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Curbside Classics Archives
Rampside Classic Archive
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![(first posted 6/24/2013. Updated 5/25/19) The big Opels always looked the most like their Detroit cousins, and this 1954 Kapitän certainly doesn’t belie its stylistic origins. In Germany at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BL-Opel-Kapitan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classics: The Stratocruiser Captain’s Kapitän – Updated With Two Videos")
Rampside Classics: The Stratocruiser Captain’s Kapitän – Updated With Two Videos
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/24/2013. Updated 5/25/19) The big Opels always looked the most like their Detroit cousins, and this 1954 Kapitän certainly doesn’t belie its stylistic origins. In Germany at the […] -
Carrier Classic: Grumman F4F Wildcat – The Restoration
Posted on March 15, 2019 | 22 CommentsAs I said yesterday, we will return now to the process of turning an ugly duckling into a beautiful bird. -
![Grumman fighter development started with the two seat Grumman FF biplane now using retractable landing gear (manually) into the fuselage. Two single seat biplane fighters followed up, the F2F and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Grumman-F4F-3-Wildcat-VF-6-Black-F14-aboard-aboard-CV-6-USS-Enterprise-1942-0A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Aviation History: Grumman F4F Wildcat")
Aviation History: Grumman F4F Wildcat
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 28 CommentsGrumman fighter development started with the two seat Grumman FF biplane now using retractable landing gear (manually) into the fuselage. Two single seat biplane fighters followed up, the F2F and […] -
![At the end of WW2, when the United States refused to share in the nuclear secrets that had enabled the USA to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki to such effect, Britain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/vulcan-558-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Aviation History: 1960 Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 – The Empire’s Last Stand")
Aviation History: 1960 Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 – The Empire’s Last Stand
Posted on September 15, 2015 | 47 CommentsAt the end of WW2, when the United States refused to share in the nuclear secrets that had enabled the USA to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki to such effect, Britain […] -
![One of the pleasures in contributing to CC is dong the research for a feature, and discovering something like this. Just as Paul Niedermeyer found the fascinating Rampside Classic Boeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bristol-freighter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Outtake – Silver City Airways Bristol Type 170 Freighter")
Rampside Outtake – Silver City Airways Bristol Type 170 Freighter
Posted on January 21, 2015 | 36 CommentsOne of the pleasures in contributing to CC is dong the research for a feature, and discovering something like this. Just as Paul Niedermeyer found the fascinating Rampside Classic Boeing […] -
![No matter what you called them, the people-movers at Washington-Dulles are nearly gone. Here’s one in action. When the airport opened in the 60s, the “Toonerville Trollies” would take passengers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2312-e1419795441269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: The Mobile Lounges of Dulles Airport")
Rampside Classic: The Mobile Lounges of Dulles Airport
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 64 CommentsNo matter what you called them, the people-movers at Washington-Dulles are nearly gone. Here’s one in action. When the airport opened in the 60s, the “Toonerville Trollies” would take passengers […] -
![I’m working on a longish post, which involves the main competitor to this Boeing 707. But in my research, I stumbled upon a treasure trove of vintage pictures from LAX […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/B-707-399C-G-AVKA-LAX-06-04-68-Bob-Proctor-860x529.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Outtake: LAX, 1968")
Rampside Outtake: LAX, 1968
Posted on December 20, 2014 | 44 CommentsI’m working on a longish post, which involves the main competitor to this Boeing 707. But in my research, I stumbled upon a treasure trove of vintage pictures from LAX […] -
![Of course, the Renault wasn’t called Caravelle (CC here) on the continent, where it was called the Floride. It was assumed that “Floride” would be a problem in the US, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BL-Renault-Floride-640x643.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classics: Two Caravelles")
Rampside Classics: Two Caravelles
Posted on June 30, 2013 | 22 CommentsOf course, the Renault wasn’t called Caravelle (CC here) on the continent, where it was called the Floride. It was assumed that “Floride” would be a problem in the US, […] -
![My wife and I just returned from a trip to Hawai’i, celebrating our 25th anniversary on Kaua’i. Discretion being the better part of valor, I limited my CC spotting to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2003-06-Vibe-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kaua’i Klassics: How About A Nice Hawaiian Poncho?")
Kaua’i Klassics: How About A Nice Hawaiian Poncho?
Posted on May 2, 2013 | 17 CommentsMy wife and I just returned from a trip to Hawai’i, celebrating our 25th anniversary on Kaua’i. Discretion being the better part of valor, I limited my CC spotting to […] -
![This Navy Reserve P-3 Orion maritime patrol craft based in Washington makes occasional visits to Eugene, using the airport for repeated touch and go practice. That means literally overhead, when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-198-039-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Skyside Classic: Lockheed P-3 Orion – Over 50 Years In Service")
Skyside Classic: Lockheed P-3 Orion – Over 50 Years In Service
Posted on April 19, 2013 | 50 CommentsThis Navy Reserve P-3 Orion maritime patrol craft based in Washington makes occasional visits to Eugene, using the airport for repeated touch and go practice. That means literally overhead, when […] -
Rampside Capsule: Engines with Altitude
Posted on August 5, 2012 | 21 CommentsAs I wrap up “Oshkosh Week,” let’s take a brief look at another area where automobiling and aviation cross over: powerplants. -
Where Curbside Meets Rampside: A Gallery of Mustangs
Posted on August 4, 2012 | 21 CommentsPerhaps one of the most iconic aircraft and automobiles of all time share the same name: Mustang. -
![For hard-core aviation enthusiasts, the last week in July means only one thing – OSHKOSH! This is when the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts their annual Airventure event at Wittman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_1965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer – <br>Shades of La Femme?")
Rampside Classic: 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer –
Shades of La Femme?Posted on July 31, 2012 | 38 CommentsFor hard-core aviation enthusiasts, the last week in July means only one thing – OSHKOSH! This is when the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts their annual Airventure event at Wittman […] -
![Here’s a teaser that somewhat goes with Paul’s chop-top Astro van. I’m currently at the world’s busiest airport for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Airventure air show. These modified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120726-190854.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Outtake: the World’s Busiest Airport")
Rampside Outtake: the World’s Busiest Airport
Posted on July 26, 2012 | 5 CommentsHere’s a teaser that somewhat goes with Paul’s chop-top Astro van. I’m currently at the world’s busiest airport for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Airventure air show. These modified […] -
![Back in the late ’90s and early ‘oughts, I worked with Jerry, a fellow car nut. We got along pretty well, since we both loved Studebakers and vintage VWs. He […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PiperJ-3Cub02-e1343854551506.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Miniature Rampside Classic – Chasing a Cub")
Miniature Rampside Classic – Chasing a Cub
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsBack in the late ’90s and early ‘oughts, I worked with Jerry, a fellow car nut. We got along pretty well, since we both loved Studebakers and vintage VWs. He […]
