Curbside ClassicHomeWelcomeCurbside ClassicsAmerican BrandsEuropean BrandsAsian BrandsHistoriesCC CohortAboutContactWriter’s GuideSubmissionsLog InRegisterRecent Posts33Woodside Classics: Man’s Handiwork vs Nature – The Best Cars-In-The-Woods Gallery EverBy Paul Niedermeyer – November 21, 2015(first posted 4/15/2011)    There are no less than 220 photos by Michal Meduna in this amazing gallery of junked cars being reclaimed by nature. Stephanie and I got totally lost in them; they are all superb. The hardest part was which ones to show you here. Well, I’m only going to show you a couple, because you just have to experience them all yourself.Here’s the link and a hat tip to Sean Flanagan Read the rest of this entry »Share this:ShareFacebookTwitterTumblrPinterestReddit53Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are HistoryBy Paul Niedermeyer – November 21, 2015I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which got me thinking: just what was the first post-war American production car (other than the sports-luxury Thunderbird) to sport bucket seats? The bench seat was universal, until it was slowly and steadily replaced by the bucket/individual front seats. And here’s where it started: in the 1958 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, as an option. But they’re hardly very bucket-like, with their utterly flat cushions, looking more like something out of a Jeep or truck. Well, it was a modest start, but it took root and eventually killed the bench seat.  Read the rest of this entry »Share this:ShareFacebookTwitterTumblrPinterestReddit11Cohort Outtakes: Autumn EncountersBy Paul Niedermeyer – November 21, 2015Gene Herman has shared the results of several of his outings in his lovely 1949 (first series) Dodge coupe. On the fourth of Novemeber, he went for a drive and encountered a few other old cars all within a short time, and posted them at the Cohort. First up is this 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limousine or sedan. Like many limousines (done right), the rear portion of its roof and rear-most window look like rather coupe-like, although that’s not how the Fleetwood was built. Although it does make for interesting speculation if Cadillac had made a very formal Fleetwood coupe.  Read the rest of this entry »Share this:ShareFacebookTwitterTumblrPinterestReddit19COAL: 1967 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – A Travelling Party Room For The Single GentlemanBy Nelson James – November 21, 2015Turquoise wagon images via oldparkedcars.comAt the age of 24, I found myself in a booming mountain tourist town. I was living the party life, and for a brief period did not have my own car to drive. Granted, I had an old car stored at my parent’s place in Winnipeg and was using my first motorcycle as a daily driver, but I knew I would soon need a beater to withst