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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![I am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1973-Chevrolet-Corvette-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 63 CommentsI am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […] -
![(first posted 11/8/2013) What are the odds of stumbling into an original 1968 Dodge Charger these days, never mind a red one? Take if from me: not good, as I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-212-089-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Charger Six – Rarer Than An (Original) Hemi Charger")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Charger Six – Rarer Than An (Original) Hemi Charger
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 203 Comments(first posted 11/8/2013) What are the odds of stumbling into an original 1968 Dodge Charger these days, never mind a red one? Take if from me: not good, as I’ve […] -
![For those of us who are fascinated by automotive minutiae, car models that were produced for a partial year hold special allure. Ford churned out several examples over the decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1990-Ford-Escort-LX-Wagon-LR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX Wagon – A Ubiquitous Model’s Last Gasp")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX Wagon – A Ubiquitous Model’s Last Gasp
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 46 CommentsFor those of us who are fascinated by automotive minutiae, car models that were produced for a partial year hold special allure. Ford churned out several examples over the decades […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2017) The IKA/Renault Torino, produced first by Industrias Kaiser Argentina and then by Renault from 1966 to 1982, has become a minor legend in the North […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1200-Front-corner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: IKA Torino in Buenos Aires")
CC Global Outtake: IKA Torino in Buenos Aires
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/6/2017) The IKA/Renault Torino, produced first by Industrias Kaiser Argentina and then by Renault from 1966 to 1982, has become a minor legend in the North […] -
![In a lengthening list of things I’ve never done until recently, I had gone to Chicago City Hall a few weeks ago to obtain some documents. That stunning structure faces […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/011-1996-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Chicago On Wheels")
In-Motion Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Chicago On Wheels
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 46 CommentsIn a lengthening list of things I’ve never done until recently, I had gone to Chicago City Hall a few weeks ago to obtain some documents. That stunning structure faces […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2017) Some cars just have a way of making a connection with a guy. There are cars that have become iconic in film. There are cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1960LincolnMkV01a-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible – A Long Way From Mount Rushmore")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible – A Long Way From Mount Rushmore
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/5/2017) Some cars just have a way of making a connection with a guy. There are cars that have become iconic in film. There are cars […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5-28-2012-001-800x529-e1340471389594.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/a-fut.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […] -
![(first posted 5/30/2017) Many CC followers will be aware that in the 50s and 60s, Chrysler sold many cars in Canada as Dodges, when in fact they were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1956-dodge-custom-royal-IMG_0485.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Dodge Custom Royal – Canadian, Eh?")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Dodge Custom Royal – Canadian, Eh?
Posted on May 30, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/30/2017) Many CC followers will be aware that in the 50s and 60s, Chrysler sold many cars in Canada as Dodges, when in fact they were […] -
![The ride had been going for a little while and we had already exhausted small pleasantries. It was now time to catch up on what each were actually doing with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230408_134017486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Caprice – Old Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Caprice – Old Beater
Posted on May 27, 2023 | 19 CommentsThe ride had been going for a little while and we had already exhausted small pleasantries. It was now time to catch up on what each were actually doing with […] -
![hood not closed all the way from our ogling the engine (first posted 5/25/2017) What guy my age hasn’t wanted to take a 327/350 4-speed Corvette Sting Ray convertible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Corvette-1967-engine-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Driving Impressions: 1967 Corvette L79 327/350 Convertible – A 50 Year-Old Dream Fulfilled")
Curbside Classic Driving Impressions: 1967 Corvette L79 327/350 Convertible – A 50 Year-Old Dream Fulfilled
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 41 Commentshood not closed all the way from our ogling the engine (first posted 5/25/2017) What guy my age hasn’t wanted to take a 327/350 4-speed Corvette Sting Ray convertible […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2017) We (OK, mostly I) here at CC have given a lot of love to Studebakers over the years. But looking over our archives, it seems that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1963StudebakerLark07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Regal – A Left Brain Car For A Right Brain World")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Regal – A Left Brain Car For A Right Brain World
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 5/23/2017) We (OK, mostly I) here at CC have given a lot of love to Studebakers over the years. But looking over our archives, it seems that […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ford-taurus-1986-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 146 Comments(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […] -
![Pencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20220724_141811-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 45 CommentsPencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […] -
![(First posted 5/11/2011. Edited and updated 4/30/17) The 1959s were the last models of the most famous and infamous cars of Chrysler’s history. In the mid-’50s Chrysler was on a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-117-003-8001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Love Transcends Reason")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Love Transcends Reason
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 65 Comments(First posted 5/11/2011. Edited and updated 4/30/17) The 1959s were the last models of the most famous and infamous cars of Chrysler’s history. In the mid-’50s Chrysler was on a […]
