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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 6/4/2011. It’s still as relevant as ever; more so, actually) The fact that men, particularly blue collar workers, have suffered disproportionately in America’s changing economy of the past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-93-053-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Styleside F-100 Pickup – That Most Feminine Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Styleside F-100 Pickup – That Most Feminine Truck
Posted on December 10, 2024 | 143 Comments(first posted 6/4/2011. It’s still as relevant as ever; more so, actually) The fact that men, particularly blue collar workers, have suffered disproportionately in America’s changing economy of the past […] -
![And just like that, it’s ‘60s Coupé Week in Tokyo, by T87 decree. Tyrannical, isn’t it? Well, I do have a few choice two-doors to share with the CCommunity – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20230604_135101_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – The Show Pony")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – The Show Pony
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 22 CommentsAnd just like that, it’s ‘60s Coupé Week in Tokyo, by T87 decree. Tyrannical, isn’t it? Well, I do have a few choice two-doors to share with the CCommunity – […] -
![The GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0507.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play")
Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsThe GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2018) Thanks to compounding traffic problems causing me to take some really odd detours to get home the other night, I stumbled across something I hadn’t seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181121_141955.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990-1994 Chrysler LeBaron – Does AA Mean It’s Double Good?")
Curbside Classic: 1990-1994 Chrysler LeBaron – Does AA Mean It’s Double Good?
Posted on December 4, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/4/2018) Thanks to compounding traffic problems causing me to take some really odd detours to get home the other night, I stumbled across something I hadn’t seen […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2018) For those who love anachronisms, this is a dream car. Not only does it feature a bustleback trunklid, but as a 1987 model, it is the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RR-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – Last Of The Bustleback Breed")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – Last Of The Bustleback Breed
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/3/2018) For those who love anachronisms, this is a dream car. Not only does it feature a bustleback trunklid, but as a 1987 model, it is the last […] -
![(first posted 12/30/2012) No, Plymouth was not a common sight on pickup tailgates. After a brief fling with them between 1937 and 1942, Chrysler left it to Dodge to do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-66-173-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 12/30/2012) No, Plymouth was not a common sight on pickup tailgates. After a brief fling with them between 1937 and 1942, Chrysler left it to Dodge to do […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2018) I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-375-053.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC/Auto-Biography: 1964 Ford Falcon – The Long, Slow Trip To New York City")
CC/Auto-Biography: 1964 Ford Falcon – The Long, Slow Trip To New York City
Posted on November 30, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 11/30/2018) I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2012) Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5-14-2012-010-e1337036033486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport St. Regis – Old Soldier")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport St. Regis – Old Soldier
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/17/2012) Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2012) In the months before the 1928 U. S. presidential election, Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot and a car in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1937-PackardSix03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Six – Prestige on the Installment Plan")
Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Six – Prestige on the Installment Plan
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/4/2012) In the months before the 1928 U. S. presidential election, Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot and a car in […] -
![In the long and storied history of International trucks, there has been plenty of cross-pollination between their commercial-oriented heavy-duty trucks and more pedestrian pickups. Today’s truck represents the 1959-1961 B […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ih-b-series-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 International B160 – Flatbed Footnote")
Curbside Classic: 1960 International B160 – Flatbed Footnote
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 16 CommentsIn the long and storied history of International trucks, there has been plenty of cross-pollination between their commercial-oriented heavy-duty trucks and more pedestrian pickups. Today’s truck represents the 1959-1961 B […] -
![When I see a copy of the “aero sculpted” last generation of the F150-based Ford Bronco, especially when it is dressed in white with the XLT Package, I instantly think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54159295556_fe7669012b_o-e1732403831580.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994-1996 Ford Bronco XLT in White – Would You Like Some OJ With That?")
Curbside Classic: 1994-1996 Ford Bronco XLT in White – Would You Like Some OJ With That?
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 29 CommentsWhen I see a copy of the “aero sculpted” last generation of the F150-based Ford Bronco, especially when it is dressed in white with the XLT Package, I instantly think […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1984Oldsmobile9803-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6303652810_e5879abc4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2012) Even though I am retired, I frequently find myself crossing the state for non-income producing reasons. Now I carry a camera. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_1080_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Dodge Business Coupe – Dodge Gives America The Business")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Dodge Business Coupe – Dodge Gives America The Business
Posted on November 23, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/29/2012) Even though I am retired, I frequently find myself crossing the state for non-income producing reasons. Now I carry a camera. I was […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DODGE-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […]
