American Style Luxury")
CC In Scale: Luxury Cars – American Style Luxury
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 31 CommentsWhile preparing this selection, I’ve had to face the question: just what is a luxury car? In some countries, any full-size American or Canadian car is a de facto luxury […] -
![What does 1966 mean to you? Are there any special memories, or maybe was it before your time? My dad was one of four boys, but growing up in an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/66Merc5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Let’s Visit 1966")
CC In Scale: Let’s Visit 1966
Posted on January 23, 2025 | 30 CommentsWhat does 1966 mean to you? Are there any special memories, or maybe was it before your time? My dad was one of four boys, but growing up in an […] -
![A happy New Year to you all. Welcome to my little pocket of space/time weirdness! Fancy, it’s 2025 already? I feel like I’m still in 1970. Last year I began […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/70SuperBeePink3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: An Assortment Of Models To Start 2025 (And Coming Attractions)")
CC In Scale: An Assortment Of Models To Start 2025 (And Coming Attractions)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsA happy New Year to you all. Welcome to my little pocket of space/time weirdness! Fancy, it’s 2025 already? I feel like I’m still in 1970. Last year I began […] -
![It’s been an interesting year for me, with declining health issues; decreasing attention span, and neurological problems affecting my legs are beginning to impact my arms as well. I’ve built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bedtow1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: 2024 Retrospective")
CC In Scale: 2024 Retrospective
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 45 CommentsIt’s been an interesting year for me, with declining health issues; decreasing attention span, and neurological problems affecting my legs are beginning to impact my arms as well. I’ve built […] -
![The fifties were a decade of amazing change in automobile styling. At the start of the decade, you had rounded shapes, sometimes with fastbacks, and more often than not with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/58PlymPink4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: The Rise And Fall Of The Tailfin")
CC In Scale: The Rise And Fall Of The Tailfin
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 33 CommentsThe fifties were a decade of amazing change in automobile styling. At the start of the decade, you had rounded shapes, sometimes with fastbacks, and more often than not with […] -
![One of my favourite regular CC posts is Tatra-san’s random monthly sightings where he shows us vehicles many of us have never heard of. With that in mind, let’s turn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cedric2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Gallery Of Japanese Car Models")
CC In Scale: A Gallery Of Japanese Car Models
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 26 CommentsOne of my favourite regular CC posts is Tatra-san’s random monthly sightings where he shows us vehicles many of us have never heard of. With that in mind, let’s turn […] -
![To me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/65-Riv-grn-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special")
CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 25 CommentsTo me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second […] -
![Ferrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ferrari275P-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Off To The Races!")
CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 28 CommentsFerrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […] -
![Last time we looked at pre-1948 modified cars. Let’s cross 49th St. (to use the late Pat Ganahl’s phrase) and see how far we get… This brings us firmly into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Peaches4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Cruising Across 49th Street – Customs & Customs")
CC In Scale: Cruising Across 49th Street – Customs & Customs
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 18 CommentsLast time we looked at pre-1948 modified cars. Let’s cross 49th St. (to use the late Pat Ganahl’s phrase) and see how far we get… This brings us firmly into […] -
![If you follow the modified car scene, even as tangentially as I do, you’ll probably have heard of the Woodward Dream Cruise, which was on in Michigan a few weeks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/32PV6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Hot Rods & Customs – Cruising Woodward")
CC In Scale: Hot Rods & Customs – Cruising Woodward
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 19 CommentsIf you follow the modified car scene, even as tangentially as I do, you’ll probably have heard of the Woodward Dream Cruise, which was on in Michigan a few weeks […] -
![As I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/76GranTorino3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More")
CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 55 CommentsAs I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […] -
![Filing has never been my strong point, and my grasp on it weakens with the passing of the years. The photo files of my models are organized by decades; well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/70Torinoppl3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Cars Model Year 1970")
CC In Scale: Cars Model Year 1970
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 36 CommentsFiling has never been my strong point, and my grasp on it weakens with the passing of the years. The photo files of my models are organized by decades; well, […] -
![We never owned a wagon, so I have only an occasional memory of riding way back there when a friend’s mother drove us home from school. And that was in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/57-Ford-wagon-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Wagons Ho!")
CC In Scale: Wagons Ho!
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 22 CommentsWe never owned a wagon, so I have only an occasional memory of riding way back there when a friend’s mother drove us home from school. And that was in […] -
![I had a conundrum. What to choose for a lede photo for today? There is no obvious theme to this grouping. And you’ve seen many of them before. What has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AlfaJuniorGTA1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Display Part 4 – A Bit Of Everything")
CC In Scale: Display Part 4 – A Bit Of Everything
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 29 CommentsI had a conundrum. What to choose for a lede photo for today? There is no obvious theme to this grouping. And you’ve seen many of them before. What has […] -
![Okay, this time we’re continuing where we left off four weeks back, as we work our way through my main display area. Just try to ignore what’s in the back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/71-Charger-pink-B.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Look Inside Part 3 – American And European Cars")
CC In Scale: A Look Inside Part 3 – American And European Cars
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 24 CommentsOkay, this time we’re continuing where we left off four weeks back, as we work our way through my main display area. Just try to ignore what’s in the back […]
