Well, it’s the Fourth of July, and for those of us in the States, it’s a day of fun, family, fireworks and barbeque. Let’s celebrate with an appropriately painted Curbside Classic.
Now, as a general rule, I prefer stock Curbside Classics to customs or hot rods, but you have to appreciate the work that went into this paint job.
Special thanks to frequent reader and Contributing Writer Richard Wayman for tipping me off to this Corvette he posted to the Cohort. Apparently, the car is owned by an Elks member in St. George.
To all of you in the States, have a great holiday. To those of you elsewhere, enjoy your Wednesday!
The 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Bicentennial Edition convertible:
1974 Chevrolet Impala Spirit of America Edition:
1987 Lincoln Town Car America’s Cup Edition:
My 1950 Ford 8N. The “Model A” of tractors…
Love it!
That thing came out nice!
Spirit of America (Ad) – Chevrolet Vega:
Spirit of America – Chevrolet Vega:
Spirit of America – Chevrolet Nova:
Damn, I had one of these as my daily drive to work car from about 1982 to 1987. Bought it from my best friend when my ’65 VW got T-boned, and I wanted some Detroit iron around me for a change. Total beater, rusted around the edges from its one year in Wisconsin, faded stripes, peeling vinyl roof. Nothing like that great small block V-8 power. USA!
Happy Fourth to everyone. For my graphic, I will beat MikePDX to this one. We are, after all, a nation of immigrants. 🙂
Brilliant! That goes in my garage.
And here’s to Bob Hall, the American who conceived of the Miata and made it happen at Mazda. Hip, hip, hooray!
I love this one! The top car looks like my Scarlett.
Or, if we are going to stick to native born . . . .
Or if we are going to stick to REALLY native born . . . .
Spirit of ’76 Dart Lite. What’s more American than spelling “light” as “lite”?
I had forgotten about the Dart Lite…Didn’t it have aluminum components to save weight
And another classy Bicentennial tape job…
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/bassomatic/278707/
Found this one online, I would have much rather seen this than the post about the “truck-car.”
Opps forgot the picture…
From what I can tell it’s a 1967 Corvette. A not-quite-ready for the Bicentennial car.
Like Tom, I usually prefer stock. This paint job just caught my eye and screamed “Fourth of July!”
The same guy that owns this owns a fully restored (I think) ’31 Ford Model A Pickup. Quite the car nut.
1972 US Olympics Mustang Sprint
Ford went for the gold, adding Pinto and Maverick versions to the team
International Harvester got into the action as well with the pictured Spirit of ’76 Scout II and the Patriot that got the regular hard top available in all 3 versions the Scout II, the long wheelbase Traveler and the Terra pickup.
Cars trimmed in red, white and blue…our country’s name misspelled in the ad…what could be more American?
Case 1570 for the growers.
A Cub Cadet for the cutters!
You mean this.
Thanks!
One for the Beetle fans!
My Fourth of July car is the 1948 Tucker Torpedo. What a great American story that is. Finally saw one last year and it’s a Big Car!
Francis Ford Coppola made a great movie, with Jeff Bridges as Preston Tucker and his old man Lloyd as the senator who shut him down. Must see for all car guys.
Here’s a set of red, white and blue ones in a parade. Happy Independence Day!
I agree, one of Coppola’s really fine movies. I believe he owned at least two of the Tuckers at the time. The car still looks great today and with Preston Tucker’s major emphasis on safety, I think he made a significant contribution to the concept of the modern car. This week, having seen a kid in front of me texting and consequently rear ending the car in front of him, safety is on my mind. Great choice for the 4th!
I saw that movie in the theater when I was eight years old. Loved it then, love it now. The Tucker was a beautiful car. I saw one in 1989 at the St. Ignace, MI show on a family vacation, very fetching in bottle green!
Hey! What about the red, white, & blue pinstripe job on EVERY first generation Pontiac Grand Am?
You’re right! I forgot about that!
So while I was out today what did I see? A very early Corolla wagon with an American flag paint Job. Then back out tonight and there was a early Bug, with a blown SBC, and an American flag paint job (I’ve seen this one around before). Of course both times they were going the other direction. The spottings weren’t that far apart either.
Oh! And the Chevrolet Monza Mirage!