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Curbside Classics Archives
1959 Archive
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![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![Ahh, the Avatar. Those of us who comment frequently know our online friends’ avatars like we can pick out a well-known brand of peas or dish soap from the supermarket […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/59Plymouth27-vi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: So, What’s With Your Avatar?")
QOTD: So, What’s With Your Avatar?
Posted on September 27, 2016 | 181 CommentsAhh, the Avatar. Those of us who comment frequently know our online friends’ avatars like we can pick out a well-known brand of peas or dish soap from the supermarket […] -
![Recently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man")
CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsRecently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […] -
![By pure coincidence, and following hard on the heels of Paul Niedermeyer’s speculations on a hot-rodded ’59 Studebaker Lark, here’s an actual one, photographed by a good friend in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Hot-Rod-1959-Lark-Rt-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lark")
CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lark
Posted on November 10, 2015 | 8 CommentsBy pure coincidence, and following hard on the heels of Paul Niedermeyer’s speculations on a hot-rodded ’59 Studebaker Lark, here’s an actual one, photographed by a good friend in a […] -
![It’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Nashes-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk")
Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk
Posted on October 3, 2015 | 55 CommentsIt’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […] -
![Back in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_4500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between")
Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between
Posted on July 17, 2015 | 38 CommentsBack in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […] -
![Co-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_4939.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Auto World Museum, Revisited")
The Auto World Museum, Revisited
Posted on June 25, 2015 | 39 CommentsCo-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […] -
![Speaking of small convertibles, check out this smallest Nash. It rides on a wheelbase six tenths of an inch longer than the one on the Yugo that William Stopford shared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1959-Nash-Metropolitan-b-rawproc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Nash Metropolitan – Tiny, but Larger than the Yugo")
CC Capsule: 1959 Nash Metropolitan – Tiny, but Larger than the Yugo
Posted on June 8, 2015 | 48 CommentsSpeaking of small convertibles, check out this smallest Nash. It rides on a wheelbase six tenths of an inch longer than the one on the Yugo that William Stopford shared […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2011) One of the cool things about living down here in the greater Daytona Beach, Florida area is the fact that we have a bunch of car related […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey: A Little More Chrome Please?")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey: A Little More Chrome Please?
Posted on June 1, 2015 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/20/2011) One of the cool things about living down here in the greater Daytona Beach, Florida area is the fact that we have a bunch of car related […] -
![Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise")
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
![There are times when it is profoundly difficult to avoid the pervasive influence of popular culture. Try as you might, some things penetrate even the best armor leaving a well-seared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1960-Ford-Emergency-Vehicles-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Hijacked")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Hijacked
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 117 CommentsThere are times when it is profoundly difficult to avoid the pervasive influence of popular culture. Try as you might, some things penetrate even the best armor leaving a well-seared […] -
![One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives")
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
![There are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lincoln-town-car-burnout.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show")
Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show
Posted on August 22, 2014 | 46 CommentsThere are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […] -
![This past Saturday, my father brought home a new toy, a 1959 Chris-Craft 17′ Sportsman. As we have had no Dockside Classics for a while, I thought this would be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-8-2014-006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Outtake: The Mama And The Baby!")
Dockside Outtake: The Mama And The Baby!
Posted on June 14, 2014 | 11 CommentsThis past Saturday, my father brought home a new toy, a 1959 Chris-Craft 17′ Sportsman. As we have had no Dockside Classics for a while, I thought this would be […] -
![When one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_0822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis")
CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsWhen one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]
