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Curbside Classics Archives
1950s Archive
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![(first posted 10/19/2018) The Porsche Speedster of the 1950’s has a mystique and a desirability out of proportion to its actual performance. A 1954 Porsche 1500 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1957_Porsche_356_Speedster_A_rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automobile Quarterly Vintage Review: The Porsche Speedster, Part 1.")
Automobile Quarterly Vintage Review: The Porsche Speedster, Part 1.
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 10/19/2018) The Porsche Speedster of the 1950’s has a mystique and a desirability out of proportion to its actual performance. A 1954 Porsche 1500 […] -
![Last week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1424.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo")
The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsLast week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […] -
![1953. My dad was 19, recently graduated from high school…and desperately trying to avoid being drafted into the Chinese Nationalist Army under the ultimate oversight of the dictator Generalissimo Chiang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Pontiac Chieftain – I Like Ike. But Maybe I Love Lucy More.")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Pontiac Chieftain – I Like Ike. But Maybe I Love Lucy More.
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 52 Comments1953. My dad was 19, recently graduated from high school…and desperately trying to avoid being drafted into the Chinese Nationalist Army under the ultimate oversight of the dictator Generalissimo Chiang […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2018) The early 50s were a very fertile time for automotive creativity, and engine swapping was as rampant as wife swapping (supposedly) was in certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Studillac-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Mechanix Illustrated Review: Tom McCahill Tests the 1953 Studillac – Effortless 125mph Top Speed")
Vintage Mechanix Illustrated Review: Tom McCahill Tests the 1953 Studillac – Effortless 125mph Top Speed
Posted on April 28, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 4/28/2018) The early 50s were a very fertile time for automotive creativity, and engine swapping was as rampant as wife swapping (supposedly) was in certain […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2018) Last week, Paul couldn’t help but love the stylish “Mid-Century” grille on this 1955 Monterey 2-Door Hardtop–a true Curbside Classic. But how was the rest of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MT0155-Mercury-Main-Image-Opt-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1955 Mercury – Motor Trend Checks Out The “Big M”")
Vintage Review: 1955 Mercury – Motor Trend Checks Out The “Big M”
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/19/2018) Last week, Paul couldn’t help but love the stylish “Mid-Century” grille on this 1955 Monterey 2-Door Hardtop–a true Curbside Classic. But how was the rest of […] -
![In 1955, it would have been impossible to predict just how much lasting influence the 1955 Chevrolet would have for many decades to come. Who could have imagined then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/55-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1955 Chevrolet 210 V8 – The Legend Is Born, And Tested")
Vintage Road Test: 1955 Chevrolet 210 V8 – The Legend Is Born, And Tested
Posted on March 20, 2024 | 29 CommentsIn 1955, it would have been impossible to predict just how much lasting influence the 1955 Chevrolet would have for many decades to come. Who could have imagined then […] -
![Exactly 588 1958 Packard Hawks were ever built, and one of them ended up in the capable hands of Ray Brock, Hot Rod magazine’s Technical Editor. Back in the fifties, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pa-3-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage HRM Performance Test: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Truly A Tough Competitor”")
Vintage HRM Performance Test: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Truly A Tough Competitor”
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 19 CommentsExactly 588 1958 Packard Hawks were ever built, and one of them ended up in the capable hands of Ray Brock, Hot Rod magazine’s Technical Editor. Back in the fifties, […] -
![Porsche’s iconic 356 was first built in 1948, with much of its engine, transmission and most of its running gear sourced from the VW Beetle. But with its tuned engine, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Porsche-1952-356-Coupe-by-Reutter_0-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1952 Porsche 356 1500 – “This Is The Car Of Tomorrow”")
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1952 Porsche 356 1500 – “This Is The Car Of Tomorrow”
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 29 CommentsPorsche’s iconic 356 was first built in 1948, with much of its engine, transmission and most of its running gear sourced from the VW Beetle. But with its tuned engine, […] -
1957 Imperial Crown Southhampton — Maybe the Best Summertime Illustration Ever
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 75 CommentsI’m going to keep this short. Sparse like the illustration that this whole post is about. -
![There were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cad-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time")
Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […] -
![In a recent post here with a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, CC’s Jim Cavanaugh left a comment about a 1956 Speed Age comparison where the Golden Hawk was faster than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Speed Age Track Test: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, Chrysler 300-B, Corvette and Thunderbird – Comparing “America’s ’56 Sports Cars”")
Vintage Speed Age Track Test: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, Chrysler 300-B, Corvette and Thunderbird – Comparing “America’s ’56 Sports Cars”
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 18 CommentsIn a recent post here with a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, CC’s Jim Cavanaugh left a comment about a 1956 Speed Age comparison where the Golden Hawk was faster than […] -
![The fuel injected Corvette was top dog in its day, an unparalleled combination of performance, tractability, handling and…looks, although some might well say that the gaudy 1958 restyle was hardly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vette-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Fuel Injected Corvette – “All The Speed You Need And Then Some”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Fuel Injected Corvette – “All The Speed You Need And Then Some”
Posted on March 12, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe fuel injected Corvette was top dog in its day, an unparalleled combination of performance, tractability, handling and…looks, although some might well say that the gaudy 1958 restyle was hardly […] -
![I know a lot of folks are burnt out on tri-five Chevys, having been overexposed to them. But since I avoid car shows and am a bit obsessed with what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1956_210.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1956 Chevrolet 210 205 HP – “The Hot One Is Even Hotter”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1956 Chevrolet 210 205 HP – “The Hot One Is Even Hotter”
Posted on February 9, 2023 | 23 CommentsI know a lot of folks are burnt out on tri-five Chevys, having been overexposed to them. But since I avoid car shows and am a bit obsessed with what […] -
![This review forced me to change my long-held feeling about the pudgy little 1958-1961 Rambler American, a revival of the original 1950 Rambler. Whereas I have always had a soft […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Am-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Rambler American – Dorkiness Is Only Skin Deep")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Rambler American – Dorkiness Is Only Skin Deep
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 34 CommentsThis review forced me to change my long-held feeling about the pudgy little 1958-1961 Rambler American, a revival of the original 1950 Rambler. Whereas I have always had a soft […] -
![I normally wouldn’t have used that title, but the writer of this Road and Track piece (John Bond himself, possibly) had fond memories of the 1939 Champion, which shared certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lark-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Studebaker Lark Six – Slower Than The 1939 Champion")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Studebaker Lark Six – Slower Than The 1939 Champion
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 55 CommentsI normally wouldn’t have used that title, but the writer of this Road and Track piece (John Bond himself, possibly) had fond memories of the 1939 Champion, which shared certain […]
