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- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
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About Author: Tom Halter
Posts by Tom Halter
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![(first posted 4/17/2017) The tragic story of the downfall of Packard has been told many times. In this Forgotten Future installment, we look at the Packard future that almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1956-Packard-Predictor-factory-front-34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Forgotten Future: 1957 Packard")
CC Forgotten Future: 1957 Packard
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 151 Comments(first posted 4/17/2017) The tragic story of the downfall of Packard has been told many times. In this Forgotten Future installment, we look at the Packard future that almost […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2017) As my regular readers know, I take pictures. Lots of pictures. I take pictures of my cars. I take pictures of my rental cars. For this dive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/samp28cfd76c6e9720f9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Signs Of A Lifetime")
Road Signs Of A Lifetime
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 124 Comments(first posted 4/14/2017) As my regular readers know, I take pictures. Lots of pictures. I take pictures of my cars. I take pictures of my rental cars. For this dive […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2017) For my next installment of Forgotten Future, I’ll look back to everyone’s favorite automotive punchline, Edsel. Most of us know the story of the 1960 Ford Falcon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/60edsel3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Forgotten Future: 1960 Edsel Comet")
CC Forgotten Future: 1960 Edsel Comet
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 4/6/2017) For my next installment of Forgotten Future, I’ll look back to everyone’s favorite automotive punchline, Edsel. Most of us know the story of the 1960 Ford Falcon […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2017) Welcome to the first post in Forgotten Future, my ongoing series where I look at cars that almost made it to production, but didn’t. Because of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/512356005.659448.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Forgotten Future: 1990 Pontiac Fiero Prototype")
CC Forgotten Future: 1990 Pontiac Fiero Prototype
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) Welcome to the first post in Forgotten Future, my ongoing series where I look at cars that almost made it to production, but didn’t. Because of the […] -
![Gliding is an amazing thing. A Boeing 777 flying at 40,000 feet with no engines has a glide distance of around 100 miles and a flight time of over 20 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1958-Corvette.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Gliders!")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Gliders!
Posted on April 2, 2023 | 22 CommentsGliding is an amazing thing. A Boeing 777 flying at 40,000 feet with no engines has a glide distance of around 100 miles and a flight time of over 20 […] -
![This vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ford-Mavericks.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground")
Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 79 CommentsThis vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […] -
![Traveling by air today is little more than riding a Greyhound bus with wings, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the golden age of Aviation, which ran roughly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1930-Marmon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars in Airports")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars in Airports
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 72 CommentsTraveling by air today is little more than riding a Greyhound bus with wings, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the golden age of Aviation, which ran roughly […] -
![Let me preface this post by saying that I don’t ski. I’ve lived most of my life in Ohio, where winters are long and there are precious few mountains. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1960_Chrysler_Windsor_4dr_Sedan_Winterad-scaled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Ski Slopes")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Ski Slopes
Posted on March 23, 2023 | 48 CommentsLet me preface this post by saying that I don’t ski. I’ve lived most of my life in Ohio, where winters are long and there are precious few mountains. As […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2017) Human beings are hard-wired to recognize faces. This causes us to see faces even in places where there are none, whether it is on Mars or on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Malibu-Horror.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – Worst Car Face?")
QOTD – Worst Car Face?
Posted on March 15, 2023 | 298 Comments(first posted 3/15/2017) Human beings are hard-wired to recognize faces. This causes us to see faces even in places where there are none, whether it is on Mars or on […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2017) The 1-year-only 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a car that has been on my CC bucket list for a while. With about 30,000 produced they aren’t exactly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_6381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – The Winds of Change")
CC Capsule: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – The Winds of Change
Posted on February 21, 2023 | 83 Comments(first posted 2/21/2017) The 1-year-only 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a car that has been on my CC bucket list for a while. With about 30,000 produced they aren’t exactly […] -
![(first posted 2/9/2017) One of my many interests is in physics, especially in the outer edges like quantum mechanics and special relativity where odd things start to happen. For example, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_6350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC vs. 2001 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – The Twin Paradox")
CC Comparison: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC vs. 2001 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – The Twin Paradox
Posted on February 9, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 2/9/2017) One of my many interests is in physics, especially in the outer edges like quantum mechanics and special relativity where odd things start to happen. For example, […] -
![It may seem difficult to conceive today, when even a Prius has close to 200hp and will do 0-60 in a tick over seven seconds, but a car’s ability to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1950-Nash.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Hill Climbing")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Hill Climbing
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 63 CommentsIt may seem difficult to conceive today, when even a Prius has close to 200hp and will do 0-60 in a tick over seven seconds, but a car’s ability to […] -
![Action! For almost as long as there has been the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, automakers have been trying to get some of that movie magic to rub off on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1939-De-Soto-Myrna-Loy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Movie Sets")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Movie Sets
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 30 CommentsAction! For almost as long as there has been the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, automakers have been trying to get some of that movie magic to rub off on […] -
![The germination for our next trope came from some comments made on my sliding sunroof history post a while back. To draw attention to the then-new sliding sunroof, advertisers would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Golde-Scheibedach.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: People Standing in Sunroofs")
Vintage Ad Tropes: People Standing in Sunroofs
Posted on January 24, 2023 | 52 CommentsThe germination for our next trope came from some comments made on my sliding sunroof history post a while back. To draw attention to the then-new sliding sunroof, advertisers would […] -
![Time for another look at cars in ads appearing in places they clearly don’t belong. Today, we’re looking at another trope (age-old, as it turns out), cars parked/driving on golf […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jeep-1984-Grand-Wagoneer-ad-a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars Parked on Golf Courses")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars Parked on Golf Courses
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 30 CommentsTime for another look at cars in ads appearing in places they clearly don’t belong. Today, we’re looking at another trope (age-old, as it turns out), cars parked/driving on golf […]
