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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 12/3/2011) NASCAR stock car racing sixty years ago – with “cars right off the showroom floor” – was a very different spectacle. The Dayton Beach course was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "The Hudson Hornet Dominates The 1952 Daytona Beach Race – NASCAR Was Very Different Then")
The Hudson Hornet Dominates The 1952 Daytona Beach Race – NASCAR Was Very Different Then
Posted on December 13, 2014 | 18 Comments(first posted 12/3/2011) NASCAR stock car racing sixty years ago – with “cars right off the showroom floor” – was a very different spectacle. The Dayton Beach course was a […] -
CC Theater: Son Buys Mom Her Dream CC (1973 Saab 99), Surprises Her With It, And Makes Us All Go Teary-Eyed
Posted on October 15, 2014 | 14 CommentsHat tip to “BillHaven” -
![That’s my younger son Will on the day in 1997 when we had four houses moved in a caravan, from the campus area to where they are now our rentals. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Heavy-Load-2013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Really Big Loads: Watch Two World Records Being Made; One For 1157 Tons In 1980, The Other For 4891 Tons In 2013")
Really Big Loads: Watch Two World Records Being Made; One For 1157 Tons In 1980, The Other For 4891 Tons In 2013
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 6 CommentsThat’s my younger son Will on the day in 1997 when we had four houses moved in a caravan, from the campus area to where they are now our rentals. […] -
Subaru 360 Commercials: Cheap, Ugly Ads With Semi-Sexy Girl Who Can’t Pronounce “Subaru” Extolling Cheap, Ugly Cars
Posted on December 6, 2013 | 31 CommentsOnly in 1969: Cheap and crappy production values, mispronounced name of the car you’re selling, all redeemed by the girl, who says “wow” way too often. Don’t miss the shot […] -
Watch The Econoline Truck Tip While Braking (And Other Bad Habits) Compared To The Corvair Truck
Posted on November 12, 2013 | 36 CommentsHere’s a screen shot of the video that follows, a graphic (if exaggerated) example of how front-heavy these forward-control compact trucks were. -
“Oilfield Dodge”: Who Needs Four Wheel Drive When a 1920s Dodge Brothers Can Do This?
Posted on November 3, 2013 | 26 Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq2jY1trxqg hat tip to robert.walter -
![When one moves to a new state, it’s kind of like marrying into a family, and hearing all of the old stories at Thanksgiving that are guaranteed to embarrass its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Whale-caddy.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How A Giant Piece Of Flying Whale Blubber Flattened A Newly-Purchased 1969 Olds 98")
How A Giant Piece Of Flying Whale Blubber Flattened A Newly-Purchased 1969 Olds 98
Posted on November 1, 2013 | 13 CommentsWhen one moves to a new state, it’s kind of like marrying into a family, and hearing all of the old stories at Thanksgiving that are guaranteed to embarrass its […] -
This Cadillac Had Parking Assist In 1953!
Posted on October 26, 2013 | 13 CommentsHat tip to brother Karl! -
CC Time Warp Theater: The Cars of Tomorrow, 1948 – “If You’re Looking For A 1960 Model This May Well Be It”
Posted on October 2, 2013 | 10 CommentsThe 1948 Tasco makes an on-road appearance here, but just don’t ask what that giant control lever that its designer Gordon Buehrig’s hand is on. -
Time Warp Theatre: “Taxi! Taxi!!” (1960) – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About London Taxis
Posted on September 21, 2013 | 14 CommentsHere’s a terrific look at the London Taxi world of 1960, one of the excellent Rank Cinema “Look At Life” series of shorts. Lots of London street shots, a detailed […] -
Chevy II Four Banger Finale: Here’s What One Sounds Like
Posted on September 17, 2013 | 20 CommentsI’ve MM’ed about a lot of cars over the decades, and this is very close to one of them: a Chevy II four warmed up some and backed by a […] -
If You’re Going To San Francisco….In 1955 – A Driving Tour In Cinemascope
Posted on September 17, 2013 | 25 CommentsThe 1960 Iowa Highway 30 film was a hit, so CC reader Jeremy sent me a link to this driving tour of San Francisco in 1955. It’s not all roads […] -
Backwards Daf Racing Is Just Part Of This Daffy Dutch Vintage Video – Lots Of Crazy CC Action
Posted on September 12, 2013 | 17 CommentsThe Daf’s ability to go as fast in reverse as forwards was exploited to full potential in what became a daffy Dutch pastime: Daf Racing. The highly unstable dynamics of […] -
Curbside Legend: Cal Worthington
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 31 CommentsReports are in that the legendary car dealer has passed today at the age of 92. For those who didn’t live in southern California or Washington, Cal was a […] -
CC Outtake: 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis Video – Captain Of The S.S. Land Yacht
Posted on July 18, 2013 | 99 CommentsIf anything watch this for the actors’ Oscar-worthy performances.
