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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 5/29/2011) Two key evolutionary developments define humans: a large brain and the ability to run long distances cross-country. That probably explains why the Jeep is the most iconic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-62-047-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1945 Willys Jeep MB – The Icon Of Freedom")
Curbside Classic: 1945 Willys Jeep MB – The Icon Of Freedom
Posted on May 28, 2018 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/29/2011) Two key evolutionary developments define humans: a large brain and the ability to run long distances cross-country. That probably explains why the Jeep is the most iconic […] -
![What have we here from that alternate universe to the north of us? Looks like a ’69 Chevelle Malibu with a Pontiacesque (that already sounds like a Canadian car) nose […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/23949571667_cc150da43b_k.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1968 Beaumont – SD396? Maybe, But With the Wrong Badging")
Cohort Outtake: 1968 Beaumont – SD396? Maybe, But With the Wrong Badging
Posted on April 23, 2018 | 30 CommentsWhat have we here from that alternate universe to the north of us? Looks like a ’69 Chevelle Malibu with a Pontiacesque (that already sounds like a Canadian car) nose […] -
![A few months back I was headed home from my regular haircutting joint when I spotted this lovely sky blue pony parked in front of one of my other old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/038.jpg "CC Capsule: 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe – No Horsing Around")
CC Capsule: 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe – No Horsing Around
Posted on March 31, 2018 | 26 CommentsA few months back I was headed home from my regular haircutting joint when I spotted this lovely sky blue pony parked in front of one of my other old […] -
![Much was made of Lincoln’s revival of the Continental nameplate on its new flagship sedan. It was just the start: Lincoln is discarding its confusing alphanumeric naming scheme and switching […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/lincoln-aviators.jpg "Future Curbside Classics: 2003-05 & 2019 Lincoln Aviator – One Aviator Flew Under The Radar, One Will Soar")
Future Curbside Classics: 2003-05 & 2019 Lincoln Aviator – One Aviator Flew Under The Radar, One Will Soar
Posted on March 28, 2018 | 47 CommentsMuch was made of Lincoln’s revival of the Continental nameplate on its new flagship sedan. It was just the start: Lincoln is discarding its confusing alphanumeric naming scheme and switching […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2013) Spotted outside a Conroe, Texas transmission shop, here’s a relic of those days when it seemed as though almost every domestic vehicle line featured one or more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/69-Torino-GT-Closeup-Front.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Torino GT – The Sports Intermediate")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Torino GT – The Sports Intermediate
Posted on February 27, 2018 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/23/2013) Spotted outside a Conroe, Texas transmission shop, here’s a relic of those days when it seemed as though almost every domestic vehicle line featured one or more […] -
![For those who may recall, I wrote about this exact 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham back in 2016. I first came across it late one night (or 3 AM one morning […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/thumb_IMG_0364_1024.jpg "CC Revisited: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – Able To Leave, Willing To Stay")
CC Revisited: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – Able To Leave, Willing To Stay
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 48 CommentsFor those who may recall, I wrote about this exact 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham back in 2016. I first came across it late one night (or 3 AM one morning […] -
![At the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1966-Pontiac-Tempest-LeMans-5-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – One Perfect Storm")
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – One Perfect Storm
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 32 CommentsAt the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […] -
![This is the “after” picture This summer I embarked on a project to fix up a 1978 Ford truck I own. It got me thinking that it had been 26 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1972-First-picture.jpg "Truck of a Lifetime: 1972 Ford F100")
Truck of a Lifetime: 1972 Ford F100
Posted on November 13, 2017 | 41 CommentsThis is the “after” picture This summer I embarked on a project to fix up a 1978 Ford truck I own. It got me thinking that it had been 26 […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2013) Walking to my mandolin lesson in scenic Long Island City (or as I call it, Where The Taxis Live™), when I see something big and green as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Photo1.jpg "Pimpside Classic (Plus Pimp-Car History): 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Custom Regent")
Pimpside Classic (Plus Pimp-Car History): 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Custom Regent
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 77 Comments(first posted 5/10/2013) Walking to my mandolin lesson in scenic Long Island City (or as I call it, Where The Taxis Live™), when I see something big and green as […] -
![One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful")
CC Capsule: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 90 CommentsOne of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […] -
![(Note: A while back the editors at CC discussed publishing email chains to offer a multi-faceted presentation. This first endeavor in doing so has proven to be an enlightening experience. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/75-impala-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Impala – Of Caesar, Antelopes, and Enlightenment")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Impala – Of Caesar, Antelopes, and Enlightenment
Posted on September 1, 2017 | 59 Comments(Note: A while back the editors at CC discussed publishing email chains to offer a multi-faceted presentation. This first endeavor in doing so has proven to be an enlightening experience. […] -
![(first posted 1/16/2013. revised/expanded 5/5/2017) “Horsey car!” Sometimes the past reappears for just a moment in all its perfect clarity, as if it just happened yesterday. You shake your head […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-104-103-800.jpg "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1984 Ford Bronco II–The Bucking-Bronco Horsey Car")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1984 Ford Bronco II–The Bucking-Bronco Horsey Car
Posted on May 5, 2017 | 72 Comments(first posted 1/16/2013. revised/expanded 5/5/2017) “Horsey car!” Sometimes the past reappears for just a moment in all its perfect clarity, as if it just happened yesterday. You shake your head […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2011) We often take General Motors to task in this space for its failure to learn from its mistakes. But today’s tale involves the opposite problem for GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nova-saloon.jpg "Automotive History: 1985 Chevrolet CorNova – Lessons Not Learned")
Automotive History: 1985 Chevrolet CorNova – Lessons Not Learned
Posted on March 15, 2017 | 98 Comments(first posted 8/19/2011) We often take General Motors to task in this space for its failure to learn from its mistakes. But today’s tale involves the opposite problem for GM […] -
![In a country that has a thirst for buying big, expensive vehicles largely because of ego and not a functional need, you’d think a 4-passenger, full-size luxury pickup prioritizing form over function would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Lincoln-Blackwood-1.jpg "CC Outtake: 2002 Lincoln Blackwood – Blacked-Out Blackwood By Night")
CC Outtake: 2002 Lincoln Blackwood – Blacked-Out Blackwood By Night
Posted on March 10, 2017 | 70 CommentsIn a country that has a thirst for buying big, expensive vehicles largely because of ego and not a functional need, you’d think a 4-passenger, full-size luxury pickup prioritizing form over function would […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/68Valiant7jg.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact
Posted on March 8, 2017 | 81 Comments(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […]
