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![(first posted 6/14/2018) There are coincidences and there are coincidences. According to the dictionary, the word describes a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tjz1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: John Z. DeLorean, The BMW Turbo And The Birth Of The DeLorean")
Automotive History: John Z. DeLorean, The BMW Turbo And The Birth Of The DeLorean
Posted on June 14, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 6/14/2018) There are coincidences and there are coincidences. According to the dictionary, the word describes a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. […] -
![By 1957, the merits of GM’s body-sharing strategy had long been plain for all to see. For example, at the upper end of the market, Buick and Cadillac shared the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0-1957-Chrysler-Mock-Up-Side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History And Design: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker Early Proposal – Imperial Intentions")
Automotive History And Design: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker Early Proposal – Imperial Intentions
Posted on June 3, 2024 | 18 CommentsBy 1957, the merits of GM’s body-sharing strategy had long been plain for all to see. For example, at the upper end of the market, Buick and Cadillac shared the […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5bd365cd3d601.image_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors")
Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1949-Missing-B-Body-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […] -
![Rich Baron’s recent capsule on the Australian Matador X Coupe captured by Peter Wilding struck me with a double-barrelled CC effect. Buried in the recent past was an Australian AMX […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hornetturbineside.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The AMCs of AMI")
Automotive History: The AMCs of AMI
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsRich Baron’s recent capsule on the Australian Matador X Coupe captured by Peter Wilding struck me with a double-barrelled CC effect. Buried in the recent past was an Australian AMX […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2018) Jason Shafer recently wrote an excellent post on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst and in it he included an early historical account about George Hurst. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/George-Hurst-with-Continental.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1946 Lincoln Continental – Customized and Updated by George Hurst")
Automotive History: 1946 Lincoln Continental – Customized and Updated by George Hurst
Posted on April 27, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 4/27/2018) Jason Shafer recently wrote an excellent post on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst and in it he included an early historical account about George Hurst. […] -
![(Former Ford CEO Donald Petersen passed away this April 24th. We’re running this profile covering his crucial period at Ford’s helm. Originally posted 12/29/11) Oil prices have just hit record […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Petersen-Donald.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Ford’s Déjà Vu Moment – How Donald Petersen Saved Ford In The Eighties")
Automotive History: Ford’s Déjà Vu Moment – How Donald Petersen Saved Ford In The Eighties
Posted on April 26, 2024 | 83 Comments(Former Ford CEO Donald Petersen passed away this April 24th. We’re running this profile covering his crucial period at Ford’s helm. Originally posted 12/29/11) Oil prices have just hit record […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2018) Yesterday, in the first part of this series we took you through Paul Bracq’s beginnings with Philippe Charbonneaux and his ten years at Daimler-Benz. Today, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bracqturboportrait.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Paul Bracq – Neither A Knife Nor A Potato; Part Two")
Automotive History: Paul Bracq – Neither A Knife Nor A Potato; Part Two
Posted on April 26, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/26/2018) Yesterday, in the first part of this series we took you through Paul Bracq’s beginnings with Philippe Charbonneaux and his ten years at Daimler-Benz. Today, […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2018) Very few individuals in automotive history have been the primary hand in shaping the entire passenger car range for a major manufacturer. Paul Bracq managed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bracqrooftop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Paul Bracq – Neither A Knife Nor A Potato; Part One")
Automotive History: Paul Bracq – Neither A Knife Nor A Potato; Part One
Posted on April 25, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/25/2018) Very few individuals in automotive history have been the primary hand in shaping the entire passenger car range for a major manufacturer. Paul Bracq managed […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?")
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 99 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
![This week, we are going back to the weird and wonderful world of JDM – the twist here being that the cars we’re going to examine are genuine rarities, even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240310_121242_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic / Automotive History: 1947 Tama E4S-47 – Arch-EV-ological Artefact")
Museum Classic / Automotive History: 1947 Tama E4S-47 – Arch-EV-ological Artefact
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 11 CommentsThis week, we are going back to the weird and wonderful world of JDM – the twist here being that the cars we’re going to examine are genuine rarities, even […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2018) Welcome to the second part of this look at FWD history in general and FWD cars that went Rong Wheel Drive in particular. After the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tractionpropulsion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Advancing Backwards – The Front-Drivers That Went RWD (Part 2: 1970-present)")
Automotive History: Advancing Backwards – The Front-Drivers That Went RWD (Part 2: 1970-present)
Posted on April 5, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/5/2018) Welcome to the second part of this look at FWD history in general and FWD cars that went Rong Wheel Drive in particular. After the […] -
![[first posted 5/21/2013. CraigInNC is a former GM employee, and has been sharing the benefits of his insider’s knowledge and perspective since he arrived here at CC. In this post, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/GM-logo-crumbling.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM: How The Giant Lost Its Mojo – An Insider’s Perspective")
GM: How The Giant Lost Its Mojo – An Insider’s Perspective
Posted on April 5, 2024 | 289 Comments[first posted 5/21/2013. CraigInNC is a former GM employee, and has been sharing the benefits of his insider’s knowledge and perspective since he arrived here at CC. In this post, […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2018) The dominance of front-wheel drive (FWD) designs has been with us for around half a century now, though some might point to the 1770 contraption […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Frdier_Cugnot_1769.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Advancing Backwards – The Front-Drivers That Went RWD (Part 1: 1930-1960)")
Automotive History: Advancing Backwards – The Front-Drivers That Went RWD (Part 1: 1930-1960)
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 4/4/2018) The dominance of front-wheel drive (FWD) designs has been with us for around half a century now, though some might point to the 1770 contraption […]
