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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![I went into the woods looking for cellar holes dating from the 1730s and 40s. What I found was a car built two hundred years later. I could find no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Packard01-115x115.jpg "Trailside Classic: 1938 Packard – A Silent Relic of Prewar Luxury")
Trailside Classic: 1938 Packard – A Silent Relic of Prewar Luxury
Posted on April 26, 2026 | 2 CommentsI went into the woods looking for cellar holes dating from the 1730s and 40s. What I found was a car built two hundred years later. I could find no […] -
![This is going to be a small post about a big rig. We’ve had countless encounters with this generation of Suburbans on CC before, including in Japan where I found […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_20221105_105140_edited-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1990 GMC Suburban SLE – Fit For Purpose, Not Parking Spaces")
Curbside Find: 1990 GMC Suburban SLE – Fit For Purpose, Not Parking Spaces
Posted on April 24, 2026 | 9 CommentsThis is going to be a small post about a big rig. We’ve had countless encounters with this generation of Suburbans on CC before, including in Japan where I found […] -
![Seeing this Oldsmobile 98 was simply too good to pass up. Apart from the number of doors, it is a frightfully close facsimile of the 1969 Oldsmobile owned by my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/69-98-7.jpg "1969 Oldsmobile 98 – Strong, Silent, And In The Classic Tradition")
1969 Oldsmobile 98 – Strong, Silent, And In The Classic Tradition
Posted on April 23, 2026 | 17 CommentsSeeing this Oldsmobile 98 was simply too good to pass up. Apart from the number of doors, it is a frightfully close facsimile of the 1969 Oldsmobile owned by my […] -
![When GM created the Saturn division in the late ‘80s, the main rationale put forth was that it should address the growing flood of Japanese cars being sold in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_20241024_150951_edited-115x115.jpg "1999 Saturn SC-2 – Wrong Side Of The Planet")
1999 Saturn SC-2 – Wrong Side Of The Planet
Posted on April 21, 2026 | 20 CommentsWhen GM created the Saturn division in the late ‘80s, the main rationale put forth was that it should address the growing flood of Japanese cars being sold in the […] -
![’57 Chevys are still quite common; a fair number of ’57 Fords have been preserved (especially the Retractables and convertibles), but how many ’57 Plymouth sedans do you see on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-23-54-26-Staten-Island-Ny-Usa-April-19-Stock-Photo-2645854291-Shutterstock-ezremove-115x115.png "1957 Plymouth Savoy 4-Door Sedan: Unlikely Survivor on Staten Island")
1957 Plymouth Savoy 4-Door Sedan: Unlikely Survivor on Staten Island
Posted on April 18, 2026 | 23 Comments’57 Chevys are still quite common; a fair number of ’57 Fords have been preserved (especially the Retractables and convertibles), but how many ’57 Plymouth sedans do you see on […] -
![American automakers were surprisingly slow to give up vivid lime greens in the mid-1970s. General Motors offered two shades as late as 1976, while Ford marketed three lime greens across […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1974-Bronco-1-115x115.jpg "1974 Ford Bronco in Pastel Lime: The Ultimate 1970s Beach Cruiser?")
1974 Ford Bronco in Pastel Lime: The Ultimate 1970s Beach Cruiser?
Posted on April 17, 2026 | 11 CommentsAmerican automakers were surprisingly slow to give up vivid lime greens in the mid-1970s. General Motors offered two shades as late as 1976, while Ford marketed three lime greens across […] -
![(Updated 4/16/2026) The year was 1957, and Oldsmobile gave its entry-level 88 series a one-year-only name that sounded larger than life and very Space Age: Golden Rocket. A […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200402_165512.jpg "1957 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88 Holiday Sedan — One Year Only Rocket")
1957 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88 Holiday Sedan — One Year Only Rocket
Posted on April 16, 2026 | 48 Comments(Updated 4/16/2026) The year was 1957, and Oldsmobile gave its entry-level 88 series a one-year-only name that sounded larger than life and very Space Age: Golden Rocket. A […] -
![(Updated 4/15/2026) There are plenty of beautiful cars from the muscle car era of 1964-74, but is the 1968 Dodge Charger the most beautiful of them all? I think it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Charger-2.jpg "1968 Dodge Charger R/T: The Most Beautiful Car Of The Muscle Car Era?")
