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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 4/24/2017, updated and expanded over the years. Much to my surprise, this article is often the top non-paid Google search result for JC Whitney. I am humbled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JCW-Logo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon")
JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 165 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017, updated and expanded over the years. Much to my surprise, this article is often the top non-paid Google search result for JC Whitney. I am humbled […] -
![I can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52636791278_8295dab1c8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?")
Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsI can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […] -
Vintage Postcard: 1908 Overland, “Good Day Or Night” and “Come Ride With Me”- Sex Sells
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsUpdate: there’s another in this series: -
![One of the less obvious challenges of WW2 was the transport of war workers. New plants were popping up everywhere, and workers were moving all over the country as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5148665101_5c3d53d7a2_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1942 Chevrolet 15 Passenger War Worker’s Coach – “Replaces Twelve Private Cars”")
Vintage Ad: 1942 Chevrolet 15 Passenger War Worker’s Coach – “Replaces Twelve Private Cars”
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 22 CommentsOne of the less obvious challenges of WW2 was the transport of war workers. New plants were popping up everywhere, and workers were moving all over the country as a […] -
![This was unexpected; I knew that some very high end Mercedes were sold in the US in the prewar era, as they were glamorous and very exclusive. But a 170-H? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5145363784_22288f6a90_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1937 Mercedes-Benz 170-H — I Had No Idea They Sold These In The US")
Vintage Ad: 1937 Mercedes-Benz 170-H — I Had No Idea They Sold These In The US
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 28 CommentsThis was unexpected; I knew that some very high end Mercedes were sold in the US in the prewar era, as they were glamorous and very exclusive. But a 170-H? […] -
![Gliding is an amazing thing. A Boeing 777 flying at 40,000 feet with no engines has a glide distance of around 100 miles and a flight time of over 20 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1958-Corvette.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Gliders!")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Gliders!
Posted on April 2, 2023 | 22 CommentsGliding is an amazing thing. A Boeing 777 flying at 40,000 feet with no engines has a glide distance of around 100 miles and a flight time of over 20 […] -
![Since we’re visiting our North American neighbors, let’s also do another Canadian, this one being a Meteor Country Sedan. Dad has quite a load of kids in there; just how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5276757228_ee6b284f6c_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure Shot: 1959 Meteor Country Sedan – Dad Has A “Wonderful Capacity For Work Or Play”")
Vintage Brochure Shot: 1959 Meteor Country Sedan – Dad Has A “Wonderful Capacity For Work Or Play”
Posted on March 29, 2023 | 17 CommentsSince we’re visiting our North American neighbors, let’s also do another Canadian, this one being a Meteor Country Sedan. Dad has quite a load of kids in there; just how […] -
![Traveling by air today is little more than riding a Greyhound bus with wings, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the golden age of Aviation, which ran roughly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1930-Marmon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars in Airports")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars in Airports
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 72 CommentsTraveling by air today is little more than riding a Greyhound bus with wings, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the golden age of Aviation, which ran roughly […] -
![The station wagon became a huge new segment in the 1950s, and the Plymouth all-steel wagon was one of those responsible for that boom. But there was something of an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5355632475_e7a82ea472_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1949 DeSoto Carry-All Sedan – “Two Cars For The Price Of One”")
Vintage Ad: 1949 DeSoto Carry-All Sedan – “Two Cars For The Price Of One”
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 31 CommentsThe station wagon became a huge new segment in the 1950s, and the Plymouth all-steel wagon was one of those responsible for that boom. But there was something of an […] -
![Speaking of Buick Specials, it was the low-price Special that was propelling Buick to all-time highs in the mid-fifties. This ad claims Buick was outselling all cars except two (Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5371476340_6ecf0ee947_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: “Across The Nation For ’54 — Buick Outsells All Cars Except 2!” Is It True?")
Vintage Ad: “Across The Nation For ’54 — Buick Outsells All Cars Except 2!” Is It True?
Posted on March 24, 2023 | 39 CommentsSpeaking of Buick Specials, it was the low-price Special that was propelling Buick to all-time highs in the mid-fifties. This ad claims Buick was outselling all cars except two (Chevrolet […] -
![Let me preface this post by saying that I don’t ski. I’ve lived most of my life in Ohio, where winters are long and there are precious few mountains. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1960_Chrysler_Windsor_4dr_Sedan_Winterad-scaled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Ski Slopes")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Ski Slopes
Posted on March 23, 2023 | 48 CommentsLet me preface this post by saying that I don’t ski. I’ve lived most of my life in Ohio, where winters are long and there are precious few mountains. As […] -
![There were a large number of Seville kitsch-mobiles, of all kinds and with varying degrees of bad taste, but I had no idea that the Seville wanna’ be, the Versailles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5639042524_55618f4a90_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1979 Lincoln Versailles Coupe Royale – Imitating The Seville, Again")
Vintage Ad: 1979 Lincoln Versailles Coupe Royale – Imitating The Seville, Again
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 44 CommentsThere were a large number of Seville kitsch-mobiles, of all kinds and with varying degrees of bad taste, but I had no idea that the Seville wanna’ be, the Versailles, […] -
![“You will approve of its dignity, stature and economy…” especially the latter, for you cheapskates who want a limo with dog dish “poverty” hub caps. But it’s got trim rings! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5642226967_18ef1fcfb3_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1963 Cotington-Oldsmobile 9-Passenger Limo – With Dog Dish Hub Caps?")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Cotington-Oldsmobile 9-Passenger Limo – With Dog Dish Hub Caps?
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 19 Comments“You will approve of its dignity, stature and economy…” especially the latter, for you cheapskates who want a limo with dog dish “poverty” hub caps. But it’s got trim rings! […] -
![This may seem a bit trivial, but for someone who memorized all the engine options (and their detailed specs) of many cars of the era, but most of all Chevys, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5687943869_72d8bd6048_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 Chevrolet Police Car Engines – A 240 HP 327? That’s A New One")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Chevrolet Police Car Engines – A 240 HP 327? That’s A New One
Posted on March 17, 2023 | 48 CommentsThis may seem a bit trivial, but for someone who memorized all the engine options (and their detailed specs) of many cars of the era, but most of all Chevys, […] -
![It was a bit of a challenge for me to make out the sign on the train station: Durand. Turns out that it’s a historic station that is both home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5720717470_f830cd6a44_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Arriving In Durand, MI. And Getting Picked Up By The Chauffeured Cadillac 75 Limo")
Vintage Ad: Arriving In Durand, MI. And Getting Picked Up By The Chauffeured Cadillac 75 Limo
Posted on March 14, 2023 | 29 CommentsIt was a bit of a challenge for me to make out the sign on the train station: Durand. Turns out that it’s a historic station that is both home […]
