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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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![Over the past several years, I’ve detailed much of the early history of automotive air conditioning in my Cold Comfort series of posts. However, air conditioning did not really become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/014-1949-chevrolet-pickup-dash-fan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: How People Kept Cool in Cars Before Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: How People Kept Cool in Cars Before Air Conditioning
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 31 CommentsOver the past several years, I’ve detailed much of the early history of automotive air conditioning in my Cold Comfort series of posts. However, air conditioning did not really become […] -
![Paul has already extensively covered the full story of the Continental Mark II, and we all know the broad strokes: In the early 1950s, Lincoln was looking for a follow-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1956_Continental_parked_in_front_of_the_Continental_division_building_Ford_Motor_Company_Archives_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Forgotten Future: Alternate Designs for the Continental Mark II")
Forgotten Future: Alternate Designs for the Continental Mark II
Posted on November 15, 2020 | 27 CommentsPaul has already extensively covered the full story of the Continental Mark II, and we all know the broad strokes: In the early 1950s, Lincoln was looking for a follow-up […] -
![Has there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JFK2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale")
Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 17 CommentsHas there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […] -
![News of manufacturers discontinuing their cars has been coming in fast and furious over the past several months, a trend that is being accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SUVs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Which Brands Will Soon Be Car Free?")
Curbside Newsstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Which Brands Will Soon Be Car Free?
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 81 CommentsNews of manufacturers discontinuing their cars has been coming in fast and furious over the past several months, a trend that is being accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. Let’s take […] -
![It seems that every other car you see today is some shade of gray: Either black, gray, silver, or white. How much truth is there to this, and how far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Harlequin-Golf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Analysis: Fade to Gray – Where Have All The Car Colors Gone?")
Curbside Analysis: Fade to Gray – Where Have All The Car Colors Gone?
Posted on September 13, 2020 | 120 CommentsIt seems that every other car you see today is some shade of gray: Either black, gray, silver, or white. How much truth is there to this, and how far […] -
![My summer COVID-19 travel moratorium continues, so I am back to trawling the airport rental lot looking for some more interesting cars to drive. I had just about given up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1448.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2019 Jaguar XE – Entry Level Catsuit")
Rental Car Review: 2019 Jaguar XE – Entry Level Catsuit
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 38 CommentsMy summer COVID-19 travel moratorium continues, so I am back to trawling the airport rental lot looking for some more interesting cars to drive. I had just about given up […] -
![US Federal Safety Standard FMVSS-215 went into effect on September 1, 1972 (a Friday, in case you were curious). This standard mandated that all vehicles be able to take an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1091.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Ford Maverick – Peak Bumper")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Ford Maverick – Peak Bumper
Posted on July 13, 2020 | 74 CommentsUS Federal Safety Standard FMVSS-215 went into effect on September 1, 1972 (a Friday, in case you were curious). This standard mandated that all vehicles be able to take an […] -
![It is that time of year when I take my annual summer vacation. These trips were usually good for some rental car reviews, and last summer I even rented a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1273.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 1985 Porsche 928S – Eighties Fast")
Rental Car Review: 1985 Porsche 928S – Eighties Fast
Posted on July 5, 2020 | 23 CommentsIt is that time of year when I take my annual summer vacation. These trips were usually good for some rental car reviews, and last summer I even rented a […] -
![There are lots of automotive auctions that take place every year, most of which go unnoticed on this site. Every once in a while one will pop up that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9D_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Don Beneventi Collection of Nearly New Classic Chevrolets")
Auction Classic: Don Beneventi Collection of Nearly New Classic Chevrolets
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 37 CommentsThere are lots of automotive auctions that take place every year, most of which go unnoticed on this site. Every once in a while one will pop up that is […] -
![COVID-19 has left a bloodbath of failed retailers in its wake, many of which were already on shaky ground before the pandemic. You can add famed mail order automotive parts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jcw-logo.jpg?resize=115%2C94&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: JC Whitney to Cease All Sales")
Curbside Newsstand: JC Whitney to Cease All Sales
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 48 CommentsCOVID-19 has left a bloodbath of failed retailers in its wake, many of which were already on shaky ground before the pandemic. You can add famed mail order automotive parts […] -
![Yesterday, I covered the history of single-zone automatic climate control systems. Today, I’d like to talk about something a little more modern: Dual-zone (and multi-zone) climate control. Dual-zone climate control (the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: The History of Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control")
Cold Comfort: The History of Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control
Posted on June 19, 2020 | 25 CommentsYesterday, I covered the history of single-zone automatic climate control systems. Today, I’d like to talk about something a little more modern: Dual-zone (and multi-zone) climate control. Dual-zone climate control (the […] -
![Most cars today are equipped with (or at least have available as an option) some form of automatic climate control, where you set the desired temperature, press auto, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1964-Comfort-Control.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: The History of Automatic Climate Control")
Cold Comfort: The History of Automatic Climate Control
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 34 CommentsMost cars today are equipped with (or at least have available as an option) some form of automatic climate control, where you set the desired temperature, press auto, and […] -
![As we all get older, we tend to revisit our greatest hits. We can’t help but look back on our greatest accomplishments and successes, be they athletic, professional, personal, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1149.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Audi A3 – Oops I Did It Again")
COAL: 2017 Audi A3 – Oops I Did It Again
Posted on June 12, 2020 | 10 CommentsAs we all get older, we tend to revisit our greatest hits. We can’t help but look back on our greatest accomplishments and successes, be they athletic, professional, personal, or […] -
![By all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker – Peak Chrysler")
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker – Peak Chrysler
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 42 CommentsBy all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […] -
Wordless Outtake: Peek-a-Boo!
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 12 Comments
