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Curbside Classics Archives
Museum Archive
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![It took General Motors nearly 50 years to build its first 50 million vehicles, and right around 12 to build its second 50 million. Therein lies irrefutable evidence of GM’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Caprice-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Milestone: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice (GM’s 100 Millionth?)")
Museum Milestone: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice (GM’s 100 Millionth?)
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 61 CommentsIt took General Motors nearly 50 years to build its first 50 million vehicles, and right around 12 to build its second 50 million. Therein lies irrefutable evidence of GM’s […] -
![I came across a Buick Rainier at a local “buy here, pay here” lot and was going to write about its position as “A (re)Badge Too Far,” but then I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/100_3074.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classic – Buick Estates, Old And New")
Car Lot Classic – Buick Estates, Old And New
Posted on March 2, 2014 | 34 CommentsI came across a Buick Rainier at a local “buy here, pay here” lot and was going to write about its position as “A (re)Badge Too Far,” but then I […] -
![From the Collection of the Northeast Classic Car Museum, Norwich, NY While shooting classics at a museum would seem like shooting fish in a barrel, the reality is a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/100_3130.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic – 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser- The future was so bright, it needed sunshades")
Museum Classic – 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser- The future was so bright, it needed sunshades
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsFrom the Collection of the Northeast Classic Car Museum, Norwich, NY While shooting classics at a museum would seem like shooting fish in a barrel, the reality is a little […] -
Musuem Visit – Northeast Classic Car Museum Norwich, NY
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 18 CommentsTucked away in a little town in a forgotten corner of the Empire State is quite a remarkable collection of automobiles… -
![Those who know me may call me phlegmatic, unemotional at best. Romantic comedies don’t affect me. Touching stories of heroism and bravery? I appreciate them, but remain largely unmoved. Don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/GT40-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Race Car Classic: Ford GT40 P/1075")
Race Car Classic: Ford GT40 P/1075
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 19 CommentsThose who know me may call me phlegmatic, unemotional at best. Romantic comedies don’t affect me. Touching stories of heroism and bravery? I appreciate them, but remain largely unmoved. Don’t […] -
![Giants once walked the earth. And swam it, too. Those thoughts come to mind when viewing a rare surviving example of the Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo (BARC), an amphibious cargo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-BARC-disembarking.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: BARC 3-X Amphibious Cargo Vehicle")
Museum Classic: BARC 3-X Amphibious Cargo Vehicle
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 32 CommentsGiants once walked the earth. And swam it, too. Those thoughts come to mind when viewing a rare surviving example of the Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo (BARC), an amphibious cargo […] -
![I had the honor of being able to visit the Kirkham International Motor Collection a while back and figured Big Rig Week was the perfect time to share some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/International-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Best International Collection in the World? – Kirkham International Motor Collection")
Best International Collection in the World? – Kirkham International Motor Collection
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 39 CommentsI had the honor of being able to visit the Kirkham International Motor Collection a while back and figured Big Rig Week was the perfect time to share some of […] -
![Tupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Tupelo Automobile Museum")
The Tupelo Automobile Museum
Posted on October 23, 2013 | 37 CommentsTupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […] -
![This is the third and final part in a series. Check out the prewar Studebakers in Part 1, and the postwar Studes in Part 2. The Studebaker National Museum contains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MuppetMovie51Commander.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Tour of the Studebaker National Museum: Part 3 – Rarities and Oddities")
A Tour of the Studebaker National Museum: Part 3 – Rarities and Oddities
Posted on October 6, 2013 | 24 CommentsThis is the third and final part in a series. Check out the prewar Studebakers in Part 1, and the postwar Studes in Part 2. The Studebaker National Museum contains […] -
![Read Part One of this tour of the Studebaker National Museum, with vehicles made before World War II, here. This dramatic Lark sign–the first thing you see when you enter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/LarkSign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Tour of the Studebaker National Museum: Part 2 – After World War II")
A Tour of the Studebaker National Museum: Part 2 – After World War II
Posted on October 5, 2013 | 29 CommentsRead Part One of this tour of the Studebaker National Museum, with vehicles made before World War II, here. This dramatic Lark sign–the first thing you see when you enter […] -
![I was born in South Bend a few years after Studebaker shuttered its plant, so a post-Studebaker South Bend is all I’ve ever known. But I will always love the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1934President.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Tour of the Studebaker National Museum: Part 1 – Before World War II")
A Tour of the Studebaker National Museum: Part 1 – Before World War II
Posted on October 4, 2013 | 31 CommentsI was born in South Bend a few years after Studebaker shuttered its plant, so a post-Studebaker South Bend is all I’ve ever known. But I will always love the […] -
![(Cohort photos by johnh875) There’s no disputing that Gordon Buehrig was one of the very finest American automotive designer ever. His name is associated with three of the most celebrated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Tasco-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1948 Tasco – Wild, But Not Exactly Gordon Buehrig’s Finest")
Museum Classic: 1948 Tasco – Wild, But Not Exactly Gordon Buehrig’s Finest
Posted on October 2, 2013 | 25 Comments(Cohort photos by johnh875) There’s no disputing that Gordon Buehrig was one of the very finest American automotive designer ever. His name is associated with three of the most celebrated […] -
![Sometime back around 2007 or 2008, the show Car Crazy featured a man who had amassed a voluminous collection of automobiles, all of them 1957 models. If memory serves, he’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P3170261_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Blast From the Past: The ’57 Heaven Museum")
Blast From the Past: The ’57 Heaven Museum
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsSometime back around 2007 or 2008, the show Car Crazy featured a man who had amassed a voluminous collection of automobiles, all of them 1957 models. If memory serves, he’d […] -
![On my recent trip to Meadville, PA, about two hours north of Pittsburgh, for one of my nephew’s college graduations, I stopped off along the way to pay a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-Auburn-Cabin-Speed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1929 Auburn Cabin Speedster")
Museum Classic: 1929 Auburn Cabin Speedster
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 7 CommentsOn my recent trip to Meadville, PA, about two hours north of Pittsburgh, for one of my nephew’s college graduations, I stopped off along the way to pay a […] -
![Let me be the first to apologize to those of you who kept hitting “refresh” all day long yesterday only to be disappointed… it’s just that five of your normal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_6516.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Stalkers Gone Wild: CC Heartland Iowa City Meetup Was A Duesy!")
Curbside Stalkers Gone Wild: CC Heartland Iowa City Meetup Was A Duesy!
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 23 CommentsLet me be the first to apologize to those of you who kept hitting “refresh” all day long yesterday only to be disappointed… it’s just that five of your normal […]
