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Automotive Histories Archive
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![Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker-115x115.webp "Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors")
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
![In 1977, Lincoln rolled out the Versailles, a relatively compact luxury sedan that was very plainly a dressed-up version of the workaday Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch; it was dropped after less […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1991-Lexus-ES250-and-1978-Lincoln-Versaille-side-composite-115x115.webp "1990–1991 Lexus ES250: Was This Junior Lexus Toyota’s Answer To The Lincoln Versailles?")
1990–1991 Lexus ES250: Was This Junior Lexus Toyota’s Answer To The Lincoln Versailles?
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 26 CommentsIn 1977, Lincoln rolled out the Versailles, a relatively compact luxury sedan that was very plainly a dressed-up version of the workaday Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch; it was dropped after less […] -
![The 1979 Chevrolet Camaro was an incredibly popular car — model-year production topped 282,000 units, the Camaro’s all-time peak — and it still looks pretty good in its swaggering disco-era […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1979-Chevrolet-Camaro-Med-Beige-Bring-a-Trailer-3-composite-115x115.webp "1979 Chevrolet Camaro: The Best-Selling Camaro In Its Second-Worst Color")
1979 Chevrolet Camaro: The Best-Selling Camaro In Its Second-Worst Color
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 62 CommentsThe 1979 Chevrolet Camaro was an incredibly popular car — model-year production topped 282,000 units, the Camaro’s all-time peak — and it still looks pretty good in its swaggering disco-era […] -
![For decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1969_Jeep_Recreational_Fleet-02.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part I")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part I
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsFor decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […] -
![A while back, I ran across a listing for a 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado in an unusual color I hadn’t seen before, which got me thinking about the impact of color […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1969-Oldsmobile-Toronado-W34-Powder-Blue-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-composite.webp "1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Powder Blue Paint Job Highlights The Toronado’s Identity Crisis")
1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Powder Blue Paint Job Highlights The Toronado’s Identity Crisis
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 27 CommentsA while back, I ran across a listing for a 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado in an unusual color I hadn’t seen before, which got me thinking about the impact of color […] -
![Where the Continental Mark IV and Mark V of the ’70s were among Lincoln’s greatest hits, the Lincoln Versailles, a luxo version of the Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch, is often regarded […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-1980-Lincoln-Versailles-composite.webp "1977–1980 Lincoln Versailles: Slow-Selling, Cynical, But Very Profitable")
1977–1980 Lincoln Versailles: Slow-Selling, Cynical, But Very Profitable
Posted on August 25, 2025 | 42 CommentsWhere the Continental Mark IV and Mark V of the ’70s were among Lincoln’s greatest hits, the Lincoln Versailles, a luxo version of the Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch, is often regarded […] -
![Huge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-Dark-Jade-Primo-Classics-front-3q-right.webp "1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green")
1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green
Posted on August 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsHuge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2014) The 1971-74 Toyota Crown was a watershed moment for the company; one that I believe had a significant influence on the initial success of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cover.jpg "Toyota S60/S70 Crown Design History – The Thunderwhale")
Toyota S60/S70 Crown Design History – The Thunderwhale
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 110 Comments(first posted 10/21/2014) The 1971-74 Toyota Crown was a watershed moment for the company; one that I believe had a significant influence on the initial success of the […] -
![The 1964 model year was the last hurrah of the entry-level Cadillac Series 62, and the final year for the ’50s-vintage Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic, an unusual four-speed automatic transmission with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1964-Cadillac-Series-62-2HT-Turino-Turquoise-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-w-coupling-inset.webp "1964 Cadillac Series 62 – Last Year Of A Very Unusual GM Hydra-Matic Transmission With TWO Fluid Couplings")
1964 Cadillac Series 62 – Last Year Of A Very Unusual GM Hydra-Matic Transmission With TWO Fluid Couplings
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 16 CommentsThe 1964 model year was the last hurrah of the entry-level Cadillac Series 62, and the final year for the ’50s-vintage Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic, an unusual four-speed automatic transmission with […] -
![Although the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1985-Buick-Riviera-red-coupe-and-white-convert-Survivor-and-Mecum-side-composite.webp "1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)")
1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)
Posted on August 18, 2025 | 49 CommentsAlthough the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […] -
![If you’re an American of a certain age, seeing a be-finned big black convertible with red or orange accents is likely to leave the Neal Hefti’s theme to the 1966 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1959-Buick-Electra-225-convert-Sable-Black-Mecum-Auctions-T105-front-3q-with-signal.webp "1959 Buick Electra 225 Convertible: As Bat-Winged As The Batmobile")
1959 Buick Electra 225 Convertible: As Bat-Winged As The Batmobile
Posted on August 15, 2025 | 25 CommentsIf you’re an American of a certain age, seeing a be-finned big black convertible with red or orange accents is likely to leave the Neal Hefti’s theme to the 1966 […] -
![In the fall of 1959, Chrysler introduced a new compact car called Valiant, with sound engineering, good road manners and controversial styling; it was an also-ran in the market, although […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1960-Valiant-V200-Roadside-Rambler-1987-Ford-Taurus-LX-Barn-Finds-left-composite.webp "1960–1962 Plymouth Valiant Versus 1986–1991 Ford Taurus – Closer Than They Appear")
1960–1962 Plymouth Valiant Versus 1986–1991 Ford Taurus – Closer Than They Appear
Posted on August 13, 2025 | 27 CommentsIn the fall of 1959, Chrysler introduced a new compact car called Valiant, with sound engineering, good road manners and controversial styling; it was an also-ran in the market, although […] -
![The 1963–1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (C2) is a classic design whose styling holds up well today. One reason for that was the selection of attractive paint choices. Let’s take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/C2-Corvette-composite-Goldwood-Yellow-1965-Nassau-Blue-1965-Riverside-Red-1963-Goodwood-Green-1967-scaled.webp "1963 to 1967 C2 Corvette Sting Ray Colors: From Rarest To Most Popular")
1963 to 1967 C2 Corvette Sting Ray Colors: From Rarest To Most Popular
Posted on August 12, 2025 | 37 CommentsThe 1963–1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (C2) is a classic design whose styling holds up well today. One reason for that was the selection of attractive paint choices. Let’s take […] -
![The 1958 Oldsmobile. Just to say it evokes moans, giggles or rolling eyes. One of the most over-styled cars of the 1950s (if not of all time), it has become […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1958Olds8806.jpg "1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – OLDSmobility In The Rocket Age")
1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – OLDSmobility In The Rocket Age
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe 1958 Oldsmobile. Just to say it evokes moans, giggles or rolling eyes. One of the most over-styled cars of the 1950s (if not of all time), it has become […] -
![In March 1986, Honda launched a new luxury brand called Acura, which originally offered two models: the luxurious new Legend sedan and a sporty compact hatchback called Integra. Based on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1988-Acura-Integra-LS-3dr-5dr-BaT-4-and-7-side-composite.webp "1986–1989 Acura Integra: Was This The Most Satisfying ’80s Honda?")
1986–1989 Acura Integra: Was This The Most Satisfying ’80s Honda?
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 33 CommentsIn March 1986, Honda launched a new luxury brand called Acura, which originally offered two models: the luxurious new Legend sedan and a sporty compact hatchback called Integra. Based on […]