1968 Dodge Charger R/T: The Most Beautiful Car Of The Muscle Car Era?
Posted on April 15, 2026 | 112 Comments(Updated 4/15/2026) There are plenty of beautiful cars from the muscle car era of 1964-74, but is the 1968 Dodge Charger the most beautiful of them all? I think it […] -
![My dad’s Corvette, circa 1970. For years, the Corvette was tucked away just inside the third door of the cinderblock garage, covered in a layer of dust and ancient bedsheets. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2348-1-115x115.jpeg "My Dad’s 1961 Corvette: Family Legend Parked Since 1976")
My Dad’s 1961 Corvette: Family Legend Parked Since 1976
Posted on April 15, 2026 | 24 CommentsMy dad’s Corvette, circa 1970. For years, the Corvette was tucked away just inside the third door of the cinderblock garage, covered in a layer of dust and ancient bedsheets. […] -
![(Updated 4/12/2026) This very nice outwardly stock Chevy Sportvan has been appearing at this spot in my neighborhood from time to time lately, and I finally got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0156.jpg "1969 Chevy Sportvan 108 – Clean and Appealing; But With A Red, White and Blue Bowtie Mystery?")
1969 Chevy Sportvan 108 – Clean and Appealing; But With A Red, White and Blue Bowtie Mystery?
Posted on April 12, 2026 | 37 Comments(Updated 4/12/2026) This very nice outwardly stock Chevy Sportvan has been appearing at this spot in my neighborhood from time to time lately, and I finally got […] -
![(Updated 4/11/2026) Let’s say it from the start, “Safari” might just be the best station wagon name ever. In a sea of ’60s names that sounded like suburban […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1963-Pontiac-Catalina-Safari-01-Small.jpg "1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari: How To Experience Wildlife In The Suburbs")
1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari: How To Experience Wildlife In The Suburbs
Posted on April 11, 2026 | 75 Comments(Updated 4/11/2026) Let’s say it from the start, “Safari” might just be the best station wagon name ever. In a sea of ’60s names that sounded like suburban […] -
![I hope I never reach a day in my life where I no longer “geek out” when I see that certain old car that hits me the right way, just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1960-Olds-1-115x115.jpg "1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday SportSedan: A Walkaround Of A Spectacular Styling Treat")
1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday SportSedan: A Walkaround Of A Spectacular Styling Treat
Posted on April 11, 2026 | 19 CommentsI hope I never reach a day in my life where I no longer “geek out” when I see that certain old car that hits me the right way, just […] -
![(Updated 4/10/2026) Debuting near the same time as GM’s own excellent H-bodies, the Lancer and LeBaron GTS from 1985 put Iacocca’s insistence on Broughaminess into perspective, as they were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ShelbyLancer1-e1775594359746-115x115.jpg "1987 Dodge Shelby Lancer – Special K")
1987 Dodge Shelby Lancer – Special K
Posted on April 10, 2026 | 56 Comments(Updated 4/10/2026) Debuting near the same time as GM’s own excellent H-bodies, the Lancer and LeBaron GTS from 1985 put Iacocca’s insistence on Broughaminess into perspective, as they were […] -
1969 Ford XL SportsRoof: Did Jaguar Sneak A Styling Cue From This Full-Size Ford?
Posted on April 9, 2026 | 25 CommentsIt isn’t obvious from this angle, but did this big red 1969 Ford XL SportsRoof, which Hyperpack posted to the CC Cohort, influence the styling of the Jaguar XJ-S? -
![(Updated 4/8/2026) The 1980s were not kind to Cadillac. While in the 1960s they could do no wrong, in the 1980s it seemed they couldn’t do anything right. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/88cadillac5a-115x115.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – How Not To Downsize A Luxury Car")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – How Not To Downsize A Luxury Car
Posted on April 8, 2026 | 164 Comments(Updated 4/8/2026) The 1980s were not kind to Cadillac. While in the 1960s they could do no wrong, in the 1980s it seemed they couldn’t do anything right. The […]
