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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(2008, updated 2026) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one of the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Olds-1963-88-conv.jpg "Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – Hell In A Ragtop")
Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – Hell In A Ragtop
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 59 Comments(2008, updated 2026) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one of the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes […] -
![(Updated 8/14/2026 ) The sight of this denim blue Pinto wagon amounted to redemption of what was rapidly turning out to be a very crappy Saturday about a month ago. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-07-12-13.37.39.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto – Disappointment As Necessity")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto – Disappointment As Necessity
Posted on August 14, 2026 | 83 Comments(Updated 8/14/2026 ) The sight of this denim blue Pinto wagon amounted to redemption of what was rapidly turning out to be a very crappy Saturday about a month ago. […] -
![(Updated 8/13/2026) How would you like your earliest memories to be of sitting in the back seat of a 1968 Firebird 400, watching your Dad work that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-140-262.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Firebird 400 – Reliving Childhood Memories, Twice Daily")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Firebird 400 – Reliving Childhood Memories, Twice Daily
Posted on August 13, 2026 | 65 Comments(Updated 8/13/2026) How would you like your earliest memories to be of sitting in the back seat of a 1968 Firebird 400, watching your Dad work that […] -
![Struggling through the ‘00s, Ford launched a new, modern big sedan with lots of space and a name that was supposed to hearken back to the ‘60s. Unfortunately, bland styling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2005-Ford-Five-Hundred-1-scaled-e1786289232120-115x115.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – Full-Fledged Full-Size Flop")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – Full-Fledged Full-Size Flop
Posted on August 13, 2026 | 35 CommentsStruggling through the ‘00s, Ford launched a new, modern big sedan with lots of space and a name that was supposed to hearken back to the ‘60s. Unfortunately, bland styling […] -
![(Updated 8/11/2026) Growing up in Michigan, I was one of those kids who would wear shorts to school on the first day it was predicted to reach […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-convertible-CC-1.jpg "Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible – Seizing The Sun")
Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible – Seizing The Sun
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 8/11/2026) Growing up in Michigan, I was one of those kids who would wear shorts to school on the first day it was predicted to reach […] -
![Introduced in 1959 to replace the hot-stepping Century, the Buick Invicta combined the bigger V-8 from the Electra with a better-trimmed version of the smaller LeSabre chassis. Although “Invicta” means […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1961-Buick-Invicta-4HT-Arctic-White-Connor-Motorcar-Company-front-3q-left-banner-115x115.webp "1961 Buick Invicta 4-Door Hardtop: The Mostly Forgotten Sporty Buick")
1961 Buick Invicta 4-Door Hardtop: The Mostly Forgotten Sporty Buick
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 18 CommentsIntroduced in 1959 to replace the hot-stepping Century, the Buick Invicta combined the bigger V-8 from the Electra with a better-trimmed version of the smaller LeSabre chassis. Although “Invicta” means […] -
![If the words “Buick Skylark” make you think of Buick’s long-running A-body intermediate, it may come as a surprise to learn that Buick’s first Skylark was a full-size car, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1953-Buick-Skylark-Reef-Blue-Corey-Escobar-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-right-e1785801995168-115x115.webp "1953 Buick Skylark: A Flashy Full-Size Semi-Custom Luxury Convertible")
1953 Buick Skylark: A Flashy Full-Size Semi-Custom Luxury Convertible
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 9 CommentsIf the words “Buick Skylark” make you think of Buick’s long-running A-body intermediate, it may come as a surprise to learn that Buick’s first Skylark was a full-size car, a […] -
![In 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1970-Mercury-Marauder-Dk-Bright-Aqua-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-street-lede-115x115.webp "1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”")
1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […] -
![Back when GM still built luxury cars rather than just trucks, the C-body was the largest of the corporation’s shared body shells, used by Cadillac and the senior Buick and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1966-Oldsmobile-98-Town-Sedan-Ebony-Black-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1966 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Town Sedan: GM’s Cheapest C-Body Luxury Car")
1966 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Town Sedan: GM’s Cheapest C-Body Luxury Car
Posted on August 7, 2026 | 8 CommentsBack when GM still built luxury cars rather than just trucks, the C-body was the largest of the corporation’s shared body shells, used by Cadillac and the senior Buick and […] -
![(Updated 8/6/2026) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-84-024-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good
Posted on August 6, 2026 | 80 Comments(Updated 8/6/2026) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since the […] -
![(Updated 8/6/2026) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5303.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink")
Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink
Posted on August 6, 2026 | 129 Comments(Updated 8/6/2026) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […] -
![While Chrysler spent the ’60s insisting that it would never offer any “junior editions” with Chrysler badges, Buick seemed happy to expand its line with the compact (and later intermediate) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1961-Buick-Skylark-Phoenix-Beige-MrDennis-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1961 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe: A Smaller Buick, But Not An Economy Car")
1961 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe: A Smaller Buick, But Not An Economy Car
Posted on August 6, 2026 | 18 CommentsWhile Chrysler spent the ’60s insisting that it would never offer any “junior editions” with Chrysler badges, Buick seemed happy to expand its line with the compact (and later intermediate) […] -
![(Updated 8/5/2026) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-06-30-14.40.15.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma
Posted on August 5, 2026 | 43 Comments(Updated 8/5/2026) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […] -
![Although buyer interest in full-size sporty cars had almost evaporated by the end of the ’60s, Chrysler continued offering its sporty 300 through 1971. A properly optioned Chrysler 300 like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1970-Chrysler-300-2HT-Mystic-Gold-Classic-Auto-Mall-front-3q-left-crop-115x115.webp "1970 Chrysler 300 440 TNT: Dynamite Performance In A Slow-Selling Full-Size Fuselage Chrysler")
1970 Chrysler 300 440 TNT: Dynamite Performance In A Slow-Selling Full-Size Fuselage Chrysler
Posted on August 4, 2026 | 24 CommentsAlthough buyer interest in full-size sporty cars had almost evaporated by the end of the ’60s, Chrysler continued offering its sporty 300 through 1971. A properly optioned Chrysler 300 like […] -
![The 1960 Valiant was the automotive frog prince. It actually looked like a frog from the rear, hunched over on its haunches with a big wart on its back. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a-val1-115x115.jpg "1960 Valiant – The Automotive Frog Prince")
1960 Valiant – The Automotive Frog Prince
Posted on August 2, 2026 | 46 CommentsThe 1960 Valiant was the automotive frog prince. It actually looked like a frog from the rear, hunched over on its haunches with a big wart on its back. But […]
