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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe: Still America’s Favorite Intermediate, But No Longer Supreme
Posted on May 15, 2026 | 35 CommentsThe Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was one of America’s most popular cars of the ’70s, and often the most popular automotive nameplate. A strong reputation and a handsome facelift kept the […] -
1973 Ford LTD Brougham – Slathered In Brougham Icing
Posted on May 13, 2026 | 11 CommentsI first spotted this 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sitting in the parking garage of a north side college as the train rolled past, its creamy white paint and massive proportions […] -
Curbside Find: 1966 Ford Custom, Six Cyl. — The Working Man’s Full-Size Ford
Posted on May 11, 2026 | 13 CommentsOver the winter, my family and I cut through the parking lot of an old service station on the way to a store across the road when this 1966 Ford […] -
Found: 1996 Corvette Collector Edition – A Dusty Jewel In Sebring Silver
Posted on May 11, 2026 | 5 CommentsI volunteer at The Akron History Center, and one of the perks of those volunteer duties is coming across unusual cars in the deck where we park. One of the […] -
GM’s Deadly Sin #33: 1977 Chevrolet C10 Pickup — Where’s the Damn Extended Cab?
Posted on May 9, 2026 | 87 Comments(Updated 5/8/2026) Chevrolet utterly dominated pickup and light truck sales for decades, probably ever since the 1920s, along with GMC trucks, which tried not to compete with […] -
1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am: The Four-Speed Option Prepared Buyers For A Chevy-Powered Future
Posted on May 9, 2026 | 18 CommentsThe Pontiac Trans Am and four-on-the-floor went together like the Bandit and Frog, but by 1981, as the second-generation Firebird was making way for the third, only one engine option […] -
1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham — The Costume Makes The Character
Posted on May 8, 2026 | 15 CommentsAfter years of keeping an eye out for a 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham, stumbling across this one uploaded to the Cohort by Dean Edwards felt like the real event. Like […] -
Curtis Perry Find: 1974 Ford Maverick — Revisiting Malaise Era Blues
Posted on May 8, 2026 | 15 CommentsHere’s a blue-themed image from the Cohort by Curtis Perry that gave me, well, a bit of the blues. After all, how can I not feel some blues when a […] -
1977 Lincoln Continental Town Coupé — 233 Inches Of 2-Door Full-Size Luxury
Posted on May 6, 2026 | 17 CommentsA couple of things about this 1977 Lincoln Town Coupe made themselves known before I took a closer look. Striding toward the train with my focus straight ahead, its sheer […] -
1959-1961 GMC “Cracker Box” DLR/DFR 8000 – Why The World’s Most Advanced Semi Truck Was A Flop
Posted on May 5, 2026 | 82 Comments(updated 5/1/2026) Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel engine: […] -
1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed
Posted on May 5, 2026 | 21 CommentsOver the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […] -
1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – A Car Guy’s Full-Size Secret
Posted on May 3, 2026 | 84 Comments(Updated 5/3/2026) The owner of this 1995 Chevrolet Caprice—an engineering student at the University of Dayton—might seem like an unlikely match for such a big, old-school sedan, but […] -
1977 Cadillac Eldorado — The Weight of “The Penalty of Leadership”
Posted on May 2, 2026 | 15 CommentsAt some point, most of us find ourselves in a leadership role and learn how fragile that position can be—hard to earn, easy to lose, and constantly under scrutiny. Having […] -
1967 Dodge Polara 2-Door Hardtop — A Case Of Substance Over Style
Posted on May 1, 2026 | 7 CommentsPopularity is a curious thing—some cars seem to earn it effortlessly, while others never quite manage to do it, no matter how much they have going for them. Chrysler often […] -
1988 Dodge Dakota: Not Too Big, Not Too Small — Quietly Defining The Modern Midsize Truck
Posted on April 28, 2026 | 58 Comments(Updated 4/28/2026) When it was introduced, the Dakota did not fit neatly into the then-common world of regular trucks and compact trucks. But its unusual size would […]
![1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe: Still America’s Favorite Intermediate, But No Longer Supreme The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was one of America’s most popular cars of the ’70s, and often the most popular automotive nameplate. A strong reputation and a handsome facelift kept the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1981-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-2CP-Pastel-Sauterne-FSD-Hot-Rod-Ranch-front-3q-right-115x115.webp)
