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Curbside Classics Archives
Dealer Classic Archive
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![(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1957-Cadillac-Dealer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs")
Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 92 Comments(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2017, updated 6/29/2023) While we normally don’t cover dealerships on Curbside Classic, Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC (CARS – get it?) is a very special dealership that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_6852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: The Brain Melting Cars of Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC")
Dealer Classic: The Brain Melting Cars of Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 6/28/2017, updated 6/29/2023) While we normally don’t cover dealerships on Curbside Classic, Classic Autos Restored Simply, LLC (CARS – get it?) is a very special dealership that […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2013) In the late 1980s, Chrysler looked like it was back on top of its game. The government-guaranteed loans were paid in full, the minivans were selling like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/rf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Plymouth Acclaim: If It Was Good Enough For Zackman And Tina Turner…")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Plymouth Acclaim: If It Was Good Enough For Zackman And Tina Turner…
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/19/2013) In the late 1980s, Chrysler looked like it was back on top of its game. The government-guaranteed loans were paid in full, the minivans were selling like […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2016) In 1948, the postwar boom was in full swing. After almost 20 years of Depression and wartime rationing, people were buying – cars, homes, TVs, you name […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/04171602-e1461554763424.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: Planning Automobile Dealer Properties – GM’s Postwar Vision")
Dealer Classic: Planning Automobile Dealer Properties – GM’s Postwar Vision
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 6/4/2016) In 1948, the postwar boom was in full swing. After almost 20 years of Depression and wartime rationing, people were buying – cars, homes, TVs, you name […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2016) If you crave a comprehensive history about the 1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible, keep on walking, because this is among the last cars I’d be willing to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/003a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible – Quiero dar un paseo, pero no quiero comprar este coche.")
Dealer Classic: 1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible – Quiero dar un paseo, pero no quiero comprar este coche.
Posted on May 23, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/23/2016) If you crave a comprehensive history about the 1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible, keep on walking, because this is among the last cars I’d be willing to […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2015) For anyone that didn’t already know, there was no Challenger R/T after 1971. For 1972, the sporty trim level of the E-Body Challenger range was known as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-1972-challenger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1972-74 Dodge Challenger “R/T” – Not Quite The Same")
Dealer Classic: 1972-74 Dodge Challenger “R/T” – Not Quite The Same
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/22/2015) For anyone that didn’t already know, there was no Challenger R/T after 1971. For 1972, the sporty trim level of the E-Body Challenger range was known as […] -
![The area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/111_0997a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute")
Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 66 CommentsThe area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […] -
![One of my favorite colors is lime green. My parents allowed me to choose the paint color in my bedroom when I was four – I chose lime green. Lime […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-Mustang-Capture-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Multiple Curbside Classics: 2020 Ford Mustang Ecoboost and Dad’s 1971 Mach 1 – Family Traditions And Being At Odds With My Riviera Money")
Multiple Curbside Classics: 2020 Ford Mustang Ecoboost and Dad’s 1971 Mach 1 – Family Traditions And Being At Odds With My Riviera Money
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 35 CommentsOne of my favorite colors is lime green. My parents allowed me to choose the paint color in my bedroom when I was four – I chose lime green. Lime […] -
![When Willie Nelson released “Ten with a Two” in 1990, he wasn’t singing about shopping for a Camaro, but the concept of coming home with something that belies a drunken […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/111_0629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z – “Ten With A Two”")
Dealer Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z – “Ten With A Two”
Posted on November 2, 2020 | 24 CommentsWhen Willie Nelson released “Ten with a Two” in 1990, he wasn’t singing about shopping for a Camaro, but the concept of coming home with something that belies a drunken […] -
Dealer of the Day: Frank’s Garage – GMC
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 11 Comments -
Dealer of the Day: Ray Fladeboe
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsLocated in Irvine, CA. -
Dealer of the Day: “The Best Move I Ever made Was To Become a Sunbeam Dealer”
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 46 CommentsI’m down to the last batch of vintage dealer postcards and ads, and instead of dumping them all on you at once, I’m going to do what I should have […] -
Dealer of the Day: Richard Werren Subaru
Posted on July 10, 2020 | No Comments -
![Custom trucks and lowriders are definitely not my bag, but there’s no denying that seeing a dealership / workshop that specializes in these is something to behold – and take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191017_102659-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classics Capsule: Observing Local Customs")
Dealer Classics Capsule: Observing Local Customs
Posted on October 21, 2019 | 8 CommentsCustom trucks and lowriders are definitely not my bag, but there’s no denying that seeing a dealership / workshop that specializes in these is something to behold – and take […] -
![Who hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop? When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1954MonarchLucerneSunValley05Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "For Sale Classic: 1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley – Canadian Bakin’")
For Sale Classic: 1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley – Canadian Bakin’
Posted on August 23, 2019 | 50 CommentsWho hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop? When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]
