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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 8/12/2012) Once upon a time, if you wanted a big, sturdy four-door “wagon” (the term “SUV” hadn’t yet been invented), there was really only one choice: head to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/544r.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 International Travelall 4×4 – The Suburban Of Its Day")
Curbside Classic: 1965 International Travelall 4×4 – The Suburban Of Its Day
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/12/2012) Once upon a time, if you wanted a big, sturdy four-door “wagon” (the term “SUV” hadn’t yet been invented), there was really only one choice: head to […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01-09-2013-006-e1357951803578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2016) It usually takes a lot of planning and effort to do a truly great end product. Leonardo didn’t just paint the Mona Lisa freehand in one go, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/S0401041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Jaguar 420 – The Big Cat’s Best-Kept Secret")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Jaguar 420 – The Big Cat’s Best-Kept Secret
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 9/6/2016) It usually takes a lot of planning and effort to do a truly great end product. Leonardo didn’t just paint the Mona Lisa freehand in one go, […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-5-31-2012-006-800x577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park")
Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2011) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, I’m off the hook, and can just stop writing right now, because this picture tells […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-116-058-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983-1991 Audi 5000/100 (C3) – A Picture Book Story Of The Very Model Of The Modern Car")
Curbside Classic: 1983-1991 Audi 5000/100 (C3) – A Picture Book Story Of The Very Model Of The Modern Car
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 104 Comments(first posted 10/4/2011) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, I’m off the hook, and can just stop writing right now, because this picture tells […] -
![My wife and recently completed a road trip along the “British Columbia North Circle Route” with a side stop in Stewart which among its many charms has a rare to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lloyd-Alexander-TS-Kombi-25.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Lloyd LS400 on Tank Tracks")
Curbside Classic: Lloyd LS400 on Tank Tracks
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 17 CommentsMy wife and recently completed a road trip along the “British Columbia North Circle Route” with a side stop in Stewart which among its many charms has a rare to […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2011; revised 9/1/2016) Get out the Kleenex, because the Leyland P76 is a woeful tale. Like any turkey (defined as a car that failed in the marketplace), its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/leyland-p76.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Australia’s Edsel: The 1973-1974 Leyland P76 – Leyland Lays An Egg Of A Different Sort")
Australia’s Edsel: The 1973-1974 Leyland P76 – Leyland Lays An Egg Of A Different Sort
Posted on September 1, 2022 | 164 Comments(first posted 11/23/2011; revised 9/1/2016) Get out the Kleenex, because the Leyland P76 is a woeful tale. Like any turkey (defined as a car that failed in the marketplace), its […] -
![Some time ago CC reader Nate pointed me to a Central American tradition of sorts, that of abandoned vehicles literally buried under piles of garbage. This, after a post of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220410_130815557.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’97-’02 Daewoo Nubira – And A Few More Piles Of Garbage")
Curbside Classics: ’97-’02 Daewoo Nubira – And A Few More Piles Of Garbage
Posted on September 1, 2022 | 12 CommentsSome time ago CC reader Nate pointed me to a Central American tradition of sorts, that of abandoned vehicles literally buried under piles of garbage. This, after a post of […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4-10-2012-012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 137 Comments(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2016. And unless an earlier post was re-run, this is T87’s first post at CC; he’s up to 609 posts now, and still going strong. Thanks for all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/17_IMAG1160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Record Coupé Surprofilé — The French “Crème de la Crème”")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Record Coupé Surprofilé — The French “Crème de la Crème”
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 18 Comments(first posted 8/31/2016. And unless an earlier post was re-run, this is T87’s first post at CC; he’s up to 609 posts now, and still going strong. Thanks for all […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2012) After the Volvo 1800 series was discontinued in 1973, Volvo had a hard time getting back into the specialty coupe business. Their next attempt to get back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-150-034-800-e1343508996461.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 780 – Rectilinear Luxury By Bertone")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 780 – Rectilinear Luxury By Bertone
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/8/2012) After the Volvo 1800 series was discontinued in 1973, Volvo had a hard time getting back into the specialty coupe business. Their next attempt to get back […] -
![Mitsubishi Motors Debonair and Mitsubishi Aircraft MU-2 Turboprop (first posted 8/27/2016) The ‘60s were Japan’s “go-go” years – it had rebuilt itself from the utter destruction of the previous World […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/autowp.ru_mitsubishi_debonair_1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Debonair (1964-1986) – Continental Lite")
Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Debonair (1964-1986) – Continental Lite
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 39 CommentsMitsubishi Motors Debonair and Mitsubishi Aircraft MU-2 Turboprop (first posted 8/27/2016) The ‘60s were Japan’s “go-go” years – it had rebuilt itself from the utter destruction of the previous World […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2016) Orphan cars hold a special allure for enthusiasts who appreciate the unusual. And there is perhaps no more fascinating orphan than Rover’s US-market 3500. A groundbreaking car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/LF-1b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1980 Rover 3500 (SD1) – Rover Over Here, Again")
Car Show Classic: 1980 Rover 3500 (SD1) – Rover Over Here, Again
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 8/25/2016) Orphan cars hold a special allure for enthusiasts who appreciate the unusual. And there is perhaps no more fascinating orphan than Rover’s US-market 3500. A groundbreaking car […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2012) We build cars to sit in, not to pee over. Chrysler Persident K.T. Keller’s delicately-chosen words resulted in boxy tall-boy sedans out of sync with the market, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-159-030-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Plymouth Belvedere Suburban – Suddenly It’s…1956")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Plymouth Belvedere Suburban – Suddenly It’s…1956
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 72 Comments(first posted 2/2/2012) We build cars to sit in, not to pee over. Chrysler Persident K.T. Keller’s delicately-chosen words resulted in boxy tall-boy sedans out of sync with the market, […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2012) Grab the Kleenex; the Graham story is a real tearjerker. All too often, the good guys do lose; and timing is everything. The three Indiana-bred Graham brothers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-164-066-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Graham Supercharged Sedan – Graham Jumps The Shark")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Graham Supercharged Sedan – Graham Jumps The Shark
Posted on August 20, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 4/27/2012) Grab the Kleenex; the Graham story is a real tearjerker. All too often, the good guys do lose; and timing is everything. The three Indiana-bred Graham brothers […]
