Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Design 
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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 180 Comments(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In Aesthetics
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 134 Comments(first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through Downtown Crossing, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina – Lights Out
Posted on December 1, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 12/1/2017) While developing the 1996 Taurus, Ford engineers purchased a Toyota Camry and took it apart to find out what made it such a superbly-built vehicle. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom – The End Of The Stripper Tudor Era
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 125 Comments(First posted 8/28/2014. This was probably my favorite CC For sale I found in Eugene) Let’s celebrate Two-Door Sedan Day with this 1965 Ford Custom two-door (“Tudor” in old-time Ford-speak). […] -
Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Super – Hmmm, Decisions, Decisions . . .
Posted on November 27, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 11/26/2013) The early 1950s is commonly considered to be an era of dull conformity. This attitude bleeds through to American cars of those years. Everyone made cars that […] -
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet – The iCar – GM’s All-Time Greatest Hit
Posted on November 24, 2023 | 128 Comments(first posted 8/23/2011) Your task: imagine and design the hottest consumer good of the day, one that will have folks lined up at the store to get their first […] -
Fieldside Classic: 1957 Ford – The Old Ford At The Ranch
Posted on November 24, 2023 | 12 CommentsFord and ranch photos by T. Polson. It was December of 1997, and my Puerto Rican girlfriend and I had planned to stay for Christmas at the family home of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1946 Oldsmobile 78 Dynamic Club Sedan – The Greatest Generation
Posted on November 24, 2023 | 8 CommentsAs you might be able to tell from my pen name, I have a major soft spot for streamliners of the ‘30s and ‘40s. There’s no denying that, like everything […] -
Curbside Classic: 2001 Plymouth Neon LX – “Hi” Turns To “Hello”
Posted on November 21, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 11/21/2017) Chrysler made quite an entrance in the North American compact market with its original 1995-1999 Neon, a car sold under both the Dodge and […] -
Curbside Couch Potato – 1948 Davis Divan
Posted on November 21, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/21/2017) Detroit. Kenosha. South Bend. Van Nuys? Maybe the latter doesn’t seem like a car-making town, but it was. For a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Marauder S-55 Convertible – Making Sense Of It All
Posted on November 20, 2023 | 70 Comments(first posted 11/20/2017) Despite the teaser in the title, many elements of Mercury never made much sense. Throughout its entire tortured existence Mercury was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 11/14/2017) When I first spotted the jacked-up rear end of this ’68 Chevelle coupe from a block or two down the street on my afternoon walk […] -
Curbside Classic: 1950 Studebaker Champion – The Bullet Nose Hits The Bullseye
Posted on November 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe 1950 Studebaker is proof that polarization works. From the day it arrived, folks immediately either hated it or loved it . Not surprisingly, traditionalists, conservatives and older folks were […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE – Chrysler Rides The Fantastic Voyage
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 11/9/2017) In today’s day and age, minivans are not frequently looked upon in a positive light. Despite being among the most versatile and space-efficient people movers, […] -
Curbside Classics: 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood & 1956 Morris Minor – Reimagining Empires & The Three Box Dinasty
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 20 CommentsTo visit Europe or Asia is to be constantly exposed to the remnants of empires long gone. One travels the modern streets of Granada or Madrid, and suddenly, some ruin […]
![Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized (first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ffffv.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In Aesthetics (first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through Downtown Crossing, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_2810.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina – Lights Out (first posted 12/1/2017) While developing the 1996 Taurus, Ford engineers purchased a Toyota Camry and took it apart to find out what made it such a superbly-built vehicle. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chevrolet-lumina-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom – The End Of The Stripper Tudor Era (First posted 8/28/2014. This was probably my favorite CC For sale I found in Eugene) Let’s celebrate Two-Door Sedan Day with this 1965 Ford Custom two-door (“Tudor” in old-time Ford-speak). […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-22-001-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Super – Hmmm, Decisions, Decisions . . . (first posted 11/26/2013) The early 1950s is commonly considered to be an era of dull conformity. This attitude bleeds through to American cars of those years. Everyone made cars that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1952BuickSuper08.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet – The iCar – GM’s All-Time Greatest Hit (first posted 8/23/2011) Your task: imagine and design the hottest consumer good of the day, one that will have folks lined up at the store to get their first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-140-015-800.jpg)
![Fieldside Classic: 1957 Ford – The Old Ford At The Ranch Ford and ranch photos by T. Polson. It was December of 1997, and my Puerto Rican girlfriend and I had planned to stay for Christmas at the family home of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/322278195_677005234023433_2941262997324543369_n.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1946 Oldsmobile 78 Dynamic Club Sedan – The Greatest Generation As you might be able to tell from my pen name, I have a major soft spot for streamliners of the ‘30s and ‘40s. There’s no denying that, like everything […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230730_204007_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Couch Potato – 1948 Davis Divan (first posted 11/21/2017) Detroit. Kenosha. South Bend. Van Nuys? Maybe the latter doesn’t seem like a car-making town, but it was. For a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/davis-divan-006.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Marauder S-55 Convertible – Making Sense Of It All (first posted 11/20/2017) Despite the teaser in the title, many elements of Mercury never made much sense. Throughout its entire tortured existence Mercury was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_0782.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974 (first posted 11/14/2017) When I first spotted the jacked-up rear end of this ’68 Chevelle coupe from a block or two down the street on my afternoon walk […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-343-048.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1950 Studebaker Champion – The Bullet Nose Hits The Bullseye The 1950 Studebaker is proof that polarization works. From the day it arrived, folks immediately either hated it or loved it . Not surprisingly, traditionalists, conservatives and older folks were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1788.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood & 1956 Morris Minor – Reimagining Empires & The Three Box Dinasty To visit Europe or Asia is to be constantly exposed to the remnants of empires long gone. One travels the modern streets of Granada or Madrid, and suddenly, some ruin […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230315_155638984_HDR.jpg)


