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HomeCurbside Classic

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Satire

MotorTrend has a firm, meaty grip on the future

July 28, 2021 Steve 0

To honor the death of Mustang 360, we are rerunning a review from June 10, 2020. The life of this legendary website was tragically cut short when it was folded into Hot Rod magazine, whose […]

Automotive News shows its bias
Current Events

Why are Automotive News’ comment threads so terrible?

June 28, 2021 Steve 2

A recent Automotive News (2021a) comment thread adds to the impression that the publication is not very concerned that it is fueling fact-challenged polarization. Why wouldn’t “the nation’s pre-eminent newspaper covering the automotive industry” possess […]

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Media Analysis

How can the auto history field better support small-scale publishing?

June 21, 2021 Steve 0

Aaron Severson recently had an extended back-and-forth with Ate Up With Motor commentator timmy (2021). The discussion ranged from the viability of V12 engines and the relative merits of 1950s automatic transmissions to the prospects […]

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Current Events

Whyte’s ‘The Sack of Detroit’ gives auto history a hard-core libertarian spin

June 4, 2021 Steve 3

As I was reading Paul Niedermeyer’s critique of Kenneth Whyte’s new anti-Nader book, I found myself wondering how the auto buff press would have responded if the book had been published in the early-70s. In […]

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Quotes

Willys story threads through much of 20th Century

May 7, 2021 Steve 0

“The Willys 77, conceptually, came from the (Willys) Whippet of 1927, and shared the engine from the Whippet. The Whippet was somewhere between the Model T and Model A in specification (think of a proto-Model […]

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Letters to the Editor

Preserving web-based automotive history is important

February 26, 2021 Steve 1

The following letter is from rivguy: This is a response to a four-year-old post (go here), and happily the Curbside Classic site is still alive and well. I discovered CC over six years ago. At […]

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Media Analysis

Did a rumor cause the downsized 1962 Plymouth and Dodge?

January 2, 2021 Steve 6

A few years ago Paul Niedermeyer (2017a) questioned the conventional wisdom that the downsized 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were an 11th-hour accident of history. In an epic essay, the Curbside Classic publisher poked holes in […]

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Editor's Note

Indie Auto wins 2020 E. P. Ingersoll Award

December 26, 2020 Steve 0

The Society of Automotive Historians has given the 2020 E. P. Ingersoll Award to Indie Auto. The award is named after Edward Platt Ingersoll (1861-1920), who was the editor of Horseless Age. This was the […]

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Automotive Views: Curbside Classic sold in stunning deal

September 18, 2020 Steve 0
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Media Analysis

SAH shows difficulties of creating a discussion board

August 28, 2020 Steve 0

In June the Society of Automotive Historians launched a discussion board (go here). This is a valuable new service — particularly during a pandemic. Rubén Verdés (2020) welcomed readers by saying, “I look forward to reading […]

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    Was the 1966 Olds Cutlass Supreme the first mid-sized brougham model?
    March 5, 2026 21
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    Splashy new cars often were the biggest disasters during the postwar period
    March 3, 2026 1
  • Reader questions Chrysler’s future as it passes 100th anniversary
    March 2, 2026 12
  • 1968 Chevrolet C10 pickup
    Was the 1967-68 Chevrolet C10 the ‘first modern pickup’?
    February 27, 2026 7
  • 1941 Studebaker Commander 2-door coupe
    1941 Studebaker Commander: Ending its big cars on a high note
    February 26, 2026 11
  • 1961 De Soto
    Video histories of DeSoto and American Motors aren’t as good as books
    February 24, 2026 3
  • 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk front with hood open
    Four lingering questions about Aaron Severson’s take on the 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
    February 20, 2026 6
  • Thank yous, power outages and format changes
    October 31, 2025 0
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    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 134
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