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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![GM’s 1973-77 intermediate cars, known as Colonnades, get much love from us at CC. While the collector market hasn’t warmed to most of these models, we here at CC recognize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00b0b_a82HZQlqnph_1200x900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Six – Simply Good")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Six – Simply Good
Posted on March 24, 2025 | 44 CommentsGM’s 1973-77 intermediate cars, known as Colonnades, get much love from us at CC. While the collector market hasn’t warmed to most of these models, we here at CC recognize […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2013) The original 1960 Corvair Monza coupe introduced and pioneered a European-inspired category to the US: the sporty compact coupe. The formula: a new roof line, maybe some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-130-146-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 121 Comments(first posted 9/15/2013) The original 1960 Corvair Monza coupe introduced and pioneered a European-inspired category to the US: the sporty compact coupe. The formula: a new roof line, maybe some […] -
![To most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/015a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 13 CommentsTo most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […] -
![I grew up in the Midwestern United States (Michigan, specifically), and I had been exposed to a somewhat limited range of culinary delights that much of the rest of America […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Salsa Verde")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Salsa Verde
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 23 CommentsI grew up in the Midwestern United States (Michigan, specifically), and I had been exposed to a somewhat limited range of culinary delights that much of the rest of America […] -
![I’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 21 CommentsI’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […] -
![Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I ever met the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 18 CommentsLouis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I ever met the […] -
My 1988 Ford Ranger – The Wee Truck
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) This is a story about a relationship that began and ended with shouting. -
![The skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1971-buick-electra-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Texan Socialite")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Texan Socialite
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […] -
![The Fox is one of the most widely loved Mustang platforms, made up of cars that ran from 1979-1993. In its time there were a number of variants, special […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240817_121820.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Saleen Ford Mustang")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Saleen Ford Mustang
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 8 CommentsThe Fox is one of the most widely loved Mustang platforms, made up of cars that ran from 1979-1993. In its time there were a number of variants, special […] -
![All these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-1966-ltd-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Ford LTD – “Remarkable! I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”")
1966 Ford LTD – “Remarkable! I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”
Posted on March 19, 2025 | 30 CommentsAll these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […] -
![It’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-236-186-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – This Is The Cadillac For Me")
1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – This Is The Cadillac For Me
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 28 CommentsIt’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […] -
![I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 19 CommentsI can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […] -
![It was 1969, and the B-bodies from the Dodge Boys were making some big waves. Dodge Charger 500s were tearing up NASCAR’s short tracks. Bewinged Charger Daytonas had broken 200 mph […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-coro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 – No, Not That 440")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 – No, Not That 440
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 18 CommentsIt was 1969, and the B-bodies from the Dodge Boys were making some big waves. Dodge Charger 500s were tearing up NASCAR’s short tracks. Bewinged Charger Daytonas had broken 200 mph […] -
![The Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova, introduced in 1962 to supplement (and eventually replace) the Corvair, stayed true to its roots during its production run in the 1960s and 1970s. The second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/77-nova-02-e1331585182870.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Nova – Incognito Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Nova – Incognito Camaro
Posted on March 16, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova, introduced in 1962 to supplement (and eventually replace) the Corvair, stayed true to its roots during its production run in the 1960s and 1970s. The second […] -
![Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to share this four-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/passenger-side-e1349634849736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors
Posted on March 15, 2025 | 20 CommentsSince we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to share this four-door […]
