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1963 Plymouth Valiant V-200 Sedan: A Snowblind Mopar, Dyin’ Slow
Posted on January 29, 2026 | 14 CommentsA homemade, zip-tied “For Sale” sign can only mean one thing for this poor little Plymouth Valiant that Hyperpack posted on the CC Cohort: It’s time to settle in, because it’s going […] -
My 1967 Volvo 1800S: The One Where It’s Still Not Running Right At The End
Posted on January 25, 2026 | 37 CommentsThe learning curve has been steep with my 1967 Volvo 1800S, as Lucas electrical systems, SU carburetors, and Bosch distributors are old to many but new to me. All three […] -
1966 Oldsmobile Toronados In (Almost) Every Color: A Masterpiece In Any Tone
Posted on January 22, 2026 | 43 CommentsAnybody who knows me well can tell you one thing: My goal in life right now is to find a decent(ish) 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and buy it. If I find […] -
Lime Aid: How These Lime Green 1976 Chevrolets Brightened Up The Bicentennial
Posted on January 19, 2026 | 35 CommentsWhen one thinks of lurid greens, one must recall Ford’s Grabber colors or Mopar’s High-Impact colors of the early 1970s (or today). Few would think of mid-1970s General Motors as […] -
1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe: 200 MPH Standing Still
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 12 CommentsThis sanitary 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch dumps. -
1986 Chevrolet Cavalier CS Hatchback: “America’s Favorite Car”
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 43 CommentsAmerica’s need for cheap transportation can be easily summed up in the sales numbers of the Chevrolet Cavalier. In the years spanning 1985 to 2005, Cavalier annual production only dropped […] -
1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible: Tempted By A Forgotten Rocket
Posted on January 13, 2026 | 14 CommentsThere’s a certain panic that sets in when you’re presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let’s say, for example, that you see a 70,000-mile 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible, one of 2,410 […] -
Pininfarina’s Shared Language of Beauty in 1963—From Ferrari to FIAT
Posted on January 6, 2026 | 10 CommentsNo person who’s being honest can argue that 1963 wasn’t one of the greatest years in automotive styling history, and the cars that Italian design house Pininfarina alone presented to […] -
The Beach Boys’ “Shut Down”: A Fuel-Injected Sting Ray Might Be Closer To That Super Stock Dodge Than You’d Expect
Posted on January 5, 2026 | 29 CommentsI’m going to get this out of the way: Although I love 1960s cars and I love 1960s music, I don’t like 1960s car songs; however, there’s one famous car […] -
My 2023 Dodge Challenger: A 16,000-Mile Update—A Little Bad, A Lot Good
Posted on December 22, 2025 | 50 CommentsAfter decades of collecting old cars for fun and (no) profit, I finally have a daily driver that suits me perfectly: My 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT with the “Blacktop Package” […] -
1984 Lincoln Continental Mark VII Turbo Diesel: American Luxury, BMW Power
Posted on December 18, 2025 | 32 CommentsThe (Lincoln) Continental Mark VII was arguably Ford’s best attempt at building a luxury grand tourer in the German sense, and for two model years (1984 and 1985), Ford brass […] -
1969 and 1970 Cadillac Eldorados: The Best Of All Possible Worlds
Posted on December 16, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn 1759, Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as Voltaire, wrote Candide, my favorite book. Ironically subtitled “Optimism,” Candide chronicles its eponymous character’s hapless adventures as he crosses the globe in search of a woman […] -
The (Mostly) Black-and-White World of 1964 Car Enthusiast Advertising: Performance Over Practicality
Posted on December 15, 2025 | 22 CommentsFuture archaeologists’ jobs will certainly be made easier by our advertising. As I thumbed through my May 1964 copy of Car and Driver, a magazine where the ads tended to focus on […] -
1961 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Sedan: Finding The Magic Formula For Success
Posted on December 11, 2025 | 15 CommentsIn 1961, the Corvair’s second year of production, it was still the new guy at the office, trying its best to fit in. Before it could feel at ease in […] -
The Visible Vitals: W.M. Welch’s Miniature Engine and the Golden Age of Hands-On Science
Posted on December 8, 2025 | 28 CommentsMany of us take for granted that we have an understanding of the Otto four-stroke cycle, but we had to learn it somewhere, and wouldn’t it have been easier if […]
