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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Chrysler New Yorker – Virgil Exner Comes Full Circle (with some help?)
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013) The 1963 Chrysler has always been an odd vehicle, one that seems to have fallen from the sky bearing little stylistic relationship to its predecessors. It disappeared […] -
Curbside Classic: 1953 Willys Aero-Lark – The Failed Sneak Preview Of The Falcon, Lark And Other Compacts
Posted on August 14, 2023 | 108 Comments(first posted 10/28/2013) If I told you this was a mid-fifties Simca, or English Ford, or a Vauxhall, or Morris, or a Holden, or even a lost prototype of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Cadillac DeVille – Transitional Fossil
Posted on August 11, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 8/11/2017) Scientists loathe the popular term “missing link” when it comes to evolution. Instead, they use the term “transitional fossil” for the remains of a life […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – Adulting, 1970s Style
Posted on August 9, 2023 | 107 Comments(first posted 8/9/2017) I often hear my twenty-something children and their friends talk about “adulting”. Adulting seems to be the practice of what we of an earlier generation […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 36 Comments“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961-1967 Ford Econoline – The Leader Of The Pack
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 11/12/2013. Updated 8/6/2017) 1960-1961 were the two most significant single years in the history of the American Automobile industry. Never before and never again would the Big Three […] -
Car Show Classic: 1957 Lincoln Premier – How to Spoil a Good Design
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 96 Comments(first posted 7/6/2017) Several months back, when I stumbled across a 1957 Lincoln Premiere at the Brain Melting CARS Dealership, I commented on how the 1957 Lincolns had not […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – A Swing And A Miss
Posted on August 5, 2023 | 130 Comments(first posted 5/20/2013) I have freely admitted to liking pretty much every Cadillac ever built. That said, there are some Caddys even I have a hard time loving. Case in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1935 Hupmobile J-521 Six “Aerodynamic” – Raymond Loewy Helps Usher in The Aerodynamic Era
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 56 Commentscurbside photos posted at the CC Cohort by trabantusa (first posted 12/12/2013) The Great Aerodynamic Fever hit its peak in the years 1932 – 1934, when the streamlining contagion suddenly […] -
1955 Ford Thunderbird – To Be A Sports Car Or Not To Be A Sports Car, That Is The Question
Posted on August 3, 2023 | 48 CommentsThe 1955 Thunderbird is commonly seen as Ford’s answer to the 1953 Corvette. Although that’s true, inasmuch as the revived and ambitious Ford Motor Company felt it too had to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom – It’s the Little Things That Count
Posted on August 2, 2023 | 36 CommentsThis post calls forth some of the smaller details about this 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom 2-Door Hardtop Coupe. I take that angle, since this is a vehicle that has been […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 119 Comments(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Iconic
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/31/2017) In today’s world where SUVs/CUVs come in all shapes and sizes, with everything from car-based, front-wheel drive, inline-3s to truck-based, four-wheel drive, V8s and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe With Floor Shifter – A Victim Of Fashion
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 29 CommentsHere’s a menacing creature, tightly wearing its dark tailored suit, and ready to push lesser creatures out of the way on looks alone. Finally, a colonnade GM body had crossed […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1971 International Travellall – Time Traveller
Posted on July 28, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/28/2017) I was making a quick run to Lowes on Wednesday, and what greeted my in the parking lot? A pristine International Travelall. Wow; it looks […]
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Chrysler New Yorker – Virgil Exner Comes Full Circle (with some help?) (first posted 10/16/2013) The 1963 Chrysler has always been an odd vehicle, one that seems to have fallen from the sky bearing little stylistic relationship to its predecessors. It disappeared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1963ChryNewYorker051.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1953 Willys Aero-Lark – The Failed Sneak Preview Of The Falcon, Lark And Other Compacts (first posted 10/28/2013) If I told you this was a mid-fifties Simca, or English Ford, or a Vauxhall, or Morris, or a Holden, or even a lost prototype of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-142-154-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Cadillac DeVille – Transitional Fossil (first posted 8/11/2017) Scientists loathe the popular term “missing link” when it comes to evolution. Instead, they use the term “transitional fossil” for the remains of a life […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cadillac-deville-2000-2005-william-3.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – Adulting, 1970s Style (first posted 8/9/2017) I often hear my twenty-something children and their friends talk about “adulting”. Adulting seems to be the practice of what we of an earlier generation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1979OldsCutlassSupreme04.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy “What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1975-Pontiac-Limousine-RF-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1961-1967 Ford Econoline – The Leader Of The Pack (first posted 11/12/2013. Updated 8/6/2017) 1960-1961 were the two most significant single years in the history of the American Automobile industry. Never before and never again would the Big Three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-210-119-925.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1957 Lincoln Premier – How to Spoil a Good Design (first posted 7/6/2017) Several months back, when I stumbled across a 1957 Lincoln Premiere at the Brain Melting CARS Dealership, I commented on how the 1957 Lincolns had not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7047.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – A Swing And A Miss (first posted 5/20/2013) I have freely admitted to liking pretty much every Cadillac ever built. That said, there are some Caddys even I have a hard time loving. Case in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=682,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/01-06-2013-015-e1366575316533.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1935 Hupmobile J-521 Six “Aerodynamic” – Raymond Loewy Helps Usher in The Aerodynamic Era curbside photos posted at the CC Cohort by trabantusa (first posted 12/12/2013) The Great Aerodynamic Fever hit its peak in the years 1932 – 1934, when the streamlining contagion suddenly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Hupmobile-1935-f.jpg)
![1955 Ford Thunderbird – To Be A Sports Car Or Not To Be A Sports Car, That Is The Question The 1955 Thunderbird is commonly seen as Ford’s answer to the 1953 Corvette. Although that’s true, inasmuch as the revived and ambitious Ford Motor Company felt it too had to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_0921.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom – It’s the Little Things That Count This post calls forth some of the smaller details about this 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom 2-Door Hardtop Coupe. I take that angle, since this is a vehicle that has been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/63meteor_taillight.jpeg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green (first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7395.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe With Floor Shifter – A Victim Of Fashion Here’s a menacing creature, tightly wearing its dark tailored suit, and ready to push lesser creatures out of the way on looks alone. Finally, a colonnade GM body had crossed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20230726_134709060_HDR.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Capsule: 1971 International Travellall – Time Traveller (first posted 7/28/2017) I was making a quick run to Lowes on Wednesday, and what greeted my in the parking lot? A pristine International Travelall. Wow; it looks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-333-084.jpg)


