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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 6/10/2016) Four summers ago, I was back in my good, old hometown of Flint, Michigan for my twenty-year high school reunion. I realize I name-check the Vehicle City […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/336-1969-Buick-Skylark-Custom-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible – Let Her Cry, For She’s A Lady")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible – Let Her Cry, For She’s A Lady
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 6/10/2016) Four summers ago, I was back in my good, old hometown of Flint, Michigan for my twenty-year high school reunion. I realize I name-check the Vehicle City […] -
![As time rolls on, ordinary things often become more intriguing – such is the case with Chevy Cavaliers. Just a few years ago, I wouldn’t have given this car a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1993-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Wagon-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Wagon – Ordinary Has Become Interesting")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Wagon – Ordinary Has Become Interesting
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 33 CommentsAs time rolls on, ordinary things often become more intriguing – such is the case with Chevy Cavaliers. Just a few years ago, I wouldn’t have given this car a […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2022) Full Disclosure: I completed this article on the Plymouth Sundance for CJCZ92’s Cohort photos, only to find this black cherry pearl 1990 Dodge Shadow I couldn’t pass up using. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_6279.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1987-1994 Plymouth Sundance (With Bonus 1990 Dodge Shadow) – Opposites Attract")
Curbside Classics: 1987-1994 Plymouth Sundance (With Bonus 1990 Dodge Shadow) – Opposites Attract
Posted on June 9, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/9/2022) Full Disclosure: I completed this article on the Plymouth Sundance for CJCZ92’s Cohort photos, only to find this black cherry pearl 1990 Dodge Shadow I couldn’t pass up using. So […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2012) For Chrysler, just getting up off the canvas after the “plucked chicken” fiasco of 1962 was hard enough without Ford doing something crazy by dropping its Mustang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ttfxd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Charger – Chrysler’s Marlin")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Charger – Chrysler’s Marlin
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/1/2012) For Chrysler, just getting up off the canvas after the “plucked chicken” fiasco of 1962 was hard enough without Ford doing something crazy by dropping its Mustang […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2016) While General Motors has launched a new Buick Verano in China, the line is being withdrawn from the North American lineup. It had been the first compact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bbvvvvc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992-98 Buick Skylark – Please Feed The Birds")
Curbside Classic: 1992-98 Buick Skylark – Please Feed The Birds
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 81 Comments(first posted 6/7/2016) While General Motors has launched a new Buick Verano in China, the line is being withdrawn from the North American lineup. It had been the first compact […] -
![They really have broad tastes, in this city. Classic kei cars, German luxobarges, French hatchbacks, Italian racers – you can find anything on the street if you look hard enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220501_123400-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible – Fancy Some Bubbly?")
CC Capsule: 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible – Fancy Some Bubbly?
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 24 CommentsThey really have broad tastes, in this city. Classic kei cars, German luxobarges, French hatchbacks, Italian racers – you can find anything on the street if you look hard enough […] -
![I was an adolescent when I had first seen the North American teenage cinematic classic known as The Karate Kid. This screening wasn’t in a theater, but rather in one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/071-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Nomad-wagon-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Nomad – Mrs. LaRusso’s Hooptie")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Nomad – Mrs. LaRusso’s Hooptie
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsI was an adolescent when I had first seen the North American teenage cinematic classic known as The Karate Kid. This screening wasn’t in a theater, but rather in one […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2012) Thirty-five years ago the Personal Luxury car was in its prime. Forget four-door Continentals, Sedan de Villes and Imperials: This was the Me Decade, after all, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/East-Moline-Car-Show-8-11-2012-007-e1345067280136.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Continental Mark IV Givenchy Edition – Aqua Couture")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Continental Mark IV Givenchy Edition – Aqua Couture
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/31/2012) Thirty-five years ago the Personal Luxury car was in its prime. Forget four-door Continentals, Sedan de Villes and Imperials: This was the Me Decade, after all, which […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […] -
![I continue to improvise on a theme of jalopy. There’s a short street near my apartment building, just a block long, on which this particular 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_6974.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Time-Lapse: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 – Crudful Extreme")
Curbside Time-Lapse: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 – Crudful Extreme
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsI continue to improvise on a theme of jalopy. There’s a short street near my apartment building, just a block long, on which this particular 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1956Oldsmobile8805.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both front-wheel drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jjjjn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not Just A Village")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not Just A Village
Posted on June 2, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both front-wheel drive […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ddmkdbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dddgre.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?")
Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […]
