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Curbside Classics Archives
What If Archive
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![(first posted 6/4/2014) Chevrolet made a few mistakes with the Corvair, but the biggest was in not seeing its full potential as a sporty coupe right from the beginning. Americans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Corvair-Hardtop-1961-new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? 1961-1964 Corvair Monza Hardtop Coupe – The Version Chevy Really Should Have Built")
What If? 1961-1964 Corvair Monza Hardtop Coupe – The Version Chevy Really Should Have Built
Posted on September 10, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/4/2014) Chevrolet made a few mistakes with the Corvair, but the biggest was in not seeing its full potential as a sporty coupe right from the beginning. Americans […] -
![Back in the prehistoric-predigital age, folks used to modify pictures of cars in the analog way: with scissors and paste. I did it back in 1972 with a friend (see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ps-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Photoshopped Cars, Circa 1965 (and 1972)")
What If: Photoshopped Cars, Circa 1965 (and 1972)
Posted on March 10, 2024 | 19 CommentsBack in the prehistoric-predigital age, folks used to modify pictures of cars in the analog way: with scissors and paste. I did it back in 1972 with a friend (see […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2012) Take a close look at this 1976 Mustang II. Notice anything different? Does it look less like a Pinto in a clown suit; with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Improved-II-solo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside What If? CC Builds A Better Mustang II")
Curbside What If? CC Builds A Better Mustang II
Posted on October 15, 2023 | 111 Comments(first posted 2/13/2012) Take a close look at this 1976 Mustang II. Notice anything different? Does it look less like a Pinto in a clown suit; with […] -
![Welcome back to a journey through alternate universes where Studebaker not only survived but thrived into the 1970s. What would the Gran Turismo Hawk be? A personal luxury car? A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk")
What If: 1975 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 28 CommentsWelcome back to a journey through alternate universes where Studebaker not only survived but thrived into the 1970s. What would the Gran Turismo Hawk be? A personal luxury car? A […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2017) It is no secret that pickup trucks of today have deviated from their humble, utilitarian roots. Most modern pickups feature a smooth ride, four doors and all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Imperial-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Luxury Pickups of the 1950s")
What If: Luxury Pickups of the 1950s
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/21/2017) It is no secret that pickup trucks of today have deviated from their humble, utilitarian roots. Most modern pickups feature a smooth ride, four doors and all […] -
![Way back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P75-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home")
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 45 CommentsWay back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […] -
![I’ve got a big AI 1975 Studebaker Hawk in the works, but the technology has been improving so quickly that I’m also revisiting earlier efforts, particularly the 1975 Packard Patrician. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1959 Packard")
What If: 1959 Packard
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 26 CommentsI’ve got a big AI 1975 Studebaker Hawk in the works, but the technology has been improving so quickly that I’m also revisiting earlier efforts, particularly the 1975 Packard Patrician. […] -
![Let’s play a game! Now that the v5 beta of the Midjourney AI is producing cars that are closer to real life, I decided ask it to depict ugly cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/00collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: The Most Beautiful (and Ugliest) Cars in the World")
What If: The Most Beautiful (and Ugliest) Cars in the World
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 30 CommentsLet’s play a game! Now that the v5 beta of the Midjourney AI is producing cars that are closer to real life, I decided ask it to depict ugly cars […] -
![Most of my prior forays into creating images of real and imaginary cars using the Midjourney AI have come from Version 4 of the application. Version 5 is now in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mustang_collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Further Along the Equine (Mid)Journey")
What If: Further Along the Equine (Mid)Journey
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 6 CommentsMost of my prior forays into creating images of real and imaginary cars using the Midjourney AI have come from Version 4 of the application. Version 5 is now in […] -
![A few days ago Paul posted a vintage ad for the Kanzler Coupe, a modification (dare I say mutilation?) of the Opel GT. “Even AI couldn’t have come up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Challenge_17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Can AI Make Uglier Cars Than Humans? – Challenge Accepted")
What If: Can AI Make Uglier Cars Than Humans? – Challenge Accepted
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 32 CommentsA few days ago Paul posted a vintage ad for the Kanzler Coupe, a modification (dare I say mutilation?) of the Opel GT. “Even AI couldn’t have come up with […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) By 1955, mainstream American auto design was committed to the envelope body. Although vestigial saddle bags remained on some cars, and small dips in the belt line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1955-Plymouth-belvedere-post.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: The 1955 Belvedere Goes Shopping for a Makeover at the Competition")
What If: The 1955 Belvedere Goes Shopping for a Makeover at the Competition
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) By 1955, mainstream American auto design was committed to the envelope body. Although vestigial saddle bags remained on some cars, and small dips in the belt line […] -
![I wasn’t expecting such a nice reaction to the imaginary AI-generated 1975 Avantis so I planned this post as a kind of palette cleanser where I could share my early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/modern_2022_corvair2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Learning to Drive the AI")
What If: Learning to Drive the AI
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsI wasn’t expecting such a nice reaction to the imaginary AI-generated 1975 Avantis so I planned this post as a kind of palette cleanser where I could share my early […] -
![In my last post I gave you a sneak peak at what the Midjourney AI has been giving me for an imaginary 1975 Studebaker Avanti. Yes, I know that you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/avanti_bumper1_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Studebaker Avanti")
What If: 1975 Studebaker Avanti
Posted on February 6, 2023 | 27 CommentsIn my last post I gave you a sneak peak at what the Midjourney AI has been giving me for an imaginary 1975 Studebaker Avanti. Yes, I know that you […] -
![As promised at the end of my last post about imaginary AI-generated 1975 Studebaker Larks, I’m working on working on what mid-70’s Avantis might have looked like if Studebaker had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/04LarkUpscale.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark Redux – Making Sausage in a New Way")
What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark Redux – Making Sausage in a New Way
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 31 CommentsAs promised at the end of my last post about imaginary AI-generated 1975 Studebaker Larks, I’m working on working on what mid-70’s Avantis might have looked like if Studebaker had […] -
![On our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lark_studio_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark")
What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark
Posted on January 17, 2023 | 56 CommentsOn our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […]
