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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![When I found the genuine curbside classic 1974 Buick Century that I wrote up in a Capsule article before, that was exciting for me. I love finding real CC’s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190405_133845.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Creampuff Colonnade Close Up")
Auction Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Creampuff Colonnade Close Up
Posted on July 6, 2025 | 27 CommentsWhen I found the genuine curbside classic 1974 Buick Century that I wrote up in a Capsule article before, that was exciting for me. I love finding real CC’s and […] -
![Oftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?")
Curbside Find: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 11 CommentsOftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […] -
![Ever since I did a post on the ’68 Chrysler Newport (here), something has been bugging me. Never quite able to place a finger on it, it suddenly hit me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/P5120189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Chrysler Newport – Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Chrysler Newport – Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
Posted on July 3, 2025 | 21 CommentsEver since I did a post on the ’68 Chrysler Newport (here), something has been bugging me. Never quite able to place a finger on it, it suddenly hit me […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2019) The bulbous nose of this tank, it turns out, is a great disguise. Inside this ’46 Pontiac Torpedo couple, there’s a GTO itching to climb […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_1276.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Pontiac Torpedo")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Pontiac Torpedo
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 7/4/2019) The bulbous nose of this tank, it turns out, is a great disguise. Inside this ’46 Pontiac Torpedo couple, there’s a GTO itching to climb […] -
![Well, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14544155857_91fe4dfccb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 17 CommentsWell, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […] -
![Since the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-115-070-800-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 20 CommentsSince the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […] -
![This 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3546-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsThis 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […] -
![I have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/030-1998-Pontiac-Firebird-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight")
In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 11 CommentsI have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […] -
![Text and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Curbside-Lenius-ModelT-04-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend")
Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsText and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […] -
![If you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-228-058-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road")
Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 6 CommentsIf you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […] -
![Anyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumb_IMG_0396_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye")
Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsAnyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […] -
![Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-124-267-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsChildhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […] -
![tan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/48090186588_0e8fc130e1_b-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile")
The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 19 Commentstan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […] -
![Ignore the newer vehicles in the background, and this battered-but-proud 1969 Buick Electra 225 makes you feel that if you switched on the radio, the Bee Gees would be playing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20231108_113954-e1750183582664.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Electra 225 – Drive It Like It’s 1979")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Electra 225 – Drive It Like It’s 1979
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsIgnore the newer vehicles in the background, and this battered-but-proud 1969 Buick Electra 225 makes you feel that if you switched on the radio, the Bee Gees would be playing, […] -
![(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?")
Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 13 Comments(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […]
