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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible – If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
Posted on July 10, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 10/13/2012) In the same week Ed caught a sweet ’66 Sport Fury hardtop on the freeway during his vacation, we enjoyed this ’65 Sport Fury convertible that appeared in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Imperial Custom Four-Door – The Imperial Battleship
Posted on July 8, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 11/2/2012) Nautical terms are often applied to automobiles. We’ve all heard the old saw about “Nimitz-class boats” navigating wide-open swaths of America on newly-built ’60s superhighways–but just […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Celebrity – One’s Dynamic Expression
Posted on July 8, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 7/8/2016) My neighborhood of Edgewater in Chicago’s north side really comes alive in the summer. Clean, sandy beaches along Lake Michigan attract a melting pot of students from […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Coupe – Who Needs A Cadillac?
Posted on July 7, 2022 | 147 Comments(first posted 11/5/2012) Given the number of times I’ve mentioned the ’79 Bonnie sedan my dad had when I was but a tot, it probably won’t come as a surprise […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans Safari Wagon – The First Colonnade Wagon CC
Posted on July 6, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/23/2013) I started shooting and writing up CCs almost five years ago, and there are still a number of significant cars and model variations yet to be shot […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Sticky Candy
Posted on July 5, 2022 | 49 CommentsA roll of Lifesavers hard candies was one of those things that was consistent throughout my childhood. Part of the allure was that they were so inexpensive relative to other […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chrysler New Yorker Salon – No, It’s Not a Dynasty, and It Could Have Been Named Better
Posted on July 4, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/2/2013) For quite some time I’ve been on the lookout for a Dodge Dynasty to use in an article about a long ago road trip plus espousing the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987
Posted on July 4, 2022 | 179 Comments(first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Pontiac Ventura – Have The Wheels Come Off The American Dream?
Posted on July 2, 2022 | 49 CommentsThe 1960 Pontiac holds a very special place in my life. It was the first car my eyes fell on as we stumbled out of the airport in NYC on […] -
Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Chevette Diesel – Christmas In June
Posted on July 1, 2022 | 45 CommentsI’d long given up hope on ever finding a diesel Chevette; it’s a genuine unicorn. But there’s always Christmas, or Christmas Valley, in this case. It’s a hot and dusty […] -
Curbside Classic – 1980 Cadillac Eldorado Diesel – At Least One’s Left!
Posted on July 1, 2022 | 114 Comments(first posted 8/12/2013) Do you remember the GM/Olds 5.7-liter Diesel? Even those of a certain age who haven’t directly experienced one undoubtedly have heard of them. My parents’ friends […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Nova Custom – “X” Marks The Spot Of Its Uncertain Future
Posted on June 29, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 6/29/2016) There are some cars that are hard for me to find any excitement about. Yet after looking at this burgundy Nova it appears I may be experiencing […] -
CC Twofer: 1987 Nissan Skyline (R31) Excel Saloon & 1994 Ford Mustang Convertible – Beauty And The Beast, But Which Is Which?
Posted on June 29, 2022 | 12 CommentsNow that’s a two-car garage I’m sure many at CC would approve of! Perhaps neither car would be anyone’s first choice – Mustangs of this era are a bit blobby […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang “Two Door Sedan” – Prag-O-Matic
Posted on June 29, 2022 | 58 CommentsWhen I first saw the new 1979 Mustang, I was a bit shocked. It seemed so…pragmatic. As in what it all-too obviously was: a slightly shorter Fairmont two door sedan […] -
Cohort Classic: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD – The Eagle Has Landed
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 51 Comments1990 Eagle Talon cohort photos by cjcz92 (first posted 6/28/2016) Take a compact sports coupe designed and engineered in Japan, manufacture it in the United States through a joint Chrysler-Mitsubishi […]
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible – If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em (first posted 10/13/2012) In the same week Ed caught a sweet ’66 Sport Fury hardtop on the freeway during his vacation, we enjoyed this ’65 Sport Fury convertible that appeared in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/66SportFuryConv01.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Imperial Custom Four-Door – The Imperial Battleship (first posted 11/2/2012) Nautical terms are often applied to automobiles. We’ve all heard the old saw about “Nimitz-class boats” navigating wide-open swaths of America on newly-built ’60s superhighways–but just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/555393_10100893814390739_1408582742_n.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Celebrity – One’s Dynamic Expression (first posted 7/8/2016) My neighborhood of Edgewater in Chicago’s north side really comes alive in the summer. Clean, sandy beaches along Lake Michigan attract a melting pot of students from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/027-1966-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Coupe – Who Needs A Cadillac? (first posted 11/5/2012) Given the number of times I’ve mentioned the ’79 Bonnie sedan my dad had when I was but a tot, it probably won’t come as a surprise […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10-10-2012-005-e1350250406881.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans Safari Wagon – The First Colonnade Wagon CC (first posted 6/23/2013) I started shooting and writing up CCs almost five years ago, and there are still a number of significant cars and model variations yet to be shot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-204-029-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Sticky Candy A roll of Lifesavers hard candies was one of those things that was consistent throughout my childhood. Part of the allure was that they were so inexpensive relative to other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220618_113102-1972-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-for-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Chrysler New Yorker Salon – No, It’s Not a Dynasty, and It Could Have Been Named Better (first posted 8/2/2013) For quite some time I’ve been on the lookout for a Dodge Dynasty to use in an article about a long ago road trip plus espousing the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1990-Chrysler-Full-Line-Prestige-10-11.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987 (first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-03-2012-005-e1341268083452.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Pontiac Ventura – Have The Wheels Come Off The American Dream? The 1960 Pontiac holds a very special place in my life. It was the first car my eyes fell on as we stumbled out of the airport in NYC on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-124-194-800SS.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Chevette Diesel – Christmas In June I’d long given up hope on ever finding a diesel Chevette; it’s a genuine unicorn. But there’s always Christmas, or Christmas Valley, in this case. It’s a hot and dusty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9194.jpg)
![Curbside Classic – 1980 Cadillac Eldorado Diesel – At Least One’s Left! (first posted 8/12/2013) Do you remember the GM/Olds 5.7-liter Diesel? Even those of a certain age who haven’t directly experienced one undoubtedly have heard of them. My parents’ friends […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=606,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/a-3-15-12-005-e1376248029845.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Nova Custom – “X” Marks The Spot Of Its Uncertain Future (first posted 6/29/2016) There are some cars that are hard for me to find any excitement about. Yet after looking at this burgundy Nova it appears I may be experiencing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nnnnvq.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1987 Nissan Skyline (R31) Excel Saloon & 1994 Ford Mustang Convertible – Beauty And The Beast, But Which Is Which? Now that’s a two-car garage I’m sure many at CC would approve of! Perhaps neither car would be anyone’s first choice – Mustangs of this era are a bit blobby […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220423_130552-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang “Two Door Sedan” – Prag-O-Matic When I first saw the new 1979 Mustang, I was a bit shocked. It seemed so…pragmatic. As in what it all-too obviously was: a slightly shorter Fairmont two door sedan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_8682.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD – The Eagle Has Landed 1990 Eagle Talon cohort photos by cjcz92 (first posted 6/28/2016) Take a compact sports coupe designed and engineered in Japan, manufacture it in the United States through a joint Chrysler-Mitsubishi […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/27059541942_cc6139fa2a_k.jpg)


