Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
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American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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Australian Brands 
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Design 
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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – A Like-New Newport in Portland
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 156 Comments(first posted 8/26/2014) It’s common knowledge that the short-lived Chrysler R-bodies were a catastrophic flop for the then-struggling automaker. With the majority of them […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 -1962 Plymouth Valiant – No One’s Kid Brother
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 7/6/2011) Call me crazy, call me nerdy. But one of my favorite cars of all time, just to stare at for hours, is the original Valiant. Within a […] -
Curbside Capsule: Buick Roadmaster – Flint’s Last Land Yacht
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/2/2014) This Buick is a rarity, not in that it is a Roadmaster, but in that it is unmolested. There are plenty of Roadmasters in Memphis, but […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Hardtop – Mercury Retrograde
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/29/2014) The superstitions around “Mercury Retrograde” are perceived as explanations for communication and travel gone awry. Maybe that was the first mistake Ford made; naming […] -
Cohort Classic: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – Magnum Patina
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/6/2013) This has to be one of the best CC Cohort finds ever, by ActuallyMike. I’ve lived in hope of just finding any street-side Charger of this vintage, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1947 International KB5 – Prop Hauler
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 25 CommentsEven the most popular vehicles of the immediately post-war period tend to be much harder to find in the wild than the always-popular mid-60s favorites such as the first generation […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera – Theory Meets Practice
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 19 CommentsPity the poor Boattail Riv. Growing up, so far from the land of Buicks, I always admired it from a distance. To a teenage T87, the 1971-72 Riviera was (and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Three Reasons Darth Vader Was A Winner (M.E.SS #2)
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsThe 1994-96 Impala SS has long been a legit cult classic and probably the quintessential example of Chevrolet’s Modern Era Super Sport (M.E.SS) models. It’s popular with enthusiasts and even […] -
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – When Full-Size Chevys Roamed The Streets
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 20 CommentsThere was an era, now hard to imagine, when Detroit’s full-sizers were the norm on the roads. It’s a time that some of you remember and lived through, with strong […] -
Curbside Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 6/3/2014) In the area of Northern Virginia where I live, well-kept classic cars with For Sale signs appear on the street frequently, and several times a year I […] -
(Future?) Curbside Classic and Drive Report: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Laramie – Not Taking A Brake After 20 Years
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 10/29/2018) It’s been said couples will start to look like each other after many years of marriage. Perhaps there is some validity to that (Mrs. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 92 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Oldsmobile sold nearly one million cars annually during the 1980s, but trouble loomed beneath the surface of those hearty sales. The Olds division was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) Compromise doesn’t always work. Your partner might want Mexican for dinner and you may feel like a burger but if you go to Jack […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick LeSabre Custom Coupe – Mellow In Yellow
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 27 CommentsHere at Curbside Classic, we have written up literally thousands of old (and not-so-old) cars photographed in habitats all around the world. I have, myself, been responsible for giving the […]
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – A Like-New Newport in Portland (first posted 8/26/2014) It’s common knowledge that the short-lived Chrysler R-bodies were a catastrophic flop for the then-struggling automaker. With the majority of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eBayNewport.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 -1962 Plymouth Valiant – No One’s Kid Brother (first posted 7/6/2011) Call me crazy, call me nerdy. But one of my favorite cars of all time, just to stare at for hours, is the original Valiant. Within a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5520239157_cb162ed35e_o.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Buick Roadmaster – Flint’s Last Land Yacht (first posted 6/2/2014) This Buick is a rarity, not in that it is a Roadmaster, but in that it is unmolested. There are plenty of Roadmasters in Memphis, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/100_3440.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Hardtop – Mercury Retrograde (first posted 6/29/2014) The superstitions around “Mercury Retrograde” are perceived as explanations for communication and travel gone awry. Maybe that was the first mistake Ford made; naming […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-2-e1404013747674.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – Magnum Patina (first posted 6/6/2013) This has to be one of the best CC Cohort finds ever, by ActuallyMike. I’ve lived in hope of just finding any street-side Charger of this vintage, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dodge-Charger-1970-f.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1947 International KB5 – Prop Hauler Even the most popular vehicles of the immediately post-war period tend to be much harder to find in the wild than the always-popular mid-60s favorites such as the first generation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ih-5-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera – Theory Meets Practice Pity the poor Boattail Riv. Growing up, so far from the land of Buicks, I always admired it from a distance. To a teenage T87, the 1971-72 Riviera was (and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240707_083211_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Three Reasons Darth Vader Was A Winner (M.E.SS #2) The 1994-96 Impala SS has long been a legit cult classic and probably the quintessential example of Chevrolet’s Modern Era Super Sport (M.E.SS) models. It’s popular with enthusiasts and even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20240416_123709.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough (first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-078-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – When Full-Size Chevys Roamed The Streets There was an era, now hard to imagine, when Detroit’s full-sizers were the norm on the roads. It’s a time that some of you remember and lived through, with strong […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240505_154417836_HDR.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12 (first posted 6/3/2014) In the area of Northern Virginia where I live, well-kept classic cars with For Sale signs appear on the street frequently, and several times a year I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1200-2012-05-07_12-32-31_643.jpg)
![(Future?) Curbside Classic and Drive Report: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Laramie – Not Taking A Brake After 20 Years (first posted 10/29/2018) It’s been said couples will start to look like each other after many years of marriage. Perhaps there is some validity to that (Mrs. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_4165.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs (first posted 10/25/2018) Oldsmobile sold nearly one million cars annually during the 1980s, but trouble loomed beneath the surface of those hearty sales. The Olds division was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LF-2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul) (first posted 10/24/2018) Compromise doesn’t always work. Your partner might want Mexican for dinner and you may feel like a burger but if you go to Jack […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chevrolet-trans-sport-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick LeSabre Custom Coupe – Mellow In Yellow Here at Curbside Classic, we have written up literally thousands of old (and not-so-old) cars photographed in habitats all around the world. I have, myself, been responsible for giving the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1977-Buick-LeSabre-04.jpg)


