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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![Subsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC_0200.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Thank You, Sergeant Floyd")
In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Thank You, Sergeant Floyd
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsSubsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2019) I was barely a teenager in the summer of 1988 when my older brother, who was by then an adult and visiting, took our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_1353-Roll-With-It-fuzzy-dice-crop-CC.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1978 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Roll With It, Baby")
Car Show Classic: 1978 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Roll With It, Baby
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/27/2019) I was barely a teenager in the summer of 1988 when my older brother, who was by then an adult and visiting, took our […] -
![For some reason, this year in New England, Spring is struggling to arrive. We probably say that every year. But in 2025 we’re nearly to June while temperatures have rarely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4345.jpeg "Curbside Classic: Ford Ranger XLT Regular Cab – An Honest Little Truck")
Curbside Classic: Ford Ranger XLT Regular Cab – An Honest Little Truck
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 50 CommentsFor some reason, this year in New England, Spring is struggling to arrive. We probably say that every year. But in 2025 we’re nearly to June while temperatures have rarely […] -
![What is it about the spooky, mysterious, and unknown that attracts us so? I’ve always been an explorer. But the places I like to explore are the kinds of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/6911-12001.jpg "1957 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman Hardtop – Like The One I Found In A Desolate Location 40 Years Ago")
1957 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman Hardtop – Like The One I Found In A Desolate Location 40 Years Ago
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 22 CommentsWhat is it about the spooky, mysterious, and unknown that attracts us so? I’ve always been an explorer. But the places I like to explore are the kinds of […] -
![“There are eight million stories in the naked city,” the narrator solemnly intoned at the end of the famous 1948 film noir and the 1958-63 television series. There aren’t that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Cad-55-807-900.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1955 Cadillac Eldorado – If Only It Could Talk")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Cadillac Eldorado – If Only It Could Talk
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 9 Comments“There are eight million stories in the naked city,” the narrator solemnly intoned at the end of the famous 1948 film noir and the 1958-63 television series. There aren’t that […] -
![All hail the King! What you now see sitting triumphantly in front of you is the king of American cars from 1969. This Impala sprang forth during that historic year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_0129.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Impala – All Hail The King!")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Impala – All Hail The King!
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 26 CommentsAll hail the King! What you now see sitting triumphantly in front of you is the king of American cars from 1969. This Impala sprang forth during that historic year […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-202-085-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […] -
![I was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but remember the car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_1513-e1747978780546.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better Than Two?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better Than Two?
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 26 CommentsI was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but remember the car […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241213_092707_edited.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20250209_093332_edited.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-104-900.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1973-Ford-Maverick-1-CC.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241206_161716_PORTRAIT.jpg "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 […]
