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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ytfbnn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 103 Comments(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […] -
![The passenger car-based mini pickup niche is as old as as the Crosley Roadside, if not older yet. It’s also a highly ephemeral one, that seemed to repeatedly draw car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/nnnnga.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge Rampage – No Thanks; We Like Our Pickups Extra Large")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge Rampage – No Thanks; We Like Our Pickups Extra Large
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 106 CommentsThe passenger car-based mini pickup niche is as old as as the Crosley Roadside, if not older yet. It’s also a highly ephemeral one, that seemed to repeatedly draw car […] -
![(first posted 6/12/2012) In the late Forties and early Fifties, Chrysler was considered a luxurious, well-engineered, high powered (starting in ’51 with the Saratoga) line of cars but at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/6556566.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe St. Regis – How’s That For A Long Name?")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe St. Regis – How’s That For A Long Name?
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/12/2012) In the late Forties and early Fifties, Chrysler was considered a luxurious, well-engineered, high powered (starting in ’51 with the Saratoga) line of cars but at […] -
![I know us Curbside Classic readers are a strange breed, because I think there are precious few others, at large or even in car circles, who would get excited spotting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220324_135015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Impala – A Kind Of Youth")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Impala – A Kind Of Youth
Posted on May 11, 2022 | 69 CommentsI know us Curbside Classic readers are a strange breed, because I think there are precious few others, at large or even in car circles, who would get excited spotting […] -
![(first posted 5/30/2012) The early sixties was the most fertile era for so many things, including motorhomes. In 1960, the Big Three unleashed their new compacts, including the rugged slant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cortez.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Clark Cortez Motorhome – The Revolutionary Compact RV: FWD, Slant Six, Torsion Bar Independent Suspension, And Built Like A Forklift")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Clark Cortez Motorhome – The Revolutionary Compact RV: FWD, Slant Six, Torsion Bar Independent Suspension, And Built Like A Forklift
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 5/30/2012) The early sixties was the most fertile era for so many things, including motorhomes. In 1960, the Big Three unleashed their new compacts, including the rugged slant […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0196.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A Grandiose Name For A Car Of Grandiose Proportions")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A Grandiose Name For A Car Of Grandiose Proportions
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is […] -
![Convertibles were hot again in the 1980s after having been sworn off by domestic manufacturers less than a decade earlier. For ’82, Chrysler fielded a K-platform LeBaron convertible in two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7732342864_15c65f88e0_o-1984-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Ciera-Convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible – A-Body Beauty")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible – A-Body Beauty
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 17 CommentsConvertibles were hot again in the 1980s after having been sworn off by domestic manufacturers less than a decade earlier. For ’82, Chrysler fielded a K-platform LeBaron convertible in two […] -
![Dearly beloved, we are gathered here, on Monday for some reason, to witness the improbable product of the marriage of a cheap neo-retro convertible kit and an innocent mid-‘70s VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220109_125037-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 197x Gazelle SSK – For Weddings And Good Taste’s Funeral")
Curbside Classic: 197x Gazelle SSK – For Weddings And Good Taste’s Funeral
Posted on May 9, 2022 | 16 CommentsDearly beloved, we are gathered here, on Monday for some reason, to witness the improbable product of the marriage of a cheap neo-retro convertible kit and an innocent mid-‘70s VW […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2016) Is there anything that blends into an urban background better than a taxi? Generally spending their lives being driven hard and toting around countless people, most are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ddddc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Taxi – Experiencing Down Time")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Taxi – Experiencing Down Time
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/5/2016) Is there anything that blends into an urban background better than a taxi? Generally spending their lives being driven hard and toting around countless people, most are […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_3962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […] -
![The GM PD-4101 is my all-time favorite bus, and has been since I first laid eyes as a kid. It set the template for the modern highway coach back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_8764.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GM PD-4104 – My Dream Bus Comes To Visit, With A Formula Ford Racing Car In Its Belly")
Curbside Classic: GM PD-4104 – My Dream Bus Comes To Visit, With A Formula Ford Racing Car In Its Belly
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 19 CommentsThe GM PD-4101 is my all-time favorite bus, and has been since I first laid eyes as a kid. It set the template for the modern highway coach back in […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2013) If you hadn’t seen the title, and I told you I had found a rare 1966 Beijing Sedan (aka: “The East Glows”) or a GAZ-13 “Chaika” would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-32-020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Checker Marathon – This Ultimate Long-Life Vehicle Is Still Being Driven By Its Original Owners")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Checker Marathon – This Ultimate Long-Life Vehicle Is Still Being Driven By Its Original Owners
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/20/2013) If you hadn’t seen the title, and I told you I had found a rare 1966 Beijing Sedan (aka: “The East Glows”) or a GAZ-13 “Chaika” would […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2012) I don’t know how it was where you were, but in northeastern Oklahoma in the 1980s, Dodge pickups were never much of a factor until the the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jdjbs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Club Cab – Another Dodge First, Not That It Helped All That Much")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Club Cab – Another Dodge First, Not That It Helped All That Much
Posted on April 30, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 12/10/2012) I don’t know how it was where you were, but in northeastern Oklahoma in the 1980s, Dodge pickups were never much of a factor until the the […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2016) In 1971 and again in 1972, Dodge pioneered two very significant developments in light trucks. The 1971 Maxiwagon/Maxivan (foreground) was the first extended-body large van, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CC-288-049-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1971 Dodge Maxiwagon and 1979 Dodge Maxivan – Dodge Pioneers The Really Big Van")
Curbside Classics: 1971 Dodge Maxiwagon and 1979 Dodge Maxivan – Dodge Pioneers The Really Big Van
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/28/2016) In 1971 and again in 1972, Dodge pioneered two very significant developments in light trucks. The 1971 Maxiwagon/Maxivan (foreground) was the first extended-body large van, which […] -
![When Tatra87 pointed out that there hasn’t been a proper long form post on the last of the BOF RWD Cadillac sedan, it was timed perfectly since we just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Photo-Apr-12-12-58-58-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1993 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood – End Of The Evolutionary Road")
My Curbside Classic: 1993 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood – End Of The Evolutionary Road
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 24 CommentsWhen Tatra87 pointed out that there hasn’t been a proper long form post on the last of the BOF RWD Cadillac sedan, it was timed perfectly since we just […]
