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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![For 1975, Buick added a new model to its popular midsize Century/Regal line: the Century Special, advertised as a “new lightweight, gas-saving edition of the Century Hardtop Coupe” that was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1975-Buick-Century-Special-Arctic-White-Midwest-Car-Exchange-side-right-115x115.webp "1975 Buick Century Special V-6: The Colonnade “Economy” Model That Wasn’t")
1975 Buick Century Special V-6: The Colonnade “Economy” Model That Wasn’t
Posted on February 20, 2026 | 18 CommentsFor 1975, Buick added a new model to its popular midsize Century/Regal line: the Century Special, advertised as a “new lightweight, gas-saving edition of the Century Hardtop Coupe” that was […] -
![It’s a dream of many a Corvair owner to find the long-lost last 1969 Corvair, #6000, as it’s called in the community. Since that car hasn’t been seen by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BaT-31-Mile-2-115x115.webp "Ultra-Low-Mileage 1969 Chevrolet Corvairs: More Common Than You’d Expect")
Ultra-Low-Mileage 1969 Chevrolet Corvairs: More Common Than You’d Expect
Posted on February 19, 2026 | 25 CommentsIt’s a dream of many a Corvair owner to find the long-lost last 1969 Corvair, #6000, as it’s called in the community. Since that car hasn’t been seen by the […] -
![Between 1982 and 1985, more than 80,000 people bought a third-gen Pontiac Firebird or Chevrolet Camaro with the much-maligned 2.5-liter LQ9 “Iron Duke” four — a gruff and underpowered engine […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1982-Pontiac-Firebird-4-Bright-Red-FB-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1982 Pontiac Firebird With The 2.5L Iron Duke Four: There’s No Fire In This ‘Bird")
1982 Pontiac Firebird With The 2.5L Iron Duke Four: There’s No Fire In This ‘Bird
Posted on February 19, 2026 | 56 CommentsBetween 1982 and 1985, more than 80,000 people bought a third-gen Pontiac Firebird or Chevrolet Camaro with the much-maligned 2.5-liter LQ9 “Iron Duke” four — a gruff and underpowered engine […] -
![(Updated 2/18/2026) My apologies to the Ford Tempo’s fans, but here is one of the cars I most hated during my childhood. I have to thank pv dave for taking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Tempo1.jpg "Curbside Classic: Ford Tempo – A Car I Love To Hate")
Curbside Classic: Ford Tempo – A Car I Love To Hate
Posted on February 18, 2026 | 144 Comments(Updated 2/18/2026) My apologies to the Ford Tempo’s fans, but here is one of the cars I most hated during my childhood. I have to thank pv dave for taking […] -
![Back in the 1960s, car manufacturers were more tractable about bending the rules to make a sale; therefore, the words “always” or “never” should never (oops) enter our vocabulary when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/013-115x115.jpg "1965 Studebaker Daytona: Is It Painted Special Order “Flamingo” Pink? Probably Not")
1965 Studebaker Daytona: Is It Painted Special Order “Flamingo” Pink? Probably Not
Posted on February 18, 2026 | 25 CommentsBack in the 1960s, car manufacturers were more tractable about bending the rules to make a sale; therefore, the words “always” or “never” should never (oops) enter our vocabulary when […] -
![(Updated 2/16/2026) An admission: This two-tone Ford van is a surrogate for my original target, but a fantastic and fitting one nonetheless. It’s not often a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_0819.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Club Wagon – In Life, Hope Springs Eternal")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Club Wagon – In Life, Hope Springs Eternal
Posted on February 16, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 2/16/2026) An admission: This two-tone Ford van is a surrogate for my original target, but a fantastic and fitting one nonetheless. It’s not often a […] -
![Michael B. shot this clean 1978 Monaco SE sedan for sale in North Carolina, and passed them along to me to write up. How could I pass up that opportunity, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG-20131025-001551.jpg "1978 Dodge Monaco – Time Capsule, From Dodge’s Dark Days")
1978 Dodge Monaco – Time Capsule, From Dodge’s Dark Days
Posted on February 15, 2026 | 14 CommentsMichael B. shot this clean 1978 Monaco SE sedan for sale in North Carolina, and passed them along to me to write up. How could I pass up that opportunity, […] -
