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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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![Today’s vintage images feature VW products roaming around the US during the ’50s and ’60s. Naturally, most of the photos feature Beetles, but a couple of other models appear as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/50803602962_b049eae201_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Volkswagens On The Road – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Volkswagens On The Road – 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 32 CommentsToday’s vintage images feature VW products roaming around the US during the ’50s and ’60s. Naturally, most of the photos feature Beetles, but a couple of other models appear as […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2018) Dr. Samuel Berg (1898-1990) of Newark, N.J. was a true visionary. In the early 1960s, somehow sensing that everything in his beloved city was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p17229coll6_1889_large.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: Documenting Newark N.J. in the 1960s – Pre-Google Streetviews in B & W")
Vintage Photography: Documenting Newark N.J. in the 1960s – Pre-Google Streetviews in B & W
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 9/27/2018) Dr. Samuel Berg (1898-1990) of Newark, N.J. was a true visionary. In the early 1960s, somehow sensing that everything in his beloved city was […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Street Views Across The US — 1970s
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 32 CommentsSubway Station, Rockaway Beach, NY –1975. -
![Today’s dealer visit is to Merriman Motors in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll start with this display of 1951 models in the showroom above, surrounded by prominent flower displays. It’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/32796191553_0430e2a4b1_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: A Studebaker Dealer In 1947-1951")
Vintage Dealers: A Studebaker Dealer In 1947-1951
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 13 CommentsToday’s dealer visit is to Merriman Motors in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll start with this display of 1951 models in the showroom above, surrounded by prominent flower displays. It’s a […] -
![When the fin-tastic “Suddenly It’s 1960!” Mopar offerings of 1957 appeared, they certainly caused an impression. Typical of the era, one could pick and choose from the gaudiest to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/upload_2023-9-6_19-35-31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1957-1958 DeSotos On The Road")
Vintage Snapshots: 1957-1958 DeSotos On The Road
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 30 CommentsWhen the fin-tastic “Suddenly It’s 1960!” Mopar offerings of 1957 appeared, they certainly caused an impression. Typical of the era, one could pick and choose from the gaudiest to the […] -
Vintage Dealers: 1959-1961 Buicks In The Showroom
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 25 Comments1959 Buicks in the showroom. -
![We spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/master-pnp-mrg-10600-10692u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars")
Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsWe spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […] -
![This is a recurrent theme in our vintage image galleries; that of families and their cars. A topic that generally brings plenty of commentaries, as these images provide a nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot_20240426-033443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families, Part 3
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 28 CommentsThis is a recurrent theme in our vintage image galleries; that of families and their cars. A topic that generally brings plenty of commentaries, as these images provide a nice […] -
![This vintage driveway image seems to tell two stories of woodgrain apliqué; the popular and the obscure one. The popular being the ’72 LTD wagon, carrying the woodgrain finish that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53039047997_30dbb69326_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: ’68 Chrysler Newport “Sporstgrain” Convertible & ’72 Ford LTD Country Squire – Woodgrains In The Driveway")
Vintage Snapshot: ’68 Chrysler Newport “Sporstgrain” Convertible & ’72 Ford LTD Country Squire – Woodgrains In The Driveway
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis vintage driveway image seems to tell two stories of woodgrain apliqué; the popular and the obscure one. The popular being the ’72 LTD wagon, carrying the woodgrain finish that […] -
![It’s time to revisit station wagons in the 1960s, as they were. Just as I’ve done with previous galleries on this topic, this collection of images is not meant to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/3213315615_8a5950599c_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1960s
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 35 CommentsIt’s time to revisit station wagons in the 1960s, as they were. Just as I’ve done with previous galleries on this topic, this collection of images is not meant to […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Roadside Architecture Across The US, Part 2 – 1970s-1980s
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 21 CommentsGas Station, Zillah, Washington. -
![It’s time again to give Dearborn’s middle child a few minutes of attention, with this set of images portraying the brand in some of its better days. Most shots date […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-19-00.03.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery")
Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 27 CommentsIt’s time again to give Dearborn’s middle child a few minutes of attention, with this set of images portraying the brand in some of its better days. Most shots date […] -
Vintage Dealers: Chevrolets In Display In 1976
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 31 Comments -
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Road? – A City In Ontario In The 1970s
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 36 Comments -
![Let’s pay a moment of attention to imports on US roads back in the ’50s-’60s. The images feature at least one import on each, either prominently or somewhat discreetly. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tumblr_ndkgq2cjjR1snaq79o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Imports On The Road ’50s-’60s – Can You ID Them All?")
Vintage Snapshots: Imports On The Road ’50s-’60s – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 42 CommentsLet’s pay a moment of attention to imports on US roads back in the ’50s-’60s. The images feature at least one import on each, either prominently or somewhat discreetly. The […]
