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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(Updated 7/3/2026) The Chrysler LHS has always been one of those cars that’s baffled me, as I’ve never known quite what to make of it. Sure Chrysler marketed it as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_4841.jpg "1996 Chrysler LHS: Lost Hopeless Soul — Sports Sedan or a Luxury Car?")
1996 Chrysler LHS: Lost Hopeless Soul — Sports Sedan or a Luxury Car?
Posted on July 5, 2026 | 142 Comments(Updated 7/3/2026) The Chrysler LHS has always been one of those cars that’s baffled me, as I’ve never known quite what to make of it. Sure Chrysler marketed it as […] -
![International was very prolific in offering special-edition Scouts throughout most of their long production run, but on a day like today, the 250th anniversary of the United States, it’s fitting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1976-Scout-1-e1782841081649-115x115.webp "1976 International Scout II Spirit of ’76: A Happy 200th For America’s 250th")
1976 International Scout II Spirit of ’76: A Happy 200th For America’s 250th
Posted on July 4, 2026 | 6 CommentsInternational was very prolific in offering special-edition Scouts throughout most of their long production run, but on a day like today, the 250th anniversary of the United States, it’s fitting […] -
![This lavishly equipped, beautifully restored 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was a product of a weird era in GM styling, when designers went overboard trying to reclaim their position as the dictators […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1959-Oldsmobile-98-4HT-Cardinal-Red-Polaris-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-high-115x115.webp "1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday SportSedan: A Flatroof Hardtop With Almost Every Toy In The Box")
1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday SportSedan: A Flatroof Hardtop With Almost Every Toy In The Box
Posted on July 3, 2026 | 19 CommentsThis lavishly equipped, beautifully restored 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was a product of a weird era in GM styling, when designers went overboard trying to reclaim their position as the dictators […] -
![(Updated 7/2/2026) The GMC “Old Look” bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the “New Look” buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-127-057.jpg "GMC TDH-5105 Old Look Transit Bus: GM’s Greatest Hit #9 — Despite Being the Agent of a GM Deadly Sin")
GMC TDH-5105 Old Look Transit Bus: GM’s Greatest Hit #9 — Despite Being the Agent of a GM Deadly Sin
Posted on July 2, 2026 | 107 Comments(Updated 7/2/2026) The GMC “Old Look” bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the “New Look” buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated […] -
![(Updated 7/1/2026) Fred Oliver has found a truck that’s long eluded me: the 1960-1965 GMC B Series short-conventional truck/tractor. This was a way to utilize the standard Chevy/GMC pickup-truck […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/49898872638_96b91e9a69_k.jpg "Curbside Find: 1964 or 1965 GMC B-Series Short-Conventional Truck")
Curbside Find: 1964 or 1965 GMC B-Series Short-Conventional Truck
Posted on July 1, 2026 | 22 Comments(Updated 7/1/2026) Fred Oliver has found a truck that’s long eluded me: the 1960-1965 GMC B Series short-conventional truck/tractor. This was a way to utilize the standard Chevy/GMC pickup-truck […] -
![(Updated 6/30/2026) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. Introduced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=474,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-15-2014-005-e1401030831597.jpg "1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan: Not a Galaxie 500—and That’s Exactly Why It’s Worth Remembering")
1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan: Not a Galaxie 500—and That’s Exactly Why It’s Worth Remembering
Posted on June 30, 2026 | 106 Comments(Updated 6/30/2026) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. Introduced […] -
![I’m driving past a gas station in Morristown, NJ and I think I see an older car’s roofline in a vintage shade of blue. Of course, I turn around and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260625_150934-115x115.jpg "1955 Buick Roadmaster: Boxed-In But Beautiful Gas Station Find")
1955 Buick Roadmaster: Boxed-In But Beautiful Gas Station Find
Posted on June 30, 2026 | 12 CommentsI’m driving past a gas station in Morristown, NJ and I think I see an older car’s roofline in a vintage shade of blue. Of course, I turn around and […] -
