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Curbside Classics Archives
Nostalgia Archive
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![(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/USA-1950s-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s")
Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […] -
![It occurs to me that here at Curbside we spend relatively more time describing cars and other vehicles than we do exploring and thinking about what is put into these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/JJS1648.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Curbside: The Intertwined Histories of Grocery Shopping and Cars")
Curbside Curbside: The Intertwined Histories of Grocery Shopping and Cars
Posted on November 4, 2022 | 55 CommentsIt occurs to me that here at Curbside we spend relatively more time describing cars and other vehicles than we do exploring and thinking about what is put into these […] -
![I recently signed on to attend a gathering this fall with some of my former high school classmates, which will take place back in Flint, Michigan. This will mark my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220710_180143-1972-Buick-Skylark-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Coupe – Was It Cool?")
Curbside Musings: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Coupe – Was It Cool?
Posted on October 11, 2022 | 56 CommentsI recently signed on to attend a gathering this fall with some of my former high school classmates, which will take place back in Flint, Michigan. This will mark my […] -
![In an earlier post about school buses, the subject of School Safety Patrols – commonly known as “Patrols” or “Patrollers” – came up. Given that Patrols were a fixture of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/buffalopatrols.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "School Safety Patrols – Civic Responsibility and Pedestrian Protection")
School Safety Patrols – Civic Responsibility and Pedestrian Protection
Posted on October 6, 2022 | 54 CommentsIn an earlier post about school buses, the subject of School Safety Patrols – commonly known as “Patrols” or “Patrollers” – came up. Given that Patrols were a fixture of […] -
![Cherry IL, 2/12/86 (first posted 4/11/2012) My first Street Scenes post was a trial balloon of sorts. I think it’s safe to say that most of you Curbside Commenters enjoyed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cherry-e1350509749328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Street Scenes Part II – You Asked For It!")
Vintage Snapshots: Street Scenes Part II – You Asked For It!
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 55 CommentsCherry IL, 2/12/86 (first posted 4/11/2012) My first Street Scenes post was a trial balloon of sorts. I think it’s safe to say that most of you Curbside Commenters enjoyed […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2013) When we’re rambling through the remote corners of the American West in our camper, we make lots of use of the classic old-time rest area. They’re a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Rest-stop-1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Rest Stops: A Vanishing Amenity?")
Roadside Rest Stops: A Vanishing Amenity?
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/14/2013) When we’re rambling through the remote corners of the American West in our camper, we make lots of use of the classic old-time rest area. They’re a […] -
![It’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/capital-4-17-62.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”")
Vintage Photographs: More From “Missouri’s Historic Highways”
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsIt’s been a long while since sharing anything from the Facebook group of “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. This gap of time does allow for significantly more pictures to share. This is […] -
![click image for full size (first posted 9/18/2013. Let’s beat up on C/D some more) In 1967, I used to count the days until the next C/D issue came out; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ggbvc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "One Of Car & Driver’s Dumber Moments: Pontiac OHC Six-Powered Jaguar XK-E")
One Of Car & Driver’s Dumber Moments: Pontiac OHC Six-Powered Jaguar XK-E
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 84 Commentsclick image for full size (first posted 9/18/2013. Let’s beat up on C/D some more) In 1967, I used to count the days until the next C/D issue came out; […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P6-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way")
Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aallj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store")
Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store
Posted on March 30, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […] -
![Years ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/checker-front-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance")
Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsYears ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2016) Premiering on CBS television on September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies became the highest rated show on television in the United States within a matter of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/janes-ebody.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Television: The Cars Of The Beverly Hillbillies")
CC Television: The Cars Of The Beverly Hillbillies
Posted on February 11, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 2/11/2016) Premiering on CBS television on September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies became the highest rated show on television in the United States within a matter of […] -
![This is not the post that it started out to be. What I intended to write about – and will indeed do so a little farther down the road – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10_65-Cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Inspiration for Boys – 1960s Style")
Inspiration for Boys – 1960s Style
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis is not the post that it started out to be. What I intended to write about – and will indeed do so a little farther down the road – […] -
![Britain still has one weekly motoring magazine of true stature and authority, Autocar. The slightly odd name is a hang over from it’s birth 125 years ago; it’s proud to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1946-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: Autocar at 125 Years Old – The Cover Story")
Magazine Rewind: Autocar at 125 Years Old – The Cover Story
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 16 CommentsBritain still has one weekly motoring magazine of true stature and authority, Autocar. The slightly odd name is a hang over from it’s birth 125 years ago; it’s proud to […] -
![The holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-1975-78-Ford-Econoline-150-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!")
Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 37 CommentsThe holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […]
