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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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COAL: 1967 Mercury — Help, I’m Trapped in a Truman Capote Novel
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 25 CommentsIn 1985 my grandmother died and was to be buried in her birthplace, North Carolina, beside her deceased husband. I never met that grandfather; the closest I came to anything […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Concours – The Concours de Minimis
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 35 CommentsStories get interesting when the plot deviates from an expected script. In automotive stories this can happen when a brand tries to sell a car that it probably shouldn’t. Here […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Thunderbird Sportsback – What Bunkie Took With Him On The Way Out The Door
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 135 Comments(originally posted 05/06/2014) You are totally forgiven if at first glance you think this is a 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix. Or worse, a 1967 Catalina. Thanks to a certain former […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 6/5/2018) Mention the name “Pontiac 6000” to most people today and you’ll probably get a blank stare, considering it was discontinued 28 years ago. Mention […] -
Car Show Classic: 1957 Brockway 260 – The Big Nor’easter
Posted on June 3, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 2/4/2014) Every Father’s Day, there is a very nice free car show in Noblesville, Indiana. There is a pleasant variety of things there besides the usual overabundance […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […] -
Curbside Classic Mystery: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino Spirit of America (Or Is It?) – Better Than Any Dime Store Mystery Novel
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 6/1/2018) For today’s CC, let’s look at something from the mysterious end of the spectrum. My last CC was on a white pickup that generated some […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 162 Comments(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2012 Ram 3500 Big Horn – Sergio Paraphrased Sir Mix-A-Lot When He Said “I Like Pick Ups And I Cannot Lie”
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 5/25/2018) There is an old gambler’s adage about going big or going home. Since I’ve had pickups inexplicably on my mind, finding this Dodge Ram makes […] -
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […] -
CC Global: The Brazilian Chevette
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/20/2018) Back in the early 70s, the Brazilian auto industry had already shifted into second gear and was going flat out. The problematic cars of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1999 Plymouth Breeze – Breeze In, Breeze Out
Posted on May 19, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/31/2013) A nice breeze, at least in meteorological sense, is lacking during these brutal summer heat waves. Fortunately, there seem to be a fair amount of Plymouth Breezes out […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – A Spicy Cocktail Created By George And Walter, With Help From Linda
Posted on May 19, 2024 | 71 CommentsPhotos of subject car by Paul Niedermeyer (first posted 5/15/2018) Every once in a while a car springs forth in which it has no real obvious contemporary. One such […]
![COAL: 1967 Mercury — Help, I’m Trapped in a Truman Capote Novel In 1985 my grandmother died and was to be buried in her birthplace, North Carolina, beside her deceased husband. I never met that grandfather; the closest I came to anything […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/her-car.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s? (first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-346-001.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Concours – The Concours de Minimis Stories get interesting when the plot deviates from an expected script. In automotive stories this can happen when a brand tries to sell a car that it probably shouldn’t. Here […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1977-Chevrolet-Concours-LF-2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Thunderbird Sportsback – What Bunkie Took With Him On The Way Out The Door (originally posted 05/06/2014) You are totally forgiven if at first glance you think this is a 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix. Or worse, a 1967 Catalina. Thanks to a certain former […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/7100597163_d990c248cc_z.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo (first posted 6/5/2018) Mention the name “Pontiac 6000” to most people today and you’ll probably get a blank stare, considering it was discontinued 28 years ago. Mention […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pontiac-6000-2.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1957 Brockway 260 – The Big Nor’easter (first posted 2/4/2014) Every Father’s Day, there is a very nice free car show in Noblesville, Indiana. There is a pleasant variety of things there besides the usual overabundance […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1957Brockway01.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large (first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-5-01-2013-009.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Mystery: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino Spirit of America (Or Is It?) – Better Than Any Dime Store Mystery Novel (first posted 6/1/2018) For today’s CC, let’s look at something from the mysterious end of the spectrum. My last CC was on a white pickup that generated some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_3777.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969 (first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-045-900.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here (first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-153-1200-e1369179415285.jpg)
![Future Curbside Classic: 2012 Ram 3500 Big Horn – Sergio Paraphrased Sir Mix-A-Lot When He Said “I Like Pick Ups And I Cannot Lie” (first posted 5/25/2018) There is an old gambler’s adage about going big or going home. Since I’ve had pickups inexplicably on my mind, finding this Dodge Ram makes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_3744.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks (first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1955ChryslerNewYorker17.jpg)
![CC Global: The Brazilian Chevette (first posted 5/20/2018) Back in the early 70s, the Brazilian auto industry had already shifted into second gear and was going flat out. The problematic cars of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chevrolet_chevette_1975_gasolina_gm_chevrolet_chevette_1973_rarissimo_6470134491337206943.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1999 Plymouth Breeze – Breeze In, Breeze Out (first posted 7/31/2013) A nice breeze, at least in meteorological sense, is lacking during these brutal summer heat waves. Fortunately, there seem to be a fair amount of Plymouth Breezes out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_2136.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – A Spicy Cocktail Created By George And Walter, With Help From Linda Photos of subject car by Paul Niedermeyer (first posted 5/15/2018) Every once in a while a car springs forth in which it has no real obvious contemporary. One such […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-192-058.jpg)


