Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Design 
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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 20 CommentsSince the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […] -
1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 30 CommentsThis 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 11 CommentsI have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […] -
Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsText and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […] -
Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsAnyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […] -
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsChildhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […] -
The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 19 Commentstan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Electra 225 – Drive It Like It’s 1979
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsIgnore the newer vehicles in the background, and this battered-but-proud 1969 Buick Electra 225 makes you feel that if you switched on the radio, the Bee Gees would be playing, […] -
Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 13 Comments(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […] -
1968 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – One Memorable Ride In A Clunker Cadillac, Back In The 1990s
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 11 CommentsIt’s flashback time today here at CC (it’s what we do over here after all, ain’t it?), thanks to these ’68 Cadillac images uploaded at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel – Beloved Slow Box
Posted on June 23, 2025 | 11 CommentsI was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […] -
Curbside Find: Ford Taurus (gen1) – The Best Seller Has Become Scarce
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 31 CommentsFor what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […] -
Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsWhy did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Puttin’ On The Ritz
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 8 CommentsThere’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 7 CommentsOne of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End Since the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-115-070-800-crop-vert.jpg)
![1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961 This 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3546-1.jpeg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight I have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/030-1998-Pontiac-Firebird-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend Text and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Curbside-Lenius-ModelT-04-copia.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-124-267-800.jpg)
![The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile tan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/48090186588_0e8fc130e1_b-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Electra 225 – Drive It Like It’s 1979 Ignore the newer vehicles in the background, and this battered-but-proud 1969 Buick Electra 225 makes you feel that if you switched on the radio, the Bee Gees would be playing, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20231108_113954-e1750183582664.jpg)
![1968 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – One Memorable Ride In A Clunker Cadillac, Back In The 1990s It’s flashback time today here at CC (it’s what we do over here after all, ain’t it?), thanks to these ’68 Cadillac images uploaded at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54589486386_50b5e5ad54_k.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel – Beloved Slow Box I was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/072-1986-Chevrolet-Chevette-CS-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Find: Ford Taurus (gen1) – The Best Seller Has Become Scarce For what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-332-037.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way Why did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-016-900.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Puttin’ On The Ritz There’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1988-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-2-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg)


