Curbside Classic Archives
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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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For Sale Classic: 1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley – Canadian Bakin’
Posted on August 23, 2019 | 50 CommentsWho hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop? When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Impala – The Best Big Car Of Its Time
Posted on August 21, 2019 | 90 Comments(First Posted August 8, 2013) We’ve spent a massive amount of time on these pages praising the 1977-up B-Body Impala and Caprice. But given that today we’re considering whether the […] -
Curbside Classics: Growing Up Alongside The Fox-Body Mustang
Posted on August 12, 2019 | 36 CommentsA few weeks ago, my mom came to visit me here in Chicago. It was a wonderful time, filled with just enough culture, tourism, neighborhoody things, candid conversation, and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – The Sexy Six
Posted on August 9, 2019 | 47 CommentsIt would appear that we have stumbled across two 1967 Firebirds in the past. Both convertibles. There was aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic and a blue one that claimed […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 to 1991 Dodge Dynasty – Familiarity Breeds, Well, Familiarity
Posted on August 8, 2019 | 55 CommentsThere is a big part of me that wants to triumphantly and enthusiastically title this essay “Dodge Dynasty – Among The Best Cars Ever Built”. However, there is another part […] -
Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard
Posted on August 7, 2019 | 86 CommentsIntroductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […] -
Curbside Tech- Introducing the El Kylemino
Posted on August 6, 2019 | 21 CommentsLink to my love letter. Many moons ago, I wrote a love letter to the many El Caminos plying the streets of Los Angeles. At the time, my only motivation […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989-92 Ford Probe – Protecting A Legacy
Posted on August 6, 2019 | 75 CommentsImagine the jeers, the scorn. You’re pulling into a classic car show in your gleaming, cherry red ’89 Ford Mustang GT Turbo 2.2. Enthusiasts are giving you the side-eye, muttering […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 IH Scout 80 – The Advance (SUV) Scout
Posted on July 27, 2019 | 40 Comments(First Posted July 11, 2014) The precise evolution of the SUV, like all car genres is debatable, but there’s no question that the International Scout is the critical link between […] -
Curbside Classic: Zimmer Quicksilver – It Was Simply Inevitable
Posted on July 26, 2019 | 43 CommentsI once heard someone say “If you wait long enough, eventually you will see every car ever made in the world somewhere in Southern California.” At the time, I sagely […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Perfectly Styled American Car Of The 1950s?
Posted on July 25, 2019 | 95 CommentsIt is generally accepted that General Motors was the long-reigning king of automotive styling. Names like Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell are well known for the long stream of attractive […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 to 1980 Dodge Omni – The Formative Years
Posted on July 18, 2019 | 80 CommentsThe sun was shining brightly, the new restaurant Mrs. Jason and I had just tried was a success, and we were taking a nice stroll around the downtown area. With […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady
Posted on July 14, 2019 | 53 Comments(first posted 5/25/2013) As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable […]
![Cohort Classic: 1972 Ford LTD Convertible – Banana Boat In perusing the Cohort I came across these shots by Robadr of this big bruiser of a convertible. It called to me. I have answered. And yes, we all know […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1972FordLTDConvertible04Small.jpg)
![For Sale Classic: 1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley – Canadian Bakin’ Who hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop? When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1954MonarchLucerneSunValley05Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Impala – The Best Big Car Of Its Time (First Posted August 8, 2013) We’ve spent a massive amount of time on these pages praising the 1977-up B-Body Impala and Caprice. But given that today we’re considering whether the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-71-117-801.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: Growing Up Alongside The Fox-Body Mustang A few weeks ago, my mom came to visit me here in Chicago. It was a wonderful time, filled with just enough culture, tourism, neighborhoody things, candid conversation, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1993-06-With-My-Mustang-at-the-Glo-Bell-Motel-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – The Sexy Six It would appear that we have stumbled across two 1967 Firebirds in the past. Both convertibles. There was aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic and a blue one that claimed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1967-Pontiac-Firebird-02-Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 to 1991 Dodge Dynasty – Familiarity Breeds, Well, Familiarity There is a big part of me that wants to triumphantly and enthusiastically title this essay “Dodge Dynasty – Among The Best Cars Ever Built”. However, there is another part […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4739.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard Introductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1958-Packard-Colors-Bluff-Gray-08-Small.jpg)
![Curbside Tech- Introducing the El Kylemino Link to my love letter. Many moons ago, I wrote a love letter to the many El Caminos plying the streets of Los Angeles. At the time, my only motivation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Exterior-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989-92 Ford Probe – Protecting A Legacy Imagine the jeers, the scorn. You’re pulling into a classic car show in your gleaming, cherry red ’89 Ford Mustang GT Turbo 2.2. Enthusiasts are giving you the side-eye, muttering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ford-probe-gt-7.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 IH Scout 80 – The Advance (SUV) Scout (First Posted July 11, 2014) The precise evolution of the SUV, like all car genres is debatable, but there’s no question that the International Scout is the critical link between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-36-144-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Zimmer Quicksilver – It Was Simply Inevitable I once heard someone say “If you wait long enough, eventually you will see every car ever made in the world somewhere in Southern California.” At the time, I sagely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3651.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Perfectly Styled American Car Of The 1950s? It is generally accepted that General Motors was the long-reigning king of automotive styling. Names like Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell are well known for the long stream of attractive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1957FordThunderbird08Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact (first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-51-042.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 to 1980 Dodge Omni – The Formative Years The sun was shining brightly, the new restaurant Mrs. Jason and I had just tried was a success, and we were taking a nice stroll around the downtown area. With […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0276.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady (first posted 5/25/2013) As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PA310101.jpg)


