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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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![Several years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/81-0jyt8wL1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books")
CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 38 CommentsSeveral years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […] -
![You may have seen my post describing my recent Craigslist purchase of a 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Now I had four antique cars, which is kind of a lot for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20180928_122339-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now")
COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsYou may have seen my post describing my recent Craigslist purchase of a 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Now I had four antique cars, which is kind of a lot for […] -
![In an odd sort of CC Effect, I found this silver/gray ’59 Dodge for sale online–it’s the one-year-earlier counterpart to my recently acquired ’60 Dodge Dart. I thought my Dart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1959-dodge-coronet-sedan-grey-rwd-automatic-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1959 Dodge Coronet–Lugubrious Knight in Tarnished Armor")
CC For Sale: 1959 Dodge Coronet–Lugubrious Knight in Tarnished Armor
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 27 CommentsIn an odd sort of CC Effect, I found this silver/gray ’59 Dodge for sale online–it’s the one-year-earlier counterpart to my recently acquired ’60 Dodge Dart. I thought my Dart […] -
![I was driving along Washington St. (Route 202) in Boonton NJ with a trunk load of groceries, when I came across this colorful pair: a 1946-48 Chrysler and a 1956 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211029_120425-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: Two Mopars, 10 Years Apart")
Curbside Comparison: Two Mopars, 10 Years Apart
Posted on November 2, 2021 | 34 CommentsI was driving along Washington St. (Route 202) in Boonton NJ with a trunk load of groceries, when I came across this colorful pair: a 1946-48 Chrysler and a 1956 […] -
My New Curbside Classic: 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix Sedan–Dodge Put a Dart In My Heart!
Posted on October 21, 2021 | 63 CommentsDid you ever do something that made no rational sense, but you felt inspired, you felt good about it, and you did it anyway? Well, that’s what this is. -
![The Curbside motto is: “Every car has a story.” I only know parts of this car’s story, so you can use your imagination to fill in the rest. This ’54 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210816_174121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Packard Clipper Super 2-Door Club Sedan – Ex-College Student")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Packard Clipper Super 2-Door Club Sedan – Ex-College Student
Posted on September 9, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe Curbside motto is: “Every car has a story.” I only know parts of this car’s story, so you can use your imagination to fill in the rest. This ’54 […] -
![OK, so I shouldn’t be writing this post because I really don’t care about this car (well, I care about it a little bit). It turned up on the local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/00Q0Q_3FROwiDgXZGz_0CI0t2_1200x9001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2003 Chevy Impala: Slowly Being Forgotten")
CC For Sale: 2003 Chevy Impala: Slowly Being Forgotten
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 43 CommentsOK, so I shouldn’t be writing this post because I really don’t care about this car (well, I care about it a little bit). It turned up on the local […] -
![About 10 or 15 years ago, I was at a garage sale, and I found these large manila envelopes containing magazine and newspaper clippings related to antique cars . . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210803_120842.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newspaper Clippings: Evolution of Street Signs")
CC Newspaper Clippings: Evolution of Street Signs
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 37 CommentsAbout 10 or 15 years ago, I was at a garage sale, and I found these large manila envelopes containing magazine and newspaper clippings related to antique cars . . […] -
![When I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/s-l16001-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)")
eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 11 CommentsWhen I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […] -
![This ad just popped up on CL; someone in Ogdensburg, NJ (about 30 miles from me) is selling this heavily worn but original Hudson Terraplane. I have heard of Terraplanes; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Terraplane-1934.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1934 Hudson Terraplane–“Hot Diggity Dog, That’s Terraplaning!”")
CC For Sale: 1934 Hudson Terraplane–“Hot Diggity Dog, That’s Terraplaning!”
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsThis ad just popped up on CL; someone in Ogdensburg, NJ (about 30 miles from me) is selling this heavily worn but original Hudson Terraplane. I have heard of Terraplanes; […] -
![At least that what Buick called it. The Roadmaster was “Custom Built by Buick.” Maybe not custom in the true pre-war sense, but when you look at the fine details […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1955 Roadmaster–Buick’s “Custom-Built Master Car!”")
CC For Sale: 1955 Roadmaster–Buick’s “Custom-Built Master Car!”
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 41 CommentsAt least that what Buick called it. The Roadmaster was “Custom Built by Buick.” Maybe not custom in the true pre-war sense, but when you look at the fine details […] -
![Everybody loved the first “Cars & Architecture” installment, so here is another great collection of photos that show period cars and fascinating architecture in beautiful, full-color, artistic shots! As a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p015721.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Snapshots: Cars & Architecture, Book 2")
CC Snapshots: Cars & Architecture, Book 2
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 39 CommentsEverybody loved the first “Cars & Architecture” installment, so here is another great collection of photos that show period cars and fascinating architecture in beautiful, full-color, artistic shots! As a […] -
![I’m building an album on Google Photos showcasing the best photographs I can find of intriguing examples of Victorian architecture with period cars up front. This is a very specific […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/0bd2f718d3c175be9f1bfcbe59d0ac481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars & Architecture–The Ultimate Collection")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars & Architecture–The Ultimate Collection
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 63 CommentsI’m building an album on Google Photos showcasing the best photographs I can find of intriguing examples of Victorian architecture with period cars up front. This is a very specific […] -
![So I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”")
CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 30 CommentsSo I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […] -
![“A ’61 Plymouth and a Volkswagen Beetle had a baby, and . . .” No, wait–that’s silly. But this car is silly. Or is it an inspired stroke of genius? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1961 Panhard PL 17–Own Your Own Flying Saucer")
CC For Sale: 1961 Panhard PL 17–Own Your Own Flying Saucer
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 32 Comments“A ’61 Plymouth and a Volkswagen Beetle had a baby, and . . .” No, wait–that’s silly. But this car is silly. Or is it an inspired stroke of genius? […]
