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![(Updated 3/27/2026) The 1979 Mustang. From the beginning, the Mustang’s life was charmed. Each major generational change coincided with a big surge in sales for America’s favorite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1979-Ford-Mustang-07Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A Fresh Start")
![Sixty years ago, a multimedia phenomenon swept America, and indeed, the world. People have now spent years laughing at them, but The Monkees were everywhere in the fall of 1966. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Monkeemobile-Dean-Jeffries-exterior-02-115x115.jpg "Hey Hey, It’s The Monkeemobile")
![(Updated 3/15/2026) The Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1994-Dodge-Ram-Van02Small.jpg "1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View")
![Let’s just get this out front. I love these cars. I have always loved these cars. But I have never been quite sure of the source of these cars’ hold […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1980ChryLeBaron06-crop.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler LeBaron – A Car (and a Company) In Transition")
![(Updated 2/21/2026) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above of a 1973 Ford LTD. We are going to examine this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1973FordLTD08.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!")
![(Updated 2/20/2026) As much as the 70s was the era of malaise when it came to cars, it was a much better period for American trucks. The big pickups, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc78Bronco3.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Bronco – Free Wheelin’!")
![(Updated 2/11/2026) It has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SedonaShortie04Small.jpg "Curbside Find: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan")
![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg "1971 Chrysler Newport Royal: Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Underachieving Fuselage Years")
![After about a dozen years with no changes to the JPC fleet, last spring and summer led to a full turnover. A new 2023 Dodge Charger GT came into my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2023-Charger-Update-01-115x115.jpg "My 2023 Dodge Charger and 2007 Mazda 3 – A Year Of Motoring Happily")
![What could these two very different vehicles from 1991 have in common? Enough in common to combine them into a CC Double Feature? More than you might first think, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1991-Cadillac-Explorer-Combine2.jpg "Curbside Classic Comparison: 1991 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Vs. Ford Explorer – Which One Was The “Real” Cadillac?")
![Here is another one that I have been sitting on for awhile. Since August of 2011, in fact. Why did I take pictures of this car? I don’t really like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1973-Olds-Ninety-Eight-Regency-08-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Nice Car, Fabulous Seats")
![Anyone who has spent more than three weeks at this site knows that I am a sucker for the big original cars that are never seen at car shows because […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1967-Pontiac-Bonneville-02.jpg "1967 Pontiac Bonneville 4-Door Hardtop: Mixed Metaphor With A Tasty Combination")
![How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10.jpg "1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)")
![The phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely under the age of fifty. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1969PontiacGTO16.jpg "1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!")
![(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1991-Toyota-Previa-03-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)")
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