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American Brands: GM 
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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![It’s flashback time today here at CC (it’s what we do over here after all, ain’t it?), thanks to these ’68 Cadillac images uploaded at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54589486386_50b5e5ad54_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1968 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – One Memorable Ride In A Clunker Cadillac, Back In The 1990s")
1968 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – One Memorable Ride In A Clunker Cadillac, Back In The 1990s
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 11 CommentsIt’s flashback time today here at CC (it’s what we do over here after all, ain’t it?), thanks to these ’68 Cadillac images uploaded at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. […] -
![I was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/072-1986-Chevrolet-Chevette-CS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel – Beloved Slow Box")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel – Beloved Slow Box
Posted on June 23, 2025 | 11 CommentsI was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […] -
![For what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-332-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Ford Taurus (gen1) – The Best Seller Has Become Scarce")
Curbside Find: Ford Taurus (gen1) – The Best Seller Has Become Scarce
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 31 CommentsFor what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […] -
![Why did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-016-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way")
Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsWhy did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […] -
![There’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1988-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Puttin’ On The Ritz")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Puttin’ On The Ritz
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 8 CommentsThere’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […] -
![One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 7 CommentsOne of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […] -
![GM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190522_193819.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Buick Century – Colonnade Still Standing")
Curbside Find: 1974 Buick Century – Colonnade Still Standing
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsGM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […] -
![First impressions are important, which is why career advisors instruct people to dress for success. If you head to a job interview wearing conservative, fashionable clothing, looking confident, and avoiding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Dressed For Success?")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Dressed For Success?
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 12 CommentsFirst impressions are important, which is why career advisors instruct people to dress for success. If you head to a job interview wearing conservative, fashionable clothing, looking confident, and avoiding […] -
![I love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1987LincolnTCSailAmerica11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition – Truth In Advertising")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition – Truth In Advertising
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 18 CommentsI love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […] -
![It’s a bit hard to imagine a time when the Ford Econoline (or the F-Series pickups) actually didn’t dominate their categories. Of course I speak of the Econoline’s long run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-CC-387-014.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van – When Dodge Was The Van Master")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van – When Dodge Was The Van Master
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 22 CommentsIt’s a bit hard to imagine a time when the Ford Econoline (or the F-Series pickups) actually didn’t dominate their categories. Of course I speak of the Econoline’s long run […] -
![OK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy to see this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/09-08-2012-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – This One’s Under The Brougham Radar")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – This One’s Under The Brougham Radar
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 26 CommentsOK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy to see this […] -
![The Continental Mark IV has become a polarizing car. On the one hand, it cemented Lincoln’s position as the king of 1970s luxury cars, or at least of American luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1972LincContMkIV01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – About Fathers, Sons and Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – About Fathers, Sons and Cars
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsThe Continental Mark IV has become a polarizing car. On the one hand, it cemented Lincoln’s position as the king of 1970s luxury cars, or at least of American luxury […] -
![It’s a good thing I came across this car. There’s a point in life where one starts to prune away the excess, getting rid of the stuff in the closets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-58-033-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco – Gone, And Forgotten")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco – Gone, And Forgotten
Posted on June 14, 2025 | 15 CommentsIt’s a good thing I came across this car. There’s a point in life where one starts to prune away the excess, getting rid of the stuff in the closets […] -
![Before it came out, I saw pictures of the eight-generation Chevrolet Corvette in a news story. Of course, the car was heavily camouflaged, and it was being piloted through Manhattan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1981-Chevrolet-Corvette-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Corvette – Letting Go Is Hard")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Corvette – Letting Go Is Hard
Posted on June 13, 2025 | 30 CommentsBefore it came out, I saw pictures of the eight-generation Chevrolet Corvette in a news story. Of course, the car was heavily camouflaged, and it was being piloted through Manhattan […] -
![It was an Edsel-type day. Much like the story of Edsel, this particular day had held so much promise, was something that had been eagerly awaited, yet it turned out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/edsel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Ranger – Unintended Positive Outcomes")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Ranger – Unintended Positive Outcomes
Posted on June 12, 2025 | 16 CommentsIt was an Edsel-type day. Much like the story of Edsel, this particular day had held so much promise, was something that had been eagerly awaited, yet it turned out […]
