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Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Cherries are Available for a Nominal Cost
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/26/2013) There are so many auto myths in the world–the 150 mpg carburetor, self-healing ’69 Dodge Chargers–the list is endless. However, I am proud to say I’ve found […] -
Roadside Classic: 1984 Dodge Shelby Charger – Let’s Take an Econobox and Turn it into a Muscular Car!
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 8/31/2013) Few car names are any better and carry more punch than “Charger”. You know its intended purpose and capabilities in one succinct word. Mustang? You know what […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Monaco 500 – A First Love Song In C Major
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 8/1/2013) Eighteen years ago, when John Gallo was all of fifteen and only had a learner’s permit, he saw this ’66 Monaco 500 hardtop with a For Sale […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD – The Father of the Brougham Era Becomes the Surrogate Mother of the Aero Era
Posted on May 10, 2024 | 100 Comments(First posted 5/10/2018) (how is it that in almost ten years we’ve never covered this car?) In 1965, the Ford LTD launched The Great Brougham Epoch. And those iconic three […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100 – Bootylicious
Posted on May 8, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 3/28/2013) Memorable (def): 1. worth remembering 2. easily remembered Maurauder (def): one who raids for booty In my 1967-1968 Cougar CC, I claimed there were only three Mercuries […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Dodge Dynasty – Enter Alexis
Posted on May 7, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 5/7/2018) Anyone mildly familiar with the 1980s melodramatic primetime soap opera, Dynasty, will know that Alexis Carrington was a force to be reckoned with. Strong, confident, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Dodge Intrepid ES – This Changes Everything
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 113 Comments(first posted 3/29/2013) As a child of the nineties, I feel blessed to have grown up in a decade of so many breathtaking car designs. I naturally feel a small […] -
Curbside Classic: 1958 International Metro – The Original And Greatest Step Van
Posted on May 4, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 4/5/2013) All hail the mighty Metro! The finest step van ever made; the icon of the whole genre. I’ve been hoping to find one for years, and here […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Econoline Pickup – Keep The Sand Bags Handy
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 4/14/2013) History does tend to repeat itself, especially in the car business. Detroit’s more recent efforts to compete with import compact trucks was once a serious undertaking, but […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Buick Skylark Custom Sedan – Pandora’s Box Of Confusion
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted 5/2/2018) The 1980s was a very dark period for design at General Motors. Building one virtually unchanged box after another, compact Chevrolets looked like full size […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – The Kiddie Wagon
Posted on May 2, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 4/20/2015) The Vista Cruiser had “GM” written all over it. Nobody but General Motors had the kinds of huge engineering and development budgets that spawned cars like the […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 – On The Near-Extinction Of The Ford Passenger Car
Posted on May 2, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/2/2018) One of my favorite weekend activities over the past few years has been participation in what I call “Exploration Saturdays”. My partner and I decided […] -
Curbside Classic:1990 Chrysler’s TC (By Maserati!) – La Vita è Bella
Posted on May 2, 2024 | 33 CommentsIf one thing was certain in 1989, besides the rock-firm stability of the U.S.S.R. or the everlasting popularity of Milli Vanilli, it was the clamor of car buyers for […] -
Curbside Classic: 2000-06 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Last Gasp Of The American Personal Luxury Coupe
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) Thunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the […]