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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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![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 […] -
![After I discovered that recent Mercury Turnpike Cruiser on eBay, I also found this sorry thing on eBay, and I just had to share it with you. One of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/18254459-1956-nash-statesman-std1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1956 Nash Statesman – Won’t Somebody Rescue This Orphan?")
CC For Sale: 1956 Nash Statesman – Won’t Somebody Rescue This Orphan?
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 41 CommentsAfter I discovered that recent Mercury Turnpike Cruiser on eBay, I also found this sorry thing on eBay, and I just had to share it with you. One of these […] -
![The recent post by Paul Niedermeyer showing ’57 Fords on a car carrier had a link to one of Paul’s earlier articles featuring a rather worn but still functioning 1957 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Unrestored 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser – Battered Spaceship")
CC For Sale: Unrestored 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser – Battered Spaceship
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 42 CommentsThe recent post by Paul Niedermeyer showing ’57 Fords on a car carrier had a link to one of Paul’s earlier articles featuring a rather worn but still functioning 1957 […] -
![Imagine my surprise when, while driving along a local street in my town, I spotted this sleek white beauty! It’s a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4-door hardtop, one of only 4,099 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200823_104215-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1960 Chrysler Saratoga Hardtop–Peak American Space Age?")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1960 Chrysler Saratoga Hardtop–Peak American Space Age?
Posted on August 26, 2020 | 56 CommentsImagine my surprise when, while driving along a local street in my town, I spotted this sleek white beauty! It’s a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4-door hardtop, one of only 4,099 […] -
![In the prehistoric years B.C.C. (Before Curbside Classic), I was involved in my own personal little Curbside project, photographing old cars (pre-1963) that I would find in my local area. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_00041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Touring Jurassic Car Park–Last Resting Place of Extinct Dinosaurs")
Touring Jurassic Car Park–Last Resting Place of Extinct Dinosaurs
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 26 CommentsIn the prehistoric years B.C.C. (Before Curbside Classic), I was involved in my own personal little Curbside project, photographing old cars (pre-1963) that I would find in my local area. […] -
![Let’s say it’s the late 1950s and you need a car. However, you want a new car, and you only have about $2000 to spend. You shop around and discover, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191121_142345-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1957 Ford Custom & 1958 Ford Custom 300 – Getting the Most For Your Money in the Late ’50s")
Curbside Comparison: 1957 Ford Custom & 1958 Ford Custom 300 – Getting the Most For Your Money in the Late ’50s
Posted on December 13, 2019 | 33 CommentsLet’s say it’s the late 1950s and you need a car. However, you want a new car, and you only have about $2000 to spend. You shop around and discover, […] -
![Here they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190803_102911-2_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury")
Curbside Comparison: 1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury
Posted on September 14, 2019 | 54 CommentsHere they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […] -
![Some of you may remember my previous posts of photos taken of street scenes in Newark, N.J. and New York City. Well, I have recently discovered a photo source that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1940s20TaxPhoto_Manhattan1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "NYC Photo Archive: 1,000,000 Photos Online. Here’s a Sample.")
NYC Photo Archive: 1,000,000 Photos Online. Here’s a Sample.
Posted on June 22, 2019 | 14 CommentsSome of you may remember my previous posts of photos taken of street scenes in Newark, N.J. and New York City. Well, I have recently discovered a photo source that […] -
![The car above has special significance for me, and non-CCer types would probably respond with, “Why would you care about that ugly wreck?” What things individual people are drawn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mercury-medalist-1958-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot Classic: 1958 Mercury – Is It a “Mercury”, a “Medalist”, or a “Custom”?")
Vintage Snapshot Classic: 1958 Mercury – Is It a “Mercury”, a “Medalist”, or a “Custom”?
Posted on May 8, 2019 | 37 CommentsThe car above has special significance for me, and non-CCer types would probably respond with, “Why would you care about that ugly wreck?” What things individual people are drawn […] -
![One of my best friends growing up was Gene, who lived several houses down the street from me. We shared a lot of common interests, and one of those interests […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190311_151853-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Authentic Car Design Sketches from a 9th Grader, Circa 1983")
Authentic Car Design Sketches from a 9th Grader, Circa 1983
Posted on April 7, 2019 | 20 CommentsOne of my best friends growing up was Gene, who lived several houses down the street from me. We shared a lot of common interests, and one of those interests […] -
![Let’s take a tour of New York City. But this is a different kind of tour. We will not only move from place to place, but back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/c59f8beb24f8dca1ca0dde88205929f91.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driving Through Manhattan in the Spring of ’62")
Driving Through Manhattan in the Spring of ’62
Posted on January 30, 2019 | 37 CommentsLet’s take a tour of New York City. But this is a different kind of tour. We will not only move from place to place, but back in […] -
![I want to thank everyone for the positive response to my recent Curbside Classic post featuring ads and content from the November 18th 1957 issue of Life magazine. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190124_171148-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Life Magazine Part 2: The Mopar Edition")
Life Magazine Part 2: The Mopar Edition
Posted on January 28, 2019 | 38 CommentsI want to thank everyone for the positive response to my recent Curbside Classic post featuring ads and content from the November 18th 1957 issue of Life magazine. In […] -
![My favorite bookstore is The Old Book Shop in Morristown N.J. Since junior high school I have shopped there many times to buy books and magazines on all kinds of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OMS02445-MZ1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Life Magazine, November 18th 1957: The Tipping Point Between Postwar Dreams and Harsh Reality")
Life Magazine, November 18th 1957: The Tipping Point Between Postwar Dreams and Harsh Reality
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 50 CommentsMy favorite bookstore is The Old Book Shop in Morristown N.J. Since junior high school I have shopped there many times to buy books and magazines on all kinds of […] -
![New Jersey, “The Garden State”, is probably better known for its auto junkyards–many of which are now disappearing. And of all junkyards, G.I. was perhaps the king! For over half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/39nzi4JA4SC0w8gRL08rK4p9hZcB_dzVExQ3i6oRMWw1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Requiem for a Junkyard: G.I. Auto Salvage")
Requiem for a Junkyard: G.I. Auto Salvage
Posted on January 15, 2019 | 54 CommentsNew Jersey, “The Garden State”, is probably better known for its auto junkyards–many of which are now disappearing. And of all junkyards, G.I. was perhaps the king! For over half […]
