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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Museum Classic: 1960 Valiant V-200 – Unchained Malady
Posted on September 21, 2026 | 32 CommentsCar design is a matter of taste, of course. Your list of beautiful cars may not overlap with anybody else’s, which is fine. Has anyone ever included the Renault 6, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness
Posted on September 20, 2026 | 36 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Tim Finn (Updated 9/20/2026) As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I […] -
1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran
Posted on September 18, 2026 | 43 Comments(Updated 9/18/2026) Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high […] -
1960 Ford Galaxie Town Sedan: Rare Six And Overdrive In One Of Ford’s Biggest Full-Size Flops
Posted on September 18, 2026 | 21 CommentsAt Ford, 1960 was really the year of the Falcon — as the new compact soared, the bigger-than-ever full-size Fords languished, with unpopular styling, cumbersome handling, and indifferent quality control. […] -
Curbside Find: 1960s Cabana FG 23 Motor Home – A Survivor
Posted on September 17, 2026 | 22 Comments(Updated 9/17/2026) This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […] -
1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country: 1962’s Most Expensive Luxury Wagon Was A 1961 Plymouth In Disguise
Posted on September 17, 2026 | 26 CommentsThe very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Last One
Posted on September 15, 2026 | 66 Comments(Updated 9/15/2026) When I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s […] -
1962 Buick Skylark: A Jewel-Like American Compact Ahead of Its Time — The Integra Of Its Day?
Posted on September 14, 2026 | 71 Comments(Updated 9/14/2026) I expected to find interesting cars while away on vacation, but this Buick was a particularly nice treat. I wasn’t hoping for anything this rare or […] -
1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: This Rare Top-Of-The-Line Chrysler Cost More Than A Cadillac Or An Imperial
Posted on September 14, 2026 | 27 CommentsChrysler advertised its posh 1963–1964 New Yorker Salon as “the world’s most completely equipped automobile,” with upscale interior trim and a lengthy array of standard features — from air conditioning […] -
1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta Wagon: Looks Like A Fancy Cake, But Less Roomy Than A Country Squire
Posted on September 13, 2026 | 30 CommentsWith its two-tone pastel purple paint and abundant chrome “icing,” this 1958 Oldsmobile Fiesta four-door hardtop station wagon looks like something you’d see in a bakery window. However, it didn’t […] -
Auto-Biography: 1964 Ford Falcon – The Long, Slow, Un-Fun Trip To New York City
Posted on September 12, 2026 | 63 Comments(2018, updated 2026) I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […] -
1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta: A Full-Size Station Wagon With Less Cargo Room Than A Midsize (Mostly)
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 16 CommentsOldsmobile offered three separate station wagon lines in 1964: the midsize F-85, the new Vista-Cruiser, and the full-size Dynamic 88 Fiesta, which was now in its final year. Although the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 69 Comments(Updated 9/10/2026) Every “overnight success” has a much larger backstory than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by storm immediately […] -
1965 Chrysler New Yorker: Bucket Seats Return To This Full-Size Luxury Two-Door Hardtop
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 18 CommentsAlthough Chrysler offered bucket seats on various sporty models throughout the ’60s, buckets were also available on and off on the posh New Yorker. Quite oddly, they hadn’t been available […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era
Posted on September 9, 2026 | 8 Comments(first posted 11/8/2011) Endings are hard. And boy, does this car ever embody a lot of endings. The problem with endings is that almost inevitably, they’re forced. Quitting while at […]
![Museum Classic: 1960 Valiant V-200 – Unchained Malady Car design is a matter of taste, of course. Your list of beautiful cars may not overlap with anybody else’s, which is fine. Has anyone ever included the Renault 6, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC_2830_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness Posted to the Cohort by Tim Finn (Updated 9/20/2026) As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50334787987_939cfe003a_c.jpg)
![1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran (Updated 9/18/2026) Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1265.jpg)
![1960 Ford Galaxie Town Sedan: Rare Six And Overdrive In One Of Ford’s Biggest Full-Size Flops At Ford, 1960 was really the year of the Falcon — as the new compact soared, the bigger-than-ever full-size Fords languished, with unpopular styling, cumbersome handling, and indifferent quality control. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1960-Ford-Galaxie-4SD-Sultana-Turquoise-Druk-Auto-Sales-front-3q-left-lede-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Find: 1960s Cabana FG 23 Motor Home – A Survivor (Updated 9/17/2026) This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-394-073.jpg)
![1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country: 1962’s Most Expensive Luxury Wagon Was A 1961 Plymouth In Disguise The very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1962-Chrysler-New-Yorker-Town-Country-9P-Oyster-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-e1789359547195-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Last One (Updated 9/15/2026) When I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/057-1994-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Wagon-CC.jpg)
![1962 Buick Skylark: A Jewel-Like American Compact Ahead of Its Time — The Integra Of Its Day? (Updated 9/14/2026) I expected to find interesting cars while away on vacation, but this Buick was a particularly nice treat. I wasn’t hoping for anything this rare or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-09-04-07.44.35.jpg)
![1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: This Rare Top-Of-The-Line Chrysler Cost More Than A Cadillac Or An Imperial Chrysler advertised its posh 1963–1964 New Yorker Salon as “the world’s most completely equipped automobile,” with upscale interior trim and a lengthy array of standard features — from air conditioning […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1964-Chrysler-New-Yorker-Salon-Embassy-Gold-Druk-Auto-Sales-front-3q-lede-inset-115x115.webp)
![1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta Wagon: Looks Like A Fancy Cake, But Less Roomy Than A Country Squire With its two-tone pastel purple paint and abundant chrome “icing,” this 1958 Oldsmobile Fiesta four-door hardtop station wagon looks like something you’d see in a bakery window. However, it didn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1958-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88-Fiesta-Heather-Victorian-White-and-1958-Ford-Country-Squire-red-115x115.webp)
![Auto-Biography: 1964 Ford Falcon – The Long, Slow, Un-Fun Trip To New York City (2018, updated 2026) I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/a-falc-115x115.png)
![1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta: A Full-Size Station Wagon With Less Cargo Room Than A Midsize (Mostly) Oldsmobile offered three separate station wagon lines in 1964: the midsize F-85, the new Vista-Cruiser, and the full-size Dynamic 88 Fiesta, which was now in its final year. Although the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1964-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88-4SW-Saddle-Mist-Provincial-White-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-field-e1788866829999-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus (Updated 9/10/2026) Every “overnight success” has a much larger backstory than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by storm immediately […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Cressida-86.png)
![1965 Chrysler New Yorker: Bucket Seats Return To This Full-Size Luxury Two-Door Hardtop Although Chrysler offered bucket seats on various sporty models throughout the ’60s, buckets were also available on and off on the posh New Yorker. Quite oddly, they hadn’t been available […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1965-Chrysler-New-Yorker-2HT-Mist-Blue-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-and-buckets-1-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era (first posted 11/8/2011) Endings are hard. And boy, does this car ever embody a lot of endings. The problem with endings is that almost inevitably, they’re forced. Quitting while at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-145-179-800.jpg)


