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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 6/4/2011. It’s still as relevant as ever; more so, actually) The fact that men, particularly blue collar workers, have suffered disproportionately in America’s changing economy of the past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-93-053-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Styleside F-100 Pickup – That Most Feminine Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Styleside F-100 Pickup – That Most Feminine Truck
Posted on December 10, 2024 | 142 Comments(first posted 6/4/2011. It’s still as relevant as ever; more so, actually) The fact that men, particularly blue collar workers, have suffered disproportionately in America’s changing economy of the past […] -
![Just when you think you have Canadian-specific Fords figured out, one runs into exceptions that break all the prior established rules. It is easy to spot a rookie owner when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1975-Mercury-Meteor-Montcalm-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercury Meteor Montcalm – End Of An Era For Canadian Fords")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercury Meteor Montcalm – End Of An Era For Canadian Fords
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 15 CommentsJust when you think you have Canadian-specific Fords figured out, one runs into exceptions that break all the prior established rules. It is easy to spot a rookie owner when […] -
![(first posted 12/30/2012) No, Plymouth was not a common sight on pickup tailgates. After a brief fling with them between 1937 and 1942, Chrysler left it to Dodge to do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-66-173-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 12/30/2012) No, Plymouth was not a common sight on pickup tailgates. After a brief fling with them between 1937 and 1942, Chrysler left it to Dodge to do […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2012) Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5-14-2012-010-e1337036033486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport St. Regis – Old Soldier")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport St. Regis – Old Soldier
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/17/2012) Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2012) In the months before the 1928 U. S. presidential election, Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot and a car in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1937-PackardSix03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Six – Prestige on the Installment Plan")
Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Six – Prestige on the Installment Plan
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/4/2012) In the months before the 1928 U. S. presidential election, Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot and a car in […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2012) You have to wonder about GM sometimes. Between the 1940s and 1960s, they were an industrial powerhouse. Deep, deep pockets, technological know-how and widespread […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-5-2012-001-e1341265123687.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Opel Kadett – Buick Dealers Really Sold These?")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Opel Kadett – Buick Dealers Really Sold These?
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 4/12/2012) You have to wonder about GM sometimes. Between the 1940s and 1960s, they were an industrial powerhouse. Deep, deep pockets, technological know-how and widespread […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1984Oldsmobile9803-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6303652810_e5879abc4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2012) Even though I am retired, I frequently find myself crossing the state for non-income producing reasons. Now I carry a camera. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_1080_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Dodge Business Coupe – Dodge Gives America The Business")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Dodge Business Coupe – Dodge Gives America The Business
Posted on November 23, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/29/2012) Even though I am retired, I frequently find myself crossing the state for non-income producing reasons. Now I carry a camera. I was […] -
Curbside Shopping: 2022 Ford EcoSport – You and I Travel to the Beat of a Different Drum
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 21 CommentsI promise I’ll get to the cars, but first a word about drums and differences. -
![(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DODGE-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2013) What is it that makes a car a “chick car?” Put another way, what is it about some cars that appeals to the fairer sex? And why […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1986VWCabriolet05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet – What Women Want")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet – What Women Want
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 2/14/2013) What is it that makes a car a “chick car?” Put another way, what is it about some cars that appeals to the fairer sex? And why […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 – Esmerelda Had More Sympathy For Quasimodo Than Did The General
Posted on November 16, 2024 | 103 Comments(first posted 2/13/2013) For many years now, I have been a firm believer in two things: -
![(first posted 8/11/2014) Since its inception, practicality and functionality were the dominant forces that defined Volkswagens. With the arrival of the B5 Passat in 1996, that took […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-128-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 VW Passat Wagon (B3) – Practicality Über Alles")
Curbside Classic: 1992 VW Passat Wagon (B3) – Practicality Über Alles
Posted on November 16, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/11/2014) Since its inception, practicality and functionality were the dominant forces that defined Volkswagens. With the arrival of the B5 Passat in 1996, that took […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1972AMCJavelin04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…")
Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]
