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Blog Archive
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![This time around we are going to look at the GM (later GMC) New Look “Fishbowl” bus. I don’t know the exact year and model numbers of all of these, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1965-GMC-TDH5303-NYCTA-BUS-O-RAMA.jpg "CC Illustrations: GM Fishbowl Buses – Part 1")
CC Illustrations: GM Fishbowl Buses – Part 1
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis time around we are going to look at the GM (later GMC) New Look “Fishbowl” bus. I don’t know the exact year and model numbers of all of these, […] -
![1967 was a major turning point for AMC. It finally saw the light and realized it was going to be necessary to change their dowdy image, and join the kids […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14482593085_f283b56224_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1967 Rambler American With 343 V8 – “We Don’t Build Them The Way We Used To”")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Rambler American With 343 V8 – “We Don’t Build Them The Way We Used To”
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 31 Comments1967 was a major turning point for AMC. It finally saw the light and realized it was going to be necessary to change their dowdy image, and join the kids […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2015) By the mid-2000s, it seemed like GM executives had finally figured out a few things. Firstly, that GM’s global divisions were producing some excellent cars that ought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pontiac-2007-G5.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 2007-09 Pontiac G5 – Old Habits")
Curbside Capsule: 2007-09 Pontiac G5 – Old Habits
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) By the mid-2000s, it seemed like GM executives had finally figured out a few things. Firstly, that GM’s global divisions were producing some excellent cars that ought […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-Zephyr.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design")
Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 162 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […] -
![1959 was the last year for Chevy’s Task Force pickups, which first arrived in 1955. They would be replaced in 1960 with the first of many generations of C/K Series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/50740580302_ea7d8f4f7b_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside – Last Year For High Cabs; For The Time Being")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside – Last Year For High Cabs; For The Time Being
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 12 Comments1959 was the last year for Chevy’s Task Force pickups, which first arrived in 1955. They would be replaced in 1960 with the first of many generations of C/K Series […] -
![The 1972 Bi-Car Saturn Model claims to be the product of eight years of development. Regardless of the odd choice of name, the concept of a two wheeled car with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14494486495_294bee9003_k.jpg "Failed Concept: “Meet The World’s First Bi-Car” – And A Brief Survey Of Others Of Its Ilk")
Failed Concept: “Meet The World’s First Bi-Car” – And A Brief Survey Of Others Of Its Ilk
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1972 Bi-Car Saturn Model claims to be the product of eight years of development. Regardless of the odd choice of name, the concept of a two wheeled car with […] -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-1972-challenger.jpg "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 | 75 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 […] -
![FCA/Stellantis have aggressively pursued anyone trying to sell anything even remotely Jeep-like. So when I cam across this ad for this 1994 Big Sur EV, I was a bit surprised. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Big-Sur-EV.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1994 “Big Sur” EV – Wonder How Jeep Would Feel About This?")
Vintage Ad: 1994 “Big Sur” EV – Wonder How Jeep Would Feel About This?
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 10 CommentsFCA/Stellantis have aggressively pursued anyone trying to sell anything even remotely Jeep-like. So when I cam across this ad for this 1994 Big Sur EV, I was a bit surprised. […] -
![It didn’t take me long as a kid of seven or eight to figure out that these tall Ford semi trucks I’d see on the highway in Iowa were just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8621300345_5a3afa6e4c_k.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: Ford H Series – Jacked Up C-Series Highway Tractor")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Ford H Series – Jacked Up C-Series Highway Tractor
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 25 CommentsIt didn’t take me long as a kid of seven or eight to figure out that these tall Ford semi trucks I’d see on the highway in Iowa were just […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2015) In the Chrysler Corporation’s lengthy history of badge engineering, a tradition that appears to be drawing to an end, usually you could count on the clone bearing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-1983-E-Class.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1983 Dodge 600 – E-Class With Less Class")
Curbside Capsule: 1983 Dodge 600 – E-Class With Less Class
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/21/2015) In the Chrysler Corporation’s lengthy history of badge engineering, a tradition that appears to be drawing to an end, usually you could count on the clone bearing […] -
![posted by Corey Behrens The original Range Rover was a brilliant piece of work, and its influence cannot be overstated. It was the first SUV designed to be truly comfortable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51370735335_c6b243ea60_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Range Rover Series I – Brilliant, But The Wheelbase Is A Bit Too Short")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Range Rover Series I – Brilliant, But The Wheelbase Is A Bit Too Short
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 14 Commentsposted by Corey Behrens The original Range Rover was a brilliant piece of work, and its influence cannot be overstated. It was the first SUV designed to be truly comfortable […] -
![Gen1 Accords have suddenly become very scarce. They’re probably hot collector cars these days. And this Accord is red hot, if not quite original. That wing is dramatic, but wait […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7133.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Gen1 Honda Accord – Not Quite Stock")
Curbside Outtake: Gen1 Honda Accord – Not Quite Stock
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 22 CommentsGen1 Accords have suddenly become very scarce. They’re probably hot collector cars these days. And this Accord is red hot, if not quite original. That wing is dramatic, but wait […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0296.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction")
Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1950(?) Chevrolet Fleetline DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan – It’s Got It All
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 15 CommentsPosted by Don Kincl. It’s got patina, color, a bit of rake, and even a window swamp cooler. What more could you want? -
![I had been waiting for this event for months, but when the day came, I almost decided to sleep in instead. I’m very glad I didn’t. After a weeks vacation, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Vintage-MX-Cover-shot.jpg "The NW Challenge Vintage Motocross")
The NW Challenge Vintage Motocross
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 9 CommentsI had been waiting for this event for months, but when the day came, I almost decided to sleep in instead. I’m very glad I didn’t. After a weeks vacation, […]
