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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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![I was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later")
Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 56 CommentsI was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […] -
![I’ll never forget the day I first saw these. About 35 years ago, I was at one of those “whole house” garage sales (the kind where the owner has died […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6a00d83542d51e69e20148c6c3a1d6970c-800wi1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Grotesque Vehicles of Popular Science, 1930-1940")
The Grotesque Vehicles of Popular Science, 1930-1940
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 36 CommentsI’ll never forget the day I first saw these. About 35 years ago, I was at one of those “whole house” garage sales (the kind where the owner has died […] -
![Last summer, a 1959 De Soto Firedome showed up on the Cohort, but it was in pretty rough shape. But then I found this similar ’59 Firedome sedan on eBay, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1959 De Soto Firedome Sedan – Smart Burnished Aluminum Door Frames")
CC For Sale: 1959 De Soto Firedome Sedan – Smart Burnished Aluminum Door Frames
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 34 CommentsLast summer, a 1959 De Soto Firedome showed up on the Cohort, but it was in pretty rough shape. But then I found this similar ’59 Firedome sedan on eBay, […] -
![If the Curbside Classic website were a religion (and it may be to some people), I would be “Orthodox”. That is, I like finding all-original old cars on the road […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1964-chevrolet-biscayne-4-door-sedan-31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: TWO 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Sedans – Plain and Unmolested")
CCs For Sale: TWO 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Sedans – Plain and Unmolested
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 46 CommentsIf the Curbside Classic website were a religion (and it may be to some people), I would be “Orthodox”. That is, I like finding all-original old cars on the road […] -
![A previous post featured a GAZ 13 Chaika, but these photos I discovered on eBay show a much nicer example, with a lot of detailed, close-up shots. So I thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/s-l16001-22.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: It’s Not a Packard–It’s a ’63 Chaika! $220,000!!")
eBay Classic: It’s Not a Packard–It’s a ’63 Chaika! $220,000!!
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 50 CommentsA previous post featured a GAZ 13 Chaika, but these photos I discovered on eBay show a much nicer example, with a lot of detailed, close-up shots. So I thought […] -
![I have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/571-35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road”")
eBay Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road”
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 84 CommentsI have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […] -
![A recent post featured a Cohort photo of a 1958 Lincoln accompanied by some not-so-glowing commentary about the styling of the car, and this brief post resulted in an astounding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-linc-2-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Design Comparison: 1958 vs. 1961 Lincoln – A Study in Pure Forms")
CC Design Comparison: 1958 vs. 1961 Lincoln – A Study in Pure Forms
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 45 CommentsA recent post featured a Cohort photo of a 1958 Lincoln accompanied by some not-so-glowing commentary about the styling of the car, and this brief post resulted in an astounding […] -
![We here at Curbside are the world’s arbiters of good taste and appropriateness. So whenever a car like this Mercury (or other car from this era) is shown sporting such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/s-l16001-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1957 Mercury Monterey Phaeton Coupe – No Skirts, No Kit, Original Paint")
CC For Sale: 1957 Mercury Monterey Phaeton Coupe – No Skirts, No Kit, Original Paint
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsWe here at Curbside are the world’s arbiters of good taste and appropriateness. So whenever a car like this Mercury (or other car from this era) is shown sporting such […] -
![I realize the title of this post is a little esoteric, but it’s based on a satire of a 1934 car brochure entitled “Airdreme 1934”, done by the commercial artist […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mccall1934_11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: Seeking the Ultimate Airdreme")
CCs For Sale: Seeking the Ultimate Airdreme
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 29 CommentsI realize the title of this post is a little esoteric, but it’s based on a satire of a 1934 car brochure entitled “Airdreme 1934”, done by the commercial artist […] -
![This is an important bulletin! FLASH! After not seeing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in who knows how long, this investigator has now spotted a SECOND one on eBay in addition […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/s-l16001-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: “Calling All Car [Nuts]! A Second 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Has Been Spotted!”")
CC For Sale: “Calling All Car [Nuts]! A Second 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Has Been Spotted!”
Posted on January 7, 2021 | 39 CommentsThis is an important bulletin! FLASH! After not seeing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in who knows how long, this investigator has now spotted a SECOND one on eBay in addition […] -
![I’m continuing my series of original, low-mileage eBay/Craigslist finds which should be documented and preserved on Curbside. Today we present another first for CC, a 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 Town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 – Finest Ford of a Lifetime")
eBay Classic: 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 – Finest Ford of a Lifetime
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 44 CommentsI’m continuing my series of original, low-mileage eBay/Craigslist finds which should be documented and preserved on Curbside. Today we present another first for CC, a 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 Town […] -
![Call it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay. It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan. Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/s-l16001-1-e1607455432542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1958 De Soto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige")
eBay Classic: 1958 De Soto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 33 CommentsCall it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay. It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan. Not […] -
![If you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/50585060791_960e3ec9f4_b1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand")
eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 72 CommentsIf you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […] -
![What is this thing called Romanticism–as it applies to old cars? I have felt it, and I know others have too; hence things like Hemmings’ calendars of “Aesthetically Abandoned Automobiles” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/00x0x_dFtPjxROVOg_0gw0co_600x4501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: Dull Cars from the Early ’50s in Pastoral Settings – They Look Beautiful Now!")
CCs For Sale: Dull Cars from the Early ’50s in Pastoral Settings – They Look Beautiful Now!
Posted on November 27, 2020 | 32 CommentsWhat is this thing called Romanticism–as it applies to old cars? I have felt it, and I know others have too; hence things like Hemmings’ calendars of “Aesthetically Abandoned Automobiles” […] -
![Everyone seemed to like the photo that was recently posted of the 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special at the Edsel Ford mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. I selected that photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20190813_102754-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan – Owning Someone Else’s Car")
COAL: 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan – Owning Someone Else’s Car
Posted on September 28, 2020 | 65 CommentsEveryone seemed to like the photo that was recently posted of the 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special at the Edsel Ford mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. I selected that photo […]
