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![Ford didn’t invent the station wagon, but for decades, they were consistently America’s “wagonmaster.” This gallery of early Ford wood-bodied wagons shows how they evolved from basic working vehicles (which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ford-woodie-wagon-montage-1942-1930-1937-1938-115x115.webp "A Gallery Of Classic Ford Woodie Station Wagons: The Early Years, 1929 To 1942")
![Pontiac only built its 265-cid small V-8 for two model years, 1980 and 1981, and there aren’t many left today. This 1981 Firebird Esprit is a well-preserved survivor with that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1981-Pontiac-Firebird-Esprit-Dk-Maroon-Met-Mecum-Auctions-F265.1-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1981 Pontiac Firebird Esprit With The Rare 4.3L (265 CID) Engine, Last Of The True Pontiac V-8s")
![As the acclaimed AMC series Mad Men dramatically illustrated, the 1960s brought a new tone to American advertising: provocative, sometimes irreverent — and yet still often full of condescending ’50s-style […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1963-Dodge-Pardon-Us-large-section-115x115.webp "Women In 1960s New Car Ads: Sex Appeal And Chauvinism From The “Mad Men” Era")
![This very rare 1960 Chrysler New Yorker convertible is a truly gorgeous car, a beautiful example of one of the most desirable designs of the Virgil Exner era. Someone else […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1960-Chrysler-New-Yorker-convert-Bluegrass-Mecum-Auctions-S43-front-3q-115x115.webp "One-Of-556 1960 Chrysler New Yorker Convertible: Magnificent $125,000 Question Mark")
![You probably wouldn’t want to try this with a 1950 Nash Rambler either if you could avoid it, but roof strength like this was why Nash proclaimed its new Rambler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "“Don’t Try This With A Conventional Convertible”")
![Truth in advertising has always been a rare commodity, but this 1962 ad for the very first Willys Jeep Wagoneer was positively prophetic. As the first really civilized sport utility […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1962-Jeep-Wagoneer-ad-snippet-115x115.webp "Vintage Ad: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Prophet Of The Modern Automotive Scene")
![Back in the days when milk and bread came directly to you rather than to your local supermarket, William and Frank Fageol of the Twin Coach Corporation designed this cute […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1936-Twin-Coach-Helms-Coach-Robin-Adams-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "Helms Bakeries & The Twin Coach Delivery Unit: These Clever Compact Vans Used To Be “Daily At Your Door”")
![The conventional wisdom about the 1971–1977 Chevrolet Vega is that it was a good-looking, good-handling subcompact undermined by terrible execution; its corrosion and reliability problems have become legendary. However, in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1977-Chevrolet-Vega-GT-Silver-Met-SMclassiccars-side-left-115x115.webp "Why The Chevrolet Vega’s Handsome Styling Was Almost As Much Of A Handicap As Its Awful Engine")
![For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the winter solstice, which means the start of winter and the shortest day of the year. As the days have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1971-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-III-Ivy-Moondust-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-with-trim-tag-115x115.webp "Can This Ivy Green “Moondust” 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III Chase Those Winter Blues Away?")
![With its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1976-Buick-LeSabre-V6-2CP-Continental-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-T227-front-3q-left-slant-inset-115x115.webp "1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car?")
![By the late ’70s, Car and Driver was probably the best of the U.S. car magazines: more acerbic and opinionated than Road & Track, more technically sophisticated than Road Test, and not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Automotive-News-1977-04-27_-Vol-52-Iss-4648-65-crop-115x115.webp "Vintage 1977 Ad: Car And Driver Publisher David E. Davis Jr. Tries To Explain Himself")
![The Oldsmobile Cutlass was the bestselling new car model in America in 1977, and the two-door Cutlass Supreme Coupe was the most popular version, so how rare could one possibly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1977-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-Black-Mecum-Auctions-S37-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 5-Speed: Rare Stick-Shift Colonnade Coupe")
![In mid-1987, Honda rolled out its third-generation Prelude coupe with a high-tech new option: a complex four-wheel steering system that was supposed to improve handling and maneuverability. Honda 4WS was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1991-Honda-Prelude-Si-4WS-Phoenix-Red-Bring-a-Trailer-31-front-3q-left-inset-green-115x115.webp "The 1988–1991 Honda Prelude Si Offered Four-Wheel Steering – Was It A Gimmick?")
![The Cadillac Cimarron is one of those cars people love to hate: an unconvincingly dolled-up version of a low-buck compact sedan, which debuted with an underpowered four-cylinder engine and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1988-Cadillac-Cimarron-Autumn-Red-West-Coast-Classics-front-3q-left-crop-115x115.webp "1988 Cadillac Cimarron: The Nicest Surviving Example Of Cadillac’s Most Embarrassing Car")
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