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1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 17 CommentsAnna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […] -
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T: A Halloween Escape Machine
Posted on October 31, 2025 | 14 CommentsAs fun as Halloween can be, thanks to pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating, it’s most appropriately been a time of ghost stories and general spookiness. What better way to escape those […] -
My 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon: Fixing The Driver’s Door With A Maple Tree
Posted on October 26, 2025 | 49 CommentsI’m so happy right now I could hug a tree, because for the first time in almost twelve years of ownership, I can close the driver’s door of my 1965 […] -
1974 Maserati Merak: Waiter, There’s A Truffaut In My Fellini – Where Citroën Meets Maserati
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 20 CommentsI spend too much time reading, writing, and hanging out in the garage to consider myself a devout student of classic cinema, but on cold winter days I sometimes make […] -
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD: In Honor Of The VHS Car Commercial Compilation
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 19 CommentsI have a very warm memory of my youth that still strikes me as an odd thing to be sentimental about. It was Christmas night, probably 1992 or 1993, which […] -
1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 442 – Subtle Muscle In The Cutlass-Peak Era
Posted on October 18, 2025 | 3 CommentsRight around the peak of Cutlass-mania in the 1970s, this is what an Oldsmobile 442 looked like. Based on the Cutlass S, it was only a shadow of its former […] -
1947 Lincoln Sedan: “Nothing Could Be Finer,” Except Maybe A Cadillac
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 9 CommentsEdsel Ford was truly a remarkable man. With a personality completely unlike his tempestuous father’s, he was able to assert himself in Ford Motor Company despite his father’s conscious or […] -
1962 Mercury Monterey Custom: When A Twenty-Footer Becomes a Thirty-Footer
Posted on October 13, 2025 | 14 CommentsA few years ago, I wrote a series of articles extolling the virtues of the “twenty-footer,” a car that’s presentable but worn-in; in other words, an old car that is […] -
1967 Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon: Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 44 CommentsThe Monkees’ famous single “Pleasant Valley Sunday” made it all the way to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 on the strengths of its up-tempo beat and […] -
1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sports: Throwing A Girder Into The Works
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 25 CommentsMy dad has been a passenger on many of my automotive journeys, but there’s one that certainly made him ill-at-ease, and that’s when I bought my first General Motors product. […] -
1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible With A Pontiac 400 V8: Is This GM’s Most Forgotten Hybrid?
Posted on September 30, 2025 | 34 CommentsIf you read Curbside Classic, it’s likely that you have subscribed to at least one or two of the big automotive periodicals, and it’s just as likely that you know that […] -
My 1963 Ford Thunderbird: Calling On The Experts—Removing An FE Intake Manifold And Living To Tell About It
Posted on September 28, 2025 | 33 CommentsIt may not come as a surprise that owning 11 cars and having worked on cars for others has given me a broad education in the world of automotive engineering. […] -
1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Hardtop – WOW! It Stands Out On The Used Car Lot Today, But How Did It Compare When New?
Posted on September 25, 2025 | 42 CommentsBeing reasonably well off and shopping for a new car in 1965 would have been a nightmare for the indecisive, as there was a virtual bounty of riches in American […] -
Car Show Finds: Would You Rather Have A Restored Or An Untouched 1928 Pontiac 6-28 Sport Landau Sedan?
Posted on September 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsI have a good friend at work who is about fifteen years younger than I am, and he regularly asks me and another work friend outlandish “would you rather?” questions. […] -
1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […]
![1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family Anna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20251025_165217446-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1971 Dodge Challenger R/T: A Halloween Escape Machine As fun as Halloween can be, thanks to pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating, it’s most appropriately been a time of ghost stories and general spookiness. What better way to escape those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20250913_194734991-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon: Fixing The Driver’s Door With A Maple Tree I’m so happy right now I could hug a tree, because for the first time in almost twelve years of ownership, I can close the driver’s door of my 1965 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20251016_215054484-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1974 Maserati Merak: Waiter, There’s A Truffaut In My Fellini – Where Citroën Meets Maserati I spend too much time reading, writing, and hanging out in the garage to consider myself a devout student of classic cinema, but on cold winter days I sometimes make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20250927_144156463-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD: In Honor Of The VHS Car Commercial Compilation I have a very warm memory of my youth that still strikes me as an odd thing to be sentimental about. It was Christmas night, probably 1992 or 1993, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54829693227_7ba9b90405_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 442 – Subtle Muscle In The Cutlass-Peak Era Right around the peak of Cutlass-mania in the 1970s, this is what an Oldsmobile 442 looked like. Based on the Cutlass S, it was only a shadow of its former […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1947 Lincoln Sedan: “Nothing Could Be Finer,” Except Maybe A Cadillac Edsel Ford was truly a remarkable man. With a personality completely unlike his tempestuous father’s, he was able to assert himself in Ford Motor Company despite his father’s conscious or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20230812_151534202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1962 Mercury Monterey Custom: When A Twenty-Footer Becomes a Thirty-Footer A few years ago, I wrote a series of articles extolling the virtues of the “twenty-footer,” a car that’s presentable but worn-in; in other words, an old car that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54799921042_8bc75bab71_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1967 Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon: Another Pleasant Valley Sunday The Monkees’ famous single “Pleasant Valley Sunday” made it all the way to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 on the strengths of its up-tempo beat and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PXL_20250628_150424493-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sports: Throwing A Girder Into The Works My dad has been a passenger on many of my automotive journeys, but there’s one that certainly made him ill-at-ease, and that’s when I bought my first General Motors product. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PXL_20230825_153832488-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible With A Pontiac 400 V8: Is This GM’s Most Forgotten Hybrid? If you read Curbside Classic, it’s likely that you have subscribed to at least one or two of the big automotive periodicals, and it’s just as likely that you know that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/685123-115x115.avif)
![My 1963 Ford Thunderbird: Calling On The Experts—Removing An FE Intake Manifold And Living To Tell About It It may not come as a surprise that owning 11 cars and having worked on cars for others has given me a broad education in the world of automotive engineering. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PXL_20240701_150044068-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Hardtop – WOW! It Stands Out On The Used Car Lot Today, But How Did It Compare When New? Being reasonably well off and shopping for a new car in 1965 would have been a nightmare for the indecisive, as there was a virtual bounty of riches in American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/54785270951_814f4eff39_k-e1757852917464.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Finds: Would You Rather Have A Restored Or An Untouched 1928 Pontiac 6-28 Sport Landau Sedan? I have a good friend at work who is about fifteen years younger than I am, and he regularly asks me and another work friend outlandish “would you rather?” questions. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-13-073510.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question The second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


