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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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CC Feature: Requiem For A Truck – 1969 Ford F-100
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 32 CommentsMy father bought a used truck in 1970… and this is its story. -
![Poor Oldsmobile. During the 1980s it went from volume champion to being essentially the Cutlass Division of GM, thus finishing the decade in a real bind. What went wrong? Was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/4-20-2012-001-e1344637471188.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Last Call for the Lansing B-Body Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Last Call for the Lansing B-Body Coupe
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 98 CommentsPoor Oldsmobile. During the 1980s it went from volume champion to being essentially the Cutlass Division of GM, thus finishing the decade in a real bind. What went wrong? Was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Late Life Adventures
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 34 Comments(Text by Jim Offner, pictures by John Molseed) If cars could talk, what would an Adventurer say? -
![And here is the holy grail of the Forward Look. No other car of the Virgil Exner juggernaut had so much riding on its success. Few other cars of the 1950s captured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/55plymouthbelvedere.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere – Truly The Star Of The Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere – Truly The Star Of The Forward Look
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 71 CommentsAnd here is the holy grail of the Forward Look. No other car of the Virgil Exner juggernaut had so much riding on its success. Few other cars of the 1950s captured […] -
![Ah, the W body. Say what you will about this line of bread-and-butter sedans, they had staying power. As you read this, the last W-body ’12 Impalas are rolling down […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-22-2012-010-e1339953041400.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Regal Olympic Edition – Go For The Gold In Your W-Body")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Regal Olympic Edition – Go For The Gold In Your W-Body
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 45 CommentsAh, the W body. Say what you will about this line of bread-and-butter sedans, they had staying power. As you read this, the last W-body ’12 Impalas are rolling down […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Elan – A Fox in a Bird’s Feathers
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 87 CommentsSuccess can be a double edged sword. Everyone, regardless of their endeavors, is seeking it. But what do you do upon achieving it? Is it so easily repeatable? -
![In May of 1954, a group of unknown musicians released a new record. I recall reading a review of it in an old magazine, and the reviewer was not impressed. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1969FordEconoline01.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Econoline – Ford Builds a Better Box")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Econoline – Ford Builds a Better Box
Posted on June 22, 2012 | 58 CommentsIn May of 1954, a group of unknown musicians released a new record. I recall reading a review of it in an old magazine, and the reviewer was not impressed. […] -
![The area just west of Huntsville Texas has recently been very good to me, car spotting wise. I ran across a bunch of interesting cars and have just about all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/52D-IMG_1088.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1952 Dodge B Series Panel Truck – Work In A Pilot House")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Dodge B Series Panel Truck – Work In A Pilot House
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 32 CommentsThe area just west of Huntsville Texas has recently been very good to me, car spotting wise. I ran across a bunch of interesting cars and have just about all […] -
![There are some words and phrases in the English language in which the intended image immediately springs to mind. Let’s try one. Quickly, what comes to mind when you hear […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/P5220596.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Take Your Top Off, Sweetie")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Take Your Top Off, Sweetie
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 66 CommentsThere are some words and phrases in the English language in which the intended image immediately springs to mind. Let’s try one. Quickly, what comes to mind when you hear […] -
![– Just west of Huntsville Texas, there is an old coupe still providing a service of sorts. It is unlikely that anything on it will break the way it’s being […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BB-Sign-Usage.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe – Bare Bones Bar Sign")
Curbside Classic: 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe – Bare Bones Bar Sign
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 22 Comments– Just west of Huntsville Texas, there is an old coupe still providing a service of sorts. It is unlikely that anything on it will break the way it’s being […] -
![Let’s hold our nose and consider the decline and fall of the Chrysler New Yorker. Twenty years earlier, that name typified the grace, comfort, style and performance that New Yorkers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-71-046-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler New Yorker – ReinKarnation")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler New Yorker – ReinKarnation
Posted on June 12, 2012 | 57 CommentsLet’s hold our nose and consider the decline and fall of the Chrysler New Yorker. Twenty years earlier, that name typified the grace, comfort, style and performance that New Yorkers […] -
![“Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten.” A tagline used by an Amish cabinetmaker, it rings true, for both good and bad, for many companies and corporations. Packard, like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/P4170548.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1955 Packard Four Hundred – Bravely Facing Forward")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Packard Four Hundred – Bravely Facing Forward
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 29 Comments“Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten.” A tagline used by an Amish cabinetmaker, it rings true, for both good and bad, for many companies and corporations. Packard, like […] -
![High fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HPIM1421-e1338091388149.jpg "My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet")
My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2012 | 116 CommentsHigh fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […] -
![It’s rare when all the major automakers come up with a great new idea at the same time. The Age Of The SUV in the late 1980s and early 1990s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=600,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/front-quarter-e1337220932454.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Four Door – You Can’t Blame A Guy For Trying")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Four Door – You Can’t Blame A Guy For Trying
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 43 CommentsIt’s rare when all the major automakers come up with a great new idea at the same time. The Age Of The SUV in the late 1980s and early 1990s […] -
![When I met my wife she drove a muscle car. Specifically this 1964 Mercury Marauder. It looked for all the world like a dolled up version of the car Parnelli […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=633,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/front-view-e1340736425585.jpg "My Ex-Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Marauder – Hello, Old Friend")
My Ex-Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Marauder – Hello, Old Friend
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 22 CommentsWhen I met my wife she drove a muscle car. Specifically this 1964 Mercury Marauder. It looked for all the world like a dolled up version of the car Parnelli […]
