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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 8/21/2014) Last night, I decided to clean up my Curbside Classic files and move some work into the “Complete” folder, the result being this 1968 Ford Pickup CC. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1968-Ford-Pick-up-side.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford F100 Shortbed Stepside – A Truck You’d Be Proud To Own")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford F100 Shortbed Stepside – A Truck You’d Be Proud To Own
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 60 Comments(first posted 8/21/2014) Last night, I decided to clean up my Curbside Classic files and move some work into the “Complete” folder, the result being this 1968 Ford Pickup CC. […] -
![I didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200728_140818-copy.jpg "Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird")
Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 27 CommentsI didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […] -
![I have been thinking recently about taking time off from work. What used to be referred to as “vacation time” is now usually referred to as PTO, an acronym that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1706-1967-Ford-Mustang-notchback-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Notchback – I’d Like To Get To Know You")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Notchback – I’d Like To Get To Know You
Posted on July 21, 2020 | 36 CommentsI have been thinking recently about taking time off from work. What used to be referred to as “vacation time” is now usually referred to as PTO, an acronym that […] -
![The French say that cuisine is the art of repurposing leftovers. It’s also about making the best out of what you have. Take a tough old rooster, simmer it for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200612_141059-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1982 Jeep Cherokee SJ – Toledo Casserole")
CC Capsule: 1982 Jeep Cherokee SJ – Toledo Casserole
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 22 CommentsThe French say that cuisine is the art of repurposing leftovers. It’s also about making the best out of what you have. Take a tough old rooster, simmer it for […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=544,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-29-and-5-30-2014-112-e1401659297942.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […] -
![Walking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1032.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsWalking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […] -
![I’m trying really hard right now to remember if and when I’ve ever ridden inside one of the original 1965 or ’66 Ford Mustangs. With all the car shows I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1966-Ford-Mustang-notchback-2-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Mustang – Close Quarters")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Mustang – Close Quarters
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’m trying really hard right now to remember if and when I’ve ever ridden inside one of the original 1965 or ’66 Ford Mustangs. With all the car shows I’ve […] -
![When trawling for CCs out in the mystic East, one does not often catch American metal. But Japan has a stronger connection with the US than places I’ve lived in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200421_151514-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Blazer – Just Call Me “Blasé”")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Blazer – Just Call Me “Blasé”
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 24 CommentsWhen trawling for CCs out in the mystic East, one does not often catch American metal. But Japan has a stronger connection with the US than places I’ve lived in […] -
![Note: After reading the recent CC on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, my daughter had an abundance of questions. She and I have had car conversations before. Soon thereafter Editor Jim Klein […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1051.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane – The Interrogation")
Junkyard Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane – The Interrogation
Posted on June 1, 2020 | 48 CommentsNote: After reading the recent CC on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, my daughter had an abundance of questions. She and I have had car conversations before. Soon thereafter Editor Jim Klein […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2014) Where does design inspiration come from? In the case of Harley Earl, GM’s legendary design chief from 1927 through 1958, after WW2 it most often came from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-228-042-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1961 Buick LeSabre Two-Door Hardtop – Harley Earl’s Bubbletop Has Its Last Flight")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Buick LeSabre Two-Door Hardtop – Harley Earl’s Bubbletop Has Its Last Flight
Posted on May 31, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 6/18/2014) Where does design inspiration come from? In the case of Harley Earl, GM’s legendary design chief from 1927 through 1958, after WW2 it most often came from […] -
![Behold this definitive specimen of the American pickup truck. In all its vast and rich history, the appeal has sadly been fairly limited for many outside North America while being […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0992.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford F100 – The Embodiment of Perfection")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford F100 – The Embodiment of Perfection
Posted on May 29, 2020 | 67 CommentsBehold this definitive specimen of the American pickup truck. In all its vast and rich history, the appeal has sadly been fairly limited for many outside North America while being […] -
![Woah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_151442-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?")
CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsWoah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […] -
![(first posted 6/13/2014) Base engine. Dog dishes. Powerglide.* This Chevrolet Nova from 1970-72 is a survivor of the plainest kind, the sort of car driven in large numbers by young […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1-1200-Nova.jpg "Curbside Classic: Plain White 1969 Chevrolet Nova – Building A Barer Way To See The USA")
Curbside Classic: Plain White 1969 Chevrolet Nova – Building A Barer Way To See The USA
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 97 Comments(first posted 6/13/2014) Base engine. Dog dishes. Powerglide.* This Chevrolet Nova from 1970-72 is a survivor of the plainest kind, the sort of car driven in large numbers by young […] -
![One of the things I miss most about working downtown is the ride there and back on public transportation. Up until March of this year, I had been working in […]](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 Classic: 1973 Ford LTD Brougham – Slathered In Icing")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD Brougham – Slathered In Icing
Posted on May 19, 2020 | 47 CommentsOne of the things I miss most about working downtown is the ride there and back on public transportation. Up until March of this year, I had been working in […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2014) A buddy of mine frequently says, “Real Chevelles have four round headlights.” Of course, he’s making reference to the fact that the sixties-era Chevelles packed big horsepower […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1969-Chevelle-3-quarter-front.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevelle Wagon – Sporty And Wagon Don’t Mix")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevelle Wagon – Sporty And Wagon Don’t Mix
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 6/10/2014) A buddy of mine frequently says, “Real Chevelles have four round headlights.” Of course, he’s making reference to the fact that the sixties-era Chevelles packed big horsepower […]
