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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 8/8/2012) Sometimes history really does repeat itself. Consider the Fairmont Futura: Both the car (in concept) and the name had been in showrooms before. Both times, it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1980FordFairmontFutura06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Futura – Back to the Futura")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Futura – Back to the Futura
Posted on January 21, 2023 | 131 Comments(first posted 8/8/2012) Sometimes history really does repeat itself. Consider the Fairmont Futura: Both the car (in concept) and the name had been in showrooms before. Both times, it had […] -
![blue fastback 1600 TL posted at Cohort by Alberto Simon (first posted 1/19/2017) This post started out as a quick little Outtake about how odd it was that this Brazilian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/VW-BR-1600-fastback-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 VW 1600 TL – Turns Out The Brazilian Type 3 Isn’t Really A Type 3; It’s the EA97 Reincarnated")
Curbside Classic: 1971 VW 1600 TL – Turns Out The Brazilian Type 3 Isn’t Really A Type 3; It’s the EA97 Reincarnated
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 61 Commentsblue fastback 1600 TL posted at Cohort by Alberto Simon (first posted 1/19/2017) This post started out as a quick little Outtake about how odd it was that this Brazilian […] -
![What happens to a dream deferred? (first posted 1/3/2013) That question, asked by the great poet Langston Hughes, was meant to reflect on the experiences of African Americans in early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1127121011a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Classic 350 – Centurion Vehicles Creates A Frankenstein Suburban Fighter")
Curbside Classic: Ford Classic 350 – Centurion Vehicles Creates A Frankenstein Suburban Fighter
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 83 CommentsWhat happens to a dream deferred? (first posted 1/3/2013) That question, asked by the great poet Langston Hughes, was meant to reflect on the experiences of African Americans in early […] -
![As 2022 came to a close, I had received an invite to a New Year’s Eve party for the first time in several years. The pandemic was still very much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2014-10-11-Saturday-1963-Plymouth-Valiant-Signet-200-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Signet 200 – Bravery")
Curbside Musings: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Signet 200 – Bravery
Posted on January 17, 2023 | 38 CommentsAs 2022 came to a close, I had received an invite to a New Year’s Eve party for the first time in several years. The pandemic was still very much […] -
![(first posted 1/16/2017) The great singer-songwriter Carole King once sang in her lyrics to “Been To Canaan”, “Though I’m content with myself, sometimes I long to be somewhere else.” As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/986-1972-Buick-Skylark-Custom-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Hardtop Coupe – Orange You Glad")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Skylark Custom Hardtop Coupe – Orange You Glad
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 50 Comments(first posted 1/16/2017) The great singer-songwriter Carole King once sang in her lyrics to “Been To Canaan”, “Though I’m content with myself, sometimes I long to be somewhere else.” As […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2017) Few people, if any, have a life goal of being upstaged. While the term is most associated with the mechanics of theatre, it is an exhibition of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Hattie_McDaniel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Fairlane – Upstaged By The Rest Of The Cast")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Fairlane – Upstaged By The Rest Of The Cast
Posted on January 13, 2023 | 103 Comments(first posted 1/13/2017) Few people, if any, have a life goal of being upstaged. While the term is most associated with the mechanics of theatre, it is an exhibition of […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2017) Chicago’s upscale Near North neighborhood would be the last place I’d expect to find any Chrysler product of this era, especially in condition this excellent. This area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/054-1977-Chrysler-Newport-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Frosted Gingerbread")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Frosted Gingerbread
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 1/11/2017) Chicago’s upscale Near North neighborhood would be the last place I’d expect to find any Chrysler product of this era, especially in condition this excellent. This area […] -
![I’ve driven Indiana’s historic Michigan Road a lot over the last 15 years, as a buddy and I built grassroots support to have it named a historic byway, and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1949-Buick-Super-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Buick Super – Elegant Patina")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Buick Super – Elegant Patina
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 24 CommentsI’ve driven Indiana’s historic Michigan Road a lot over the last 15 years, as a buddy and I built grassroots support to have it named a historic byway, and now […] -
![(first posted at CC on 11/30/2012) In the thirties and forties, GM pioneered and brought to market some of the most innovative, successful and lasting new technologies: Diesel-electric locomotives; the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-121-103-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs, And Almost Succeeds")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs, And Almost Succeeds
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted at CC on 11/30/2012) In the thirties and forties, GM pioneered and brought to market some of the most innovative, successful and lasting new technologies: Diesel-electric locomotives; the […] -
![It recently came to my attention that among the “loved-or-hated” 1958-60 generation of Lincoln motorcars, there are only curbside examples profiled on CC of the 1958 and 1960 models . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1958, 1959, & 1960 Lincolns Photographed Curbside (in Kodachrome!)")
Curbside Classics: 1958, 1959, & 1960 Lincolns Photographed Curbside (in Kodachrome!)
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 47 CommentsIt recently came to my attention that among the “loved-or-hated” 1958-60 generation of Lincoln motorcars, there are only curbside examples profiled on CC of the 1958 and 1960 models . […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2017) Old cars can be like a neighborhood cat: When you see them sitting out in the summer, it can be hard to tell if someone loves them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_6238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker – Adios Fins")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker – Adios Fins
Posted on January 5, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/5/2017) Old cars can be like a neighborhood cat: When you see them sitting out in the summer, it can be hard to tell if someone loves them […] -
![A sweet tooth runs in my family. Before this past Thanksgiving, I had gone to the candy shop on the lower level of Macy’s On State (formerly Marshall Field’s) to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-1995-Geo-Prism-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Geo Prizm – NUMMI Bear")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Geo Prizm – NUMMI Bear
Posted on January 3, 2023 | 58 CommentsA sweet tooth runs in my family. Before this past Thanksgiving, I had gone to the candy shop on the lower level of Macy’s On State (formerly Marshall Field’s) to […] -
![The clock stands still: 1920 Overland 4 in front of the old bank in Harris, Iowa. (first posted 2/2/2017) Bill knocked at the shop’s entrance and his brother opened the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1920-Overland-4-30pct-24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Drive Report: 1920 Willys Overland 4")
Curbside Classic Drive Report: 1920 Willys Overland 4
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe clock stands still: 1920 Overland 4 in front of the old bank in Harris, Iowa. (first posted 2/2/2017) Bill knocked at the shop’s entrance and his brother opened the […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/76MarkVIAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 92 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […]
