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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 13 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 85 Comments(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name…
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 137 Comments(first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […] -
Curbside Classic: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 “Advanced Design” Pickup – America’s (And My) Favorite Truck – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 4
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 1/21/2012) This truck is the archetype of all pickups, in all its simple but beautiful essence. If you grew up in the fifties or sixties, these Chevys are […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Two Nice Leather Sofas, With A Car Around Them
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 19 CommentsI love American cars. Really. I’ve been reading CC pretty religiously for over six years now. Before that, I was already pretty well-versed in the subject (well, more so than […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Diplomat – Darting Around The Aspens
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 2/20/2015) There it was, gleaming in the sun, the magnificent the queen bee of the Mopar fleet. Seeing a brand new Diplomat on the dealer’s lot was a […] -
Curbside Classic: Cheolet Jalopy – A Window To Its Owner’s Soul?
Posted on February 19, 2021 | 12 Comments(first posted 2/19/2011) If the eyes are the window to the soul, is your car a window to your personality? It’s awfully easy to stereotype cars and their drivers, and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 – America’s V8 Love Affair Starts Here
Posted on February 19, 2021 | 111 Comments(first posted 2/19/2015) Henry Ford’s greatest accomplishments boil down to two. He created the Model T along with mass production, thus putting America on wheels. And when that wasn’t […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Eagle Vision ESi and The Flightless Journey Of Eagle – The Blind Leading The Blind
Posted on February 18, 2021 | 112 Comments(first posted 2/18/2015) As a company, Chrysler doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to logical decisions. One of their more puzzling decisions was the 1993-1997 Eagle Vision […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Silverado – Swank Yank Tank
Posted on February 15, 2021 | 18 CommentsI’ll admit my tastes can be fickle, sometimes. I caught a Blazer of this generation last year and did not like it one bit. It was a late ‘70s 2WD […] -
Curbside Classic: 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe – The Ultimate Curbside Classic
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 47 Comments(first posted at CC on 5/9/2011) The Cadillac CTS-V is the fastest production sedan in the land, thanks to an engine transplant from the Corvette ZR-1. But what about a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chrysler Newport Custom – A New Yorker In Summer Clothes
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 2/11/2015) If Chrysler’s mid-1970s full-size lineup confuses you a bit, you’re not alone. During this time, there was an onslaught of similar looking cars with similar sounding names, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Metropolitan – Toy Cars Are For Kids
Posted on February 10, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/20/2014) Americans generally just don’t take too well to tiny cars. Perhaps they’re too much like toys, not really yet grown up (the cars, I mean; mostly)? […] -
Curbside Classic: 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Et Tu, Brougham?
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/9/2015) Friends, Romans, CCers, lend me your ears! I come to praise this 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille despite its decrepit exterior condition, not to bury it. The evil […] -
Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mm.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform. (first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-val.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name… (first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-tb.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 “Advanced Design” Pickup – America’s (And My) Favorite Truck – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 4 (first posted 1/21/2012) This truck is the archetype of all pickups, in all its simple but beautiful essence. If you grew up in the fifties or sixties, these Chevys are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-truck-1951-pickup.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Two Nice Leather Sofas, With A Car Around Them I love American cars. Really. I’ve been reading CC pretty religiously for over six years now. Before that, I was already pretty well-versed in the subject (well, more so than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210218_111852-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Diplomat – Darting Around The Aspens (first posted 2/20/2015) There it was, gleaming in the sun, the magnificent the queen bee of the Mopar fleet. Seeing a brand new Diplomat on the dealer’s lot was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mit.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Cheolet Jalopy – A Window To Its Owner’s Soul? (first posted 2/19/2011) If the eyes are the window to the soul, is your car a window to your personality? It’s awfully easy to stereotype cars and their drivers, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-jalop.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 – America’s V8 Love Affair Starts Here (first posted 2/19/2015) Henry Ford’s greatest accomplishments boil down to two. He created the Model T along with mass production, thus putting America on wheels. And when that wasn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ford-1932-grille.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Eagle Vision ESi and The Flightless Journey Of Eagle – The Blind Leading The Blind (first posted 2/18/2015) As a company, Chrysler doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to logical decisions. One of their more puzzling decisions was the 1993-1997 Eagle Vision […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_4894.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Silverado – Swank Yank Tank I’ll admit my tastes can be fickle, sometimes. I caught a Blazer of this generation last year and did not like it one bit. It was a late ‘70s 2WD […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201119_100358-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe – The Ultimate Curbside Classic (first posted at CC on 5/9/2011) The Cadillac CTS-V is the fastest production sedan in the land, thanks to an engine transplant from the Corvette ZR-1. But what about a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-ca.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Chrysler Newport Custom – A New Yorker In Summer Clothes (first posted 2/11/2015) If Chrysler’s mid-1970s full-size lineup confuses you a bit, you’re not alone. During this time, there was an onslaught of similar looking cars with similar sounding names, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_5833.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1957 Metropolitan – Toy Cars Are For Kids (first posted 1/20/2014) Americans generally just don’t take too well to tiny cars. Perhaps they’re too much like toys, not really yet grown up (the cars, I mean; mostly)? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Metropolitan-1957-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Et Tu, Brougham? (first posted 2/9/2015) Friends, Romans, CCers, lend me your ears! I come to praise this 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille despite its decrepit exterior condition, not to bury it. The evil […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-cad.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century (first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-10-23_16-19-00_758.jpg)


