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![(first posted 3/29/2014) Every car has a story, but some are a lot more obvious than others to divine. What is this Montego Brougham trying to tell us? Do we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Montego.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercury Montego MX Brougham – Mixed Messages")
![(first posted 4/17/2015) Why exactly does this car create such a powerful response (in me, anyway)? It projects such solidity, dignity, and self-assurance. It flew in the face of GM’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Chrysler-1965-New-Yorker.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker – The Last Great Chrysler?")
![There were way too many all-too real custom conversion kitschmobiles built in the ’70s. But here’s a sneak preview of some that never saw the light of day. Oh shame! […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/45661913555_7fb11e277e_k.jpg "Confidential – For (Drug)Dealers Only: The Tacky ’70’s Custom Conversion Kitschmobiles That Sadly Were Never Built")
![I have caught a number of interesting vehicles in my many trips to Jerry’s or Home Depot, but this one was a bit of a surprise, parked in the loading […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5501.jpg "Loading Dock Outtake: Jeep FJ-3A Fleetvan – Skinny Little Van Still Hard At Work")
![This started out as just a quick post of these shots of this fine Belvedere wagon posted by canadiancatgreeen. I quickly opened the ’65 Belvedere brochure at oldcarbrochures.com, and was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/51032561891_efaf14353e_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II Station Wagon – What’s With The Extra Inch Of Wheelbase? Another Fall Down The Mopar Wheelbase Rabbit Hole")
![Jud Landis, a neighbor, sent me the link to this 2016 Kia Soul For Sale. I’m impressed by the mileage, and also impressed at the asking price. Is the used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kia-Soul-for-sale.jpg "(Non) CC For Sale: 2016 Kia Soul Taxi – 434,319 Miles, $9,995 – Why Does This Strike Me As A Bit Pricey?")
![It’s the houses under construction that caught my eye, although the ’72 Olds 98 is hard to miss too. No one builds like this anymore; plywood or OSB sheathing has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/46632213902_6d2fa18acd_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: No One Builds Cars Like This Anymore And No One Builds Houses Like This Anymore")
![Automotive illustrations were of course very common, with the last great exponents being Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, who carried on doing Pontiac and Opel illustrations right up into the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/48075503702_026e734227_k.jpg "The Superb Automotive Illustrations of Harry Anderson – Before Fitzpatrick and Kaufman")
![Malaise (def): a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify. Our task today is to determine the exact cause and sources of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5796.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #35 – Peak GM Malaise")
![I have been noticing lifted little FWD cars for some time now, and they undoubtedly were something of an inspiration to lifting my xBox. I ran into this bright blue […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5539.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Diesel Rabbit “Trailhawk 4×4” – The Spiritual Antecedent To My xBox")
![Been hankering for a time capsule to that splendiferous decade of the seventies? What better vehicle to relive it in than this sublime ’76 Maverick. It’s got a battering ram […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/50211966972_451a1cda1f_k.jpg "CC For Sale: 1976 Maverick – $4,555; One Owner, and Loaded, Right Down To The Bumpers – Your Time Machine To The Seventies Awaits")
![I guess the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association had gotten as much money out of exhibiting what they thought was Hermann Goering’s Grosser Mercedes as they were going to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/46042962435_3e3c59bf5b_k.jpg "Vintage For Sale Ad: “Mercedes Benz Bullet Proof Car, Lately Owned by Hermann Goering” – Actually This Was One Of Hitler’s Mercedes (Or Not)")
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