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![I belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Featured-Comix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comix")
Curbside Comix
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsI belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2013) Yesterday’s post on the vintage Kenworth bus reminded me of a couple of their more distinctive designs. The GMC-Greyhound bi-level Scenicruiser was iconic, and set off a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kenworth-bus-1937.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kenworth Bi-Level Buses Predict The Famous Scenicruiser Twenty-Five Years Earlier")
Kenworth Bi-Level Buses Predict The Famous Scenicruiser Twenty-Five Years Earlier
Posted on December 13, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/12/2013) Yesterday’s post on the vintage Kenworth bus reminded me of a couple of their more distinctive designs. The GMC-Greyhound bi-level Scenicruiser was iconic, and set off a […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2015) The recent conversations here about the Corvair’s excessive rear-weight bias (64%) got me thinking about what car had the most excessive rear weight bias ever. And this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bbguy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1930 Burney Streamliner: Worst Case Of Rear Weight Bias Ever?")
1930 Burney Streamliner: Worst Case Of Rear Weight Bias Ever?
Posted on December 3, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 12/3/2015) The recent conversations here about the Corvair’s excessive rear-weight bias (64%) got me thinking about what car had the most excessive rear weight bias ever. And this […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/unfds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry")
‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 198 Comments(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2015; expanded 11/20/2021) I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pontiac-1958-Pontiac-Bonneville-DV-11-GCA_i002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are History")
Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are History
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 119 Comments(first posted 11/21/2015; expanded 11/20/2021) I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which […] -
CC History: “Midnight Motoring” – the Dawn of Driving (and Dazzle) in the Dark
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 28 CommentsOver a hundred years ago, the big innovation in vehicular lighting was its very existence. -
![(originally published in 2007 at ttac.com. First posted here on 10/22/2015) When I first heard about the Audi “Sudden Unintended Acceleration” segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes in 1986, I knew […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ijh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Audi 5000 Unintended Acceleration Debacle – Blowing Smoke")
The Audi 5000 Unintended Acceleration Debacle – Blowing Smoke
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 110 Comments(originally published in 2007 at ttac.com. First posted here on 10/22/2015) When I first heard about the Audi “Sudden Unintended Acceleration” segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes in 1986, I knew […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2015) Have you ever looked at a picture and might not have recognized the characters, setting, event, but something just seems so familiar about it? Here is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Harald.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles.")
Automotive History: Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles.
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 10/17/2015) Have you ever looked at a picture and might not have recognized the characters, setting, event, but something just seems so familiar about it? Here is […] -
![Once an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9775.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics")
CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics
Posted on October 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsOnce an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2011) One of the more obscure footnotes in automotive history is Chrysler’s premature fling with disc brakes, as fitted standard to the 1950 through 1954 Crown Imperial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chrysler-1950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial: Four Wheel Disc Brakes Standard – But Not Like Modern Discs")
1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial: Four Wheel Disc Brakes Standard – But Not Like Modern Discs
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/26/2011) One of the more obscure footnotes in automotive history is Chrysler’s premature fling with disc brakes, as fitted standard to the 1950 through 1954 Crown Imperial […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2011) It’s home built RV weekend, and I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while. It’s the ShamRockAway, and yes, two 1962 Buick wagons are in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shamrockaway.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "This Homebuilt RV Has A Name: ShamRockAway – Two ’62 Buicks Gave Their Lives For It")
This Homebuilt RV Has A Name: ShamRockAway – Two ’62 Buicks Gave Their Lives For It
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/2/2011) It’s home built RV weekend, and I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while. It’s the ShamRockAway, and yes, two 1962 Buick wagons are in […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2015. I drove by here on the way to Nevada two weeks ago, and saw the damage a forest fire had made to the park, but fortunately the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/collier.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Live Steamers and More: Living History Days at Collier State Park Logging Museum (With Video)")
Live Steamers and More: Living History Days at Collier State Park Logging Museum (With Video)
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 16 Comments(first posted 6/28/2015. I drove by here on the way to Nevada two weeks ago, and saw the damage a forest fire had made to the park, but fortunately the […] -
CC Illustrations: Bear Spotting
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsIn this first of my weekly posts, I present the illustration that started me down -
![(first posted 5/28/2015) I read all the comments here, and sometimes one will grab me and I just can’t let it go. About a week or so ago, at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Countach-and-Camry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Which Is Faster: A Lamborghini Countach LP400S Or a Toyota Camry V6?")
Which Is Faster: A Lamborghini Countach LP400S Or a Toyota Camry V6?
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 143 Comments(first posted 5/28/2015) I read all the comments here, and sometimes one will grab me and I just can’t let it go. About a week or so ago, at the […] -
![This is the picture I was looking for. Why? Wishful thinking – on a rainy dark afternoon – what else? It’s how I would have liked to spend Saturday mornings…or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Life-1950s-Alta-dena-CA-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Saturday Morning, Altadena CA 1950")
Saturday Morning, Altadena CA 1950
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsThis is the picture I was looking for. Why? Wishful thinking – on a rainy dark afternoon – what else? It’s how I would have liked to spend Saturday mornings…or […]