![1973 Ford LTD Brougham – Slathered In Brougham Icing I first spotted this 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sitting in the parking garage of a north side college as the train rolled past, its creamy white paint and massive proportions […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2014-09-25-Thursday-1973-Ford-LTD-Brougham-2-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1966 Ford Custom, Six Cyl. — The Working Man’s Full-Size Ford Over the winter, my family and I cut through the parking lot of an old service station on the way to a store across the road when this 1966 Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1966-Ford-1.jpg)
![Found: 1996 Corvette Collector Edition – A Dusty Jewel In Sebring Silver I volunteer at The Akron History Center, and one of the perks of those volunteer duties is coming across unusual cars in the deck where we park. One of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-03-parkinggarageclassics-4-e1778277263114-115x115.jpeg)
![GM’s Deadly Sin #33: 1977 Chevrolet C10 Pickup — Where’s the Damn Extended Cab? (Updated 5/8/2026) Chevrolet utterly dominated pickup and light truck sales for decades, probably ever since the 1920s, along with GMC trucks, which tried not to compete with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-351-034-crop.jpg)
![1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am: The Four-Speed Option Prepared Buyers For A Chevy-Powered Future The Pontiac Trans Am and four-on-the-floor went together like the Bandit and Frog, but by 1981, as the second-generation Firebird was making way for the third, only one engine option […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/81-Trans-Am-12-115x115.jpg)
![1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham — The Costume Makes The Character After years of keeping an eye out for a 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham, stumbling across this one uploaded to the Cohort by Dean Edwards felt like the real event. Like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/49470851201_d9791a14d5_b-115x115.jpg)
![Curtis Perry Find: 1974 Ford Maverick — Revisiting Malaise Era Blues Here’s a blue-themed image from the Cohort by Curtis Perry that gave me, well, a bit of the blues. After all, how can I not feel some blues when a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/370643564_9cf90f1c00_k.jpg)
![1977 Lincoln Continental Town Coupé — 233 Inches Of 2-Door Full-Size Luxury A couple of things about this 1977 Lincoln Town Coupe made themselves known before I took a closer look. Striding toward the train with my focus straight ahead, its sheer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/014-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Coupe-CC.jpg)
![1959-1961 GMC “Cracker Box” DLR/DFR 8000 – Why The World’s Most Advanced Semi Truck Was A Flop (updated 5/1/2026) Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel engine: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a-GMC-1958-crackerbox-1-1-115x115.jpg)
![1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed Over the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1973-Mercury-Cougar-XR-7-convert-Gold-Glamour-Met-Cars-Remember-When-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp)
![1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – A Car Guy’s Full-Size Secret (Updated 5/3/2026) The owner of this 1995 Chevrolet Caprice—an engineering student at the University of Dayton—might seem like an unlikely match for such a big, old-school sedan, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-05-11.16.36.jpg)
![1977 Cadillac Eldorado — The Weight of “The Penalty of Leadership” At some point, most of us find ourselves in a leadership role and learn how fragile that position can be—hard to earn, easy to lose, and constantly under scrutiny. Having […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_4602.jpg)
![1967 Dodge Polara 2-Door Hardtop — A Case Of Substance Over Style Popularity is a curious thing—some cars seem to earn it effortlessly, while others never quite manage to do it, no matter how much they have going for them. Chrysler often […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Polara1.jpg)
![1988 Dodge Dakota: Not Too Big, Not Too Small — Quietly Defining The Modern Midsize Truck (Updated 4/28/2026) When it was introduced, the Dakota did not fit neatly into the then-common world of regular trucks and compact trucks. But its unusual size would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1988-Dodge-Dakota-02-Small.jpg)


