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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 2/6/2015) It’s easy to forget that in the early years of the automobile, the internal combustion engine was not universally accepted as the way forward. Both steam and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/stamer.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1911 Stanley Steamer – Once America’s Best Selling Car")
Curbside Classic: 1911 Stanley Steamer – Once America’s Best Selling Car
Posted on February 6, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/6/2015) It’s easy to forget that in the early years of the automobile, the internal combustion engine was not universally accepted as the way forward. Both steam and […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2015) Look at this car and what do you see: Eleanor, star of the original 1974 “Gone in 60 Seconds” movie? All the worst excess and ugliness of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/amust.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Mustang – No Apologies Necessary")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Mustang – No Apologies Necessary
Posted on February 5, 2021 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/5/2015) Look at this car and what do you see: Eleanor, star of the original 1974 “Gone in 60 Seconds” movie? All the worst excess and ugliness of […] -
![For seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_1991.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option
Posted on February 5, 2021 | 45 CommentsFor seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2012) Henry Ford II was in many ways, a lot like his grandfather. They both were not big fans of change. The idea of smaller cars drove “Hank […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Ford LTD Coupe – The Last Of The Whoppers")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Ford LTD Coupe – The Last Of The Whoppers
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 136 Comments(first posted 1/11/2012) Henry Ford II was in many ways, a lot like his grandfather. They both were not big fans of change. The idea of smaller cars drove “Hank […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-chry.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2015) The 1956 “Power Look” Chrysler Windsor debuted just over 16 years before I did, representing a light update the 1955 “Hundred Million Dollar Look” Windsor Deluxe, as spotted […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-ch.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor (and the Poly Engine) – The Semi-Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor (and the Poly Engine) – The Semi-Hemi
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 1/31/2015) The 1956 “Power Look” Chrysler Windsor debuted just over 16 years before I did, representing a light update the 1955 “Hundred Million Dollar Look” Windsor Deluxe, as spotted […] -
![(first posted 1/29/2015) I want to make something very clear. From that title, it sounds like I’m criticizing this generation of Chevrolet’s personal luxury coupe for losing the rear-wheel-drive layout […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chevrolet-monte-carlo-ls-3.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Lumina Coupe Two")
Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Lumina Coupe Two
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/29/2015) I want to make something very clear. From that title, it sounds like I’m criticizing this generation of Chevrolet’s personal luxury coupe for losing the rear-wheel-drive layout […] -
![Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
![(first posted 12/7/2011) If I had a magic wish, one of them would be to be able to get into every Curbside Classic I find and take it for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-33-086-1000.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1936 Plymouth – I Can Take It For A Spin?")
Curbside Classic: 1936 Plymouth – I Can Take It For A Spin?
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 12/7/2011) If I had a magic wish, one of them would be to be able to get into every Curbside Classic I find and take it for a […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2015) The question about how much real hauling American pickups do is always worthy of debate. Obviously, some do, others don’t. I wonder if there’s any surveys on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-239-166-1200-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Ranchero – The Personal Business Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Ranchero – The Personal Business Coupe
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/27/2015) The question about how much real hauling American pickups do is always worthy of debate. Obviously, some do, others don’t. I wonder if there’s any surveys on […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2011) My gig is to wander the streets of Eugene and hopefully stumble onto something worthy of your attention. Sometimes, my wildest expectations are exceeded, and then exceeded […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-69-036-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: The Incredible 12 Second Quarter Mile 75 MPG Steam-Injected 1978 Mercury Bobcat")
Curbside Classic: The Incredible 12 Second Quarter Mile 75 MPG Steam-Injected 1978 Mercury Bobcat
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/22/2011) My gig is to wander the streets of Eugene and hopefully stumble onto something worthy of your attention. Sometimes, my wildest expectations are exceeded, and then exceeded […] -
![Tokyo is 9400km away from Stuttgart and 10,300km away from Detroit, so both of these big beauties traveled about the same distance to end up next to each other. From […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201129_164712-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham LS & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) – Blue Collar Meets Blue Blood")
CC Twofer: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham LS & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) – Blue Collar Meets Blue Blood
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 24 CommentsTokyo is 9400km away from Stuttgart and 10,300km away from Detroit, so both of these big beauties traveled about the same distance to end up next to each other. From […] -
![original junkyard photos by Jim Klein Automotive history of the 1950s is commonly reduced to an orgy of fins, chrome, V8 engines and the inexorable influence of the longer, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_3918.jpg "Junkyard Classic/Automotive History: 1955 Rambler Cross Country – How Rambler Won The Compact And Price Wars Of The 1950’s And Saved AMC")
Junkyard Classic/Automotive History: 1955 Rambler Cross Country – How Rambler Won The Compact And Price Wars Of The 1950’s And Saved AMC
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 65 Commentsoriginal junkyard photos by Jim Klein Automotive history of the 1950s is commonly reduced to an orgy of fins, chrome, V8 engines and the inexorable influence of the longer, […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2015) What a difference five years makes. In 2010, I found and wrote up an almost identical red Malibu Classic Coupe, and called it a Deadly Sin. Not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-239-134-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Everyone Needs Some Love, And A Home")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Everyone Needs Some Love, And A Home
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/23/2015) What a difference five years makes. In 2010, I found and wrote up an almost identical red Malibu Classic Coupe, and called it a Deadly Sin. Not […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2015) Today’s find is another example of how well vehicles stay preserved here on Vancouver Island, even if there’s no real effort on the part of the owner […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-ply.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Caravelle – T-Topped Canadian Special")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Caravelle – T-Topped Canadian Special
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 97 Comments(first posted 1/22/2015) Today’s find is another example of how well vehicles stay preserved here on Vancouver Island, even if there’s no real effort on the part of the owner […]
