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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 3/14/2013) Back in the day, nothing said “cool” like the personal-sport-pickup truck-convertible. Produced from 1969-1994, the Chevy K5 Blazer is iconic. Like its twin brother, the GMC Jimmy, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BLAZER-A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Silverado – The Charlton Heston Of Chevy Trucks")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Silverado – The Charlton Heston Of Chevy Trucks
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 3/14/2013) Back in the day, nothing said “cool” like the personal-sport-pickup truck-convertible. Produced from 1969-1994, the Chevy K5 Blazer is iconic. Like its twin brother, the GMC Jimmy, […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2012) It was going to happen eventually; the odds were simply too good, and now it has come to pass. I needed a user name for use on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P5310630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – You Could Have Had A Marquis")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – You Could Have Had A Marquis
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 6/14/2012) It was going to happen eventually; the odds were simply too good, and now it has come to pass. I needed a user name for use on […] -
![1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013. Updated and expanded 4/6/2023) Ed Cole’s bold and daring rear-engine 1960 Corvair was to be Chevrolet’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-119-032-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II (Updated)")
Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II (Updated)
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 135 Comments1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013. Updated and expanded 4/6/2023) Ed Cole’s bold and daring rear-engine 1960 Corvair was to be Chevrolet’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2012) Until science makes a giant leap forward, there are two avenues through which humans can strive for some semblance of immortality. We can leave behind some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-P80-098-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Porsche 911 – Immortality Attained?")
Curbside Classic: Porsche 911 – Immortality Attained?
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/6/2012) Until science makes a giant leap forward, there are two avenues through which humans can strive for some semblance of immortality. We can leave behind some […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2011) There’s a reason this is the very first Mercury at CC. It’s the same reason why pretty much the only Mercurys at the old site were the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-20-068-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Mercury Meteor 800 – The Beginning Of The End")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Mercury Meteor 800 – The Beginning Of The End
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 97 Comments(first posted 4/11/2011) There’s a reason this is the very first Mercury at CC. It’s the same reason why pretty much the only Mercurys at the old site were the […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2012) We’ve already seen the Chevrolet Cadet-inspired British Ford Zephyr MK I; now let’s move forward a few years to visit its successor, the MK II. While the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/7jh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Ford Zephyr MK II")
Storage Yard Classic: Ford Zephyr MK II
Posted on April 2, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 12/18/2012) We’ve already seen the Chevrolet Cadet-inspired British Ford Zephyr MK I; now let’s move forward a few years to visit its successor, the MK II. While the […] -
![Much has been written over the years about former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. His various and diverse foibles in attempting to better position the company to face a rapidly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_3283.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Classic & Automotive History: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landaulet – Roger Wanted To Bury The Hatchet")
Salvage Yard Classic & Automotive History: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landaulet – Roger Wanted To Bury The Hatchet
Posted on April 1, 2023 | 32 CommentsMuch has been written over the years about former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. His various and diverse foibles in attempting to better position the company to face a rapidly […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4rdr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1959PontiacCatalina09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2012) During a tour of the Civil War National Military Park at Chickamauga and its many monuments and relics, just outside the south exit of the park a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSC03261-cropped2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher–Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher–Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 12/20/2012) During a tour of the Civil War National Military Park at Chickamauga and its many monuments and relics, just outside the south exit of the park a […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2011) The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-106-104-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate Eighties Folly-Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate Eighties Folly-Mobile
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/8/2011) The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1990CadillacBrougham04-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1970-Dodge-Challenger-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […] -
![Dad had arrived home shaken. As always, he proceeded to unbutton his shirt by the entry hallway, though this time looking visibly rattled. He then directed his words to Mom, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20220521_161255880_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Toyota HiAce – Days Of Wine And Loaves")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Toyota HiAce – Days Of Wine And Loaves
Posted on March 17, 2023 | 9 CommentsDad had arrived home shaken. As always, he proceeded to unbutton his shirt by the entry hallway, though this time looking visibly rattled. He then directed his words to Mom, […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2017) Datsun’s 1st generation 200-SX found itself in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite the right car. Sold in the US from 1977 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/R-3e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun 200-SX (Nissan Silvia) – Not All Shots Hit The Target")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun 200-SX (Nissan Silvia) – Not All Shots Hit The Target
Posted on March 15, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/15/2017) Datsun’s 1st generation 200-SX found itself in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite the right car. Sold in the US from 1977 […]
