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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Newport2.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […] -
![Last Saturday I scored a nice set of Jaguar XJ-S buckets at the junkyard, and then scored some photos of this well worn Plymouth Volaré on the way home. Based on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Front-3-quarters.1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Coupe- A Counterpoint to an Earlier Junkyard Classic")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Coupe- A Counterpoint to an Earlier Junkyard Classic
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLast Saturday I scored a nice set of Jaguar XJ-S buckets at the junkyard, and then scored some photos of this well worn Plymouth Volaré on the way home. Based on […] -
![Cadillac knew it had a serious problem with its buyers’ demographics already back in the ’70s; they were well on their way to becoming an old geezer’s car. In other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-405-011.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #31 – Touring Towards Death")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #31 – Touring Towards Death
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 38 CommentsCadillac knew it had a serious problem with its buyers’ demographics already back in the ’70s; they were well on their way to becoming an old geezer’s car. In other […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2013) There it sits, the Mighty Blue Pinto. I drove a medium blue ’72 Pinto Runabout (hatchback) back in high school, and still recall it with fondness. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/front-view.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1971-72 2.0 OHC Pinto- The Fastest Pinto Ever Built")
Curbside Classic: 1971-72 2.0 OHC Pinto- The Fastest Pinto Ever Built
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 11/20/2013) There it sits, the Mighty Blue Pinto. I drove a medium blue ’72 Pinto Runabout (hatchback) back in high school, and still recall it with fondness. […] -
![I reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/004-1973-Buick-Electra-225-coupe-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 52 CommentsI reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2013) I realized I needed to do something with a ’56 Golden Hawk I shot over a year ago. Yes, folks, here indeed was a sign to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=599,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/08-25-2012-005-e1383003920102.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk – It’s a Sign")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk – It’s a Sign
Posted on January 4, 2020 | 32 Comments(first posted 11/1/2013) I realized I needed to do something with a ’56 Golden Hawk I shot over a year ago. Yes, folks, here indeed was a sign to […] -
![I’ve given the original 1965 Ford LTD credit for launching the Great Brougham Epoch. It was the first in the low price field to offer the overt signals of luxury, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CC-399-034.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD (With Original “Panty Cloth” Upholstery) – Charting the Rise of the LTD")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD (With Original “Panty Cloth” Upholstery) – Charting the Rise of the LTD
Posted on January 2, 2020 | 28 CommentsI’ve given the original 1965 Ford LTD credit for launching the Great Brougham Epoch. It was the first in the low price field to offer the overt signals of luxury, […] -
![(Our first submission from China, by Zhang Ningxuan) Here is the first chapter of the Chinese market efforts of the Big 3. Ford provided Redflag with some V8 engines and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Figure-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: The Buick Century in China")
Curbside Classic: The Buick Century in China
Posted on January 1, 2020 | 17 Comments(Our first submission from China, by Zhang Ningxuan) Here is the first chapter of the Chinese market efforts of the Big 3. Ford provided Redflag with some V8 engines and […] -
![Our minds are often drawn to extremes. When thinking of 1970s cars, we tend to think of either tinny econoboxes or bulbous broughams. This car was neither – and it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LF-4-Regal.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Regal – The Extreme Moderate")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Regal – The Extreme Moderate
Posted on December 17, 2019 | 47 CommentsOur minds are often drawn to extremes. When thinking of 1970s cars, we tend to think of either tinny econoboxes or bulbous broughams. This car was neither – and it […] -
![Looking at this picture, I ask myself: why didn’t we have one of these? Back in the day, a Suburban would have been a lot more practical for hauling three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CC-319-193.jpg "Trailhead Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 – America Falls In Love With the Big SUV – Me Too?")
Trailhead Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 – America Falls In Love With the Big SUV – Me Too?
Posted on December 16, 2019 | 62 CommentsLooking at this picture, I ask myself: why didn’t we have one of these? Back in the day, a Suburban would have been a lot more practical for hauling three […] -
![(Updated 12/14/2025) It’s not that the larder was getting low, but after a few days of hut-building, the primeval urge to find fresh prey can no longer be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-138-009-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1949 REO Speedwagon Pickup Truck – The Hunting Trophy")
Curbside Classic: 1949 REO Speedwagon Pickup Truck – The Hunting Trophy
Posted on December 14, 2019 | 70 Comments(Updated 12/14/2025) It’s not that the larder was getting low, but after a few days of hut-building, the primeval urge to find fresh prey can no longer be […] -
![Debuting for 1960 initially as a full-size model, the Dodge Dart was subsequently downsized to a midsize model in 1962, and then again in 1963 to a compact model where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ahdG1odVTAW7WnodrmTsAQ_thumb_5589.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Dart – A Car Of Few Words")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Dart – A Car Of Few Words
Posted on December 12, 2019 | 51 CommentsDebuting for 1960 initially as a full-size model, the Dodge Dart was subsequently downsized to a midsize model in 1962, and then again in 1963 to a compact model where […] -
![This is a test, and only a test, of the Curbside Classic Classification System. Normal CC programming will resume as soon as this test is over. (First published March 1, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-128-140-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Regal GS – Is It Worthy?")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Regal GS – Is It Worthy?
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 41 CommentsThis is a test, and only a test, of the Curbside Classic Classification System. Normal CC programming will resume as soon as this test is over. (First published March 1, […] -
![A realtor friend of mine back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan recently posted a listing there for a most beautiful house in the mid-century modern architectural tradition. This house […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2011-02-20-Sunday-1968-Chevrolet-Corvair-1-CC-BW.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Coupe – Mid-Century Marvelous")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Coupe – Mid-Century Marvelous
Posted on December 2, 2019 | 66 CommentsA realtor friend of mine back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan recently posted a listing there for a most beautiful house in the mid-century modern architectural tradition. This house […] -
![Only about a month ago, it was warm enough in Chicago to take a walking tour of historic buildings and neighborhoods sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Center (which featured locales […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/011-1977-Ford-Thunderbird-emblem-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Thunderbird – Got To Be Real")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Thunderbird – Got To Be Real
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 73 CommentsOnly about a month ago, it was warm enough in Chicago to take a walking tour of historic buildings and neighborhoods sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Center (which featured locales […]
