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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1963-Corvair-Ad.jpg "The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair")
The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […] -
![The Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic vehicles of all time thanks to its recognizable consistency. Throughout its many generations, it has always been a sporty four-seater grand […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PXL_20211009_215508218.jpg "Curbside Classic: ’87-’90 Ford ASC McLaren Mustang – Two Seater Aftermarket Chop Top")
Curbside Classic: ’87-’90 Ford ASC McLaren Mustang – Two Seater Aftermarket Chop Top
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 10 CommentsThe Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic vehicles of all time thanks to its recognizable consistency. Throughout its many generations, it has always been a sporty four-seater grand […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2013) Debasement. For most people, the word means “to cheapen or erode in character, quality or value.” However, if you’re an auto industry executive, “debasement” is that place […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1941-chrysler-pace-car-fototime.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – Da Garage Is In Debasement")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – Da Garage Is In Debasement
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 112 Comments(first posted 5/1/2013) Debasement. For most people, the word means “to cheapen or erode in character, quality or value.” However, if you’re an auto industry executive, “debasement” is that place […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2011) Let’s hit the road, honey! I’ve got the truck all ready to roll; how’re you doin’ back there stocking the trailer? Don’t forget the wine, beer and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-122-077-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside and 1953 Budger Trailer – If This Trailer Is A Rockin’…Don’t Come A Knockin’!")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside and 1953 Budger Trailer – If This Trailer Is A Rockin’…Don’t Come A Knockin’!
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 2/26/2011) Let’s hit the road, honey! I’ve got the truck all ready to roll; how’re you doin’ back there stocking the trailer? Don’t forget the wine, beer and […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1972LincolnContinental09Feature.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […] -
![This is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240607_102735_edited.jpg "CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an")
CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 11 CommentsThis is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2018) My affinity for these mid-70s Ford products must act like a powerful magnetic force, as I seem to keep running into them. Recently it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-369-018.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Coupe With 250 Six and Four Speed Stick – One of 179 Made")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Coupe With 250 Six and Four Speed Stick – One of 179 Made
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/7/2018) My affinity for these mid-70s Ford products must act like a powerful magnetic force, as I seem to keep running into them. Recently it was […] -
![Yes, there was a difference between a pickup and a truck with an express bed. It’s pretty irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things, but then we’re all about the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_0085.jpeg "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F350 With 9′ Express Bed – Yes, Express; Not Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F350 With 9′ Express Bed – Yes, Express; Not Pickup
Posted on October 5, 2024 | 17 CommentsYes, there was a difference between a pickup and a truck with an express bed. It’s pretty irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things, but then we’re all about the […] -
![Despite, or perhaps because I live far away from the Big Apple in New York City, their classic Yellow Cabs hold a certain allure. There are not many vehicles left […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/taxinyc12.jpg "Curbside Classics: Iconic NYC Taxi Gathering")
Curbside Classics: Iconic NYC Taxi Gathering
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 23 CommentsDespite, or perhaps because I live far away from the Big Apple in New York City, their classic Yellow Cabs hold a certain allure. There are not many vehicles left […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2013) If a car ever inspired me to emote and wax poetically, it was the Corvair, especially the second generation that delighted us upon its arrival in 1965. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-58-019-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever Made In America")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever Made In America
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/25/2013) If a car ever inspired me to emote and wax poetically, it was the Corvair, especially the second generation that delighted us upon its arrival in 1965. […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2018) It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-372-019.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/3/2018) It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-46-022-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2014) As one who barely remembers the 1970s, all accounts have it as a never-ending barrage of weird, bizarre, and tacky. It always sounds like the frat party […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_0014.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible – Practical Impracticality")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible – Practical Impracticality
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 4/11/2014) As one who barely remembers the 1970s, all accounts have it as a never-ending barrage of weird, bizarre, and tacky. It always sounds like the frat party […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2014) Read any Cadillac review from the past decade and you’ll get the impression that Cadillac had simply been peddling crap cars from the 1970s up until the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/seville13.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville – A Forgotten Contender")
Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville – A Forgotten Contender
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/8/2014) Read any Cadillac review from the past decade and you’ll get the impression that Cadillac had simply been peddling crap cars from the 1970s up until the […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-017-1200.jpg "The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?")
The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […]
