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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Cars Of A Lifetime: 1985 Ford Courier – Busted Flat In Ford Blue
Posted on June 26, 2011 | 14 Comments(note: my Courier was not worth taking pictures of so the pics above are of a very similar truck) This is the truck that almost ruined my life, as well […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Duster: Another Unexpected Find
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 23 CommentsIf my fellow Curb Dwellers read the post I did last evening about that Isuzu Diesel Longbed, you may remember I am spending some time being “a wife” down in […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1992 Ford Festiva: Is It Classic Worthy?
Posted on June 5, 2011 | 32 CommentsHow do you define what constitutes a Classic Car? Is it an era? An age? A body style? I have asked myself this question many times over the years, most […] -
CC Outtake: I Want Some Ice Scream!
Posted on June 3, 2011 | 10 CommentsI know that car show images are frowned upon here on the curb but this longrooffan thought my fellow Curb Dwellers might enjoy sharing an ice cream sandwich during Studebaker […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel GT: Jutta’s Daily Driver
Posted on May 26, 2011 | 21 CommentsEarlier this week I was visiting my specialty fastener supplier to acquire the necessary bolts and nuts to successfully complete another project. In the employee lot was a 1992 Ford […] -
Curbside Classic: 1942 Mercury Woody Wagon: An American Icon
Posted on May 23, 2011 | 18 CommentsI started my personal blog three years ago this month just after moving to the greater Daytona Beach area. On it I have a series called “What I Saw Today” […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Holy Batwing Die Cast Dreams
Posted on May 20, 2011 | 27 CommentsOnce upon a time in the 1980s, my birthday came along and I was allowed one really expensive 1:24 Die Cast model. So I walked into the Hobby Shop, bypassed […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Rambler Marlin – The Humpback Whale – AMC’s Deadly Sin #1
Posted on April 30, 2011 | 71 CommentsThe sad story of the Marlin almost perfectly encapsulates all of the travails that eventually brought AMC to its knees. An inconsistent vision that left the company lurching from VW-fighting […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler Classic 770 Coupe – A True Classic?
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 36 CommentsWhat are the qualifications that makes a car a true classic? Being one of the handsomest and most enduring designs of its time? Staying in production for twenty years? Having […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler American 440: One of “The Sensible Spectaculars”
Posted on April 25, 2011 | 30 CommentsI have to say that I have had a pretty fruitful week in my car sightings seen around the Home of the World’s Most Famous Beach. Although nearly every time […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Hardtop Coupe – “Not Just Another Pretty (Huge) Car”
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 58 CommentsI first spotted this 1972 Bill Mitchell-era General Motors C-body a couple years ago down here in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida. Yeah, I’m clear across the continent from the publisher […]
![Cars Of A Lifetime: 1985 Ford Courier – Busted Flat In Ford Blue (note: my Courier was not worth taking pictures of so the pics above are of a very similar truck) This is the truck that almost ruined my life, as well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/31840980003_large-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Imperial LeBaron Coupe – The Last One Worthy Of Its Name Enough with these pathetic little Briggs and Stratton powered sidewalk toys like the Rabbit and Starlet! We need us a real car to counterbalance that axis of Cozy Coupes. Hell, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-49-065-800.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1992 Ford Festiva: Is It Classic Worthy? How do you define what constitutes a Classic Car? Is it an era? An age? A body style? I have asked myself this question many times over the years, most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bluegreen-003.jpg)
![Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Ford F150 – Unforgettable Driving Lessons Figuring out how to operate a motor vehicle and actually knowing how to drive one are two quite different things. Yes, I had somehow taught myself how to operate my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Ford-F150-jumping.jpg)
![CC Outtake: I Want Some Ice Scream! I know that car show images are frowned upon here on the curb but this longrooffan thought my fellow Curb Dwellers might enjoy sharing an ice cream sandwich during Studebaker […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/studyiscream.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel GT: Jutta’s Daily Driver Earlier this week I was visiting my specialty fastener supplier to acquire the necessary bolts and nuts to successfully complete another project. In the employee lot was a 1992 Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/68opelgt-001.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1942 Mercury Woody Wagon: An American Icon I started my personal blog three years ago this month just after moving to the greater Daytona Beach area. On it I have a series called “What I Saw Today” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mom-on-woody.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala – Holy Batwing Die Cast Dreams Once upon a time in the 1980s, my birthday came along and I was allowed one really expensive 1:24 Die Cast model. So I walked into the Hobby Shop, bypassed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chevy-59-1.png)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Falcon Station Bus: A “Compact” Minivan Before I set us off on this adventure, I must comment on the superb quality of the offerings here on Curbside Classic. That piece on the CC Caddy with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-0011.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Rambler Marlin – The Humpback Whale – AMC’s Deadly Sin #1 The sad story of the Marlin almost perfectly encapsulates all of the travails that eventually brought AMC to its knees. An inconsistent vision that left the company lurching from VW-fighting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-103-098-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler Classic 770 Coupe – A True Classic? What are the qualifications that makes a car a true classic? Being one of the handsomest and most enduring designs of its time? Staying in production for twenty years? Having […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-135-121-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler American 440: One of “The Sensible Spectaculars” I have to say that I have had a pretty fruitful week in my car sightings seen around the Home of the World’s Most Famous Beach. Although nearly every time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/65american440-012.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Hardtop Coupe – “Not Just Another Pretty (Huge) Car” I first spotted this 1972 Bill Mitchell-era General Motors C-body a couple years ago down here in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida. Yeah, I’m clear across the continent from the publisher […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/72olds98-001.jpg)


