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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![AMCs never really latched onto me when they were in circulation as wide as it got. Surely I was aware of them, but they were in back at the edge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1969-AMC-Rebel_LF34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 AMC Rebel SST – Some Old, Some New")
Curbside Classic: 1969 AMC Rebel SST – Some Old, Some New
Posted on August 8, 2022 | 40 CommentsAMCs never really latched onto me when they were in circulation as wide as it got. Surely I was aware of them, but they were in back at the edge […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2012) The U.S. market is a funny, fickle thing. Take the Peugeot 405, for instance. This is a car that you would have seen absolutely everywhere in Europe, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-21-2012-023-e1349044608450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 405 S – Rare Then, Rarer Now")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 405 S – Rare Then, Rarer Now
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 10/17/2012) The U.S. market is a funny, fickle thing. Take the Peugeot 405, for instance. This is a car that you would have seen absolutely everywhere in Europe, […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2012) Today’s market offers no shortage of such “aspirational” cars as BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Lexus, among others. Each brand has a fairly broad fan base and products […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1962CadillacCoupedeVille12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe – Coupe de la Creme")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe – Coupe de la Creme
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/23/2012) Today’s market offers no shortage of such “aspirational” cars as BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Lexus, among others. Each brand has a fairly broad fan base and products […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2011) Some cars are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em. (Malvolio, Twelfth Night. Sort of.) The unassuming Peugeot 205 was not born […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CIMG19441.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Peugeot 205 – Unexpected Greatness")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Peugeot 205 – Unexpected Greatness
Posted on August 5, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/20/2011) Some cars are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em. (Malvolio, Twelfth Night. Sort of.) The unassuming Peugeot 205 was not born […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-350 Super Camper Special – Ford Goes Camping In A Superlative Way
Posted on August 4, 2022 | 127 Comments(first posted 4/10/2013) Notice anything different or unusual about this Ford pickup? -
![(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1988IsuzuIMark06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2011) The Peugeot 505 wagon marks the end of an extraordinary series of vehicles, the last of its kind. For almost fifty years (full history here), Peugeot built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-43-010-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Peugeot 505 Wagon – The Last Of The World’s Greatest Wagons")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Peugeot 505 Wagon – The Last Of The World’s Greatest Wagons
Posted on August 2, 2022 | 50 Comments(first posted 6/20/2011) The Peugeot 505 wagon marks the end of an extraordinary series of vehicles, the last of its kind. For almost fifty years (full history here), Peugeot built […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2012) This Buick has so much going for it: a killer grin, a svelte long hood covering a genuine straight eight, a delicious aero-back tail, and the kind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-162-032-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Buick Series 40 Special Sedanet – 72 Cubic Inches Short Of A GM’s Greatest Hit")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Buick Series 40 Special Sedanet – 72 Cubic Inches Short Of A GM’s Greatest Hit
Posted on August 1, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/22/2012) This Buick has so much going for it: a killer grin, a svelte long hood covering a genuine straight eight, a delicious aero-back tail, and the kind […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2013) Few automotive rivalries have been as enduring as that of Lincoln vs. Cadillac. The two preeminent American luxury makes have battled each other for decades, usually with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/F-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car — Sometimes, More Is More")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car — Sometimes, More Is More
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 129 Comments(first posted 7/26/2013) Few automotive rivalries have been as enduring as that of Lincoln vs. Cadillac. The two preeminent American luxury makes have battled each other for decades, usually with […] -
![“Look, Miguel, you’ve seen those funny Datsun Sport Utes? That’s one dope ride! I tell you! Doesn’t your cousin have one of ’em Datsuns? That 160… Yeah… I’m pretty good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220707_153703439.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’73-’77 Datsun 160J (Violet) – “Gotta Get Me A Sport Ute!”")
Curbside Classic: ’73-’77 Datsun 160J (Violet) – “Gotta Get Me A Sport Ute!”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 11 Comments“Look, Miguel, you’ve seen those funny Datsun Sport Utes? That’s one dope ride! I tell you! Doesn’t your cousin have one of ’em Datsuns? That 160… Yeah… I’m pretty good […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2013) Hangovers cannot be explained to the uninitiated. After a good long period of having pure merriment, you awake to find yourself regretting having ever been born. Despite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1980-Lincoln-Continental-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1982 Lincoln Town Car – Honey, I Shrank The Lincoln!")
Car Show Classic: 1982 Lincoln Town Car – Honey, I Shrank The Lincoln!
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/21/2013) Hangovers cannot be explained to the uninitiated. After a good long period of having pure merriment, you awake to find yourself regretting having ever been born. Despite […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2013) For whatever reason, I’ve seen some vehicles recently that have me contemplating the road not taken (ha ha). Here I shall speak of three icons of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1974-Ford-Gran-Torino-Elite-Rayford-Rd-Woodlands.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Compare and Contrast: ‘74 Gran Torino Elite vs. ’77 Monte Carlo vs. ’77 Thunderbird")
CC Compare and Contrast: ‘74 Gran Torino Elite vs. ’77 Monte Carlo vs. ’77 Thunderbird
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 126 Comments(first posted 6/27/2013) For whatever reason, I’ve seen some vehicles recently that have me contemplating the road not taken (ha ha). Here I shall speak of three icons of the […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1961BuickElectra03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […] -
![(first posted 1/4/2013; revised 7/19/2016) Putting the Peugeot 504 into proper perspective presents a particular challenge. It’s a vehicle with (at least) three distinct personalities or reputations. I could easily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-163-035-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Peugeot 504 – One Continent’s French Mercedes and COTY Is Another Continent’s Most Rugged Vehicle Is Another Continent’s POS")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Peugeot 504 – One Continent’s French Mercedes and COTY Is Another Continent’s Most Rugged Vehicle Is Another Continent’s POS
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 138 Comments(first posted 1/4/2013; revised 7/19/2016) Putting the Peugeot 504 into proper perspective presents a particular challenge. It’s a vehicle with (at least) three distinct personalities or reputations. I could easily […] -
![We left Puerto Rico and arrived to El Salvador in August ’76; behind us was a land of American land yachts and Beetles, ahead one filled with Japanese econo sedans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220614_155206913.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Cortina MK3 – Cortinas In The Hood")
Curbside Classic: Ford Cortina MK3 – Cortinas In The Hood
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 17 CommentsWe left Puerto Rico and arrived to El Salvador in August ’76; behind us was a land of American land yachts and Beetles, ahead one filled with Japanese econo sedans […]
