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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![Browsing the “GM Deadly Sins” series on CC makes one thing pretty clear: GM started its slow-motion slide towards bankruptcy in the ‘70s, but it became a toboggan ride in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241213_092707_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 17 CommentsBrowsing the “GM Deadly Sins” series on CC makes one thing pretty clear: GM started its slow-motion slide towards bankruptcy in the ‘70s, but it became a toboggan ride in […] -
‘Thunder’ Likes Cruising Around In His 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am!
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsImagine my surprise when I came across this in the shopping center parking lot! -
![(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner")
Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 23 Comments(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […] -
![Cadillac really specialized in making chumps out of the clientele in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Just think what the people who forked out a pile of dough for the so-called […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20250209_093332_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible – Eldo, Extra Cheese, Hold The Roof")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible – Eldo, Extra Cheese, Hold The Roof
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 9 CommentsCadillac really specialized in making chumps out of the clientele in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Just think what the people who forked out a pile of dough for the so-called […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2013) It was the red 1963.5 Falcon Futura coupe that caught my eye, thinking it might be a Sprint (it’s not). But as I walked past this 1965 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-104-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classic: 1965 Ford F-250 “Ranger” Short Bed – Too Good To Be True")
Storage Lot Classic: 1965 Ford F-250 “Ranger” Short Bed – Too Good To Be True
Posted on May 19, 2025 | 75 Comments(first posted 7/7/2013) It was the red 1963.5 Falcon Futura coupe that caught my eye, thinking it might be a Sprint (it’s not). But as I walked past this 1965 […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2019) I am the proud owner of a Ford Maverick, as I had recently written about in an essay I had posted on the First […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1973-Ford-Maverick-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Maverick Grabber – Canned Rebellion")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Maverick Grabber – Canned Rebellion
Posted on May 19, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/29/2019) I am the proud owner of a Ford Maverick, as I had recently written about in an essay I had posted on the First […] -
![It was close to dusk as I ran errands around El Cerrito this past December when I came across a fun sight: a row of utilitarian vehicles by the curbside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241206_161716_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Chevrolet 150 Handyman – The Long Serving Neighborhood Chevrolet")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Chevrolet 150 Handyman – The Long Serving Neighborhood Chevrolet
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 20 CommentsIt was close to dusk as I ran errands around El Cerrito this past December when I came across a fun sight: a row of utilitarian vehicles by the curbside […] -
![(First posted in 12/5/2011. Original links, follow-up on the story, and a general update added further down.) The Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1989MercuryGrandMarquis09-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 5 Comments(First posted in 12/5/2011. Original links, follow-up on the story, and a general update added further down.) The Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so […] -
![The role of the traditional large, rear-wheel-drive American car had changed by the mid-1980s. We’d been through the gas crisis, which led to the Japanese successfully wooing us with fuel-sipping, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/85ChevyImpala1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chevrolet Impala – Going Out in Style")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chevrolet Impala – Going Out in Style
Posted on May 12, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe role of the traditional large, rear-wheel-drive American car had changed by the mid-1980s. We’d been through the gas crisis, which led to the Japanese successfully wooing us with fuel-sipping, […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2019) Many of us were shocked when former Sergio Marchionne announced in 2016 that FCA was ending production of the second-generation Chrysler 200 after just three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chrysler-200-2nd-gen-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2015-17 Chrysler 200 – Goodbye To The Old Normal")
Future Curbside Classic: 2015-17 Chrysler 200 – Goodbye To The Old Normal
Posted on May 10, 2025 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/10/2019) Many of us were shocked when former Sergio Marchionne announced in 2016 that FCA was ending production of the second-generation Chrysler 200 after just three […] -
1967 Dodge Polara 500 – The Return of Green Acres
Posted on May 10, 2025 | 12 CommentsIsn’t it odd how some old cars disappear, then pop up elsewhere later? -
![CC reader Teddy has been posting a cornucopia of his curbside finds in Portland at the Cohort for some time. Needless to say, Portland is chock-full of goodies, with a decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Mercury-Comet-1964-fq.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1964 Mercury Comet 404: Looking Pretty In Portlandia Pink – And A Bit Of 260 V8 History")
1964 Mercury Comet 404: Looking Pretty In Portlandia Pink – And A Bit Of 260 V8 History
Posted on May 9, 2025 | 18 CommentsCC reader Teddy has been posting a cornucopia of his curbside finds in Portland at the Cohort for some time. Needless to say, Portland is chock-full of goodies, with a decided […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2019) The car above has special significance for me, and non-CCer types would probably respond with, “Why would you care about that ugly wreck?” What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mercury-medalist-1958-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Mercury – Is It a “Mercury”, a “Medalist”, or a “Custom”?")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Mercury – Is It a “Mercury”, a “Medalist”, or a “Custom”?
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/8/2019) The car above has special significance for me, and non-CCer types would probably respond with, “Why would you care about that ugly wreck?” What […] -
![Seeing an operable Granada in the wild should have been a cause for celebration. It’s not a frequent event. Instead, my opinions about things associated with the Granada overruled all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250324_122117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Granada – Self Respect Cannot Be Recycled")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Granada – Self Respect Cannot Be Recycled
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 76 CommentsSeeing an operable Granada in the wild should have been a cause for celebration. It’s not a frequent event. Instead, my opinions about things associated with the Granada overruled all […] -
![Chrysler Imperial. Doesn’t it just roll off the tongue? A little too well, for fans of the newer models. As the former owner of a 1964 Crown Coupe, I learned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1953ChryImperial12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Chrysler Imperial – Easing Back into the Luxury Game")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Chrysler Imperial – Easing Back into the Luxury Game
Posted on May 7, 2025 | 12 CommentsChrysler Imperial. Doesn’t it just roll off the tongue? A little too well, for fans of the newer models. As the former owner of a 1964 Crown Coupe, I learned […]
