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Curbside Classics Archives
1959 Archive
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![One of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1959FordF-500_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor")
CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 18 CommentsOne of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […] -
![The route-home-delivery era ended during my 1970s kidhood. Milk delivery ended first. Bread delivery hung on through the early 1970s; I remember the brightly painted Tip-Top Bread truck swinging through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IHMetros.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1959 International Harvester Metro – Breadbox Bread Truck")
Auction Classic: 1959 International Harvester Metro – Breadbox Bread Truck
Posted on October 20, 2013 | 34 CommentsThe route-home-delivery era ended during my 1970s kidhood. Milk delivery ended first. Bread delivery hung on through the early 1970s; I remember the brightly painted Tip-Top Bread truck swinging through […] -
![Here’s a ’59 Olds I saw last May, at the Sycamore Mall cruise-in Iowa City. Though it sported some reverse-chrome wheels and lakes pipes, this basic two-door sedan still had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-028-e1363457365584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1959 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – Basic Black Oldsmobility")
Car Show Capsule: 1959 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – Basic Black Oldsmobility
Posted on March 16, 2013 | 52 CommentsHere’s a ’59 Olds I saw last May, at the Sycamore Mall cruise-in Iowa City. Though it sported some reverse-chrome wheels and lakes pipes, this basic two-door sedan still had […] -
![If Paul’s 1994-96 GP post yesterday got you CCers down, here’s the antidote: Pontiac in its prime. While the cars themselves looked awfully good, the wonderful artwork by Van Kaufman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1960-Pontiac-13-e1354748246163.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pageside Classics: When Pontiac Was At The Top Of Its Game")
Pageside Classics: When Pontiac Was At The Top Of Its Game
Posted on December 6, 2012 | 44 CommentsIf Paul’s 1994-96 GP post yesterday got you CCers down, here’s the antidote: Pontiac in its prime. While the cars themselves looked awfully good, the wonderful artwork by Van Kaufman […] -
![For those of you grown weary of today’s focus on imports, here’s a good old Edsel, looking quite nice in bright red. It was posted to the Cohort by That […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/59-Edsel-e1340065602468.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: No EcoBoost In This Edsel")
CC Outtake: No EcoBoost In This Edsel
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsFor those of you grown weary of today’s focus on imports, here’s a good old Edsel, looking quite nice in bright red. It was posted to the Cohort by That […] -
![Once upon a time in the 1980s, my birthday came along and I was allowed one really expensive 1:24 Die Cast model. So I walked into the Hobby Shop, bypassed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chevy-59-1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Holy Batwing Die Cast Dreams")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Holy Batwing Die Cast Dreams
Posted on May 20, 2011 | 27 CommentsOnce upon a time in the 1980s, my birthday came along and I was allowed one really expensive 1:24 Die Cast model. So I walked into the Hobby Shop, bypassed […] -
![Since our recent immersion in both the 1959 Cadillac and Pininfarina, this “hybrid” caught my eye as I was flipping through my “Dream Cars” book. So that’s how it could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Cadillac_Starlight_03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pininfarina’s Take On The 1959 Cadillac: Starlight Coupe")
Pininfarina’s Take On The 1959 Cadillac: Starlight Coupe
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 11 CommentsSince our recent immersion in both the 1959 Cadillac and Pininfarina, this “hybrid” caught my eye as I was flipping through my “Dream Cars” book. So that’s how it could […]
