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![The Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PXL_20240223_192454076.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street")
Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 25 CommentsThe Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […] -
![(first posted 1/29/2018) In the fall of 2014, I was quite active with my union, and they sent me and a small group of grocery workers to Detroit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Air-planes-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Museum Visit: A Quick Tour of the Henry Ford Museum")
CC Museum Visit: A Quick Tour of the Henry Ford Museum
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/29/2018) In the fall of 2014, I was quite active with my union, and they sent me and a small group of grocery workers to Detroit […] -
![In a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20230330_132744a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs")
Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 54 CommentsIn a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […] -
![During a May holiday in southeast Bavaria, my 86 year old host and I cycled 50 km from Ruhpolding to the EFA Museum of German Automotive History in Amerang, he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20230517_130910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: A Tour of the EFA Museum of German Automotive History")
Museum Classics: A Tour of the EFA Museum of German Automotive History
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsDuring a May holiday in southeast Bavaria, my 86 year old host and I cycled 50 km from Ruhpolding to the EFA Museum of German Automotive History in Amerang, he […] -
![In his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_7200-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum")
Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 26 CommentsIn his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170726_172035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum")
Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum
Posted on October 10, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […] -
![If there’s a city meant to have a large temple devoted to automotive history, that is car-crazy Los Angeles. And that obligatory shrine is none other than the Petersen Automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1934.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Museum Visit: Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles – Detroit Dream Cars and Automotive Icons")
CC Museum Visit: Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles – Detroit Dream Cars and Automotive Icons
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 17 CommentsIf there’s a city meant to have a large temple devoted to automotive history, that is car-crazy Los Angeles. And that obligatory shrine is none other than the Petersen Automotive […] -
![Six years ago, the PSA Group acquired Opel and Vauxhall. Meanwhile they have all become members of the big Stellantis family. So an Opel hall of fame in a museum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1528.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Rüsselsheimer Cookies (And Some More)")
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Rüsselsheimer Cookies (And Some More)
Posted on August 25, 2023 | 25 CommentsSix years ago, the PSA Group acquired Opel and Vauxhall. Meanwhile they have all become members of the big Stellantis family. So an Opel hall of fame in a museum […] -
![There’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230812_142333602a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest")
Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […] -
![We continue our time travel in the museum from where we left off, in the late seventies. When Simca faded away, initially became Talbot, yet disappeared completely just a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1388.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part Two")
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part Two
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 22 CommentsWe continue our time travel in the museum from where we left off, in the late seventies. When Simca faded away, initially became Talbot, yet disappeared completely just a few […] -
![A few years ago, Dutchman Henk Visscher sold all of his car dealerships. Last year, he opened a new museum, housing his own collection of classic cars and many others. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part One")
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part One
Posted on August 13, 2023 | 32 CommentsA few years ago, Dutchman Henk Visscher sold all of his car dealerships. Last year, he opened a new museum, housing his own collection of classic cars and many others. […] -
![Michigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_135147a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons")
CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 28 CommentsMichigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […] -
![Welcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0786.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks")
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 15 CommentsWelcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […] -
![DAF and Tatra are partners in the trucking business and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Czech manufacturer, a compelling collection of their classic cars and trucks is temporarily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0769.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part One, The Cars")
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part One, The Cars
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 28 CommentsDAF and Tatra are partners in the trucking business and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Czech manufacturer, a compelling collection of their classic cars and trucks is temporarily […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2017) Car museums come in many shapes and sizes, from the full professional experience at the newly revamped British Car Museum south of Birmingham to the immense collection […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC06471.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report – The British Car Museum, Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand")
Museum Report – The British Car Museum, Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/19/2017) Car museums come in many shapes and sizes, from the full professional experience at the newly revamped British Car Museum south of Birmingham to the immense collection […]
