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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![The original Oldsmobile Toronado was a landmark design that Oldsmobile stylists spent the next four years undermining. By 1970, the final year of the first generation, the wine had definitely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1970-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Burnished-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-4-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1970 Oldsmobile Toronado GT: 400 Horsepower And A Face Only A Mother Could Love")
1970 Oldsmobile Toronado GT: 400 Horsepower And A Face Only A Mother Could Love
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 16 CommentsThe original Oldsmobile Toronado was a landmark design that Oldsmobile stylists spent the next four years undermining. By 1970, the final year of the first generation, the wine had definitely […] -
![(Updated 10/20/2026) In Nineteen-Ninety, the approximate model year of the above car, I was a teenager and regular Billboard Magazine music chart devotee. The local newspaper, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2011-03-28-Monday-1990-Cadillac-Allante-1-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: c. 1990 Cadillac Allanté – All Around The World")
Curbside Classic: c. 1990 Cadillac Allanté – All Around The World
Posted on October 20, 2026 | 40 Comments(Updated 10/20/2026) In Nineteen-Ninety, the approximate model year of the above car, I was a teenager and regular Billboard Magazine music chart devotee. The local newspaper, the […] -
![Although the mid-’60s AMC Ambassador was still firmly in the intermediate class in exterior size and interior space, American Motors encouraged buyers to compare the plush new Ambassador DPL with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1966-AMC-Ambassador-DPL-Frost-White-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-with-interior-inset-2-115x115.webp "1966 AMC Ambassador DPL Hardtop: American’s Dressed-Up Intermediate, Masquerading As A Full-Size Car")
1966 AMC Ambassador DPL Hardtop: American’s Dressed-Up Intermediate, Masquerading As A Full-Size Car
Posted on October 20, 2026 | 16 CommentsAlthough the mid-’60s AMC Ambassador was still firmly in the intermediate class in exterior size and interior space, American Motors encouraged buyers to compare the plush new Ambassador DPL with […] -
![(Updated 10/19/2026) From the end of WWII until the minivan-Cherokee era, Chrysler rode a stylistic see-saw—as well as a financial one. One minute its designs were too conservative, the next […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CC-236-041-1200-1.jpg "1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus: Chrysler Jumps The Shark (Again) With A Tip Of The Hat To Virgil Exner and Marcello Gandini")
1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus: Chrysler Jumps The Shark (Again) With A Tip Of The Hat To Virgil Exner and Marcello Gandini
Posted on October 19, 2026 | 115 Comments(Updated 10/19/2026) From the end of WWII until the minivan-Cherokee era, Chrysler rode a stylistic see-saw—as well as a financial one. One minute its designs were too conservative, the next […] -
![Almost every car fanatic, no matter how many cars they own, has a favorite genre of collector car. Maybe it’s the big prewar classics, or the pony cars of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Riviera-1965-Thunderbird-1962-GT-Hawk-1966-Toronado-Classic-Auto-Mall-montage-115x115.webp "Riviera, Thunderbird, Eldorado, Toronado, Or GT Hawk: Which 1960s Personal Luxury Coupe Is *Your* Favorite?")
Riviera, Thunderbird, Eldorado, Toronado, Or GT Hawk: Which 1960s Personal Luxury Coupe Is *Your* Favorite?
