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![I would have preferred to wrap up this series of articles on the January Arizona auctions by March or April but for my regrettable lack of writing time forcing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/262784_Misc_d7e096a9-0f1d-4e21-936d-2292ada5609d_Web-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Arizona 2023 – Best Of The Rest, part 2 of 2")
Auction Classic: Arizona 2023 – Best Of The Rest, part 2 of 2
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 24 CommentsI would have preferred to wrap up this series of articles on the January Arizona auctions by March or April but for my regrettable lack of writing time forcing […] -
![For today, I’m sharing two automobile equines still galloping the streets of San Salvador. I’m told most of these have succumbed to rust and other ailments around the world. Even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230821_171702635_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’74 & ’75 Dodge Colt – Two Colts Still Galloping")
Curbside Classics: ’74 & ’75 Dodge Colt – Two Colts Still Galloping
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 7 CommentsFor today, I’m sharing two automobile equines still galloping the streets of San Salvador. I’m told most of these have succumbed to rust and other ailments around the world. Even […] -
Vintage Snapshots & Postcards: Ford Dealers From ’57 to ’73
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 27 CommentsLet’s visit a few Ford dealers of the past. We’ll start with this night shot of Graham Ford, in Downey CA, 1957. -
![I am finally at the end of the list of cars I wanted to share with the CC readership from my journey through Arizona’s January classic car auctions. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/807ba0b0b3fa86327dd8fb9b92d49ad8a95a5680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Arizona 2023 – Best Of The Rest, part 1 of 2")
Auction Classic: Arizona 2023 – Best Of The Rest, part 1 of 2
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 21 CommentsI am finally at the end of the list of cars I wanted to share with the CC readership from my journey through Arizona’s January classic car auctions. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Jaguar 3.8S (S-Type) – An Englishman In California
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsImages from the Cohort by William Garrett. It was identified as a ’67-’68 on its original post. -
![One thing I have discovered in looking at car shows is the need to limit what I look at. Whether it’s new car shows, hot rod shows, car club […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/60Chevpublue5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 4 – Sixties Chevy Car Show")
CC In Scale: Part 4 – Sixties Chevy Car Show
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 39 CommentsOne thing I have discovered in looking at car shows is the need to limit what I look at. Whether it’s new car shows, hot rod shows, car club […] -
![Old habits are hard to break. How else to explain VW’s 1969 411? After being poorly received in Europe, it took the 411 two years to reach US shores. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1971 Volkswagen 411 (Type 4) – Old Habits Die Hard")
Vintage R&T Review: 1971 Volkswagen 411 (Type 4) – Old Habits Die Hard
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 39 CommentsOld habits are hard to break. How else to explain VW’s 1969 411? After being poorly received in Europe, it took the 411 two years to reach US shores. And […] -
![Here’s a rather evocative shot. This first-gen Chevy van was captured at Garner State Park, Texas, in 1972. Part of the US National Archives Documerica project. Image has been slightly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3704379498_8ac958448b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Van Life in the Early ’70s")
Vintage Snapshot: Van Life in the Early ’70s
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 22 CommentsHere’s a rather evocative shot. This first-gen Chevy van was captured at Garner State Park, Texas, in 1972. Part of the US National Archives Documerica project. Image has been slightly […] -
![Historians generally agree that the Spaniards’ search for the Fountain of Youth is nothing but a myth. I’m not quite so sure. Here is Hernando de Soto himself, blessing (or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230808-143923.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: 1951 DeSoto – Hernando de Soto Gives His Blessing")
Vintage Dealers: 1951 DeSoto – Hernando de Soto Gives His Blessing
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 27 CommentsHistorians generally agree that the Spaniards’ search for the Fountain of Youth is nothing but a myth. I’m not quite so sure. Here is Hernando de Soto himself, blessing (or […] -
![I’m still having fun with these old color pictures that I find on the web. Here are a few more to share, and this time I’ll concentrate on driveways and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230804-130801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway?")
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway?
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 28 CommentsI’m still having fun with these old color pictures that I find on the web. Here are a few more to share, and this time I’ll concentrate on driveways and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1967 Mercury Comet Caliente Hardtop – It’s Caliente Season Again
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 10 CommentsImages from the Cohort, by nifticus392. -
![Labor Day weekend always reminds me of traveling, an idea that’s been fixed in my mind since my college days. However, most of my traveling was done by plane, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230901-212306.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Leaving and Arriving – A Gallery Of Travelers")
Vintage Snapshots: Leaving and Arriving – A Gallery Of Travelers
Posted on September 2, 2023 | 30 CommentsLabor Day weekend always reminds me of traveling, an idea that’s been fixed in my mind since my college days. However, most of my traveling was done by plane, the […] -
![It’s confession time; in my daily driving, I resent the drab gray interior of my mid-90s VW Golf. I also had a chance to board a modern Cadillac SUV recently, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4687294450_19b3b4f7bb_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochures & Ads: The Joy Of Colors – A Small Gallery of Joyful Interiors")
Vintage Brochures & Ads: The Joy Of Colors – A Small Gallery of Joyful Interiors
Posted on September 2, 2023 | 41 CommentsIt’s confession time; in my daily driving, I resent the drab gray interior of my mid-90s VW Golf. I also had a chance to board a modern Cadillac SUV recently, […] -
![Here’s a nice bunch of Larks at the Whattoff Motor Co. in Ames, Iowa. And if this image from 1959 compels you to shout ‘fleet cars,’ you’d be right. These […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230815-035806.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: Lots Of Larks In Iowa – The Whattoff Motor Co.")
Vintage Dealers: Lots Of Larks In Iowa – The Whattoff Motor Co.
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 20 CommentsHere’s a nice bunch of Larks at the Whattoff Motor Co. in Ames, Iowa. And if this image from 1959 compels you to shout ‘fleet cars,’ you’d be right. These […] -
![Let’s visit a few Pontiac owners from yesteryear. Their models range from the ‘suspenders-streaks’ era, to the cool ’60s wide-trackers that gave the marque its everlasting fame. But regardless of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230831-170117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Pontiac Owners Gallery – From Streaks To Wide-Track")
Vintage Snapshots: A Pontiac Owners Gallery – From Streaks To Wide-Track
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 24 CommentsLet’s visit a few Pontiac owners from yesteryear. Their models range from the ‘suspenders-streaks’ era, to the cool ’60s wide-trackers that gave the marque its everlasting fame. But regardless of […]
