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Curbside Classics Archives
Design Archive
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![Many folks don’t understand the stepside pickup. At one time, that’s all you could get, until Chevrolet introduced the Fleetside on its 1958 model Apache. The shortbed stepside has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/7128904343_0b6661e804_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What Ever Happened to the Long Bed Stepside Pickup?")
What Ever Happened to the Long Bed Stepside Pickup?
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 74 CommentsMany folks don’t understand the stepside pickup. At one time, that’s all you could get, until Chevrolet introduced the Fleetside on its 1958 model Apache. The shortbed stepside has been […] -
Curbside Contest: 1955 Plymouth Makeover (Part 1)
Posted on April 28, 2012 | 6 CommentsJack Lord’s piece today on the 1955 Plymouth reminded me of something. There are few 1950s cars with worse 2-toning treatments than the 1955 Plymouth. Which gives me an idea. -
Upside Down Headlights: A Brief And Incomplete History
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 55 CommentsWho ever thought this was a good idea? That’s all I’m asking you. -
![I don’t mean the general design of the ’63 Corvette’s fastback; as early as 1957, the very advanced but still-born Q Corvette prototype already sported a fastback, as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Corvette-1963-ad_Tate_Collection_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 Corvette Sting Ray Split-Window Fastback: And Where Exactly Did That Come From?")
1963 Corvette Sting Ray Split-Window Fastback: And Where Exactly Did That Come From?
Posted on March 31, 2012 | 19 CommentsI don’t mean the general design of the ’63 Corvette’s fastback; as early as 1957, the very advanced but still-born Q Corvette prototype already sported a fastback, as well as […] -
![CC reader David Macauley suggested that we compare a couple of recent Chrysler products with certain sixties Ramblers, because he’s seeing a decided pattern: the slopeback roof of these wagons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-47-082-700-crop-Red-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Separated At Birth: Slopeback Wagons And Chunky/Hippy C-Pillar Sedans – Is Dodge The New Rambler?")
Separated At Birth: Slopeback Wagons And Chunky/Hippy C-Pillar Sedans – Is Dodge The New Rambler?
Posted on March 20, 2012 | 23 CommentsCC reader David Macauley suggested that we compare a couple of recent Chrysler products with certain sixties Ramblers, because he’s seeing a decided pattern: the slopeback roof of these wagons, […] -
![My good friend Paul Wasson recently took delivery on the first Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car in Oregon. Having recently done a CC on my neighbor’s 1917 Detroit Electric, I’m struck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MitsuEVmotor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV / 1917 Detroit Electric – There and Back Again")
2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV / 1917 Detroit Electric – There and Back Again
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 23 CommentsMy good friend Paul Wasson recently took delivery on the first Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car in Oregon. Having recently done a CC on my neighbor’s 1917 Detroit Electric, I’m struck […] -
![Before dinner this evening, walking around on Telegraph in the Temescal Neighborhood of Oakland, yet another member of the Falcon & Family flock was at the curb. But tonight it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6784386940_d191d4afc7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Bechtle And The Baby T-Bird – The 1962/63 Mercury Comet Custom Triplets")
CC Outtake: Bechtle And The Baby T-Bird – The 1962/63 Mercury Comet Custom Triplets
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 15 CommentsBefore dinner this evening, walking around on Telegraph in the Temescal Neighborhood of Oakland, yet another member of the Falcon & Family flock was at the curb. But tonight it […] -
![The venerable Russian ZIL limousine is an icon of the Soviet era, although a few were made until 2002, and reputedly a handful more in 2010. Soon-to-be former President Dimitry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Zil-new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The ZIL Of The Future?")
The ZIL Of The Future?
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 18 CommentsThe venerable Russian ZIL limousine is an icon of the Soviet era, although a few were made until 2002, and reputedly a handful more in 2010. Soon-to-be former President Dimitry […] -
![I’ve always had a soft spot for the Toyota Stout, which was one size larger than the more common Hi-Lux range. Sort of a foreshadowing of their T-100 two decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IH-1961-C100-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Separated At Birth? 1961 IH C-Series And 1963 Toyota Stout")
Separated At Birth? 1961 IH C-Series And 1963 Toyota Stout
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 14 CommentsI’ve always had a soft spot for the Toyota Stout, which was one size larger than the more common Hi-Lux range. Sort of a foreshadowing of their T-100 two decades […] -
![While I finish up the Karmann Ghia CC, and allow its timeless lines to inspire me, I’ll let you be inspired by a few classics of the future from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Tokyo-Toyota-Boshoku.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics? The New Trend In Automotive Design: Fake Wheels")
Future Curbside Classics? The New Trend In Automotive Design: Fake Wheels
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 7 CommentsWhile I finish up the Karmann Ghia CC, and allow its timeless lines to inspire me, I’ll let you be inspired by a few classics of the future from the […] -
![The gen1 Corvair coupe’s roof line has always been a bit polarizing. Love it, hate it; or both, in my case. Especially compared to the ’65’s graceful solution, the 1960 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corvair-clay-1958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Corvair Coupe Design Evolution: It Almost Had A Flying Wing Roof, With A Flying Buttress")
Corvair Coupe Design Evolution: It Almost Had A Flying Wing Roof, With A Flying Buttress
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 10 CommentsThe gen1 Corvair coupe’s roof line has always been a bit polarizing. Love it, hate it; or both, in my case. Especially compared to the ’65’s graceful solution, the 1960 […] -
![I forgot to make the circle really complete: Having totally turned Europe’s design school upside down with the 1960 Corvair, what does GM do for the 1971 Vega (and of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Chevy_Vega_grill.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Corvair Design Revolution Postscript: Back To 1950’s Pininfarina For The 1971 Vega")
Corvair Design Revolution Postscript: Back To 1950’s Pininfarina For The 1971 Vega
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 9 CommentsI forgot to make the circle really complete: Having totally turned Europe’s design school upside down with the 1960 Corvair, what does GM do for the 1971 Vega (and of […] -
![1963 was likely the best year for GM’s large cars, with a clean and crisp new look across the board. Bill Mitchell’s studios had no deficit in creativity, but there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lincoln-1961-continental-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Continental Look Gets Passed Around")
The Continental Look Gets Passed Around
Posted on August 12, 2011 | 22 Comments1963 was likely the best year for GM’s large cars, with a clean and crisp new look across the board. Bill Mitchell’s studios had no deficit in creativity, but there’s […] -
![I’m cursed; I can’t go for a drive without checking out every white Astro. I’ve been looking for years for just the right one to pose with my Xb. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/AstroVan-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Astro Van: Inspiration For The Xb? Plus A Gallery Of Custom Astros")
Astro Van: Inspiration For The Xb? Plus A Gallery Of Custom Astros
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 13 CommentsI’m cursed; I can’t go for a drive without checking out every white Astro. I’ve been looking for years for just the right one to pose with my Xb. But […] -
Post Of Questionable Merit: Chrysler K310’s Final Hurrah
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 8 CommentsMaybe I should call it quits for today. But the K310’s face has been haunting me all day; I keep seeing it everywhere.
