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- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Halter
Posts by Tom Halter
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![My wife constantly accuses me of losing things. I often correct her to say that my things are not lost, just misplaced. Lost implies that they are gone forever, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Three Cars That I Forgot Existed – ’76 Buick LeSabre Coupe; ’90 Buick Reatta & Infiniti M30 Convertibles")
Car Show Outtakes: Three Cars That I Forgot Existed – ’76 Buick LeSabre Coupe; ’90 Buick Reatta & Infiniti M30 Convertibles
Posted on February 20, 2024 | 26 CommentsMy wife constantly accuses me of losing things. I often correct her to say that my things are not lost, just misplaced. Lost implies that they are gone forever, which […] -
![Some of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1959-Cadillac.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition")
Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 26 CommentsSome of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […] -
![The story of the fall of Cadillac from the Standard of the World to a slightly fancier Chevrolet is one of the defining arcs of 20th-century automotive history. As such, It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_4360.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Last True Cadillac?")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Last True Cadillac?
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 46 CommentsThe story of the fall of Cadillac from the Standard of the World to a slightly fancier Chevrolet is one of the defining arcs of 20th-century automotive history. As such, It […] -
![CC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4422.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 43 CommentsCC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […] -
![While manufacturers have been name-dropping their competition for as long as they have been making advertisements, actually showing a picture of a car from another manufacturer in an ad is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1978-Granada.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars From Other Manufacturers")
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars From Other Manufacturers
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 CommentsWhile manufacturers have been name-dropping their competition for as long as they have been making advertisements, actually showing a picture of a car from another manufacturer in an ad is […] -
![While the 1960s were a time of extreme experimentation in tire sidewall technology (among other things), most of the variations on the classic single white stripe had a short shelf […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1973-Imperial2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 5: 1970s through 1990s – The Long Goodbye")
Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 5: 1970s through 1990s – The Long Goodbye
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 46 CommentsWhile the 1960s were a time of extreme experimentation in tire sidewall technology (among other things), most of the variations on the classic single white stripe had a short shelf […] -
![Pencils down, everyone. Enough with the history lessons, time for some whitewall fun! The 1960s were a time of unprecedented cultural change, and that is reflected even in something as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1967-Corvette.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 4: 1964 though 1969 – The Wild ’60s")
Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 4: 1964 though 1969 – The Wild ’60s
Posted on September 28, 2023 | 36 CommentsPencils down, everyone. Enough with the history lessons, time for some whitewall fun! The 1960s were a time of unprecedented cultural change, and that is reflected even in something as […] -
![When we left Part 2 in 1942, whitewall tires were slowly starting to fade from manufacturers’ ads as part of the buildup to World War II. For today’s installment, we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_3573.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 3: 1946 through 1963 – The Golden Age of Whitewall Tires")
Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 3: 1946 through 1963 – The Golden Age of Whitewall Tires
Posted on September 27, 2023 | 26 CommentsWhen we left Part 2 in 1942, whitewall tires were slowly starting to fade from manufacturers’ ads as part of the buildup to World War II. For today’s installment, we […] -
![In Part 1 of this series, I covered the early history of the whitewall tire, led by the B.F. Goodrich Silvertown tire. Whitewall tires were largely confined to the replacement […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1922-Deusenberg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 2: 1920s and 1930s")
Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 2: 1920s and 1930s
Posted on September 26, 2023 | 12 CommentsIn Part 1 of this series, I covered the early history of the whitewall tire, led by the B.F. Goodrich Silvertown tire. Whitewall tires were largely confined to the replacement […] -
![Whitewall tires are an interesting historical oddity, peaking in popularity between the 1950s and 1970s. As popular as they once were, I have not found an accurate, comprehensive online history […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3473.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 1: The Teens and Twenties")
Automotive History – The History of Whitewall Tires, Part 1: The Teens and Twenties
Posted on September 25, 2023 | 45 CommentsWhitewall tires are an interesting historical oddity, peaking in popularity between the 1950s and 1970s. As popular as they once were, I have not found an accurate, comprehensive online history […] -
![We’ve recently covered several taboo subjects that seldom appear in vintage car ads: Smoking and Religion. To me, these topics that are (mostly) off-limits to advertisers are far more interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1955-Desoto.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Guns")
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Guns
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 21 CommentsWe’ve recently covered several taboo subjects that seldom appear in vintage car ads: Smoking and Religion. To me, these topics that are (mostly) off-limits to advertisers are far more interesting […] -
![Other than love, nighttime has to be one of the most popular topics of popular music. In the Air Tonight. Nights in White Satin. Sunglasses at Night. We can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1960-Pontiac-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Nighttime")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Nighttime
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 25 CommentsOther than love, nighttime has to be one of the most popular topics of popular music. In the Air Tonight. Nights in White Satin. Sunglasses at Night. We can […] -
![Churchgoing peaked in the US in the 1950s with roughly half of Americans attending church regularly in 1955 (by 2021 that number was down to 33%). However, to go by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1959-Edsel.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars in Front of Churches")
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars in Front of Churches
Posted on September 3, 2023 | 20 CommentsChurchgoing peaked in the US in the 1950s with roughly half of Americans attending church regularly in 1955 (by 2021 that number was down to 33%). However, to go by […] -
![While GM can lay claim to inventing the pantheon of automotive brands that Alfred P. Sloan gathered into his eponymous ladder, that didn’t stop other manufacturers from also trying to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/39frd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1939 Ford Motor Company – Ford Attempts to Build Their Own Sloanian Ladder with Mercury")
Vintage Ads: 1939 Ford Motor Company – Ford Attempts to Build Their Own Sloanian Ladder with Mercury
Posted on August 31, 2023 | 16 CommentsWhile GM can lay claim to inventing the pantheon of automotive brands that Alfred P. Sloan gathered into his eponymous ladder, that didn’t stop other manufacturers from also trying to […] -
![The license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4384.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsThe license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […]