![1963 Plymouth Valiant V-200 Sedan: A Snowblind Mopar, Dyin’ Slow A homemade, zip-tied “For Sale” sign can only mean one thing for this poor little Plymouth Valiant that Hyperpack posted on the CC Cohort: It’s time to settle in, because it’s going […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/55018517229_662e85d1be_k-115x115.jpg)
![My 1967 Volvo 1800S: The One Where It’s Still Not Running Right At The End The learning curve has been steep with my 1967 Volvo 1800S, as Lucas electrical systems, SU carburetors, and Bosch distributors are old to many but new to me. All three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/67-Volvo-1-115x115.jpg)
![1966 Oldsmobile Toronados In (Almost) Every Color: A Masterpiece In Any Tone Anybody who knows me well can tell you one thing: My goal in life right now is to find a decent(ish) 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and buy it. If I find […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Lucerne-Mist-BaT-1-115x115.webp)
![Lime Aid: How These Lime Green 1976 Chevrolets Brightened Up The Bicentennial When one thinks of lurid greens, one must recall Ford’s Grabber colors or Mopar’s High-Impact colors of the early 1970s (or today). Few would think of mid-1970s General Motors as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/76-MC-BaT-115x115.webp)

![1986 Chevrolet Cavalier CS Hatchback: “America’s Favorite Car” America’s need for cheap transportation can be easily summed up in the sales numbers of the Chevrolet Cavalier. In the years spanning 1985 to 2005, Cavalier annual production only dropped […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/55005653162_f574de3443_k-e1767013945620-115x115.jpg)
![1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible: Tempted By A Forgotten Rocket There’s a certain panic that sets in when you’re presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let’s say, for example, that you see a 70,000-mile 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible, one of 2,410 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Starfire-4-scaled-e1766841673798-115x115.jpg)
![Pininfarina’s Shared Language of Beauty in 1963—From Ferrari to FIAT No person who’s being honest can argue that 1963 wasn’t one of the greatest years in automotive styling history, and the cars that Italian design house Pininfarina alone presented to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-24-082929-115x115.jpg)
![The Beach Boys’ “Shut Down”: A Fuel-Injected Sting Ray Might Be Closer To That Super Stock Dodge Than You’d Expect I’m going to get this out of the way: Although I love 1960s cars and I love 1960s music, I don’t like 1960s car songs; however, there’s one famous car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/413-and-Corvette-115x115.jpg)
![My 2023 Dodge Challenger: A 16,000-Mile Update—A Little Bad, A Lot Good After decades of collecting old cars for fun and (no) profit, I finally have a daily driver that suits me perfectly: My 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT with the “Blacktop Package” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PXL_20250715_165227477-115x115.jpg)
![1984 Lincoln Continental Mark VII Turbo Diesel: American Luxury, BMW Power The (Lincoln) Continental Mark VII was arguably Ford’s best attempt at building a luxury grand tourer in the German sense, and for two model years (1984 and 1985), Ford brass […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1984-Mark-VII-with-Turbo-Diesel-Emblem-115x115.jpg)
![1969 and 1970 Cadillac Eldorados: The Best Of All Possible Worlds In 1759, Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as Voltaire, wrote Candide, my favorite book. Ironically subtitled “Optimism,” Candide chronicles its eponymous character’s hapless adventures as he crosses the globe in search of a woman […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-fknbg-115x115.webp)
![The (Mostly) Black-and-White World of 1964 Car Enthusiast Advertising: Performance Over Practicality Future archaeologists’ jobs will certainly be made easier by our advertising. As I thumbed through my May 1964 copy of Car and Driver, a magazine where the ads tended to focus on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jaguar-ad-from-May-1964-Car-and-Driver-crop-115x115.webp)
![1961 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Sedan: Finding The Magic Formula For Success In 1961, the Corvair’s second year of production, it was still the new guy at the office, trying its best to fit in. Before it could feel at ease in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-fmnfghScreenshot-2025-12-08-093353-115x115.jpg)
![The Visible Vitals: W.M. Welch’s Miniature Engine and the Golden Age of Hands-On Science Many of us take for granted that we have an understanding of the Otto four-stroke cycle, but we had to learn it somewhere, and wouldn’t it have been easier if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PXL_20251130_200733083-115x115.jpg)


