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Curbside Classics Archives
What If Archive
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![Your wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Patrician_studio_09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Packard Patrician")
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 30 CommentsYour wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […] -
![I was working on a new series of “What If” posts featuring an imaginary line of AI-generated 1975 Studebakers and Packards, when I accidentally got myself a concept sketch of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MonteCamaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Monte Camaro")
What If: Monte Camaro
Posted on January 7, 2023 | 24 CommentsI was working on a new series of “What If” posts featuring an imaginary line of AI-generated 1975 Studebakers and Packards, when I accidentally got myself a concept sketch of […] -
![About twenty years ago I captured this image of a unique Dodge Ares while driving through a small town in New Hampshire. Since then, I’ve used it on Christmas cards, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1966PontiacGTO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: A (Mid)Journey Through the (AI) Forest")
What If: A (Mid)Journey Through the (AI) Forest
Posted on December 13, 2022 | 16 CommentsAbout twenty years ago I captured this image of a unique Dodge Ares while driving through a small town in New Hampshire. Since then, I’ve used it on Christmas cards, […] -
![The common nickname for these Studebakers was “coming-going”. And has taken that to a new level, especially since he seems to have left the original steering wheel intact at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/48771868453_8bed5c9356_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If, By Andy: 1950 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe Starlight Hatch – Coming Or Going?")
What If, By Andy: 1950 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe Starlight Hatch – Coming Or Going?
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe common nickname for these Studebakers was “coming-going”. And has taken that to a new level, especially since he seems to have left the original steering wheel intact at the […] -
![I’m back with another round of AI-generated cars that never were (but should have been). As before, the images are exactly as generated by the DifusionBee (a port of Stable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1957-Chevrolet-Thunderbird-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: More AI Generated Cars That Never Were (But Should Have Been)")
What If: More AI Generated Cars That Never Were (But Should Have Been)
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 41 CommentsI’m back with another round of AI-generated cars that never were (but should have been). As before, the images are exactly as generated by the DifusionBee (a port of Stable […] -
![Here’s another one by Andy, and I do like it, as it’s a synthesis of the styling language of the late ’50s with that of the late ’60s and ’70s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9196335957_14a1113e7c_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What IF, by Andy: Pyre-Bird")
What IF, by Andy: Pyre-Bird
Posted on September 27, 2022 | 5 CommentsHere’s another one by Andy, and I do like it, as it’s a synthesis of the styling language of the late ’50s with that of the late ’60s and ’70s. […] -
![Images generated via artificial intelligence “Text to Image” programs are making a lot of noise in machine learning circles, and are starting to hit the mainstream. The latest buzz-generating program […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1940-Chevrolet-Corvette.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: AI Generated Cars That Never Were")
What If: AI Generated Cars That Never Were
Posted on September 22, 2022 | 62 CommentsImages generated via artificial intelligence “Text to Image” programs are making a lot of noise in machine learning circles, and are starting to hit the mainstream. The latest buzz-generating program […] -
What If, By Andy: 1958 GMC Pickup
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 21 Commentsclick on image for max. size Here’s what Andy had to say about this: -
What If? Imperial Cordoba, by Andy
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 20 CommentsAndy said: “If I win the lottery, I’d have this built for me”. I can see why. What were its main parts donors? -
![Andy made a series of cartoon panels on his personal theory of Elwood Engel’s Revenge: After being passed over for the Ford Design Vice Presidency, Elwood Engel took revenge by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15622161430_6bd2022231_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Andy’s Take On Elwood Engel – Styling “Sperm Donor Of A Decade”")
Andy’s Take On Elwood Engel – Styling “Sperm Donor Of A Decade”
Posted on July 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsAndy made a series of cartoon panels on his personal theory of Elwood Engel’s Revenge: After being passed over for the Ford Design Vice Presidency, Elwood Engel took revenge by […] -
![Here’s a shot by Andy at taking elements from the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt and applying them to Elwood Engel’s Imperial. In case you forgot, here’s what the original Thunderbolt looked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/37251003394_6acb03edea_b-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? 1965 Imperial Thunderbolt")
What If? 1965 Imperial Thunderbolt
Posted on July 2, 2022 | 19 CommentsHere’s a shot by Andy at taking elements from the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt and applying them to Elwood Engel’s Imperial. In case you forgot, here’s what the original Thunderbolt looked […] -
![Andy’s photostream of his photoshops includes a few “failed/abandoned” ones, including these Chryslers. I wouldn’t have given them an “F” if I was grading them, but then my standards must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/51011838366_518f4e6779_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? Andy’s “Failed Chrysler Photoshops” – I Give Them A Passing Grade")
What If? Andy’s “Failed Chrysler Photoshops” – I Give Them A Passing Grade
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 13 CommentsAndy’s photostream of his photoshops includes a few “failed/abandoned” ones, including these Chryslers. I wouldn’t have given them an “F” if I was grading them, but then my standards must […] -
What If? 1958 Dodge 12-Passenger Station Wagon – Straight Out Of My Dreams
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 27 CommentsI have very vivid dreams about cars that are invariably wild and crazy and make no sense. In other words, a lot like this variation on a 1958 Dodge wagon. -
![(first posted 5/4/2016) In America mainstream sedans for most part had two door variants of almost all their models. If you were looking for something a cheaper or perhaps a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/22214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC What If: Non-American Coupe Conversions")
CC What If: Non-American Coupe Conversions
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 5/4/2016) In America mainstream sedans for most part had two door variants of almost all their models. If you were looking for something a cheaper or perhaps a […] -
What If? 1999 Oldsmobile 99
Posted on December 15, 2021 | 19 Comments
