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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Belvedere – Back To Reality
Posted on April 30, 2025 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Corey Behrens, found in Idaho Springs, CO. The decade before this ’63 Belvedere came off the assembly line was quite the styling rollercoaster at Chrysler. […] -
1974 Dodge Coronet In Baby Blue And Frosty Green – A Tall Glass Of Water
Posted on April 29, 2025 | 25 CommentsBack in 2019 I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 74 Comments(originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […] -
Curbside Classics: 1981 & 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlos – Yin & Yang
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/8/2019) This month will mark the first time in seven whole years that I will have spent time with either / both of my […] -
1957-1958 Studebaker Scotsman: Discount Life Preserver
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 10 CommentsWe have spent a lot of effort debating the merits (and demerits) of economy cars on these pages. We have spent no small amount of time examining products that were […] -
1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible – A Belle Late For The Ball
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 10 CommentsInitially when I was crafting my “Chevrolets of Bewitched” piece, it was solely to be focused on the 1964-65 Chevelles. I had serious doubts that I’d ever find an actual […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – A Bit Of Sunshine Defies The Gloomy Days
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 15 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 25 CommentsCould the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […] -
1953 Packard Patrician in Black: Old Money
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 27 CommentsIt is 1953. Let’s say that you’re an older, rather conservative person with above average income, and you and your family are Packard loyalists. You value quiet elegance, fine craftsmanship, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – Steak Knife
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 14 CommentsI’ve had a real taste for steak, lately. I don’t know what it is about colder weather that brings out the carnivore in me, but it does. Maybe it’s the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 12 CommentsThis Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Some time ago, Paul shared some photos of it taken by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed it […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 8 CommentsPassing by these old Ford/Mercury wagons, you don’t really think of them as “state of the art.” But an ingenious hinge is all it could really take to transform the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 22 CommentsThe redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as insurance, new tastes […] -
Curbside Classic Update: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Looking Ready to Retire
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 45 CommentsTime and age catch up to all of us. Except some people manage to not show much sign of that pesky aging, until it comes on them all of a […] -
Car Show Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 25 Comments“Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that the question cannot […]
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Belvedere – Back To Reality Photos from the Cohort by Corey Behrens, found in Idaho Springs, CO. The decade before this ’63 Belvedere came off the assembly line was quite the styling rollercoaster at Chrysler. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54314655723_8fc3d35448_k.jpg)
![1974 Dodge Coronet In Baby Blue And Frosty Green – A Tall Glass Of Water Back in 2019 I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/74-Coronet-3.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive (originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Plymouth-Sapporro-004-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1981 & 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlos – Yin & Yang (first posted 4/8/2019) This month will mark the first time in seven whole years that I will have spent time with either / both of my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1981-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-Nebraska-1-CC.jpg)
![1957-1958 Studebaker Scotsman: Discount Life Preserver We have spent a lot of effort debating the merits (and demerits) of economy cars on these pages. We have spent no small amount of time examining products that were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Studebaker-Scotsman_mp204_pic_25861-e1745347742807.jpg)
![1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible – A Belle Late For The Ball Initially when I was crafting my “Chevrolets of Bewitched” piece, it was solely to be focused on the 1964-65 Chevelles. I had serious doubts that I’d ever find an actual […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/6584720627_3f38cfe6e5_z.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – A Bit Of Sunshine Defies The Gloomy Days We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President Could the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1941StudebakerPresident07.jpg)
![1953 Packard Patrician in Black: Old Money It is 1953. Let’s say that you’re an older, rather conservative person with above average income, and you and your family are Packard loyalists. You value quiet elegance, fine craftsmanship, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1953_Packard_advertising_illustration_Robert_Tate_Collection_RESIZED_11.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – Steak Knife I’ve had a real taste for steak, lately. I don’t know what it is about colder weather that brings out the carnivore in me, but it does. Maybe it’s the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1968-Cadillac-Eldorado-1-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick This Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Some time ago, Paul shared some photos of it taken by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/197579-buick-skylark3.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart Passing by these old Ford/Mercury wagons, you don’t really think of them as “state of the art.” But an ingenious hinge is all it could really take to transform the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6597320803_6d5c6eeb40_z.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham! The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as insurance, new tastes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/6-23-2013-036.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Update: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Looking Ready to Retire Time and age catch up to all of us. Except some people manage to not show much sign of that pesky aging, until it comes on them all of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cc-valiant-composite-2.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big? “Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that the question cannot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1962PontiacStarChief01-crop.jpg)


