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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Peter Wilding
Posts by Peter Wilding
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![A story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/34Gravel2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups")
CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 26 CommentsA story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […] -
![Part 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/R32Dgreen4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years")
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 20 CommentsPart 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […] -
CC In Scale: Edsels, Of All Things!
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 27 CommentsWhy Edsels? North Americans reading this may nod and understand – but why should an Australian, who’s never even seen an Edsel, want to build so many of them? -
![Nissan has always struck me as something of a peculiar company. There are excellent cars like the 510, the 240Z, and yes, those early Skylines. Then there are the dull […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/c210LS-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 2 – The Lean Years")
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 2 – The Lean Years
Posted on March 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsNissan has always struck me as something of a peculiar company. There are excellent cars like the 510, the 240Z, and yes, those early Skylines. Then there are the dull […] -
![I’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FS1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression")
CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 34 CommentsI’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […] -
![Bear with me, this will take some time. But I want to place the Skyline in context, and scrape the surface of why it is so important in Japanese automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Skyline5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC-In-Scale: Nissan Skyline 1963 to 1977 – Race Bred (Part 1)")
CC-In-Scale: Nissan Skyline 1963 to 1977 – Race Bred (Part 1)
Posted on February 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsBear with me, this will take some time. But I want to place the Skyline in context, and scrape the surface of why it is so important in Japanese automotive […] -
![Has there ever been a decade that has seen as much social change as the sixties? Not during my lifetime! Naturally, on a site like this we’d be thinking of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/68Corvair3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Year Focus – 1969 (With Random Thoughts On Design)")
CC In Scale: Year Focus – 1969 (With Random Thoughts On Design)
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 29 CommentsHas there ever been a decade that has seen as much social change as the sixties? Not during my lifetime! Naturally, on a site like this we’d be thinking of […] -
![There’s a street in the industrial area of the city near me called Anomaly Street. Strange, because as far as I can see it’s a perfectly normal street for an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tram.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Anomaly Street – Buses, Trams, Trucks & More")
CC In Scale: Anomaly Street – Buses, Trams, Trucks & More
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 23 CommentsThere’s a street in the industrial area of the city near me called Anomaly Street. Strange, because as far as I can see it’s a perfectly normal street for an […] -
![As we approach the end of the year and slip into holiday mode, I thought I’d take things easy and look back at some of the models I’ve built this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cali5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: 2023 – A Retrospective")
CC In Scale: 2023 – A Retrospective
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 46 CommentsAs we approach the end of the year and slip into holiday mode, I thought I’d take things easy and look back at some of the models I’ve built this […] -
![One of the things I really enjoy about CC is that we look at cars as found. Curbside. Like the name says. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DTT6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: They’re Not Always Shiny")
CC In Scale: They’re Not Always Shiny
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 42 CommentsOne of the things I really enjoy about CC is that we look at cars as found. Curbside. Like the name says. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy car […] -
![For today, let’s just imagine ourselves on a European tour sometime in the sixties. I’ll say the sixties or we’ll be here all day, as there’s a fair bit of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LittleFrenchCars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 9 – A European Tour")
CC In Scale: Part 9 – A European Tour
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 31 CommentsFor today, let’s just imagine ourselves on a European tour sometime in the sixties. I’ll say the sixties or we’ll be here all day, as there’s a fair bit of […] -
![There have been so many American independents over the years, and a surprising number of their cars appeared in scale. I’ll keep the Brass & Classic Era for another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/52Hud1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 8 – Independents Day")
CC In Scale: Part 8 – Independents Day
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 31 CommentsThere have been so many American independents over the years, and a surprising number of their cars appeared in scale. I’ll keep the Brass & Classic Era for another […] -
![As I alluded to in Joe Dennis’s recent Cutlass post, and following on from Eric’s comment, I enjoy building mainstream versions of ‘fancy’ cars. This is a long-standing thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/83Cutlass6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Building Styles – Doing It Mainstream")
CC In Scale: Building Styles – Doing It Mainstream
Posted on November 2, 2023 | 64 CommentsAs I alluded to in Joe Dennis’s recent Cutlass post, and following on from Eric’s comment, I enjoy building mainstream versions of ‘fancy’ cars. This is a long-standing thing […] -
![I had thought this was going to be easy, until I started looking. As with the Sixties Chevy and the Mini Mopar Muscle articles, I found an abundance of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/58Edselpink3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 7 – Fifties Fords")
CC In Scale: Part 7 – Fifties Fords
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsI had thought this was going to be easy, until I started looking. As with the Sixties Chevy and the Mini Mopar Muscle articles, I found an abundance of […] -
![One memory that’s always stuck with me from my teenage years was getting a ride home one day with a friend who’d borrowed his dad’s car while he was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/62Val1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 6 – Mini Mopar Muscle")
CC In Scale: Part 6 – Mini Mopar Muscle
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 49 CommentsOne memory that’s always stuck with me from my teenage years was getting a ride home one day with a friend who’d borrowed his dad’s car while he was […]