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 41 CommentsAlmost every car fanatic, no matter how many cars they own, has a favorite genre of collector car. Maybe it’s the big prewar classics, or the pony cars of the […] -
![The 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1970-Buick-Riviera-and-1937-Delage-D8-120-side-comp-115x115.webp "1970 Buick Riviera GS: This Unloved Riviera Was Inspired By A Spectacular Prewar Classic")
1970 Buick Riviera GS: This Unloved Riviera Was Inspired By A Spectacular Prewar Classic
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 23 CommentsThe 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […] -
![(Updated 10/16/2026) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/7219839334_79921f84ea_c-115x115.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 172 Comments(Updated 10/16/2026) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim of […] -
![(Updated 10/13/2026) For all middle children life is hard. And no life is harder in the automotive world than the middle model or trim level. The most difficult life to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/296638_10150329430992201_501872200_8455172_230128943_n.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Wildcat – I Think I Want To Fight")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Wildcat – I Think I Want To Fight
Posted on October 13, 2026 | 65 Comments(Updated 10/13/2026) For all middle children life is hard. And no life is harder in the automotive world than the middle model or trim level. The most difficult life to […] -
![(Updated 10/11/2026) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-27-2013-009-e1409960707987.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down
Posted on October 11, 2026 | 161 Comments(Updated 10/11/2026) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […] -
![The Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique are well known in this community as Ford Motor Company’s $6 billion replacements for the ancient and unloved bargain-basement Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1998-Mercury-Mystique-LS-1-scaled-e1791657134430-115x115.jpg "1998 Mercury Mystique LS: A Rare Survivor Of Ford’s Biggest ‘90s Disappointment, Still On The Road")
1998 Mercury Mystique LS: A Rare Survivor Of Ford’s Biggest ‘90s Disappointment, Still On The Road
Posted on October 11, 2026 | 31 CommentsThe Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique are well known in this community as Ford Motor Company’s $6 billion replacements for the ancient and unloved bargain-basement Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz. […] -
![(Updated 10/10/2026) Hindsight is 20-20 vision. And with that acuity, seeing the Rambler’s historical significance is easy: it was the St. John the Baptist of cars, crying in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-236-020-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler Custom Six – The Prophet")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler Custom Six – The Prophet
Posted on October 10, 2026 | 79 Comments(Updated 10/10/2026) Hindsight is 20-20 vision. And with that acuity, seeing the Rambler’s historical significance is easy: it was the St. John the Baptist of cars, crying in […] -
![You’d be forgiven for thinking this actually is a full-sized Buick. Although Buick jumped whole-heartedly into the compact ring in 1961, it didn’t take long for them to realize that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CC-235-020-1200.jpg "1967 Buick Skylark: Big Little Car — The Mid-Size Buick With Full-Size Ambitions")
1967 Buick Skylark: Big Little Car — The Mid-Size Buick With Full-Size Ambitions
Posted on October 10, 2026 | 9 CommentsYou’d be forgiven for thinking this actually is a full-sized Buick. Although Buick jumped whole-heartedly into the compact ring in 1961, it didn’t take long for them to realize that […] -
![The compact Comet, the bigger, plusher version of the Ford Falcon, was Mercury’s only real hit in the early ’60s, appealing to buyers who wanted a slightly more upscale smaller […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Mercury-Comet-4SD-Sultana-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-e1791455577911-115x115.webp "1963 Mercury Comet V-8 Sedan: “For Better Or For Worse, Something Different Under The Hood”")
1963 Mercury Comet V-8 Sedan: “For Better Or For Worse, Something Different Under The Hood”
Posted on October 10, 2026 | 14 CommentsThe compact Comet, the bigger, plusher version of the Ford Falcon, was Mercury’s only real hit in the early ’60s, appealing to buyers who wanted a slightly more upscale smaller […] -
![Twenty-five years ago, I was entering my mid-twenties and hell bent on finding a Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop. Youth is filled with hope, but there were plenty of hitches in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/PXL_20250628_142239183-scaled-e1791030751943-115x115.jpg "1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura: When Choosing A Favorite Big Pontiac, Why Not A ’64?")
1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura: When Choosing A Favorite Big Pontiac, Why Not A ’64?
Posted on October 8, 2026 | 23 CommentsTwenty-five years ago, I was entering my mid-twenties and hell bent on finding a Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop. Youth is filled with hope, but there were plenty of hitches in […] -
![(Updated 10/07/2026) Car-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1973-Ford-Ranchero-Squire-LF-b.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury
Posted on October 7, 2026 | 44 Comments(Updated 10/07/2026) Car-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take […]
