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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS – Winter Weather
Posted on November 23, 2019 | 31 CommentsA couple of weeks ago, I was seriously contemplating the wisdom of my decision to move back to the Midwest in the mid-Aughts from warm, sunny Florida. As much as […] -
Cohort Classic: 1973 Plymouth Satellite – A Torch Song On How To B-Sharp
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 97 Comments(William Rubano has made the Cohort even better by posting this Satellite.) One of the perks of writing for an automotive website is the ability to carry a torch for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Last Act For A Long Roof
Posted on November 14, 2019 | 76 CommentsThe GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – A Latte From Its Black Coffee Roots
Posted on November 13, 2019 | 66 CommentsIn the automotive world, the plain jane American full-size, rear-wheel, V8-powered sedan might as well be as basic as a cup of black coffee. While hardly popular anymore, these were […] -
CC Outtake: 1996 Buick Regal GS – Trying To Wear Too Many Hats
Posted on November 5, 2019 | 32 Comments(First posted September 28, 2014; now with some revisions) While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J – Big Nose
Posted on November 4, 2019 | 44 CommentsI think it’s fair to say that many of us have some aspect of our physical appearance that we wish was different in some way. I’m not even talking about […] -
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 21 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick LeSabre – When You Just Don’t Know What To Say
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 75 CommentsHave you ever been presented with a situation in which you just didn’t know what to say? It could be a matter of simply being speechless or perhaps you truly […] -
Curbside Classic: Kaiser Jeep CJ-5 – Transcendent Independent
Posted on October 27, 2019 | 17 Comments(First Posted October 28, 2013) The CJ-5 was a very small truck that cast a big shadow. Produced from 1954 to 1983, the CJ-5 lasted through ownership by two independents […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars
Posted on October 26, 2019 | 89 Comments(First Posted October 25, 2013) Calling a car from this period a monster is not exactly uncommon or uncalled for. But what if its own daddy called it that? Virgil […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac Seville – I Just Don’t Care
Posted on October 25, 2019 | 67 CommentsEveryone who has written here at CC for any length of time has surely experienced this phenomenon: You come across a car that is both out of the ordinary and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!
Posted on October 24, 2019 | 107 Comments(First Posted October 23, 2013) The phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely […] -
Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car
Posted on October 22, 2019 | 139 Comments(First Posted October 24, 2013) Is time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick LeSabre Coupe – B.M.O.C.
Posted on October 22, 2019 | 45 CommentsJust two weekends ago, I had taken the Amtrak from Chicago to Ann Arbor, Michigan for an overnight stay. My dad had been a professor at U of M, […]
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS – Winter Weather A couple of weeks ago, I was seriously contemplating the wisdom of my decision to move back to the Midwest in the mid-Aughts from warm, sunny Florida. As much as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2012-12-25-Tuesday-1964-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-2-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Nice Car, Fabulous Seats Here is another one that I have been sitting on for awhile. Since August of 2011, in fact. Why did I take pictures of this car? I don’t really like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1973-Olds-Ninety-Eight-Regency-08-Small.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1973 Plymouth Satellite – A Torch Song On How To B-Sharp (William Rubano has made the Cohort even better by posting this Satellite.) One of the perks of writing for an automotive website is the ability to carry a torch for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/48938925468_3f34b9a2da_c.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Last Act For A Long Roof The GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190527_074141.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1996 Buick Regal GS – Trying To Wear Too Many Hats (First posted September 28, 2014; now with some revisions) While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5943.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J – Big Nose I think it’s fair to say that many of us have some aspect of our physical appearance that we wish was different in some way. I’m not even talking about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2011-04-13-Wednesday-1970-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-SJ-5-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last) How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10-Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick LeSabre – When You Just Don’t Know What To Say Have you ever been presented with a situation in which you just didn’t know what to say? It could be a matter of simply being speechless or perhaps you truly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P8150015.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Kaiser Jeep CJ-5 – Transcendent Independent (First Posted October 28, 2013) The CJ-5 was a very small truck that cast a big shadow. Produced from 1954 to 1983, the CJ-5 lasted through ownership by two independents […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1-CJ2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars (First Posted October 25, 2013) Calling a car from this period a monster is not exactly uncommon or uncalled for. But what if its own daddy called it that? Virgil […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-45-097-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac Seville – I Just Don’t Care Everyone who has written here at CC for any length of time has surely experienced this phenomenon: You come across a car that is both out of the ordinary and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1985-Cadillac-Seville-04-small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge! (First Posted October 23, 2013) The phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1969PontiacGTO16.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car (First Posted October 24, 2013) Is time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-87-003-Imp700-vert.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick LeSabre Coupe – B.M.O.C. Just two weekends ago, I had taken the Amtrak from Chicago to Ann Arbor, Michigan for an overnight stay. My dad had been a professor at U of M, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/056-1977-Buick-LeSabre-Coupe-CC.jpg)


