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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 4/1/2018) In 2007, Hummer started its death spiral. The huge run-up of oil prices that year, which culminated in the all-time peak of $160/barrel in June of 2008, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-350-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Long-Lost EcoHummer Prototype Found!")
Curbside Classic: The Long-Lost EcoHummer Prototype Found!
Posted on April 1, 2023 | 24 Comments(first posted 4/1/2018) In 2007, Hummer started its death spiral. The huge run-up of oil prices that year, which culminated in the all-time peak of $160/barrel in June of 2008, […] -
![(first posted 4/1/2017) Mrs. Moparlee and I dropped in to St Clair Av. – the Little Italy area to those of you who know Toronto. We were walking around when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ford-1971-ltd-PN-ffq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 Coupe – Paul Niedermeyer’s New Car; But Shhh! It’s A Secret")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 Coupe – Paul Niedermeyer’s New Car; But Shhh! It’s A Secret
Posted on April 1, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/1/2017) Mrs. Moparlee and I dropped in to St Clair Av. – the Little Italy area to those of you who know Toronto. We were walking around when […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2017) Building and exporting a compact convertible was quite a challenge for Ford Australia. They had built small, front-wheel-drive models before but never droptops. The Capri was to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ford-capri-side-australia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989-94 Ford/Mercury Capri – Unfashionably Late")
Curbside Classic: 1989-94 Ford/Mercury Capri – Unfashionably Late
Posted on March 30, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/30/2017) Building and exporting a compact convertible was quite a challenge for Ford Australia. They had built small, front-wheel-drive models before but never droptops. The Capri was to […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4rdr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1959PontiacCatalina09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2012) During a tour of the Civil War National Military Park at Chickamauga and its many monuments and relics, just outside the south exit of the park a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSC03261-cropped2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher–Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher–Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 12/20/2012) During a tour of the Civil War National Military Park at Chickamauga and its many monuments and relics, just outside the south exit of the park a […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2011) The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-106-104-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate Eighties Folly-Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate Eighties Folly-Mobile
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/8/2011) The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two […] -
![Out of the box, yet not quite fuselage. By the mid sixties Chrysler’s stylist had trimmed, decorated, and embellished Elwood Engel’s favored boxy forms so many times, that they must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WP_20180828_17_52_20_Pro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Satellite – Lesser Known B-Side")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Satellite – Lesser Known B-Side
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 28 CommentsOut of the box, yet not quite fuselage. By the mid sixties Chrysler’s stylist had trimmed, decorated, and embellished Elwood Engel’s favored boxy forms so many times, that they must […] -
![What’s the most effective way to time travel, backwards? For some it’s music, movies, clothes, or other popular culture artifacts. For me, it’s cars. Seeing this pristine TC3 as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0482.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Plymouth TC3 Custom – A Slant Six Barracuda For The Malaise Era")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Plymouth TC3 Custom – A Slant Six Barracuda For The Malaise Era
Posted on March 23, 2023 | 54 CommentsWhat’s the most effective way to time travel, backwards? For some it’s music, movies, clothes, or other popular culture artifacts. For me, it’s cars. Seeing this pristine TC3 as I […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2017) The 1979 Mustang was A New Hope compared with the previous generation Mustang II, which . . . well, you know how sometimes a classic movie gets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A New Hope")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A New Hope
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 130 Comments(first posted 3/22/2017) The 1979 Mustang was A New Hope compared with the previous generation Mustang II, which . . . well, you know how sometimes a classic movie gets […] -
![Photo courtesy of nifty43 (first posted 3/21/2017) In Spanish, “Ventura” means fortune. Pontiac must have felt they were suffering from a spate of mala ventura in the 1970s, their electrified image […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dave-7-pontiac-phoenix-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1975-79 Pontiac Ventura & Phoenix – Seeking Greater Fortune")
Cohort Classic: 1975-79 Pontiac Ventura & Phoenix – Seeking Greater Fortune
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 57 CommentsPhoto courtesy of nifty43 (first posted 3/21/2017) In Spanish, “Ventura” means fortune. Pontiac must have felt they were suffering from a spate of mala ventura in the 1970s, their electrified image […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1990CadillacBrougham04-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […] -
![This 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix sedan was offered for sale in October 2022 in Hawthorne, New Jersey (just 25 miles from me), but I just found out about it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image.jpg.76e19f5670647b68471f5e9b74bba7ef1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix – How Did I Miss This?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix – How Did I Miss This?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 54 CommentsThis 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix sedan was offered for sale in October 2022 in Hawthorne, New Jersey (just 25 miles from me), but I just found out about it […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1970-Dodge-Challenger-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2012) Most truck enthusiasts have undoubtedly heard of and perhaps seen the original Dodge Li’l Red Express sold in 1978 and 1979. Maybe a number of folks have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Dodge Li’l Red Express – Dodge Dakota Edition")
Curbside Classic: Dodge Li’l Red Express – Dodge Dakota Edition
Posted on March 14, 2023 | 97 Comments(first posted 2/23/2012) Most truck enthusiasts have undoubtedly heard of and perhaps seen the original Dodge Li’l Red Express sold in 1978 and 1979. Maybe a number of folks have […]
