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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(Updated 11/2/2025) My previous cheeky essay comparing a newer GMC crew cab pickup, along with a fairly recent Dodge Ram, to an early ’90s Dodge was quite intentional. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P5080322.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1972 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup: The Justified and Ancient Highwayman")
1972 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup: The Justified and Ancient Highwayman
Posted on November 2, 2025 | 51 Comments(Updated 11/2/2025) My previous cheeky essay comparing a newer GMC crew cab pickup, along with a fairly recent Dodge Ram, to an early ’90s Dodge was quite intentional. […] -
![As fun as Halloween can be, thanks to pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating, it’s most appropriately been a time of ghost stories and general spookiness. What better way to escape those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20250913_194734991-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1971 Dodge Challenger R/T: A Halloween Escape Machine")
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T: A Halloween Escape Machine
Posted on October 31, 2025 | 14 CommentsAs fun as Halloween can be, thanks to pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating, it’s most appropriately been a time of ghost stories and general spookiness. What better way to escape those […] -
![How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)")
1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 18 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […] -
![While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales and profitability standpoint. Unlike other GM brands, Buick had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1996 Buick Regal GS: Trying To Wear Too Many Hats")
1996 Buick Regal GS: Trying To Wear Too Many Hats
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 12 CommentsWhile the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales and profitability standpoint. Unlike other GM brands, Buick had […] -
![(Updated 10/27/2025) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may have been the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/80ChevyCamaro1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS: The Object Of High-School Dreams")
1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS: The Object Of High-School Dreams
Posted on October 27, 2025 | 48 Comments(Updated 10/27/2025) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may have been the […] -
![The phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely under the age of fifty. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1969PontiacGTO16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!")
1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!
Posted on October 26, 2025 | 9 CommentsThe phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely under the age of fifty. […] -
![(Updated 10/25/2025) Some of the simple things in life can be so satisfying….a juicy steak…..finding money in the sock drawer…..a glass of sweet tea on a hot day…..writing about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P6050230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1987 or 1988 Mercury Cougar: Picking At An Open Wound")
1987 or 1988 Mercury Cougar: Picking At An Open Wound
Posted on October 25, 2025 | 67 Comments(Updated 10/25/2025) Some of the simple things in life can be so satisfying….a juicy steak…..finding money in the sock drawer…..a glass of sweet tea on a hot day…..writing about […] -
![The poor J-car. For all the good intentions and noble aspirations GM bestowed upon it, of the final ho-hum execution there are only two of them that seem to remain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P5080337.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1984 Pontiac 2000 Sunbird – We Build Excitement (But Not Necessarily Into Everything We Produce)")
1984 Pontiac 2000 Sunbird – We Build Excitement (But Not Necessarily Into Everything We Produce)
Posted on October 24, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe poor J-car. For all the good intentions and noble aspirations GM bestowed upon it, of the final ho-hum execution there are only two of them that seem to remain […] -
![Is time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to embrace the inevitability of modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CC-87-003-Imp700-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car")
Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 23 CommentsIs time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to embrace the inevitability of modern […] -
![Identifying the origin of species can be a precarious business, as Darwin found out. When it comes to motor homes, it’s easy: one Ray Frank built himself a crude one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-21-14.05.05.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Travco Motorhome: The Granddaddy Of The Motorhome Name And Genre")
Travco Motorhome: The Granddaddy Of The Motorhome Name And Genre
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 3 CommentsIdentifying the origin of species can be a precarious business, as Darwin found out. When it comes to motor homes, it’s easy: one Ray Frank built himself a crude one […] -
![The 1994-1999 Cadillac DeVille was large, imposing and unabashedly a Cadillac. So, how come it took us so long to talk about them on Curbside Classic, and why such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1997-1999-cadillac-deville-delegance-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1994–1999 Cadillac DeVille: How To Lose Friends And Alienate New People")
1994–1999 Cadillac DeVille: How To Lose Friends And Alienate New People
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe 1994-1999 Cadillac DeVille was large, imposing and unabashedly a Cadillac. So, how come it took us so long to talk about them on Curbside Classic, and why such a […] -
![I have a very warm memory of my youth that still strikes me as an odd thing to be sentimental about. It was Christmas night, probably 1992 or 1993, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54829693227_7ba9b90405_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD: In Honor Of The VHS Car Commercial Compilation")
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD: In Honor Of The VHS Car Commercial Compilation
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 19 CommentsI have a very warm memory of my youth that still strikes me as an odd thing to be sentimental about. It was Christmas night, probably 1992 or 1993, which […] -
![“It unleashes a hurricane of power…It tames a tornado of torque…It breaks through the vibration barrier…It’s a Swept-Wing mastery of motion…You rule the road in a Swept-Wing ’57 Dodge!” Wowwww! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-19-29-08-511868418_1902638853856020_536885285794820476_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1957 Dodge Coronet Sedan: “Step Into The Wonderful World Of Autodynamics!”")
1957 Dodge Coronet Sedan: “Step Into The Wonderful World Of Autodynamics!”
Posted on October 18, 2025 | 16 Comments“It unleashes a hurricane of power…It tames a tornado of torque…It breaks through the vibration barrier…It’s a Swept-Wing mastery of motion…You rule the road in a Swept-Wing ’57 Dodge!” Wowwww! […] -
![Several months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting. During the conversation he made one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PA070061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em?")
1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em?
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsSeveral months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting. During the conversation he made one of […] -
![(Updated 10/14/2025) Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/N7umIXaZSymKESxTiwsxeA_thumb_1c6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1993 Plymouth Laser: Candle In The Water, Drifting Helplessly")
1993 Plymouth Laser: Candle In The Water, Drifting Helplessly
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 35 Comments(Updated 10/14/2025) Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […]
