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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 10/17/2016) To paraphrase Hamlet‘s titular, indecisive protagonist, I am well aware that the DeVille has the power to take a pleasing shape, and like the tragic Ophelia to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/019a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – You’re The DeVille In Disguise, Oh Yes You Are")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – You’re The DeVille In Disguise, Oh Yes You Are
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/17/2016) To paraphrase Hamlet‘s titular, indecisive protagonist, I am well aware that the DeVille has the power to take a pleasing shape, and like the tragic Ophelia to […] -
![(first posted 9/11/2013) By the early seventies, AMC’s Matador and Ambassador were the equivalent of the Studebaker Lark ten years earlier: you just knew they were not long for this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-89-094-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Matador Sedan – The Stench Of Death")
Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Matador Sedan – The Stench Of Death
Posted on October 16, 2022 | 182 Comments(first posted 9/11/2013) By the early seventies, AMC’s Matador and Ambassador were the equivalent of the Studebaker Lark ten years earlier: you just knew they were not long for this […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2012) The Grand Prix had two grand moments in its long life. Needless to say, they came more towards the beginning then the end. The Colonnade era, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-172-076-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix – Grand Size, Medium Prize")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix – Grand Size, Medium Prize
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 106 Comments(first posted 7/21/2012) The Grand Prix had two grand moments in its long life. Needless to say, they came more towards the beginning then the end. The Colonnade era, as […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2012) What exactly is the American Dream? Was it easier to answer that question fifty years ago? If you were seven years old, and had just arrived from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-172-158-1200-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Thunderbird Landau – The American Dream Car")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Thunderbird Landau – The American Dream Car
Posted on October 12, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/28/2012) What exactly is the American Dream? Was it easier to answer that question fifty years ago? If you were seven years old, and had just arrived from […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2016) After the success of its highly profitable and industry-leading Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager duo, Chrysler decided to push the envelope by creating the first ever luxury minivan, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/thumb_IMG_0032_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Chrysler Town & Country SX – Voyaging Downward")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Chrysler Town & Country SX – Voyaging Downward
Posted on October 11, 2022 | 50 Comments(first posted 10/11/2016) After the success of its highly profitable and industry-leading Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager duo, Chrysler decided to push the envelope by creating the first ever luxury minivan, the […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2016) If you were to briefly sum up the first generation Escape with a pastiche of a Gilbert & Sullivan song, it would go something like this: I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/escapeexplorer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Escape – Fashionably Late To The Crossover Party")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Escape – Fashionably Late To The Crossover Party
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/10/2016) If you were to briefly sum up the first generation Escape with a pastiche of a Gilbert & Sullivan song, it would go something like this: I […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1967ChevyCaprceEstate01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – Sherwood Be Nice
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 6/30/2012) When I found this car a few months ago, I really wanted to like it. Truly, I did. -
![(first posted 10/5/2016) For us Curbavores, it’s always a satisfying moment to spot an older car that has since become a rare sight on the road. However, it’s infrequently the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Cadillac-CTS-V-wagon-2014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC: 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon – Born A Classic")
Future CC: 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon – Born A Classic
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 10/5/2016) For us Curbavores, it’s always a satisfying moment to spot an older car that has since become a rare sight on the road. However, it’s infrequently the […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2013) As most of you know, the big, floaty Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville and Fleetwood Brougham went on a crash diet for the 1977 model year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/09-09-2012-166-1280x852-e1362088862697.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Biggest, Baddest Brougham Of Them All")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Biggest, Baddest Brougham Of Them All
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 4/15/2013) As most of you know, the big, floaty Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville and Fleetwood Brougham went on a crash diet for the 1977 model year. […] -
![(curbside Mark II photos by robadr) (first posted 10/4/2016) There were three primary reasons Ford spent (and lost) a whole lot of money on the Continental Mark II: 1. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Continental-1956-sfq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Continental Mark II – Caught In The Pincers")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Continental Mark II – Caught In The Pincers
Posted on October 4, 2022 | 143 Comments(curbside Mark II photos by robadr) (first posted 10/4/2016) There were three primary reasons Ford spent (and lost) a whole lot of money on the Continental Mark II: 1. […] -
![There are replicas and there are replicas. The difference is clear. Remember those Fieros dressed in unconvincing plastic Testarossa or Countach kits? The Superformance GT40 is the other kind of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220821_112318-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40")
Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 16 CommentsThere are replicas and there are replicas. The difference is clear. Remember those Fieros dressed in unconvincing plastic Testarossa or Countach kits? The Superformance GT40 is the other kind of […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2012) It’s time to finally get around to the Checker Aerobus we found on our vacation to Glacier National Park last year, parked in front of the splendid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-147-229-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lodgeside Classic: Checker Aerobus – Twelve Passengers, Eight Doors, Four On The Floor")
Lodgeside Classic: Checker Aerobus – Twelve Passengers, Eight Doors, Four On The Floor
Posted on October 2, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 8/25/2012) It’s time to finally get around to the Checker Aerobus we found on our vacation to Glacier National Park last year, parked in front of the splendid […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2013) As well engineered as it was, there’s no doubt that the original 1960 Valiant was one of the weirdest-looking automotive confections ever offered to the public. So what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8404018402_fc9e2369bf_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Lancer & 1962 Dodge Lancer GT – How Are We Gonna Make You A Little Less Weird?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Lancer & 1962 Dodge Lancer GT – How Are We Gonna Make You A Little Less Weird?
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 4/10/2013) As well engineered as it was, there’s no doubt that the original 1960 Valiant was one of the weirdest-looking automotive confections ever offered to the public. So what […] -
![It took a bit over an hour of driving to reach the small hut in the countryside. I followed Dad and Mom as they entered the poor quarters, stepping through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220603_162152056_HDR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Mercedes Benz 220 SE Coupe (W111) – Old World Charm")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Mercedes Benz 220 SE Coupe (W111) – Old World Charm
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 17 CommentsIt took a bit over an hour of driving to reach the small hut in the countryside. I followed Dad and Mom as they entered the poor quarters, stepping through […]
