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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 10/15/2013) I’m not really a brand specific guy, but when it comes to American brands, I’m more Ford than GM. However, Cadillac is my favorite GM brand, if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6565y.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Cadillac Park Avenue – The Original Seville")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Cadillac Park Avenue – The Original Seville
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 90 Comments(first posted 10/15/2013) I’m not really a brand specific guy, but when it comes to American brands, I’m more Ford than GM. However, Cadillac is my favorite GM brand, if […] -
![Whoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chevrolet-1964-imp-coupe-fq.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder Three-On-The-Tree Oxymoron")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder Three-On-The-Tree Oxymoron
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 34 CommentsWhoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full […] -
![I had purchased a used 1988 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback from the lot of the local Ford dealer when I was a young adult. It was five years old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20211119-1993-Ford-Mustang-LX-notchback-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Mustang LX Sedan – Beating The Odds")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Mustang LX Sedan – Beating The Odds
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 46 CommentsI had purchased a used 1988 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback from the lot of the local Ford dealer when I was a young adult. It was five years old […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22w3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was
Posted on April 25, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […] -
![(first posted 4/13/2013) Oh, she may be weary Old Chevys they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/33325.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Six – Try A Little Tenderness")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Six – Try A Little Tenderness
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/13/2013) Oh, she may be weary Old Chevys they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2016) It may have been the first and briefly, the only Chrysler Sebring, but the 1995 Sebring coupe was soon joined by a completely unrelated Sebring convertible, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4582.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Chrysler Sebring Coupe – A Mitsubishi In All But Name")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Chrysler Sebring Coupe – A Mitsubishi In All But Name
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/20/2016) It may have been the first and briefly, the only Chrysler Sebring, but the 1995 Sebring coupe was soon joined by a completely unrelated Sebring convertible, and […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2012) The longer you look at this car, the less sense it makes: A sedan with doors and trunk made completely of wood? Conceived and built just shortly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ddd567.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Chrysler Town and Country Sedan – A Slave To Fashion And Varnish")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Chrysler Town and Country Sedan – A Slave To Fashion And Varnish
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/29/2012) The longer you look at this car, the less sense it makes: A sedan with doors and trunk made completely of wood? Conceived and built just shortly […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2012) Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ddt56.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Rant: 1975 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – The Stupidest Name Ever For The Stupidest Roof Design Ever")
Curbside Classic Rant: 1975 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – The Stupidest Name Ever For The Stupidest Roof Design Ever
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 203 Comments(first posted 10/17/2012) Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise […] -
![Few treats seem to bring back the ’80s summertime nostalgia for me like a frozen Coke. Once I had started earning my own money with my newspaper route and daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/037-1986-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-LE-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix LE – Frozen Coke")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix LE – Frozen Coke
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 40 CommentsFew treats seem to bring back the ’80s summertime nostalgia for me like a frozen Coke. Once I had started earning my own money with my newspaper route and daily […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Ford-Galaxie-500-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2013) In the good old days, Cadillac was always about superlatives, most of all when it came to size. They just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger…until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cadillac-1973-75-fq.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – The Longest Standard Production Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – The Longest Standard Production Car Ever
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 155 Comments(first posted 2/10/2013) In the good old days, Cadillac was always about superlatives, most of all when it came to size. They just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger…until […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/xxxcx.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2013) A while back, I was quite thrilled to run into the Olds Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition. But given Buick’s traditional role in the GM pecking order, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bbbbv23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Buick Century Brougham de Baroque, Turquoise And Gold Edition")
Curbside Classic: Buick Century Brougham de Baroque, Turquoise And Gold Edition
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/7/2013) A while back, I was quite thrilled to run into the Olds Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition. But given Buick’s traditional role in the GM pecking order, […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2016) On the Friday night before my most recent, February trip to Las Vegas, this hatchback greeted me in front of my favorite, neighborhood pizzeria on my walk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/011-1981-83-AMC-Eagle-SX4-Series-50-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Series 50 – This Bird Has Earned Its Wings")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Series 50 – This Bird Has Earned Its Wings
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 4/12/2016) On the Friday night before my most recent, February trip to Las Vegas, this hatchback greeted me in front of my favorite, neighborhood pizzeria on my walk […] -
![I came across this El Camino at the end of this past February while in Evanston, the city just north of Chicago. It was still pretty cold outside that Saturday, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/003-1987-Chevrolet-El-Camino-Conquista-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – <i>Fin Del Camino</i>")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – Fin Del Camino
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 42 CommentsI came across this El Camino at the end of this past February while in Evanston, the city just north of Chicago. It was still pretty cold outside that Saturday, […]
