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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe: 200 MPH Standing Still
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 12 CommentsThis sanitary 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch dumps. -
![America’s need for cheap transportation can be easily summed up in the sales numbers of the Chevrolet Cavalier. In the years spanning 1985 to 2005, Cavalier annual production only dropped […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/55005653162_f574de3443_k-e1767013945620-115x115.jpg "1986 Chevrolet Cavalier CS Hatchback: “America’s Favorite Car”")
1986 Chevrolet Cavalier CS Hatchback: “America’s Favorite Car”
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 43 CommentsAmerica’s need for cheap transportation can be easily summed up in the sales numbers of the Chevrolet Cavalier. In the years spanning 1985 to 2005, Cavalier annual production only dropped […] -
![The last few years have seen very few articles from me. Time was I could spot and photograph something and have an article outlined in my head within a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2079-115x115.jpeg "1972 AMC Matador: Exiting The Gene Pool")
1972 AMC Matador: Exiting The Gene Pool
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 40 CommentsThe last few years have seen very few articles from me. Time was I could spot and photograph something and have an article outlined in my head within a few […] -
![(Updated 1/14/2026) One is not assured of accolades solely on account of noble birth. History is full characters who embody that cautionary statement, and here we have an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RF-2-1985-Mercury-Marquis.jpg "1985 Mercury Marquis: Lesser Nobility")
1985 Mercury Marquis: Lesser Nobility
Posted on January 14, 2026 | 53 Comments(Updated 1/14/2026) One is not assured of accolades solely on account of noble birth. History is full characters who embody that cautionary statement, and here we have an […] -
![There’s a certain panic that sets in when you’re presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let’s say, for example, that you see a 70,000-mile 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible, one of 2,410 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Starfire-4-scaled-e1766841673798-115x115.jpg "1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible: Tempted By A Forgotten Rocket")
1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible: Tempted By A Forgotten Rocket
Posted on January 13, 2026 | 14 CommentsThere’s a certain panic that sets in when you’re presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let’s say, for example, that you see a 70,000-mile 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible, one of 2,410 […] -
![I reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/004-1973-Buick-Electra-225-coupe-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room
Posted on January 10, 2026 | 14 CommentsI reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […] -
![(Updated 1/9/2026) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/87BuickCentury1jg.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 9, 2026 | 82 Comments(Updated 1/9/2026) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
![CC Spotting never stops. It never takes a holiday either. Fantastic unassuming finds are out there to be captured in everyday runs to the post office, work, grocery store, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251225_115307_55005260604_o-115x115.jpg "A Pair of 2004 GMC Envoy XUVs: Inside GM’s Retractable Roof And Midgate SUV – Why Are You Not Hauling Tall Things?")
A Pair of 2004 GMC Envoy XUVs: Inside GM’s Retractable Roof And Midgate SUV – Why Are You Not Hauling Tall Things?
Posted on January 9, 2026 | 10 CommentsCC Spotting never stops. It never takes a holiday either. Fantastic unassuming finds are out there to be captured in everyday runs to the post office, work, grocery store, or […] -
![Cadillac knew it had a serious problem with its buyers’ demographics already back in the ’70s; they were well on their way to becoming an old geezer’s car. In other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-405-011.jpg "1995 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe: GM’s Deadly Sin #31 – Touring Towards Death")
1995 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe: GM’s Deadly Sin #31 – Touring Towards Death
Posted on January 7, 2026 | 24 CommentsCadillac knew it had a serious problem with its buyers’ demographics already back in the ’70s; they were well on their way to becoming an old geezer’s car. In other […] -
![Traveling long distances in an old car is a unique combination of exhilaration, hyper-awareness, and stress. I made several long trips in my former 1963 Ford Galaxie, one of which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250605_111143_HDR-115x115.jpg "A 1935 Chrysler Airflow Traveling to Two Nations and Across The Continent")
A 1935 Chrysler Airflow Traveling to Two Nations and Across The Continent
Posted on January 7, 2026 | 27 CommentsTraveling long distances in an old car is a unique combination of exhilaration, hyper-awareness, and stress. I made several long trips in my former 1963 Ford Galaxie, one of which […] -
![(Updated 1/5/2026) Austin, Texas is famous for many things, including its murals, and “Greetings From Austin” on South 1st Street has to be the most well known, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1.jpg "Curbside Find: 1951 Mercury Eight Sends Greetings from Austin")
Curbside Find: 1951 Mercury Eight Sends Greetings from Austin
Posted on January 5, 2026 | 13 Comments(Updated 1/5/2026) Austin, Texas is famous for many things, including its murals, and “Greetings From Austin” on South 1st Street has to be the most well known, […] -
![I’ve given the original 1965 Ford LTD credit for launching the Great Brougham Epoch. It was the first in the low price field to offer the overt signals of luxury, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CC-399-034.jpg "1967 Ford LTD (With Original “Panty Cloth” Upholstery): Charting the Rise of the LTD")
1967 Ford LTD (With Original “Panty Cloth” Upholstery): Charting the Rise of the LTD
Posted on January 2, 2026 | 18 CommentsI’ve given the original 1965 Ford LTD credit for launching the Great Brougham Epoch. It was the first in the low price field to offer the overt signals of luxury, […] -
![(Updated 12/23/2025) The Kaiser-Frazer story is a compelling one, about two gung-ho guys who took on Detroit in a big way. One was a long-time auto exec; the other a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-402-070.jpg "1947 Frazer Manhattan: Kaiser-Frazer: The Last New American Carmaker Until Tesla – K-F History, Part 1")
1947 Frazer Manhattan: Kaiser-Frazer: The Last New American Carmaker Until Tesla – K-F History, Part 1
Posted on December 23, 2025 | 56 Comments(Updated 12/23/2025) The Kaiser-Frazer story is a compelling one, about two gung-ho guys who took on Detroit in a big way. One was a long-time auto exec; the other a […] -
![(First Posted November 4, 2013) With Alfa’s return to our shores delayed once again (to mid 2014), its easy to forget that it seems like just yesterday (to us oldsters) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-P80-056-925.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 – Alfa’s American Farewell Present")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 – Alfa’s American Farewell Present
Posted on December 17, 2025 | 51 Comments(First Posted November 4, 2013) With Alfa’s return to our shores delayed once again (to mid 2014), its easy to forget that it seems like just yesterday (to us oldsters) […] -
![Our minds are often drawn to extremes. When thinking of 1970s cars, we tend to think of either tinny econoboxes or bulbous broughams. This car was neither – and it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-regal-115x115.webp "1978 Buick Regal: The Extreme Moderate")
1978 Buick Regal: The Extreme Moderate
Posted on December 17, 2025 | 9 CommentsOur minds are often drawn to extremes. When thinking of 1970s cars, we tend to think of either tinny econoboxes or bulbous broughams. This car was neither – and it […]
