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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 9/1/2012) For Chrysler, just getting up off the canvas after the “plucked chicken” fiasco of 1962 was hard enough without Ford doing something crazy by dropping its Mustang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ttfxd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Charger – Chrysler’s Marlin")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Charger – Chrysler’s Marlin
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/1/2012) For Chrysler, just getting up off the canvas after the “plucked chicken” fiasco of 1962 was hard enough without Ford doing something crazy by dropping its Mustang […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2012) Thirty-five years ago the Personal Luxury car was in its prime. Forget four-door Continentals, Sedan de Villes and Imperials: This was the Me Decade, after all, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/East-Moline-Car-Show-8-11-2012-007-e1345067280136.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Continental Mark IV Givenchy Edition – Aqua Couture")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Continental Mark IV Givenchy Edition – Aqua Couture
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/31/2012) Thirty-five years ago the Personal Luxury car was in its prime. Forget four-door Continentals, Sedan de Villes and Imperials: This was the Me Decade, after all, which […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2011) The Hillman Imp shares much more with the Corvair than its obviously cribbed styling. It’s a classic tale: a maker of very conventional front engine-rear wheel drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/immpp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Sunbeam (Hillman) Imp – The British Corvair")
Curbside Classic: Sunbeam (Hillman) Imp – The British Corvair
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 8/19/2011) The Hillman Imp shares much more with the Corvair than its obviously cribbed styling. It’s a classic tale: a maker of very conventional front engine-rear wheel drive […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965/66 Dodmouth Imperial Edition
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 13 CommentsOnce again, time at CC for more cobbled up pentastar variations. This time, bits of two mid ‘60s ones with more rhinoplasties than Michael Jackson’s wandering ghost. -
![(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1956Oldsmobile8805.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ddmkdbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dddgre.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?")
Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2014. It’s Memorial Day in the US, and in honor of all the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country, let’s take another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gmc-cckw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1944 GMC CCKW 6×6 – We Take The Famous WW2 “Deuce and a Half” Jimmy Out For A High-Speed Run (With Video)")
Curbside Classic: 1944 GMC CCKW 6×6 – We Take The Famous WW2 “Deuce and a Half” Jimmy Out For A High-Speed Run (With Video)
Posted on May 30, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 2/7/2014. It’s Memorial Day in the US, and in honor of all the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country, let’s take another […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2011). Nothing beats a helping hand. Summer is around the corner, and some four years of procrastination and denial while writing for TTAC and starting CC have caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/r109.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1966 International R190 AWD Truck – My (Enduring) Lust Object")
Truckstop Classic: 1966 International R190 AWD Truck – My (Enduring) Lust Object
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/27/2011). Nothing beats a helping hand. Summer is around the corner, and some four years of procrastination and denial while writing for TTAC and starting CC have caught […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vwjetta-butt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner!")
Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner!
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2013) It’s always sad to see a CC reach the end of the line, but that is the nature of a Curbside Classic: As much as we love […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-30-and-8-31-2013-038-800x523-e1377988713808.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: Going To That Landau-Roofed Place In The Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: Going To That Landau-Roofed Place In The Sky
Posted on May 28, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 9/9/2013) It’s always sad to see a CC reach the end of the line, but that is the nature of a Curbside Classic: As much as we love […] -
![In 1976 my family left Puerto Rico, as Dad –after completing his studies- was about to take on a job offer in his native country, El Salvador. At the time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220520_155323689_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 VW Passat TS (B1) – First Sight Memories")
Curbside Classic: 1976 VW Passat TS (B1) – First Sight Memories
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 16 CommentsIn 1976 my family left Puerto Rico, as Dad –after completing his studies- was about to take on a job offer in his native country, El Salvador. At the time, […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2011) No, this multi-hued Studebaker Champ is not trying to be artistic. Its cab appears to have been stitched together out of a number of junkyard Champs (Anderson […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-141-054-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1960 Studebaker Champ – Just Needs Some Fresh Horsepower")
Truckstop Classic: 1960 Studebaker Champ – Just Needs Some Fresh Horsepower
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 7/6/2011) No, this multi-hued Studebaker Champ is not trying to be artistic. Its cab appears to have been stitched together out of a number of junkyard Champs (Anderson […]
