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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1975DodgePowerWagon11.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2015) Edsel. Could there possibly be another car in all of history that is more notoriously associated with failure? Famously referred to as “the wrong car at the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0138.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1958 Edsel Corsair – Failure Is A Five-Letter World")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Edsel Corsair – Failure Is A Five-Letter World
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 159 Comments(first posted 8/5/2015) Edsel. Could there possibly be another car in all of history that is more notoriously associated with failure? Famously referred to as “the wrong car at the […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2015) After the fuel crisis, it took the major US auto manufacturers the rest of the 1970s to fully respond with roomy, fuel-efficient family cars. They all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chrysler-1983-E-class.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chrysler E-Class – Not Passing for Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chrysler E-Class – Not Passing for Luxury
Posted on August 4, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 8/4/2015) After the fuel crisis, it took the major US auto manufacturers the rest of the 1970s to fully respond with roomy, fuel-efficient family cars. They all […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chrysler-1956-TC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country – You’ve Come A Long Way")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country – You’ve Come A Long Way
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2014) I think it’s time for a bit of seventies F-body love. In fact, I’m betting that between the California sun and those classic F-body curves in front […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/77-78-Firebird-interior.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977/78 Firebird – Jim Rockford’s Kissin’ Cousin?")
Curbside Classic: 1977/78 Firebird – Jim Rockford’s Kissin’ Cousin?
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/22/2014) I think it’s time for a bit of seventies F-body love. In fact, I’m betting that between the California sun and those classic F-body curves in front […] -
![Yes, technically there was a 1979 RWD Skylark, for half the year before the all-new FWD X-Cars arrived in the spring of 1980. But for our purposes, 1978 is close […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5753.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The End Of The Road For The RWD Skylark")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The End Of The Road For The RWD Skylark
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 30 CommentsYes, technically there was a 1979 RWD Skylark, for half the year before the all-new FWD X-Cars arrived in the spring of 1980. But for our purposes, 1978 is close […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2015) Pontiac’s existence had always been a bit tenuous. It was by far the youngest of the GM brands, dating to 1926, when it was introduced as a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Pontiac-1959.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Vista Sedan – Wide-Tracking To Success")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Vista Sedan – Wide-Tracking To Success
Posted on July 31, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 7/31/2015) Pontiac’s existence had always been a bit tenuous. It was by far the youngest of the GM brands, dating to 1926, when it was introduced as a […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2015) The 1971-73 Mustang has probably never been called “ahead of its time”, but this sometimes forgotten, sometimes maligned generation could have been just that. With just a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Mustang-Grande.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1971-73 Ford Mustang Grandé – A Missed Opportunity?")
Curbside Classic: 1971-73 Ford Mustang Grandé – A Missed Opportunity?
Posted on July 29, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 7/28/2015) The 1971-73 Mustang has probably never been called “ahead of its time”, but this sometimes forgotten, sometimes maligned generation could have been just that. With just a […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2015) “Waddya mean “The Last Ford” – Ford still makes cars. Indeed it does. You can buy a Focus, a Fusion, or any number of crossovers. But if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ford-1986-CV.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Final Ford")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Final Ford
Posted on July 28, 2021 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/28/2015) “Waddya mean “The Last Ford” – Ford still makes cars. Indeed it does. You can buy a Focus, a Fusion, or any number of crossovers. But if […] -
![Rambler succeeded on the strength of its practical and staid compact sedans and wagons. Yes, the very first Rambler was a convertible sedan, but that soon grew a solid steel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51327264193_3a95731221_k.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1965 Rambler Classic 770 Convertible – The Very Rare And Short-Lived Classic Convertible")
Cohort Classic: 1965 Rambler Classic 770 Convertible – The Very Rare And Short-Lived Classic Convertible
Posted on July 28, 2021 | 30 CommentsRambler succeeded on the strength of its practical and staid compact sedans and wagons. Yes, the very first Rambler was a convertible sedan, but that soon grew a solid steel […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2015) Throughout the 1970s, financial thunder clouds were constantly dumping over the Chrysler Corporation. From the poorly timed introduction and sales disappointment of their new 1974 full-sized line […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dodge-st-regis.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Dodge St. Regis – The Perfect Storm")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Dodge St. Regis – The Perfect Storm
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/27/2015) Throughout the 1970s, financial thunder clouds were constantly dumping over the Chrysler Corporation. From the poorly timed introduction and sales disappointment of their new 1974 full-sized line […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2015) It’s not just because of this van’s name that makes it the official CC step van. These Olson-Grumman vans are the finest ones ever made in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kurb-side.jpg "Kurbside Classic: Olson Kurb Side – The Official CC Van")
Kurbside Classic: Olson Kurb Side – The Official CC Van
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 143 Comments(first posted 7/27/2015) It’s not just because of this van’s name that makes it the official CC step van. These Olson-Grumman vans are the finest ones ever made in the […] -
![McDonald’s. I’m trying really hard right now to think of another proper noun that made me more excited when I was a kid. “Atari”, “Hostess”, and “Baskin-Robbins” came close. I’m […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1965-Buick-Special-CC-3-REDO.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 Buick Special – Don’t Grimace")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Buick Special – Don’t Grimace
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 74 CommentsMcDonald’s. I’m trying really hard right now to think of another proper noun that made me more excited when I was a kid. “Atari”, “Hostess”, and “Baskin-Robbins” came close. I’m […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2015) There are few demarcations in time quite as pronounced as a new decade. It’s like taking all the enthusiasm of each of the previous ten years and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Olds-1960.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – Reaching For the Stars")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – Reaching For the Stars
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 7/24/2015) There are few demarcations in time quite as pronounced as a new decade. It’s like taking all the enthusiasm of each of the previous ten years and […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2015) Chevrolet’s 3rd generation Camaro needs little introduction, having been produced for 11 model years, with over 1.5 million cars made. However, this car is one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LR1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – The Gold-Trimmed Camaro With An Italian Name")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – The Gold-Trimmed Camaro With An Italian Name
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 134 Comments(first posted 7/22/2015) Chevrolet’s 3rd generation Camaro needs little introduction, having been produced for 11 model years, with over 1.5 million cars made. However, this car is one of […]
