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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 10/2/2017) Extending the front end of a car to create an upscale version was a long tradition practiced by many automakers. A long hood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CC-333-026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Ambassador – Does Size Really Matter?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Ambassador – Does Size Really Matter?
Posted on September 30, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 10/2/2017) Extending the front end of a car to create an upscale version was a long tradition practiced by many automakers. A long hood […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2017) It’s tempting to say the story of the Pontiac Aztek is one of unbridled hubris by General Motors. But the story of the Aztek […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pontiac-aztek-coyoacan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001-05 Pontiac Aztek – Perhaps The Best Decision Made By Walter White?")
Curbside Classic: 2001-05 Pontiac Aztek – Perhaps The Best Decision Made By Walter White?
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 127 Comments(first posted 9/29/2017) It’s tempting to say the story of the Pontiac Aztek is one of unbridled hubris by General Motors. But the story of the Aztek […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2017) Debbie and I try to do a fast four-mile one-hour walk every day after she gets home from work and on weekends. Neither […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/50Buick1-e1506376823647.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Three Red CCs From the 1950s (Well, one is a 1949, and one could be a 1960, but they’re all red)")
Three Red CCs From the 1950s (Well, one is a 1949, and one could be a 1960, but they’re all red)
Posted on September 27, 2023 | 35 Comments(first posted 9/27/2017) Debbie and I try to do a fast four-mile one-hour walk every day after she gets home from work and on weekends. Neither […] -
![(first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-43-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV
Posted on September 26, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2017) The 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville has gotten its share of attention on CC and at the Cohort, and in Classic Car magazines. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSCN8787.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Flamboyant Survivor")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Flamboyant Survivor
Posted on September 26, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 9/26/2017) The 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville has gotten its share of attention on CC and at the Cohort, and in Classic Car magazines. In […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2017) When I was an eight year old kid and during my professor father’s year-long sabbatical from the university, our family took a trip overseas. Our ultimate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/047-1986-Pontiac-Parisienne-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne – A Long Way From The Champs-Élysées")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne – A Long Way From The Champs-Élysées
Posted on September 25, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 9/25/2017) When I was an eight year old kid and during my professor father’s year-long sabbatical from the university, our family took a trip overseas. Our ultimate […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2017) As Chrysler bounced back from the brink of doom in the early 1980s, the company needed to expand its lineup beyond frugal transportation like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RF-1-e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – So Close, And Yet So Far Away")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – So Close, And Yet So Far Away
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/20/2017) As Chrysler bounced back from the brink of doom in the early 1980s, the company needed to expand its lineup beyond frugal transportation like […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2014. Posted by request of Lennon L., who asked for a ’59 Imperial CC on his birthday) The wild 1957-60 Imperials and their slightly toned down 1961-63 successors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1-Front-quarter-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Imperial – I Don’t Care, I Love It")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Imperial – I Don’t Care, I Love It
Posted on September 18, 2023 | 154 Comments(first posted 11/18/2014. Posted by request of Lennon L., who asked for a ’59 Imperial CC on his birthday) The wild 1957-60 Imperials and their slightly toned down 1961-63 successors […] -
![(First Published 3/20/2014) It’s no secret that of the Big Three, Chrysler seems to have the worst luck with extreme ups and downs. Throughout nearly every decade of its ninety-year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Chrysler-Minivans-NS-97TC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The 1996-2000 Chrysler “NS” Minivans – The Culmination Of Nineties Chrysler")
Automotive History: The 1996-2000 Chrysler “NS” Minivans – The Culmination Of Nineties Chrysler
Posted on September 17, 2023 | 102 Comments(First Published 3/20/2014) It’s no secret that of the Big Three, Chrysler seems to have the worst luck with extreme ups and downs. Throughout nearly every decade of its ninety-year […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2017) BAM! Seeing this Dodge van bouncing down US 67, I was automatically transported back to the late 1970s. The late ’70s was a great […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dodge-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976ish Dodge D-100 Tradesman – Dreamboat Annie Joined The Convoy")
Curbside Classic: 1976ish Dodge D-100 Tradesman – Dreamboat Annie Joined The Convoy
Posted on September 15, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/15/2017) BAM! Seeing this Dodge van bouncing down US 67, I was automatically transported back to the late 1970s. The late ’70s was a great […] -
![(Today, Sept. 15th, marks the 12th anniversary of the last Panther platform car ever produced. Enjoy this COAL submitted in its honor.) “Just when I thought I was out, they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_14441.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Lincoln Town Car – If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix it; One Man’s Love for the Big American Car, Vol. 4")
COAL: 1989 Lincoln Town Car – If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix it; One Man’s Love for the Big American Car, Vol. 4
Posted on September 15, 2023 | 16 Comments(Today, Sept. 15th, marks the 12th anniversary of the last Panther platform car ever produced. Enjoy this COAL submitted in its honor.) “Just when I thought I was out, they […] -
![Nineteen sixty seven was a banner year in music. It was prime time for psychedelic rock in the UK and US, not to mention all the jazz, folk, soul and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230219_121823_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Hardtop – B-Side Magic")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Hardtop – B-Side Magic
Posted on September 14, 2023 | 28 CommentsNineteen sixty seven was a banner year in music. It was prime time for psychedelic rock in the UK and US, not to mention all the jazz, folk, soul and […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1957-Cadillac-Dealer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs")
Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […] -
![I like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230825_161703135a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 79 CommentsI like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1964Dodge880-01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 115 Comments(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […]
