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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1960 Comet – Orphan Looking For A Home
Posted on September 22, 2025 | 90 Comments(updated 9/22/2025) If this goofy-assed little car showed up at your premium brand’s doorstep and told you it was an unwanted orphan, would you let it in? And keep it […] -
2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick?
Posted on September 21, 2025 | 19 CommentsIt’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – The Trickster
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 11 CommentsNo doubt the Eagle SX/4 is a joke; the only question being whether it’s a good one or a bad one, or whether the joke is on us. Did I […] -
Curbside Classic: 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS – Not Very Intimidating (M.E.SS #3)
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 13 CommentsLet another praise you, and not your own mouth. – Proverbs 27:2 That lesson wasn’t learned by Chevrolet’s 2002 Monte Carlo SS, at least if it was a Dale Earnhardt […] -
Museum Classic: 1938 Cadillac Series 60 Special – Suddenly, It’s 1940!
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe Toyota Automobile Museum contains an excellent selection of ’30s cars – pretty much every important model of the decade can be found there. This includes a Bugatti 57, a […] -
Hesston 6400 Windrower – The Slant Six Dons Work Clothes
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 61 Comments(Updated 9/14/2025) The old saying “Make hay while the sun shines” simply means taking advantage of good conditions to ensure a quality harvest. It only takes a little rain to […] -
1975 Ford Maverick LDO: The Luxury Maverick – Let’s Drive Opulently
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 23 CommentsWhat’s this? Another Maverick? Haven’t we covered these to death here at CC? Let us answer your questions, rude though they may be: Huh, Yes, and Kind Of. That last […] -
1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […] -
1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury
Posted on September 11, 2025 | 30 CommentsHere they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […] -
1983-86 Chrysler Executive Limousine – A Kind Of Funhouse Mirror Limousine
Posted on September 10, 2025 | 20 CommentsI just have to know the story behind this Chrysler Executive, photographed by William Oliver in the London neighborhood of Belgravia. This is a part of London brimming with embassies […] -
1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style
Posted on September 9, 2025 | 27 CommentsA couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work. Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […] -
1962 Plymouth Fury 2-Door Hardtop: “The Beautiful Difference In The Low-Priced Field!”
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 29 CommentsQuoth the adman. Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within. The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Colony Park – What’s In A Name?
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 7 CommentsWhy did this Mercury have to present itself? And, to make matters worse, how was it able to present such an effective and persuasive argument for being granted the time […] -
Museum Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr – Ford’s Streamline Revolution
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 18 CommentsStreamlining in cars really became a thing in the early ‘30s, but it was a process of trial and error that took a little sorting out. Chrysler’s odd-looking Airflow bowed […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 Pickup Truck – New Old Stock?
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 16 CommentsSome time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because […]
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Comet – Orphan Looking For A Home (updated 9/22/2025) If this goofy-assed little car showed up at your premium brand’s doorstep and told you it was an unwanted orphan, would you let it in? And keep it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/a-com-Screenshot-2025-09-20-154540.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick? It’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190808_103627.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS – Not Very Intimidating (M.E.SS #3) Let another praise you, and not your own mouth. – Proverbs 27:2 That lesson wasn’t learned by Chevrolet’s 2002 Monte Carlo SS, at least if it was a Dale Earnhardt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20210321_185504-scaled-e1757361669185.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic: 1938 Cadillac Series 60 Special – Suddenly, It’s 1940! The Toyota Automobile Museum contains an excellent selection of ’30s cars – pretty much every important model of the decade can be found there. This includes a Bugatti 57, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2600_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Hesston 6400 Windrower – The Slant Six Dons Work Clothes (Updated 9/14/2025) The old saying “Make hay while the sun shines” simply means taking advantage of good conditions to ensure a quality harvest. It only takes a little rain to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_ssix_lfront2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1975 Ford Maverick LDO: The Luxury Maverick – Let’s Drive Opulently What’s this? Another Maverick? Haven’t we covered these to death here at CC? Let us answer your questions, rude though they may be: Huh, Yes, and Kind Of. That last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1975-Ford-Maverick-LDO-07-small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special The 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1973-Ford-Gran-Torino-LDO-2-e1757720910841.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury Here they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190803_102929-1-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1983-86 Chrysler Executive Limousine – A Kind Of Funhouse Mirror Limousine I just have to know the story behind this Chrysler Executive, photographed by William Oliver in the London neighborhood of Belgravia. This is a part of London brimming with embassies […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chrysler-executive-limousine-william-oliver-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style A couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work. Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250518_154922_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1962 Plymouth Fury 2-Door Hardtop: “The Beautiful Difference In The Low-Priced Field!” Quoth the adman. Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within. The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1962-fury-3-1753816651-68891e4b1459f1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Colony Park – What’s In A Name? Why did this Mercury have to present itself? And, to make matters worse, how was it able to present such an effective and persuasive argument for being granted the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_7690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr – Ford’s Streamline Revolution Streamlining in cars really became a thing in the early ‘30s, but it was a process of trial and error that took a little sorting out. Chrysler’s odd-looking Airflow bowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2573_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 Pickup Truck – New Old Stock? Some time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1966-Dodge-D100-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


