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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(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 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era")
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 […] -
1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner – Ford’s First Five Hundred
Posted on September 8, 2026 | 6 CommentsForty-eight years before introducing its disappointing 2005 Five Hundred, Ford introduced its first “500” model, the Fairlane 500, seen here in beautiful Sunliner convertible form. -
![The B-body Buick Wildcat was supposed to be the sportiest full-size Buick, but it was thoroughly overshadowed by the glamorous new Riviera. However, the Wildcat offered one feature even the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1963-Buick-Wildcat-burgundy-convertible-and-black-4HT-side-merged-115x115.webp "1963 Buick Wildcat: Only 30 ’63 Wildcats Had 4-Speeds — Here Are Two Of Them")
1963 Buick Wildcat: Only 30 ’63 Wildcats Had 4-Speeds — Here Are Two Of Them
Posted on September 7, 2026 | 13 CommentsThe B-body Buick Wildcat was supposed to be the sportiest full-size Buick, but it was thoroughly overshadowed by the glamorous new Riviera. However, the Wildcat offered one feature even the […] -
![If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: 225. Or 40-21-35. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on September 6, 2026 | 23 CommentsIf you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: 225. Or 40-21-35. […] -
![(Updated 9/4/2026) I know some of you are probably a bit weary with my obsession with RVs. But only once since the Model T revolutionized the car industry, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-149-040.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Winnebago F-17 – The Model T Of Motorhomes")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Winnebago F-17 – The Model T Of Motorhomes
Posted on September 4, 2026 | 121 Comments(Updated 9/4/2026) I know some of you are probably a bit weary with my obsession with RVs. But only once since the Model T revolutionized the car industry, […] -
![(Updated 9/4/2026) The voice on the commercial was a mixture of auctioneer and late night car salesman. Running as often as political commercials prior to an election, the promise […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1996.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Regal Limited – Rhapsody in Black")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Regal Limited – Rhapsody in Black
Posted on September 4, 2026 | 84 Comments(Updated 9/4/2026) The voice on the commercial was a mixture of auctioneer and late night car salesman. Running as often as political commercials prior to an election, the promise […] -
![(Update 9/2/2026) Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A. Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-136-044.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 97 Comments(Update 9/2/2026) Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A. Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […] -
![Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1968-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-4HT-Ocean-Turquoise-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-lede-115x115.webp "1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise")
1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 25 CommentsTwo decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […] -
![(Updated 9/1/2026) It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/015-1972-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go
Posted on September 1, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 9/1/2026) It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […] -
![It’s a matter of record that the 1953/4 Studebaker “Loewy” Coupes were styling highlights of the 1950s, but many feel that the tacked-on trim and sky-high fins that Studebaker used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260720_163834592-scaled-e1788090858685-115x115.jpg "1956 Studebaker Power Hawk: It Was The Best-Selling Hawk Of 1956, But Was It The Best-Looking?")
1956 Studebaker Power Hawk: It Was The Best-Selling Hawk Of 1956, But Was It The Best-Looking?
Posted on September 1, 2026 | 17 CommentsIt’s a matter of record that the 1953/4 Studebaker “Loewy” Coupes were styling highlights of the 1950s, but many feel that the tacked-on trim and sky-high fins that Studebaker used […] -
![(Updated 8/30/2026) In the twenties and thirties, Cadillac was a true world-class luxury car, with cylinder counts as lofty as its prices. But the Depression and rising income taxes changed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-233-015-1200.jpg "1941 Cadillac – The First Modern Cadillac, With A Bit Of Further Modernizing; 500 Cubic Inches Worth")
1941 Cadillac – The First Modern Cadillac, With A Bit Of Further Modernizing; 500 Cubic Inches Worth
Posted on August 30, 2026 | 104 Comments(Updated 8/30/2026) In the twenties and thirties, Cadillac was a true world-class luxury car, with cylinder counts as lofty as its prices. But the Depression and rising income taxes changed […] -
![No version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1967-Imperial-convert-Persian-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-e1787754371706-115x115.webp "1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way")
1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on August 29, 2026 | 22 CommentsNo version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […] -
![(Updated 8/26/2026) Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made. Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1965JeepGladiator03.jpg "1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Toledo’s Jeep Legacy Lives On in This Gladiator")
1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Toledo’s Jeep Legacy Lives On in This Gladiator
Posted on August 26, 2026 | 73 Comments(Updated 8/26/2026) Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made. Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with […] -
![(Updated 8/25/2026) I grew up having an irrational fear of dogs. I love them now, but for much of my early childhood, I had avoided coming […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20843407726_271219d76a_o-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-SS396-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 – Watchdog")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 – Watchdog
Posted on August 25, 2026 | 41 Comments(Updated 8/25/2026) I grew up having an irrational fear of dogs. I love them now, but for much of my early childhood, I had avoided coming […] -
![Although Cadillac sold far more cars in the ’70s, the 1960s are almost universally considered Cadillac’s postwar Golden Age, with the highest concentration of hits and the fewest embarrassing misses. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1966-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-Sable-Black-Broad-Arrow-Auctions-front-3q-right-crest-inset-e1787564456112-115x115.webp "1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: This World-Class Luxury Sedan Is A Front Runner For “Peak Cadillac”")
1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: This World-Class Luxury Sedan Is A Front Runner For “Peak Cadillac”
Posted on August 25, 2026 | 13 CommentsAlthough Cadillac sold far more cars in the ’70s, the 1960s are almost universally considered Cadillac’s postwar Golden Age, with the highest concentration of hits and the fewest embarrassing misses. […]
