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About Author: Rich Baron
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![We spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/master-pnp-mrg-10600-10692u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars")
Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsWe spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […] -
![The idea of “low-cost luxury” is certainly a funny sounding one. Nonetheless, a popular notion that has found its way into the marketplace time and time again. In the case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-17-01.29.30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dawn Of The Brougham Epoch: 1965 – 1966 Ford LTD, Chevrolet Caprice, Plymouth VIP, Ambassador DPL – The New Low-Cost Luxury Options Of The Mid Sixties")
Dawn Of The Brougham Epoch: 1965 – 1966 Ford LTD, Chevrolet Caprice, Plymouth VIP, Ambassador DPL – The New Low-Cost Luxury Options Of The Mid Sixties
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsThe idea of “low-cost luxury” is certainly a funny sounding one. Nonetheless, a popular notion that has found its way into the marketplace time and time again. In the case […] -
![Mavericks have appeared rather often at CC, but these ones from down south less so. This particular one was caught by riveranotario in Paraguay, and I would suspect it belongs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54015218530_2b1aaedc75_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: ’73-76 Ford Maverick – In Motion, Down South")
In Motion Classic: ’73-76 Ford Maverick – In Motion, Down South
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 6 CommentsMavericks have appeared rather often at CC, but these ones from down south less so. This particular one was caught by riveranotario in Paraguay, and I would suspect it belongs […] -
![This is a recurrent theme in our vintage image galleries; that of families and their cars. A topic that generally brings plenty of commentaries, as these images provide a nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot_20240426-033443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families, Part 3
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 28 CommentsThis is a recurrent theme in our vintage image galleries; that of families and their cars. A topic that generally brings plenty of commentaries, as these images provide a nice […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Roshake. It’s always a bit risky to make sweeping statements when it comes to cars. Declarations such as “best of…”, “first of…”, and so on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53992843557_53b69bf406_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987 Buick Riviera In Hungary – The Best Preserved ’86-’88 Riviera Still Around?")
Curbside Find: 1987 Buick Riviera In Hungary – The Best Preserved ’86-’88 Riviera Still Around?
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 8 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. It’s always a bit risky to make sweeping statements when it comes to cars. Declarations such as “best of…”, “first of…”, and so on […] -
In Motion Classic: Chevy G-Series Van — Close Encounters Of The Chevy Van Kind
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 3 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. -
![This vintage driveway image seems to tell two stories of woodgrain apliqué; the popular and the obscure one. The popular being the ’72 LTD wagon, carrying the woodgrain finish that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53039047997_30dbb69326_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: ’68 Chrysler Newport “Sporstgrain” Convertible & ’72 Ford LTD Country Squire – Woodgrains In The Driveway")
Vintage Snapshot: ’68 Chrysler Newport “Sporstgrain” Convertible & ’72 Ford LTD Country Squire – Woodgrains In The Driveway
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis vintage driveway image seems to tell two stories of woodgrain apliqué; the popular and the obscure one. The popular being the ’72 LTD wagon, carrying the woodgrain finish that […] -
![Here’s a somewhat unusual pairing posted by Slant Six at the Cohort; a sheer-look era Oldsmobile 98 and an Aero-era Ford Thunderbird. Both, sitting quietly in a driveway, and both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53923716869_11e0e2a63a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Finds: 1980s Ford Thunderbird and Oldsmobile 98 – Aero Vs. Sheer")
Driveway Finds: 1980s Ford Thunderbird and Oldsmobile 98 – Aero Vs. Sheer
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 16 CommentsHere’s a somewhat unusual pairing posted by Slant Six at the Cohort; a sheer-look era Oldsmobile 98 and an Aero-era Ford Thunderbird. Both, sitting quietly in a driveway, and both […] -
![It’s time to revisit station wagons in the 1960s, as they were. Just as I’ve done with previous galleries on this topic, this collection of images is not meant to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/3213315615_8a5950599c_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1960s
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 35 CommentsIt’s time to revisit station wagons in the 1960s, as they were. Just as I’ve done with previous galleries on this topic, this collection of images is not meant to […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Roadside Architecture Across The US, Part 2 – 1970s-1980s
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 21 CommentsGas Station, Zillah, Washington. -
![It’s time again to give Dearborn’s middle child a few minutes of attention, with this set of images portraying the brand in some of its better days. Most shots date […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-19-00.03.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery")
Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 27 CommentsIt’s time again to give Dearborn’s middle child a few minutes of attention, with this set of images portraying the brand in some of its better days. Most shots date […] -
![Like many fans of vintage cars, I do enjoy a show with plenty of classic cars rolling around. And back in the mid-80s, for a short while, that not-quite-common need […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-01-00.52.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Michael Mann’s “Crime Story”")
The Cars Of Michael Mann’s “Crime Story”
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsLike many fans of vintage cars, I do enjoy a show with plenty of classic cars rolling around. And back in the mid-80s, for a short while, that not-quite-common need […] -
Vintage Dealers: Chevrolets In Display In 1976
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 31 Comments -
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Road? – A City In Ontario In The 1970s
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 36 Comments -
![Let’s pay a moment of attention to imports on US roads back in the ’50s-’60s. The images feature at least one import on each, either prominently or somewhat discreetly. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tumblr_ndkgq2cjjR1snaq79o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Imports On The Road ’50s-’60s – Can You ID Them All?")
Vintage Snapshots: Imports On The Road ’50s-’60s – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 42 CommentsLet’s pay a moment of attention to imports on US roads back in the ’50s-’60s. The images feature at least one import on each, either prominently or somewhat discreetly. The […]
