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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![How can it be? We’ve never given the Ford Festiva the full CC love it so rightly deserves. I can’t think of another car that’s worked harder for the accolades […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-415-005.jpg "Curbside Classic: Ford Festiva – A Festival of Longevity, And How To Live In Your Festiva")
Curbside Classic: Ford Festiva – A Festival of Longevity, And How To Live In Your Festiva
Posted on January 7, 2021 | 37 CommentsHow can it be? We’ve never given the Ford Festiva the full CC love it so rightly deserves. I can’t think of another car that’s worked harder for the accolades […] -
![An admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1338.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 54 CommentsAn admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […] -
![One thing I really enjoy is eating at new-to-me establishments. A few years back, I had started using the hashtag #ExplorationSaturday to track my adventures as I set out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1447-1977-Chevrolet-Caprice-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe – Specialty Of The House")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe – Specialty Of The House
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 35 CommentsOne thing I really enjoy is eating at new-to-me establishments. A few years back, I had started using the hashtag #ExplorationSaturday to track my adventures as I set out […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1985ChevroletAstro02-crop.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=746,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-11-09-2014-078.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […] -
![(first posted 12/24/2014) For fifteen glorious years, Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors led a charmed existence. Under General Managers Semon (Bunkie) Knudsen, Elliot (Pete) Estes and John Z. DeLorean, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1971PontiacT3706.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1971 Pontiac T-37 – We Build Confusion")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Pontiac T-37 – We Build Confusion
Posted on December 20, 2020 | 115 Comments(first posted 12/24/2014) For fifteen glorious years, Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors led a charmed existence. Under General Managers Semon (Bunkie) Knudsen, Elliot (Pete) Estes and John Z. DeLorean, […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2011) The automotive market is cruel. What is once brilliant, within a year or so can be a has-been. And one of the greatest automobiles this fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6372625555_6402498748_b.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1952 Hudson Hornet – A Victorious Dead End")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Hudson Hornet – A Victorious Dead End
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/3/2011) The automotive market is cruel. What is once brilliant, within a year or so can be a has-been. And one of the greatest automobiles this fall […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2014) Winter’s chill came early in central Indiana this year, with morning temperatures in the teens by mid November. My stupid Ford Focus cares not about the weather: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CommandoAds.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – One Last Hurrah Before Winter")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – One Last Hurrah Before Winter
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/12/2014) Winter’s chill came early in central Indiana this year, with morning temperatures in the teens by mid November. My stupid Ford Focus cares not about the weather: […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-car.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-156-060.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […] -
![Last month, we went on a Sunday outing about 100km away from Tokyo. I was ticked off that day, because I had seen a very nice and very old car, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201122_125249-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Nomad – Twice On Sunday")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Nomad – Twice On Sunday
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 27 CommentsLast month, we went on a Sunday outing about 100km away from Tokyo. I was ticked off that day, because I had seen a very nice and very old car, […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-9-027-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 178 Comments(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-av.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 78 Comments(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […] -
![(first posted 12/1/2014) Know the great thing about classic cars? There’s something for everyone. Timeless and sporty? Porsche 911. Classic American luxury? Lincoln Continental. Bizarre and cool? Citroën DS. Classic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=719,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-6-27-6-29-2014-417-e1413850681495.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Coupe de Ville: Triple White Birthday Cake")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Coupe de Ville: Triple White Birthday Cake
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 12/1/2014) Know the great thing about classic cars? There’s something for everyone. Timeless and sporty? Porsche 911. Classic American luxury? Lincoln Continental. Bizarre and cool? Citroën DS. Classic […] -
![It has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1310-2.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 49 CommentsIt has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […]
