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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix – A Short (And Feeble) Second Life
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 97 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) According to mythology, the phoenix is a very long lived bird that is cyclically re-born, arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Well, the Pontiac Phoenix was neither […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986-87 Cadillac Eldorado (With Touring Suspension) – In The Weeds
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 11/17/2015) “You won’t believe what I just saw!” I exclaimed to my father, who never shared my exuberance and passion for all things automotive. “What was it?” […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Mustang Convertible – It Still Is What It Was, To Me
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 39 CommentsYou have no idea how old it makes me feel to be waxing nostalgic about a ’96 Mustang. I was a young adult in the fall of 1993 when seemingly […] -
Curbside Classic: 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Special Two Door Sedan – Your Choice Of Fastback or Notchback
Posted on November 14, 2021 | 67 Comments1949 Chevrolet images posted by William Rubano (first posted 11/14/2015) We commonly talk about the “aero era” of car design, one that started roughly with the 1982 Audi 100/5000, and […] -
Vintage Review: 1958 Chevrolet Impala And Bel Air – Motor Trend Details The Design And Goes For A Drive
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 11/13/2015) Jason’s post this week on his drive in a pristine 1958 Impala gave a fantastic firsthand perspective of how the car feels and performs, along with the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Dodge Daytona – The Un-Boxy K
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 4/6/2013) Eugene is K-Kar heaven: every permutation of Lee Iakkoka’s Karmagination is on display, everywhere. Sometimes even two at a time: -
Curbside Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – A Ride To Remember
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/11/2015) We’ve covered more 1958 Chevrolet’s here than what I thought. However, for this I have upped the ante by riding in this Impala for an extended length […] -
Vintage Review: 1971 AMC Ambassador SST – Road Test Magazine Evaluates AMC’s Biggest Sedan
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 11/11/2015) In the August 1971 issue of Road Test Magazine, the editors chose two American full size cars to review. On Monday, we took a look at the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Allante – GM Deadly Sin #37 – Capitulation
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 59 CommentsThis article started out rather differently than how it turned out. Finding GM Deadly Sins during the eighties is like shooting fish in a barrel; they’re everywhere; it’s much harder […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – All The Brougham You Want, In A Tidier Package
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 108 Comments(first posted 4/8/2013) From 1971 to 1976, General Motors had the market covered when it came to luxy, Broughamtastic land yachts. But at the same time, these offerings did not […] -
Curbside Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Message From 1953, Part 1
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 76 CommentsI’ve never received a message in a bottle, but I have now received a message in a car body. It’s not a message from a place, rather it’s a message […] -
Curbside Classic: 1937 International Demi-Semi-Tractor – Loggers Need Them Some Entertainment Too
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 47 Comments(first posted 6/3/2012. Updated with info about this truck’s working history at bottom of article) After a long week of felling giant trees with axes and those new-fangled smoky chain […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Bonneville – And Who Said The Full-Size Sedan Is Dead?
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 11/9/2015) It is a true statement to say that full-size sedan sales are slipping, as they have been for some years now. Once about as common in every […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 880 – Kenosha Cadillac?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/10/2012) I became really interested in AMC in the late ’90s, due in large part to my purchase of Pat Foster’s American Motors: The Last Independent. I […]
![Curbside Classic: 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix – A Short (And Feeble) Second Life (first posted 11/18/2015) According to mythology, the phoenix is a very long lived bird that is cyclically re-born, arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Well, the Pontiac Phoenix was neither […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sfgh.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986-87 Cadillac Eldorado (With Touring Suspension) – In The Weeds (first posted 11/17/2015) “You won’t believe what I just saw!” I exclaimed to my father, who never shared my exuberance and passion for all things automotive. “What was it?” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1986-1987-cadillac-eldorado-touring-4.png)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Mustang Convertible – It Still Is What It Was, To Me You have no idea how old it makes me feel to be waxing nostalgic about a ’96 Mustang. I was a young adult in the fall of 1993 when seemingly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/013-1996-Ford-Mustang-base-convertible-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Special Two Door Sedan – Your Choice Of Fastback or Notchback 1949 Chevrolet images posted by William Rubano (first posted 11/14/2015) We commonly talk about the “aero era” of car design, one that started roughly with the 1982 Audi 100/5000, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/thg.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1958 Chevrolet Impala And Bel Air – Motor Trend Details The Design And Goes For A Drive (first posted 11/13/2015) Jason’s post this week on his drive in a pristine 1958 Impala gave a fantastic firsthand perspective of how the car feels and performs, along with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/wdsc.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion (first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pdg.jpg)

![Curbside Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – A Ride To Remember (first posted 11/11/2015) We’ve covered more 1958 Chevrolet’s here than what I thought. However, for this I have upped the ante by riding in this Impala for an extended length […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phjk.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1971 AMC Ambassador SST – Road Test Magazine Evaluates AMC’s Biggest Sedan (first posted 11/11/2015) In the August 1971 issue of Road Test Magazine, the editors chose two American full size cars to review. On Monday, we took a look at the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/djgb.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Allante – GM Deadly Sin #37 – Capitulation This article started out rather differently than how it turned out. Finding GM Deadly Sins during the eighties is like shooting fish in a barrel; they’re everywhere; it’s much harder […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CC-434-151.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – All The Brougham You Want, In A Tidier Package (first posted 4/8/2013) From 1971 to 1976, General Motors had the market covered when it came to luxy, Broughamtastic land yachts. But at the same time, these offerings did not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aa-1-20-2013-019-Copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Message From 1953, Part 1 I’ve never received a message in a bottle, but I have now received a message in a car body. It’s not a message from a place, rather it’s a message […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210426_104547.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1937 International Demi-Semi-Tractor – Loggers Need Them Some Entertainment Too (first posted 6/3/2012. Updated with info about this truck’s working history at bottom of article) After a long week of felling giant trees with axes and those new-fangled smoky chain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sjfdhg.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Bonneville – And Who Said The Full-Size Sedan Is Dead? (first posted 11/9/2015) It is a true statement to say that full-size sedan sales are slipping, as they have been for some years now. Once about as common in every […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_1286.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 880 – Kenosha Cadillac? (first posted 10/10/2012) I became really interested in AMC in the late ’90s, due in large part to my purchase of Pat Foster’s American Motors: The Last Independent. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/fkjl.jpg)


