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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A Fresh Start
Posted on March 27, 2026 | 77 Comments(Updated 3/27/2026) The 1979 Mustang. From the beginning, the Mustang’s life was charmed. Each major generational change coincided with a big surge in sales for America’s favorite […] -
Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird In Transition
Posted on March 27, 2026 | 12 CommentsThe car show I attended in 2014, only two cars from the ’70s were on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s the other: a 1975 […] -
1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE: Remember Me? – From Showroom To Obscurity
Posted on March 26, 2026 | 18 CommentsIf there’s a more forgettable Big Three car from the 1980s, I can’t remember what it could be. Just thinking of Plymouth’s Caravelle can create mental gymnastics: For example, When […] -
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible With 240 Six – “You’ll Swear It’s A V-8”
Posted on March 26, 2026 | 16 CommentsIn writing about the “Loadomatic” distributor Ford used in its six-cylinder models for decades, I found this 1965 Galaxie 500 Convertible that is powered by the new-for-1965 “Big Six.” Although […] -
1962 Ford Galaxie 500 – Nice Looking Car, But Not What Buyers Wanted in 1962
Posted on March 24, 2026 | 17 CommentsChris Cieslak shot and posted at the Cohort this very fine looking 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 hardtop coupe. It stirs up a lot of childhood emotions, as this big Ford […] -
1970s Plymouth Duster, Satellite, Dodge Challenger: The AB & E’s of MoPar, What is Your Favorite Letter?
Posted on March 24, 2026 | 37 CommentsI captured this ratty trio of early to mid 1970’s MoPars on Christmas Day 2024. Finding this trio leads me to the question, what is your favorite MoPar letter/body code […] -
1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Limousine: This Rare Lincoln Fixes the Era’s Most Controversial Design
Posted on March 23, 2026 | 23 CommentsAside from the Lincoln Versailles of two decades later, few Lincolns are as polarizing as the big unibodies of 1958-60. Nevertheless, if Lincoln would have styled them like this rare […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre – Maybe It Should Have Had 7 Gallons
Posted on March 22, 2026 | 11 CommentsThe sixties, that golden decade of American performance cars, had two very distinct eras. The first half was dominated by the full-size bombers with their ever-larger big block V8s sporting […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series And Friends – Landau Anyone?
Posted on March 19, 2026 | 79 Comments(Updated 3/19/2026) As a Panther fan, I often ask myself whatever happened to the Lincoln Town Car. It was doing so well before Dearborn got caught up in the SUV […] -
Ford’s Darkest Days? Three Survivors From The Era Before “Quality Was Job 1”
Posted on March 16, 2026 | 27 CommentsIt doesn’t come up quite as often today as Lee Iacocca’s “white knight” tales of business heroics at Chrysler, but Ford was up to their necks in the soup in […] -
1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View
Posted on March 15, 2026 | 32 Comments(Updated 3/15/2026) The Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Riviera – Riding The Curve
Posted on March 12, 2026 | 3 CommentsIt’s become obvious that I like white cars more than most people, but even I’m getting an excessive share. A good portion majority of the CCs I’ve captured have been […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk
Posted on March 10, 2026 | 85 Comments(Updated 3/10/2026) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […] -
1977 Buick Electra Park Avenue: Buick’s Big Downsizing Gamble Pays Off Handsomely (But Oh, That Interior!)
Posted on March 9, 2026 | 21 CommentsTake one full-size American near-luxury car, lop a foot off its overall length, subtract over 100 cubic inches of engine displacement, and raise the price by hundreds of dollars. It […] -
CC Colt Chronicles Part 9: 1993 Colt – Death Of A Pony, Birth Of A Legend
Posted on March 8, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 3/6/2026) This is almost–almost–our last chapter in The Curbside Classic Colt Chronicles. Lovers of the nameplate will soon have to get their fix elsewhere, but luckily, our story ends […]
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A Fresh Start (Updated 3/27/2026) The 1979 Mustang. From the beginning, the Mustang’s life was charmed. Each major generational change coincided with a big surge in sales for America’s favorite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1979-Ford-Mustang-07Small.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird In Transition The car show I attended in 2014, only two cars from the ’70s were on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s the other: a 1975 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-03-11.48.33.jpg)
![1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE: Remember Me? – From Showroom To Obscurity If there’s a more forgettable Big Three car from the 1980s, I can’t remember what it could be. Just thinking of Plymouth’s Caravelle can create mental gymnastics: For example, When […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LF-1987-Plymouth-Caravelle.jpg)
![1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible With 240 Six – “You’ll Swear It’s A V-8” In writing about the “Loadomatic” distributor Ford used in its six-cylinder models for decades, I found this 1965 Galaxie 500 Convertible that is powered by the new-for-1965 “Big Six.” Although […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1965-ford-galaxie-500-convertible-1-115x115.webp)
![1962 Ford Galaxie 500 – Nice Looking Car, But Not What Buyers Wanted in 1962 Chris Cieslak shot and posted at the Cohort this very fine looking 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 hardtop coupe. It stirs up a lot of childhood emotions, as this big Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/35025023320_d6282597ee_k.jpg)
![1970s Plymouth Duster, Satellite, Dodge Challenger: The AB & E’s of MoPar, What is Your Favorite Letter? I captured this ratty trio of early to mid 1970’s MoPars on Christmas Day 2024. Finding this trio leads me to the question, what is your favorite MoPar letter/body code […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/54226938816_5592364696_o-115x115.jpg)
![1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Limousine: This Rare Lincoln Fixes the Era’s Most Controversial Design Aside from the Lincoln Versailles of two decades later, few Lincolns are as polarizing as the big unibodies of 1958-60. Nevertheless, if Lincoln would have styled them like this rare […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1959-Continental-1-Mecum-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series And Friends – Landau Anyone? (Updated 3/19/2026) As a Panther fan, I often ask myself whatever happened to the Lincoln Town Car. It was doing so well before Dearborn got caught up in the SUV […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=513,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aa-12-13-2012-002.jpg)
![Ford’s Darkest Days? Three Survivors From The Era Before “Quality Was Job 1” It doesn’t come up quite as often today as Lee Iacocca’s “white knight” tales of business heroics at Chrysler, but Ford was up to their necks in the soup in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fords-115x115.jpg)
![1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View (Updated 3/15/2026) The Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1994-Dodge-Ram-Van02Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Riviera – Riding The Curve It’s become obvious that I like white cars more than most people, but even I’m getting an excessive share. A good portion majority of the CCs I’ve captured have been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-06-12.01.48.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk (Updated 3/10/2026) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/91ChevyLuminaAPV1jg.jpg)
![1977 Buick Electra Park Avenue: Buick’s Big Downsizing Gamble Pays Off Handsomely (But Oh, That Interior!) Take one full-size American near-luxury car, lop a foot off its overall length, subtract over 100 cubic inches of engine displacement, and raise the price by hundreds of dollars. It […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1977-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-4SD-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-2-side-right-115x115.webp)
![CC Colt Chronicles Part 9: 1993 Colt – Death Of A Pony, Birth Of A Legend (Updated 3/6/2026) This is almost–almost–our last chapter in The Curbside Classic Colt Chronicles. Lovers of the nameplate will soon have to get their fix elsewhere, but luckily, our story ends […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DodgeColt.jpg)