![(Updated 6/27/2026) When I wrote up the Mercury Mystique a few months ago, I got a twofer; this Mercury Tracer was lurking in the background and Jason Shafer, ever […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-02-26-12.13.00.jpg "1988 Mercury Tracer: Hermosillo’s Early Promise — An Indifferent Rebadge With a Real Backstory")
1988 Mercury Tracer: Hermosillo’s Early Promise — An Indifferent Rebadge With a Real Backstory
Posted on June 27, 2026 | 51 Comments(Updated 6/27/2026) When I wrote up the Mercury Mystique a few months ago, I got a twofer; this Mercury Tracer was lurking in the background and Jason Shafer, ever […] -
![In 1966–1967, Pontiac rebranded its slow-selling full-size Star Chief as the Pontiac Executive, still positioned between the base Catalina and posh Bonneville. The promotion didn’t help the Executive’s fortunes, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1967-Pontiac-Executive-2HT-Linden-Green-Ray-Skillman-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1967 Pontiac Executive Hardtop Coupe: The Star Chief Gets A Promotion")
1967 Pontiac Executive Hardtop Coupe: The Star Chief Gets A Promotion
Posted on June 27, 2026 | 14 CommentsIn 1966–1967, Pontiac rebranded its slow-selling full-size Star Chief as the Pontiac Executive, still positioned between the base Catalina and posh Bonneville. The promotion didn’t help the Executive’s fortunes, and […] -
![(Updated 6/26/2026) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-14-16.01.19.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom — Heavenly Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom — Heavenly Hash
Posted on June 26, 2026 | 109 Comments(Updated 6/26/2026) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round of […] -
![By the 1960s, the old brand ladder once promoted by GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. — “a car for every purse and purpose” — had become a glut of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1968-Chevrolet-Caprice-Custom-CP-Seafrost-Green-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1968 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe: Chevrolet’s Middle-Class, Medium-Price Luxury Contender")
1968 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe: Chevrolet’s Middle-Class, Medium-Price Luxury Contender
Posted on June 26, 2026 | 18 CommentsBy the 1960s, the old brand ladder once promoted by GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. — “a car for every purse and purpose” — had become a glut of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chrysler Newport 4-Door Hardtop — Another Big Bet That Chrysler Never Got to Win
Posted on June 25, 2026 | 88 Comments(Updated 6/25/2026) Poor Chrysler. Poor, stupid, unlucky Chrysler. Was there another brand of what we used to call the “Big Three” that was so consistently star-crossed? -
![The Big Mustang. The Fat Mustang. The Bloatstang. This final iteration of Lee Iacocca’s brainchild was never really loved in its youth. How do I know? I was one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1973-Mustang-06-115x115.jpg "1973 Ford Mustang – The Long Road to Reputational Rehab")
1973 Ford Mustang – The Long Road to Reputational Rehab
Posted on June 24, 2026 | 32 CommentsThe Big Mustang. The Fat Mustang. The Bloatstang. This final iteration of Lee Iacocca’s brainchild was never really loved in its youth. How do I know? I was one of […] -
![The sheer popularity of vintage Chevrolets can have a numbing effect. Most people like these cars, but they’re so ubiquitous that it can be hard to get excited about them. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1965-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-409-Evening-Orchid-Mecum-Auctions-F295-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 4-Speed: In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Orchid")
1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 4-Speed: In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Orchid
Posted on June 22, 2026 | 32 CommentsThe sheer popularity of vintage Chevrolets can have a numbing effect. Most people like these cars, but they’re so ubiquitous that it can be hard to get excited about them. […] -
![(Updated 6/21/2026) What is it about our fathers’ cars? Those of us who were car-crazed little boys (and girls) certainly lapped up every car experience we could get our little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1969FordLTD01.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – My Father’s Day Present")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – My Father’s Day Present
Posted on June 21, 2026 | 87 Comments(Updated 6/21/2026) What is it about our fathers’ cars? Those of us who were car-crazed little boys (and girls) certainly lapped up every car experience we could get our little […]
