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Nostalgia Archive
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Vintage Outtake: Pit Stop – The Mini Advantage
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High School Motorcycle Parking Lot, 1947
Posted on September 6, 2012 | 5 CommentsI ran across this picture a while back, and found it rather fascinating. It’s one thing to see old bikes and scooters displayed in a museum, but quite another to […] -
From The Photo Vaults: Proof That The French Lean To The Left
Posted on August 28, 2012 | 14 CommentsOne fine summer evening in 1967, in the Parisian suburb of Vaucresson (where my parents lived), I decided to conduct a photographic study of cornering attitudes of the typical […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: The Monkeemobile By Husky – One Owner
Posted on July 19, 2012 | 15 CommentsTime for another Mini CC! Today’s featured model is a blast from the past, the Monkeemobile, as issued in 1/64th scale by Husky back in the ’60s. Husky was Corgi’s […] -
Street Scenes VIII: Old Style, In More Ways Than One
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 30 Comments9940 N. 2nd Street Machesney Park IL, 4/18/88 Time for another visit to the 1980s and 1990s, when vast herds of Big Three Broughams rolled across the plains, and there […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1970 Datsun 240Z By Road Signature
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe Datsun 240Z harkens back to a time when Datsun and its parent company Nissan were lean, mean and just starting to succeed. That success was due in no small […] -
Street Scenes VII: GM Central
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 21 Comments420 East Park Row, Henry IL, circa 1985-86 It goes without saying that the Midwest was much more resistant to the rising tide of imported cars. Even today, there are […] -
Street Scenes VI: Welcome Back
Posted on May 30, 2012 | 11 CommentsIllinois Route 1, West Union IL, 6/6/88 Well, it has been a while since our last Street Scenes post, but I have not yet run out of photos, so let’s […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler New Yorker by Brookfield Collectors Guild
Posted on May 28, 2012 | 22 CommentsThis week, in honor of Memorial Day, let’s celebrate the last version of that most American-named car, the Chrysler New Yorker. The LH-based cab forward version was built only in […] -
Lawnside Classic: 1975 Lawn Boy Lawn Mower
Posted on May 24, 2012 | 54 CommentsAs you frequent readers know, CC is all about the obscure and the interesting. How about this Lawn Boy lawn mower? -
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruisers
Posted on May 22, 2012 | 17 CommentsRecently in the 1960 Lincoln CC, there was some talk in the comments about how wild the 1957 Mercury was, especially the Turnpike Cruiser. Well guys, unfortunately there aren’t any […] -
Bookshelf Classic: Recalling The Colonnade Rabbit Era
Posted on May 13, 2012 | 29 CommentsI know I’m not the only Curbside Classic reader who looks forward to the work of Laurence Jones. His artful photography complements his knowledge of cars and his witty stories. […] -
The Colonnade Cutlass Cult (And Have I Escaped It?)
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 37 CommentsEver know a car you can’t escape? That’s my relationship with the Colonnade Cutlass models from 1973-77. It’s not the only car I’ve ever known, but it’s the car I’ve […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1983 Volvo 245GLT Promotional By Stahlberg
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 14 CommentsThis week’s miniature CC is a model that is tied very closely to my childhood, the Stahlberg Volvo dealer promotional. As frequent visitors to CC know, I grew up with […] -
Bird Sematary, East Texas Style: 1959 Thunderbird
Posted on May 5, 2012 | 27 CommentsWhen I saw Tom’s article on the ’74 Thunderbird I was reminded of why I quit liking Thunderbirds in general, and of the last one that I really did like. […]