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1957 Rambler Rebel
History

1957 Rambler Rebel was so close yet so far from legendary

December 16, 2025 Steve 15

(EXPANDED FROM 6/27/2022) American Motors head George Romney may not have realized it at the time, but he was onto something when he okayed the 1957 Rambler Rebel for production. This would prove to be […]

1953 Studebaker Commander 2-door coupe
History

Should Nash have combined with Studebaker rather than Hudson in 1954?

August 19, 2024 Steve 11

Curbside Classic commentator Steve (2018) has argued that Nash-Kelvinator should have combined with Studebaker rather than Hudson for an interesting set of reasons. He effectively follows the advice of Aaron Severson (2024), who recently suggested that […]

1956 Hudson
Media Analysis

Curbside Classic commentators tease out undiscussed aspects of 1950s independents

January 4, 2024 Steve 5

One of the best parts of Curbside Classic is the comment section. For example, a story about the 1961 Studebaker Lark had a wide-ranging discussion about why why American Motors did better than Studebaker-Packard in […]

1951 Packard trunk insignia
Letters to the Editor

Hudson would have been the best option for a Packard tie up

February 22, 2022 Steve 4

Paul West has offered a sophisticated counterpoint to the conclusions in my article, “Would Hudson have been Packard’s best merger partner?” I am thus elevating his comment to the front page. Nice article, Steve. I […]

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