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Curbside Classic: 1973-74 Toyota Corolla – Appearances are Deceiving
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 13 CommentsAren’t Corollas of this vintage getting awfully thin on the ground? The 2nd generation Corolla, from upstart Toyota, slowly and unexpectedly ascended to worldwide dominance. Who could have seen it […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 VW 1200 – The Beetle Takes America By Sturm
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 9/27/2013. this chapter 2 of the CC Beetle Chronicles picks up from the 1946 CC) Invasive species can impart devastating effects when the indigenous species haven’t evolved the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Six – Try A Little Tenderness
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 4/13/2013) Oh, she may be weary Old Chevys they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1946 Chrysler Town and Country Sedan – A Slave To Fashion And Varnish
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/29/2012) The longer you look at this car, the less sense it makes: A sedan with doors and trunk made completely of wood? Conceived and built just shortly […] -
Curbside Classic: Golden Era Mack R Series – Live From New York
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 9 CommentsThis past Friday I looked out of the window of my sixth floor hotel room in Brooklyn, NY and what to my wondering eyes did appear? This Mack R Series […] -
Curbside Classic Rant: 1975 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – The Stupidest Name Ever For The Stupidest Roof Design Ever
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 203 Comments(first posted 10/17/2012) Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971(ish) Fargo B200 Tradesman MaxiVan Camper – Firsts and Lasts
Posted on April 18, 2022 | 41 CommentsThis big blue box is an interesting mix of firsts and lasts. It’s one of the -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – The Longest Standard Production Car Ever
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 155 Comments(first posted 2/10/2013) In the good old days, Cadillac was always about superlatives, most of all when it came to size. They just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger…until […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […] -
Curbside Classic: Buick Century Brougham de Baroque, Turquoise And Gold Edition
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/7/2013) A while back, I was quite thrilled to run into the Olds Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition. But given Buick’s traditional role in the GM pecking order, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 12 CommentsHere in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 – Giddyup, Giddyup 409
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013) She’s real fine, my 409... Well, I guess I rather blew it with my ’64 Chevy CC, seeing as I used only the lyrics of a song […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge 400 – Dodge Does Not Do Personal Luxury
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 10/18/2013) Before we discuss this “Little Dodge Coupe,” a little history- In the late seventies and early eighties, Chrysler stuck gold in the Personal Luxury Coupe segment with […]