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![I… just… cannot. No, this one is just too out there for me. Hard to believe this came out 20 years ago, though. It seems like it either crawled out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191002_125940-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Design History: 2001 Toyota WiLL Vi – The Reverse Of Cant")
Curbside Classic / Design History: 2001 Toyota WiLL Vi – The Reverse Of Cant
Posted on November 6, 2019 | 21 CommentsI… just… cannot. No, this one is just too out there for me. Hard to believe this came out 20 years ago, though. It seems like it either crawled out […] -
![Sophie Turner is far from the greatest actress in Hollywood. Don’t take my word for it: In a 2017 interview, Turner confessed that her popularity on social media contributed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20190111_141215.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Analysis: The Fifth Generation Ford Explorer Succeeded Because Its Good Looks Were Backed Up By Compelling Features. Can The Sixth Generation Follow Suit?")
Automotive Analysis: The Fifth Generation Ford Explorer Succeeded Because Its Good Looks Were Backed Up By Compelling Features. Can The Sixth Generation Follow Suit?
Posted on November 4, 2019 | 30 CommentsSophie Turner is far from the greatest actress in Hollywood. Don’t take my word for it: In a 2017 interview, Turner confessed that her popularity on social media contributed to […] -
![Visualize, it’s 1964, you’re around ten years old, and have just disembarked from the school bus, when a station wagon drives slowly by. At first glance it appears like an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-SW-Sunset-Cliffs-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Buick Sport Wagon – Forty Years of Sky Roofs")
COAL: 1967 Buick Sport Wagon – Forty Years of Sky Roofs
Posted on May 19, 2019 | 25 CommentsVisualize, it’s 1964, you’re around ten years old, and have just disembarked from the school bus, when a station wagon drives slowly by. At first glance it appears like an […] -
![Five years ago, the worst contributor at Curbside Classic wrote a mediocre post about the cars of Grand Theft Auto V. In an effort to undo the irreparable damage of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12-23-2018_3-43-30_PM-e5kxdvc4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Curbside Classics Of Grand Theft Auto V, Part 1")
The Curbside Classics Of Grand Theft Auto V, Part 1
Posted on February 22, 2019 | 15 CommentsFive years ago, the worst contributor at Curbside Classic wrote a mediocre post about the cars of Grand Theft Auto V. In an effort to undo the irreparable damage of […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NSU_Ro_80_-_2009-10-11_Foto_Sp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe")
Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe
Posted on January 25, 2019 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […] -
![In taking a few photos of a recent-model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2014-18-Corvette-tailight-col.cov_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: 2014-18 Corvette Taillights – A Veritable Petting Zoo on Wheels")
Design: 2014-18 Corvette Taillights – A Veritable Petting Zoo on Wheels
Posted on August 1, 2018 | 47 CommentsIn taking a few photos of a recent-model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, […] -
![In a recent piece on a bustleback Cadillac Seville, a comment was made on the merits of two tone paint jobs on cars. We all know that two-tone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/57Chevy-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Color Commentary – Two Strange Two Tones")
CC Color Commentary – Two Strange Two Tones
Posted on July 31, 2018 | 74 CommentsIn a recent piece on a bustleback Cadillac Seville, a comment was made on the merits of two tone paint jobs on cars. We all know that two-tone […] -
![The Mazda MS-X Concept was shown in 1997 at the Frankfurt and Tokyo Motor Shows. It was apparently designed at Mazda Research and Design Europe, to explore advanced design and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Cadillac-arts-and-science-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design History Capsule: 2003 Cadillac CTS – The Art of Cribbing and the Science of Imitation")
Design History Capsule: 2003 Cadillac CTS – The Art of Cribbing and the Science of Imitation
Posted on July 16, 2018 | 43 CommentsThe Mazda MS-X Concept was shown in 1997 at the Frankfurt and Tokyo Motor Shows. It was apparently designed at Mazda Research and Design Europe, to explore advanced design and […] -
![You may have noticed there’s something not quite right about this Firebird. That’s because it isn’t a Firebird but, rather, an Arcadipane Imitator. It’s a Holden Monaro dressed up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arcadipane-imitator.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Firebird?")
Design Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Firebird?
Posted on May 22, 2018 | 27 CommentsYou may have noticed there’s something not quite right about this Firebird. That’s because it isn’t a Firebird but, rather, an Arcadipane Imitator. It’s a Holden Monaro dressed up with […] -
![My internet is intermittent and keeps going dead, so I’m going to make this fast. I stumbled into this yesterday, and can’t remember having seen it before. So i thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PininFarina-1951-Packard_2-Door_Fastback_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design Outtake: 1951 Packard Pinin Farina Coupe")
Design Outtake: 1951 Packard Pinin Farina Coupe
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 37 CommentsMy internet is intermittent and keeps going dead, so I’m going to make this fast. I stumbled into this yesterday, and can’t remember having seen it before. So i thought […] -
![I’m not going to have to go very far out on a limb to predict that the news I’m about to pass along will be well received in these quarters, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mercedes-2019-A-class.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Has the Overwrought Styling Era Run Its Course? Mercedes and BMW Are Beginning To Think So")
Has the Overwrought Styling Era Run Its Course? Mercedes and BMW Are Beginning To Think So
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 103 CommentsI’m not going to have to go very far out on a limb to predict that the news I’m about to pass along will be well received in these quarters, […] -
CC TV: GM Toast the Midcentury Consumer Boom
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 17 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5DYZHNL0Gw&t=0m36s Oh, wow! It’s “American Look”, General Motors’ 1958 paean to designers and stylists and, erm, planned obsolescence. There’s something for everyone here; if you love MidMod stuff, -
![We’ve covered the development of the “out there” 1959 Cadillac and other GM cars a number of time, and this SIA article reprint really tells it well. GM designers were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Cadillac-1959-brougham-14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Want a “Truly Beautiful” 1959 Cadillac? Then the Brougham Might Be Just Your Thing – Suddenly It’s 1961!")
Want a “Truly Beautiful” 1959 Cadillac? Then the Brougham Might Be Just Your Thing – Suddenly It’s 1961!
Posted on September 26, 2017 | 95 CommentsWe’ve covered the development of the “out there” 1959 Cadillac and other GM cars a number of time, and this SIA article reprint really tells it well. GM designers were […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2013) There’s almost no such thing as a 100% original automotive design; stylists are perpetually recycling ideas, deliberately or unconsciously. But finding the connections takes a good eye, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Alfa-Romeo-Giulia-super-1972-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Inspiration Discovered (And Vice Versa)")
Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Inspiration Discovered (And Vice Versa)
Posted on June 20, 2017 | 30 Comments(first posted 5/19/2013) There’s almost no such thing as a 100% original automotive design; stylists are perpetually recycling ideas, deliberately or unconsciously. But finding the connections takes a good eye, […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2013. Updated and expanded 3/26/2017) It’s an issue that has bugged me for way to many decades: why did the 1959 Lark and 1960 Valiant have such similar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Studebaker-Lark-1960-fr1jg-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design History: Why The 1959 Studebaker Lark Front End Looked So Much Like The 1960 Valiant Front End")
Design History: Why The 1959 Studebaker Lark Front End Looked So Much Like The 1960 Valiant Front End
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013. Updated and expanded 3/26/2017) It’s an issue that has bugged me for way to many decades: why did the 1959 Lark and 1960 Valiant have such similar […]
