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![Text submitted by Ted Mathis. Bessie loved her Gremlin. She bought it new in 1971 and it was equipped very nicely. She had the larger 258 ci engine, roof […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53031919397_a4034ec274_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bessie’s 1971 AMC Gremlin")
Bessie’s 1971 AMC Gremlin
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 19 CommentsText submitted by Ted Mathis. Bessie loved her Gremlin. She bought it new in 1971 and it was equipped very nicely. She had the larger 258 ci engine, roof […] -
![In 1955, around the Corvette got its first V-8 and Ford’s two-seat Thunderbird first took flight, Chrysler introduced the first of its mighty “Letter Cars”: the formidable Chrysler C-300, boasting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Motor-Life-1955-05-22a.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "“America’s Most Powerful Production Car” – Vintage Motor Life Review: 1955 Chrysler C-300")
“America’s Most Powerful Production Car” – Vintage Motor Life Review: 1955 Chrysler C-300
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 19 CommentsIn 1955, around the Corvette got its first V-8 and Ford’s two-seat Thunderbird first took flight, Chrysler introduced the first of its mighty “Letter Cars”: the formidable Chrysler C-300, boasting […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2019) While there were many “deck and a half” buses prior to the introduction of the General Motors PD 4501 Scenicruiser in 1954, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pegaso-z-403-02-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1951 – ’57 Pegaso Z-403 Monocasco Coach – Spanish Scenicrusier")
Bus Stop Classics: 1951 – ’57 Pegaso Z-403 Monocasco Coach – Spanish Scenicrusier
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 18 Comments(first posted 3/23/2019) While there were many “deck and a half” buses prior to the introduction of the General Motors PD 4501 Scenicruiser in 1954, it […] -
![I grew up in the Midwestern United States (Michigan, specifically), and I had been exposed to a somewhat limited range of culinary delights that much of the rest of America […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Salsa Verde")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Salsa Verde
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 23 CommentsI grew up in the Midwestern United States (Michigan, specifically), and I had been exposed to a somewhat limited range of culinary delights that much of the rest of America […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers 1950s-1960s
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 25 CommentsVillage Chevrolet Company, Queens Village, Long Island, NY. -
![Given the immediate popularity and glamour of the 2-door hardtop that was first introduced by Cadillac in 1949, it was just a matter of time—five years, precisely—before the first four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-chev-56-sfq-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 1: The 1950s")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 1: The 1950s
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 50 CommentsGiven the immediate popularity and glamour of the 2-door hardtop that was first introduced by Cadillac in 1949, it was just a matter of time—five years, precisely—before the first four […] -
![In a post several months ago we mentioned how Marmon-Herrington dominated the trolleybus market in the post-war period in North America. But the manufacturers in that market prior to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/24095048_IMG_7631-min-e1742020261667.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: ACF-Brill, Pullman-Standard, and St Louis Car Company Trolleybuses – America’s Second Favorites")
Bus Stop Classics: ACF-Brill, Pullman-Standard, and St Louis Car Company Trolleybuses – America’s Second Favorites
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 12 CommentsIn a post several months ago we mentioned how Marmon-Herrington dominated the trolleybus market in the post-war period in North America. But the manufacturers in that market prior to […] -
![By October 2016, I decided to trade in our Chery Fulwin. I had also made up my mind that the new car should be something like an SUV or crossover; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Renault-Sandero-Stepway-Privilege-2014-2019-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2017 Renault Sandero Stepway – My First Brand-New, Off-The-Showroom Floor Car")
My 2017 Renault Sandero Stepway – My First Brand-New, Off-The-Showroom Floor Car
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 33 CommentsBy October 2016, I decided to trade in our Chery Fulwin. I had also made up my mind that the new car should be something like an SUV or crossover; […] -
![I’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 21 CommentsI’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […] -
![Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I ever met the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 18 CommentsLouis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I ever met the […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is another chapter in our series of trucks. There is a good variety of both pleasure and working units in a nice variety […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-17-17.32.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Trucks In The 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Trucks In The 1950s-1960s
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 15 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is another chapter in our series of trucks. There is a good variety of both pleasure and working units in a nice variety […] -
![I thought I’d get the obligatory Columbo reference out of the way in the title. The Peugeot 403 is chiefly associated with that show for a lot of you, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241224_093619_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Peugeot 403 – Oh, Just One More Thing…")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Peugeot 403 – Oh, Just One More Thing…
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 17 CommentsI thought I’d get the obligatory Columbo reference out of the way in the title. The Peugeot 403 is chiefly associated with that show for a lot of you, I […] -
![In recent days a couple of old hardworking Toyotas have become regulars in my San Salvador neighborhood. From what I see, both still earning a daily living. We’ll start with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241215_125714_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’65 Toyota Stout And ’70s Dyna – Toyota Workhorses Still Earning A Living")
Curbside Classics: ’65 Toyota Stout And ’70s Dyna – Toyota Workhorses Still Earning A Living
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 10 CommentsIn recent days a couple of old hardworking Toyotas have become regulars in my San Salvador neighborhood. From what I see, both still earning a daily living. We’ll start with […] -
![If you read a lot of automotive histories, you’ll frequently encounter the contention that the growing popularity of factory air conditioning on American cars in the 1960s and early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1964-Pontiac-Bonneville-convertible-RM-Sothebys-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Did Air Conditioning Kill The Convertible?")
Did Air Conditioning Kill The Convertible?
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 37 CommentsIf you read a lot of automotive histories, you’ll frequently encounter the contention that the growing popularity of factory air conditioning on American cars in the 1960s and early […] -
My 1988 Ford Ranger – The Wee Truck
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) This is a story about a relationship that began and ended with shouting.
