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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 8/8/2014) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink")
Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink
Posted on August 8, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 8/8/2014) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2011) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-84-024-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/10/2011) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2014) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-06-30-14.40.15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 8/6/2014) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […] -
![I didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200728_140818-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird")
Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 27 CommentsI didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-53-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […] -
![One of my primary missions at CC has been to document the decline and death of the big American car. I identified women (and their children) as the primary agents […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CC-420-094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile F-85 DeLuxe Hardtop Coupe – Goldilocks")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile F-85 DeLuxe Hardtop Coupe – Goldilocks
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 34 CommentsOne of my primary missions at CC has been to document the decline and death of the big American car. I identified women (and their children) as the primary agents […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2014) This is almost too nice of a car to be a true CC, given that it spends most of its time in the garage, but when I […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-05-15.07.04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Century Regal – The Confident Colonnade?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Century Regal – The Confident Colonnade?
Posted on July 28, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 7/28/2014) This is almost too nice of a car to be a true CC, given that it spends most of its time in the garage, but when I […] -
![Oldsmobile enjoyed a great run during the 1960s. Annual production doubled, the brand became America’s 5th-best selling car make, and models such as the Toronado and Cutlass etched their way […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RF-1-a-1967-Delmont-88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible: A Dynamic Convertible With A Frumpy Name")
Car Show Classic: 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible: A Dynamic Convertible With A Frumpy Name
Posted on July 27, 2020 | 77 CommentsOldsmobile enjoyed a great run during the 1960s. Annual production doubled, the brand became America’s 5th-best selling car make, and models such as the Toronado and Cutlass etched their way […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker was at its peak. The company from South Bend, Indiana had never […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cc47Studebakerad-or.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker was at its peak. The company from South Bend, Indiana had never […] -
![(first posted 5/12/2012) Here’s Eugene’s most famous bus, Further. It’s not the original 1939 Further, the prototype of all hippie buses and the one that Ken Kesey and The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-133-203-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1947 International Bus “Further” – Ken Kesey’s Merry Prankster-Mobile – And Arguably The Most Culturally Impactful Vehicle Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1947 International Bus “Further” – Ken Kesey’s Merry Prankster-Mobile – And Arguably The Most Culturally Impactful Vehicle Ever
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/12/2012) Here’s Eugene’s most famous bus, Further. It’s not the original 1939 Further, the prototype of all hippie buses and the one that Ken Kesey and The […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2014) The voice on the commercial was a mixture of auctioneer and late night car salesman. Running as often as political commercials prior to an election, the promise […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Regal Limited – Rhapsody in Black")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Regal Limited – Rhapsody in Black
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 7/23/2014) The voice on the commercial was a mixture of auctioneer and late night car salesman. Running as often as political commercials prior to an election, the promise […] -
![I have been thinking recently about taking time off from work. What used to be referred to as “vacation time” is now usually referred to as PTO, an acronym that […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1706-1967-Ford-Mustang-notchback-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Notchback – I’d Like To Get To Know You")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Notchback – I’d Like To Get To Know You
Posted on July 21, 2020 | 36 CommentsI have been thinking recently about taking time off from work. What used to be referred to as “vacation time” is now usually referred to as PTO, an acronym that […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1976FordElite03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 141 Comments(first posted 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2014) Bigger is better. While this phrase isn’t always true, there is no denying that the Ford Expedition was, and still is, one big vehicle. My reaction upon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_4218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Ford Expedition – My Introduction To Excess")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Ford Expedition – My Introduction To Excess
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 122 Comments(first posted 7/15/2014) Bigger is better. While this phrase isn’t always true, there is no denying that the Ford Expedition was, and still is, one big vehicle. My reaction upon […] -
![Some of my favorite things about returning to Flint, and to Michigan, in the summer for vacation are getting to experience many tastes that are specific to this state and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2417-1968-Pontiac-GTO-side-profile-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac GTO – Redpop!")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac GTO – Redpop!
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 59 CommentsSome of my favorite things about returning to Flint, and to Michigan, in the summer for vacation are getting to experience many tastes that are specific to this state and […]
