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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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![I found this DeSoto dealer filmstrip posted by MyMopar.com on YouTube. It struck me as quite different from most other filmstrips of this type in that the producers actually visited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-18-at-20-03-27-Confidential-Report-on-the-1957-Desoto-Firesweep-Dealer-Promo-Film-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 2 (De Soto in 1957)")
CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 2 (De Soto in 1957)
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 26 CommentsI found this DeSoto dealer filmstrip posted by MyMopar.com on YouTube. It struck me as quite different from most other filmstrips of this type in that the producers actually visited […] -
![As nearly all car enthusiasts who surf the internet know by now, the 1960 compact Comet was originally planned to be an Edsel. What Edsel offered in 1958 was apparently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240207_150119-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 1958 Edsel and 1960 Comet – Edsel and Son of Edsel")
CC Comparison: 1958 Edsel and 1960 Comet – Edsel and Son of Edsel
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 36 CommentsAs nearly all car enthusiasts who surf the internet know by now, the 1960 compact Comet was originally planned to be an Edsel. What Edsel offered in 1958 was apparently […] -
![YouTube is amazing – it really is! Here is a film that I always suspected was out there, but thought I’d never see. It’s the introduction of the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-03-at-19-25-26-1957-Packard-Introduction-Studebaker-Packard-Press-Conference-in-Color-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 1 (Packard in 1957)")
CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 1 (Packard in 1957)
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsYouTube is amazing – it really is! Here is a film that I always suspected was out there, but thought I’d never see. It’s the introduction of the new […] -
CC For Sale: 1957 Mercury Montclair – Just How Beautiful One of These Can Be
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsJust found this stunner on eBay. Wonderful color combination. Beautiful original condition. I said to myself, “I can’t just let this disappear–I must preserve it on Curbside Classic!” -
![In a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-15-at-14-49-49-100-Broad-Street-DOF-Manhattan-1940s-Tax-Photos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection")
CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 22 CommentsIn a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […] -
![Recently the Morris County Historical Society released a nice collection of historical images of Morristown, New Jersey (the county seat). Many of these photos I have never seen before. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b70dfed0bfbca4ed06a094f71d1f1ed41.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Historical ‘Curbside’ Photos of Morristown, NJ with Present – Day Views")
CC Photography: Historical ‘Curbside’ Photos of Morristown, NJ with Present – Day Views
Posted on January 5, 2024 | 42 CommentsRecently the Morris County Historical Society released a nice collection of historical images of Morristown, New Jersey (the county seat). Many of these photos I have never seen before. […] -
![Found on Facebook Marketplace, location: Poolesville, MD. No other description given. Only 588 of these Packard Hawks were made; who knows how many survive today in any form. Is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-14-at-20-26-41-409182606_7226733637366305_1392915141045358127_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Parts car here will cut up Soon”")
CC For Sale: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Parts car here will cut up Soon”
Posted on December 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsFound on Facebook Marketplace, location: Poolesville, MD. No other description given. Only 588 of these Packard Hawks were made; who knows how many survive today in any form. Is […] -
CC Story: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Posted on December 15, 2023 | 45 CommentsNote: The story you are about to read is true. The names have NOT been changed to protect the innocent (or the guilty!) So there! -
![Growing up and living in New Jersey, I knew little to nothing about the city of Portland, Oregon. Then I found these pictures taken in the 1930s and ’40s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01_Knapp_House_Exterior_Tower1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Two Spectacular Portland Mansions Photographed by Minor White")
CC Photography: Two Spectacular Portland Mansions Photographed by Minor White
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 43 CommentsGrowing up and living in New Jersey, I knew little to nothing about the city of Portland, Oregon. Then I found these pictures taken in the 1930s and ’40s […] -
![Have you ever wondered what it would be like (after a few decades) to get another example of your first car? Well, I decided to do just that, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231027_102643-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Resurrection: 1960 Comet – Can You Go Home Again?")
CC Resurrection: 1960 Comet – Can You Go Home Again?
Posted on November 7, 2023 | 27 CommentsHave you ever wondered what it would be like (after a few decades) to get another example of your first car? Well, I decided to do just that, and […] -
CC For Sale: 1957 Chrysler Windsor Hardtop – Peak Forward Look?
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 46 CommentsWow, just wow! Combing through Craigslist, I came up with this stunner! -
![What happens when a store you’ve always loved goes out of business–or your favorite brand of cookies isn’t being made anymore–or the new version of something you’ve always bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-16-56-29-R.767c85e5644e806c40e72a9828521074-JPEG-Image-1200-%C3%97-675-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Formerly For Sale: 1958 Ambassador – Something For Nash And Hudson Loyalists To Buy in ’58")
CC Formerly For Sale: 1958 Ambassador – Something For Nash And Hudson Loyalists To Buy in ’58
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsWhat happens when a store you’ve always loved goes out of business–or your favorite brand of cookies isn’t being made anymore–or the new version of something you’ve always bought […] -
![I found this really sharp 1961 Chrysler Newport for sale on Craigslist. It’s truly striking in two-tone black and white–but if you want to see something really special, take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-21-at-22-18-30-image.jpg.78176a523e20b2d20e40048b3ea3018a.jpg-PNG-Image-973-%C3%97-620-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1961 Chrysler Newport with Highlander Interior – Taking The High Road")
CC For Sale: 1961 Chrysler Newport with Highlander Interior – Taking The High Road
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 39 CommentsI found this really sharp 1961 Chrysler Newport for sale on Craigslist. It’s truly striking in two-tone black and white–but if you want to see something really special, take a […] -
![When I saw this 1970 Ford LTD for sale on Facebook Marketplace, I said “Oh, wow! There it is!” and all these memories came flooding back. A childhood friend’s parents […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-14-at-20-16-25-378116368_10231222880863591_3024772262587708018_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-456-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1970 Ford LTD Sedan–Have You Ever Seen One?")
CC For Sale: 1970 Ford LTD Sedan–Have You Ever Seen One?
Posted on September 16, 2023 | 76 CommentsWhen I saw this 1970 Ford LTD for sale on Facebook Marketplace, I said “Oh, wow! There it is!” and all these memories came flooding back. A childhood friend’s parents […] -
![I previously reported on a 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne for sale in California which was one lady owned and almost completely original, (“Never modified or messed with”) and had merely 48,000 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-24-at-23-48-18-Classic-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air – Truly “Like New” With Only 12,400 Miles")
CC For Sale: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air – Truly “Like New” With Only 12,400 Miles
Posted on July 29, 2023 | 52 CommentsI previously reported on a 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne for sale in California which was one lady owned and almost completely original, (“Never modified or messed with”) and had merely 48,000 […]
