Curbside Classic Archives
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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Dodge Dart Pickup – Do All Caterpillars Become Butterflies?
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 43 Comments(first posted 11/25/2014) Some of the more popular hunting seasons are upon us. As I write this, deer season will be starting tomorrow, and anytime you hunt larger game a […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1959 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon – Forest Camouflage
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast month I posted a Drive-By Outtake of three older Dodge trucks from the street and while this truck was only pictured from head-on, JP Cavanaugh immediately wondered if it was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994-96 Chevrolet Beretta Z26 – Cool, But Not Cool Enough
Posted on November 27, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe 1987 Chevrolet Beretta was a big deal. It marked a return to a 2-door compact Chevrolet that was something more than just a sedan afterthought. It also saw Chevrolet […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing!
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 136 Comments(first posted 11/26/2014) The original generation of the Chevy Corvair certainly never lit the sales charts on fire, at least not by Chevrolet standards. Neither did the Y body compacts […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Greenbrier – We Don’t Want A Better VW Bus
Posted on November 25, 2020 | 88 Comments(curbside images by captchris from the CC Cohort) (first posted 3/29/2012) Sometimes being great just isn’t good enough. In every objective parameter, the 1961 – 1965 Corvair Greenbrier had the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 – Immortally Cool
Posted on November 25, 2020 | 24 CommentsPontiac’s mid-engine Fiero was one of my favorite automotive discoveries immediately after my family’s return to the United States after a year of living abroad. I honestly don’t remember if […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996-98 Ford Taurus Ghia – The Hometown Falcon Knocks Out The Ovoid Contender
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/24/2014) What you are looking at here is the object of my teenage lust. While some teenage boys had posters of Lamborghinis and Ferraris in their rooms, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Comet 202 – To the Moon and Back
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/18/2011) How many of us can say we’ve owned and loved a car so long that we could have driven it to the Moon and back if we […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercury Sable GS – Successful By Any Measure
Posted on November 20, 2020 | 97 Comments(first posted 11/20/2014) It is difficult to remember a time when the best-selling car in the United States wasn’t an Accord or Camry. For the past seventeen years, these Japanese […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Aspire – OMG, I Found Another One
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 11/19/2014) I’ve experienced The CC Effect before – within days of a rarely-seen Curbside Classic being posted here, I’ve stumbled upon the same make and model on the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Geo Storm GSi – Storm Trooper
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 34 Comments(note: I’ve amended the text to reflect that Isuzu also sold a version of this in the US, as the gen2 Impulse) It’s getting harder and harder to find a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice – With L99 265 Cubic Inch “Baby LT” V8 – Suddenly It’s 1955
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 33 CommentsWho would have guessed in 1955 that the then-new 265 cubic inch Chevy small block V8 would still be built so many decades later? With only a minimum of changes, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – I Love Clouds
Posted on November 17, 2020 | 48 CommentsOne constant throughout my life is the considerable amount of time I have spent daydreaming. Each of us has his or her own obstacles to overcome and realities to face, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevy LUV 4×4 (Isuzu Faster) – Tough Love
Posted on November 16, 2020 | 47 Comments(first posted 12/31/11) Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the toughest old Japanese pickup of them all? If it said the Isuzu-built Chevy LUV, would you argue with it? Well […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Country Sedan – Just As Good Without the Wood
Posted on November 14, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 11/14/2014) Some cars invite controversy the moment you mention them. Vega anyone? Others seem to almost blend into history. You know it’s there, but there isn’t really much […]
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Dodge Dart Pickup – Do All Caterpillars Become Butterflies? (first posted 11/25/2014) Some of the more popular hunting seasons are upon us. As I write this, deer season will be starting tomorrow, and anytime you hunt larger game a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Chrysler_Valiant_Wayfarer_AP6.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1959 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon – Forest Camouflage Last month I posted a Drive-By Outtake of three older Dodge trucks from the street and while this truck was only pictured from head-on, JP Cavanaugh immediately wondered if it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7707.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994-96 Chevrolet Beretta Z26 – Cool, But Not Cool Enough The 1987 Chevrolet Beretta was a big deal. It marked a return to a 2-door compact Chevrolet that was something more than just a sedan afterthought. It also saw Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Beretta-Z26-07.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing! (first posted 11/26/2014) The original generation of the Chevy Corvair certainly never lit the sales charts on fire, at least not by Chevrolet standards. Neither did the Y body compacts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1965ChevyCorvair50004.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Greenbrier – We Don’t Want A Better VW Bus (curbside images by captchris from the CC Cohort) (first posted 3/29/2012) Sometimes being great just isn’t good enough. In every objective parameter, the 1961 – 1965 Corvair Greenbrier had the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Corvair-GB-fq.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 – Immortally Cool Pontiac’s mid-engine Fiero was one of my favorite automotive discoveries immediately after my family’s return to the United States after a year of living abroad. I honestly don’t remember if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/036-1984-Pontiac-Fiero-CC-crop.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996-98 Ford Taurus Ghia – The Hometown Falcon Knocks Out The Ovoid Contender (first posted 11/24/2014) What you are looking at here is the object of my teenage lust. While some teenage boys had posters of Lamborghinis and Ferraris in their rooms, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-t.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Comet 202 – To the Moon and Back (first posted 9/18/2011) How many of us can say we’ve owned and loved a car so long that we could have driven it to the Moon and back if we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6143247012_119815a886_z.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercury Sable GS – Successful By Any Measure (first posted 11/20/2014) It is difficult to remember a time when the best-selling car in the United States wasn’t an Accord or Camry. For the past seventeen years, these Japanese […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_6133.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Aspire – OMG, I Found Another One (first posted 11/19/2014) I’ve experienced The CC Effect before – within days of a rarely-seen Curbside Classic being posted here, I’ve stumbled upon the same make and model on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mazda-2-Wikipedia.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Geo Storm GSi – Storm Trooper (note: I’ve amended the text to reflect that Isuzu also sold a version of this in the US, as the gen2 Impulse) It’s getting harder and harder to find a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-426-005.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice – With L99 265 Cubic Inch “Baby LT” V8 – Suddenly It’s 1955 Who would have guessed in 1955 that the then-new 265 cubic inch Chevy small block V8 would still be built so many decades later? With only a minimum of changes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-426-023.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – I Love Clouds One constant throughout my life is the considerable amount of time I have spent daydreaming. Each of us has his or her own obstacles to overcome and realities to face, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9178-1982-Oldsmobile-Eighty-Eight-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevy LUV 4×4 (Isuzu Faster) – Tough Love (first posted 12/31/11) Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the toughest old Japanese pickup of them all? If it said the Isuzu-built Chevy LUV, would you argue with it? Well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-43-063-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Country Sedan – Just As Good Without the Wood (first posted 11/14/2014) Some cars invite controversy the moment you mention them. Vega anyone? Others seem to almost blend into history. You know it’s there, but there isn’t really much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1964FordCountrySedan12.jpg)


