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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1964 & 1965 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – In the Key of C (Part 1)
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 87 Comments(first posted 8/12/2011) One of the most unheralded but perpetually popular chassis designations in General Motors alphabet soup was the “C” Body cars. We’ve recently seen the praise of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Cadillac Eldorado – On The Dark Side
Posted on July 13, 2014 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/27/2011) I drive past this car almost every day. I’ve gotten into a habit of quickly glancing in the direction where she’s usually parked. She’s almost always there. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Ready For The Road
Posted on July 13, 2014 | 54 CommentsIf you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […] -
Classic Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Super Eight
Posted on July 7, 2014 | 43 CommentsThere are advantages to being a licensed amateur radio operator. The obvious one: you have communication no matter what happens to the infrastructure. A not so obvious one: Most ham […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – What The Blue (And Pink) Blazes?!
Posted on July 3, 2014 | 40 CommentsHere’s something apropriately Eugenian, but lo! I found this car after work recently, and just had to go around the block and figure it out what it was. A week […] -
CC Capsule: 1983-87 Chevy El Camino SS – El Caminos De La Costa Este
Posted on June 27, 2014 | 32 CommentsA feature last year on The El Caminos of Los Angeles depicted the fleet of Chevrolet El Caminos of every generation from 1964 to 1987 on the streets of L.A. […] -
CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Summer Solstice Status Symbol
Posted on June 23, 2014 | 35 CommentsI was first entranced by the 8:40-something sunset over western San Leandro as I dropped a friend at home, but sparkling in the soft hues of Pink, Orange and blue […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1969 Cutlass S Convertible – Goodbye Sixties
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 35 CommentsIn honor of our slow re-run of the legendary Cutlass Chronicles, I’ve dug up pictures of this 1969 Cutlass S convertible that I took this past spring. It’s a very […] -
Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 65 CommentsWhen it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu – Absolute A-Body
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 67 CommentsAt most car shows, you’re likely to see any number of extensively modified or resto-modded cars alongside more purely stock rides. The latter attract my attention far much more and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 – Family Carma
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 29 CommentsWe’re on the homestretch of a family hike in the Appalachian mountains, the way so many fall Sundays were spent. I’m running ahead, and there it is, sitting by the […] -
Preschool Classics – Introducing Young Minds To The Joy Of Cars
Posted on May 4, 2014 | 67 CommentsI’ve been taking my youngest to preschool for almost two years now and while I was aware of all of the toys they have access to during recess, I just […] -
Curbside Classic: Dodge Objets D’art
Posted on May 2, 2014 | 31 CommentsPicasso had his Blue Period. Another Blue Period is occurring around my house in northern Virginia, where some odd set of coincidences has caused a number of blue Dodge Darts and Plymouth […] -
Auto-Biography/Curbside Classic (And Bonus Trackside Classic): 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – The Very First CC, Five Years Later
Posted on April 24, 2014 | 49 CommentsFive years ago, I encountered this 1972 Coupe DeVille on one a walk near downtown Eugene. It inspired a story, which became the first Curbside Classic, in March of 2009 […] -
Mustang Salute Finale CC: 1967 Mustang 2+2 Fastback – The Beginning Of The End Of The True Pony Car
Posted on April 20, 2014 | 145 CommentsMustang Week has given me the chance to ponder what I was going to say about this fine CC ’67 Fastback I found just a couple of weeks ago. Earlier […]
![Curbside Classic: 1964 & 1965 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – In the Key of C (Part 1) (first posted 8/12/2011) One of the most unheralded but perpetually popular chassis designations in General Motors alphabet soup was the “C” Body cars. We’ve recently seen the praise of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/5991971173_6b56f8dfd3_b.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Cadillac Eldorado – On The Dark Side (first posted 5/27/2011) I drive past this car almost every day. I’ve gotten into a habit of quickly glancing in the direction where she’s usually parked. She’s almost always there. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Ready For The Road If you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-228-058-1200.jpg)
![Classic Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Super Eight There are advantages to being a licensed amateur radio operator. The obvious one: you have communication no matter what happens to the infrastructure. A not so obvious one: Most ham […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/front1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – What The Blue (And Pink) Blazes?! Here’s something apropriately Eugenian, but lo! I found this car after work recently, and just had to go around the block and figure it out what it was. A week […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/aa-6-11-2014-001.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1983-87 Chevy El Camino SS – El Caminos De La Costa Este A feature last year on The El Caminos of Los Angeles depicted the fleet of Chevrolet El Caminos of every generation from 1964 to 1987 on the streets of L.A. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1200-Choo-Choo-Custom-El-Camino-SS.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Summer Solstice Status Symbol I was first entranced by the 8:40-something sunset over western San Leandro as I dropped a friend at home, but sparkling in the soft hues of Pink, Orange and blue […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10502420_10152131102707201_2296631319162384151_n-e1403332251910.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1969 Cutlass S Convertible – Goodbye Sixties In honor of our slow re-run of the legendary Cutlass Chronicles, I’ve dug up pictures of this 1969 Cutlass S convertible that I took this past spring. It’s a very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-04-28-12.00.09.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies When it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/clue-1.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu – Absolute A-Body At most car shows, you’re likely to see any number of extensively modified or resto-modded cars alongside more purely stock rides. The latter attract my attention far much more and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-03-12.16.36.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 – Family Carma We’re on the homestretch of a family hike in the Appalachian mountains, the way so many fall Sundays were spent. I’m running ahead, and there it is, sitting by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-121-054-800.jpg)
![Preschool Classics – Introducing Young Minds To The Joy Of Cars I’ve been taking my youngest to preschool for almost two years now and while I was aware of all of the toys they have access to during recess, I just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000462.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Dodge Objets D’art Picasso had his Blue Period. Another Blue Period is occurring around my house in northern Virginia, where some odd set of coincidences has caused a number of blue Dodge Darts and Plymouth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dart-65.jpg)
![Auto-Biography/Curbside Classic (And Bonus Trackside Classic): 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – The Very First CC, Five Years Later Five years ago, I encountered this 1972 Coupe DeVille on one a walk near downtown Eugene. It inspired a story, which became the first Curbside Classic, in March of 2009 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pictography-2-023-776-crop-vert.jpg)
![Mustang Salute Finale CC: 1967 Mustang 2+2 Fastback – The Beginning Of The End Of The True Pony Car Mustang Week has given me the chance to ponder what I was going to say about this fine CC ’67 Fastback I found just a couple of weeks ago. Earlier […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-223-134-1200.jpg)