![This car is the perfect counterpoint to my first CC. Both are white domestic full-size sedans from the mid-late 1960s and both are rather basically equipped cars from semi-premium marques. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCN0596.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Electra 225 – The Great Society")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Electra 225 – The Great Society
Posted on February 13, 2026 | 9 CommentsThis car is the perfect counterpoint to my first CC. Both are white domestic full-size sedans from the mid-late 1960s and both are rather basically equipped cars from semi-premium marques. […] -
![(Updated 2/12/2026) The Fiat 500 Abarth and the MINI Cooper S have brought some welcome relief for those long pining for a little pocket rocket. It had been a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-117-059-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Turbo Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) – The Fiat 500 Abarth Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Turbo Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) – The Fiat 500 Abarth Of Its Time
Posted on February 12, 2026 | 79 Comments(Updated 2/12/2026) The Fiat 500 Abarth and the MINI Cooper S have brought some welcome relief for those long pining for a little pocket rocket. It had been a […] -
![Authenticity is the key; if you can fake that, you’ve got it made. In this case, faking was not even needed. Ever since I discovered those informal Sunday classic car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_20240704_085603_edited-115x115.jpg "1971 Ford Ranchero Squire – Use It Or Lose It")
1971 Ford Ranchero Squire – Use It Or Lose It
Posted on February 12, 2026 | 9 CommentsAuthenticity is the key; if you can fake that, you’ve got it made. In this case, faking was not even needed. Ever since I discovered those informal Sunday classic car […] -
1967 & 1968 Mercury Cougars: Are They Different Enough To Have A Favorite?
Posted on February 11, 2026 | 39 CommentsAside from some minor trim variations, the 1967 and 1968 Mercury Cougars are fundamentally the same car. Are those small differences enough for fans to prefer one over the other? -
![Land yachts ahoy! More ‘70s goodness (or bloatedness, really, though I doubt that’s an actual word) this week as we examine what Tokyo has to offer from Detroit, starting with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_20240707_083027_edited-115x115.jpg "1971 Dodge Coronet – The Wannabe Bee")
1971 Dodge Coronet – The Wannabe Bee
Posted on February 9, 2026 | 9 CommentsLand yachts ahoy! More ‘70s goodness (or bloatedness, really, though I doubt that’s an actual word) this week as we examine what Tokyo has to offer from Detroit, starting with […] -
![There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, a lovely split […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/61-Bonneville-front-3-quarter.1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!
Posted on February 8, 2026 | 7 CommentsThere it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, a lovely split […] -
![In 1968, “the Valley” was the perfect playground, and this was the perfect playground car. At the time, thousands of young families came to newly minted bedroom communities near the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1968-Dodge-Wagon-Front-3-quarter.jpg "1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon – The Perfect Suburban Playground Car")
1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon – The Perfect Suburban Playground Car
Posted on February 7, 2026 | 9 CommentsIn 1968, “the Valley” was the perfect playground, and this was the perfect playground car. At the time, thousands of young families came to newly minted bedroom communities near the […] -
![The Thunderbird lost its original sporting pretense in steps, the final one (for decades) being in 1960. That was the last time a customer could walk through the doors of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/60-Thunderbird-2a-115x115.jpg "1960 Ford Thunderbird: The Last T-Bird Until 1983 With A Stick-Shift")
1960 Ford Thunderbird: The Last T-Bird Until 1983 With A Stick-Shift
Posted on February 6, 2026 | 20 CommentsThe Thunderbird lost its original sporting pretense in steps, the final one (for decades) being in 1960. That was the last time a customer could walk through the doors of […]
