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![(first posted 10/14/2011) There was a sad and dark time in the 1980s when the world was shrinking, and the big American sedan was forced to shrink with it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1991ChryslerNewYorker02-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chrysler New Yorker – Paging Bill Blass")
![(first posted 10/21/2014) Yawn. Another restored squarebird convertible in resale red. Aren’t there a couple of these at every car show? But I didn’t find this one at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1960FordThunderbird08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – Fancy Meeting You Here")
![(first posted 2/17/2012) Aside from my well-known love of old cars, I am also a huge fan of Frank Sinatra. From his early days as The Voice to his twilight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1955-TBird1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Cars of Frank Sinatra")
![(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1987-CadillacBrougham02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman")
![The place: Dearborn, Michigan. The date: March 1, 1994. “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) are on the verge of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1998-Ford-Windstar-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Windstar – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan (part 7)")
![(first posted 9/22/2014) It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model. The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-stud.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers")
![(first posted 8/26/2014) Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made. Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with Oldsmobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1965JeepGladiator03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Holy Toledo!")
![(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker Corporation was at its peak in profitability, with a net of over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cc47Studebakerad-or.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World")
![(first posted 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1976FordElite03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash")
![The 1986 Ford Taurus changed everything when it came to the mainstream American midsize car. It is not a huge exaggeration to call it the Chevy Impala of the 1980’s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1990-Chevrolet-Lumina-03-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina – Suddenly It’s 1960 (In Reverse)")
![(originally posted 6/11/2011) In 1992, Ross Perot mounted a 3rd party run for president. He chose as his running mate Admiral James Stockdale. The Admiral had a distinguished record, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc68Thunderbird01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?")
![Jim Klein brought us a review on a new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. It was an interesting read because I know someone who owns one. But as I read the review, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/01-1961-Studebaker-Autumn-Haze.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Comparisons: Color Buddies – Old And New")
![Dean Edwards has been serving up a Cadillac feast on the pages of the CC Cohort. I took a peek and was stopped in my tracks with these pictures of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49831636182_1a466efa7b_k-Reduced.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Pick Of The Day: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – A Lump Of COAL")
![It is getting harder and harder to find vehicles we have not yet written up, but I believe I have found one – the early Dodge Dakota. When it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1988-Dodge-Dakota-02-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Dodge Dakota – Not Too Big, Not Too Small")
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