Curbside Classic Archives
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CC For Sale Archive
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1958 Chevrolet Delray 4-Door Sedan: Once So Common; Now So Rare
Posted on September 26, 2025 | 26 CommentsI was inspired to write after finding this dilapidated 1958 Chevrolet Delray for sale on eBay. I then searched the web for more surviving ’58 Delray 4-doors. Not too many […] -
1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […] -
1957 DeSoto Firesweep Sportsman 4-Door Hardtop: Is There Any Hope For This Rare Survivor?
Posted on September 11, 2025 | 25 CommentsJust found this on Facebook Marketplace; the car is located on Staten Island, about 35 miles southeast of me. Will it be saved? Does anyone care? -
1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 17 CommentsTime for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […] -
CC For Sale: 1955 Pontiac Wagon Found Down South – Old American, In Need Of Rescue In The Tropics
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 5 CommentsLast weekend, I did a post on a ’53 Ford Ranch Wagon found in San Salvador. With that, I thought I was done with the “Hey look, an old American […] -
1954 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight: Stirring Ancient Memories
Posted on July 11, 2025 | 30 CommentsIf you want to see pictures of perfectly restored classic cars, there are plenty of places on the Web for you to find them. But there’s something truly authentic–even haunting–about […] -
1961 Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupe–Best Preserved Original In Existence?
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 47 CommentsA car is a utilitarian object. Its purpose is to move people from place to place. But what I’m showing you here today is much more than that. It […] -
Buyer Beware! Brazilian VW Beetles Don’t Have Heaters – I Was Tempted By This One Until I Realized That
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 46 CommentsI’ve been having a bad case of Beetle Fever. I finally broke down and spent a bit of time at BAT (Bring A Trailer) to see what has been sold […] -
1975 Dodge Monaco CHP Police Pursuit Cars: True Bluesmobiles (Two of ’em!)
Posted on May 19, 2025 | 31 Comments“Tribute cars” have become trendy in the old car hobby for a while now. A ’58 Plymouth is painted red and becomes “Christine”. An old Ford sedan from the early […] -
1961 Ford Galaxie 6 Cylinder With Manual Transmission: El Cheapo Luxury
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 28 CommentsHere’s another classic example of a car that once was seen everywhere, but is now virtually extinct. Oh, you might find a convertible or high-performance version of a ’61 […] -
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser–Wowing Prospects on the Showroom Floor!
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […] -
1958 Lincoln Premiere Coupe in Autumn Rose and White: Too Sweet To Pass Up!
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 29 CommentsI’ve written about the incredible 1958-60 Lincolns before (most recently a 1959 Continental coupe in black) but I was scrolling through Craigslist, and this just stopped me in my tracks! […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon – Peak Accord
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/13/2019) This is my favorite generation Accord, as it was still a very lithe and light and nippy car, yet quite refined too. And it […] -
1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsWhen this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […] -
1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: So Much Incredible Styling All In One Car!
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 43 CommentsThe 1958 Oldsmobile has often been maligned for its over-the-top styling. But that’s exactly what makes it so wonderful and compelling, to me at least. So I’m happily going out […]
![1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special The 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1973-Ford-Gran-Torino-LDO-2-e1757720910841.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule Time for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/516200957_2633287860343555_5264828458364067086_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1955 Pontiac Wagon Found Down South – Old American, In Need Of Rescue In The Tropics Last weekend, I did a post on a ’53 Ford Ranch Wagon found in San Salvador. With that, I thought I was done with the “Hey look, an old American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot_20250722-171846.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1954 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight: Stirring Ancient Memories If you want to see pictures of perfectly restored classic cars, there are plenty of places on the Web for you to find them. But there’s something truly authentic–even haunting–about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/s-l16001-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1961 Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupe–Best Preserved Original In Existence? A car is a utilitarian object. Its purpose is to move people from place to place. But what I’m showing you here today is much more than that. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/61-fury-1-1749060143-68408a2f5eb251.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Buyer Beware! Brazilian VW Beetles Don’t Have Heaters – I Was Tempted By This One Until I Realized That I’ve been having a bad case of Beetle Fever. I finally broke down and spent a bit of time at BAT (Bring A Trailer) to see what has been sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2T6A5424-41292-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![1975 Dodge Monaco CHP Police Pursuit Cars: True Bluesmobiles (Two of ’em!) “Tribute cars” have become trendy in the old car hobby for a while now. A ’58 Plymouth is painted red and becomes “Christine”. An old Ford sedan from the early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-18-22.17.18.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser–Wowing Prospects on the Showroom Floor! The Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/571-17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1958 Lincoln Premiere Coupe in Autumn Rose and White: Too Sweet To Pass Up! I’ve written about the incredible 1958-60 Lincolns before (most recently a 1959 Continental coupe in black) but I was scrolling through Craigslist, and this just stopped me in my tracks! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/00V0V_4zGrv8zW6VT_0CI0t2_1200x9001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon – Peak Accord (first posted 2/13/2019) This is my favorite generation Accord, as it was still a very lithe and light and nippy car, yet quite refined too. And it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-350-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: So Much Incredible Styling All In One Car! The 1958 Oldsmobile has often been maligned for its over-the-top styling. But that’s exactly what makes it so wonderful and compelling, to me at least. So I’m happily going out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-04-at-23-14-06-.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)


