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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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Curbside Classic: Renault 4CV – Quattre Pattes on the Lot
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 45 CommentsThis is a Renault 4CV. -
Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac – The Fastback of Notre Dame?
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 40 CommentsHave you ever seen such a fine old Pontiac napping in the sun? -
Curbside Classic: 1976(ish) Dodge Tradesman – All Bound For Mu Mu Land
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 43 CommentsVans like this, in condition like this, are a thing of the distant past. -
![(first posted 7/17/2015) Ford’s Cortina is a certified classic in the UK but it does not enjoy the same high profile in North America. While it is perhaps not known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ford-UK-Cortina-Mk3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1973 Ford Cortina MkIII in Canada -They Sold That Here?")
Automotive History: 1973 Ford Cortina MkIII in Canada -They Sold That Here?
Posted on June 17, 2021 | 136 Comments(first posted 7/17/2015) Ford’s Cortina is a certified classic in the UK but it does not enjoy the same high profile in North America. While it is perhaps not known […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2011) Since we’re indulging in toy cars, let’s trot out some Metrovertibles. There’s something so endearingly goofy about this little ragtop, like it somehow escaped the Autopia ride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Geo-Metro-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Geo Metro Convertible – Did I Take The Autopia Offramp?")
Curbside Classic: Geo Metro Convertible – Did I Take The Autopia Offramp?
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 10/3/2011) Since we’re indulging in toy cars, let’s trot out some Metrovertibles. There’s something so endearingly goofy about this little ragtop, like it somehow escaped the Autopia ride […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AMC-1966-amby-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption")
Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1968ImperialConv011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) Has the simple use of a single, duplicated letter ever done more to elevate a pedestrian car into a formidable force of nature than sticking an “S” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chevrolet-1966-Impala-SS-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Holding Steady in Capricious Times")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Holding Steady in Capricious Times
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 102 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) Has the simple use of a single, duplicated letter ever done more to elevate a pedestrian car into a formidable force of nature than sticking an “S” […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2015) Some cars just seem to be born under a bad sign. They can be rather good cars, but you just know they can’t meet the expectations created, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC05478-Large-Custom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Saab 900 Turbo – Born Under a Bad Sign?")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Saab 900 Turbo – Born Under a Bad Sign?
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/7/2015) Some cars just seem to be born under a bad sign. They can be rather good cars, but you just know they can’t meet the expectations created, […] -
![( first posted 5/25/2011) My Dad was a Ford guy. Although most everyone else on both sides of my family were firmly in the GM camp, there was almost always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/009a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 98 Comments( first posted 5/25/2011) My Dad was a Ford guy. Although most everyone else on both sides of my family were firmly in the GM camp, there was almost always […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2014) Your 2050 Honda i600 solar-electric personal transportation pod automatically glides into the Biodynamic-Vegan Taco Loco lot and parks itself. On the way inside, you pass the static […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Honda-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Honda N600: From Rolling Acorns Mighty Hondas Grow")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Honda N600: From Rolling Acorns Mighty Hondas Grow
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/13/2014) Your 2050 Honda i600 solar-electric personal transportation pod automatically glides into the Biodynamic-Vegan Taco Loco lot and parks itself. On the way inside, you pass the static […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2011. I saw it just the other day again, in 2021.) Now that’s a very comforting and reassuring face. Something about these International Loadstar trucks evokes those feelings, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gertie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 IH Loadstar Bookmobile (And Trucks) – Is There A Book On IH History Aboard?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 IH Loadstar Bookmobile (And Trucks) – Is There A Book On IH History Aboard?
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/5/2011. I saw it just the other day again, in 2021.) Now that’s a very comforting and reassuring face. Something about these International Loadstar trucks evokes those feelings, […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2015) Back in October of 2013, I posted “The El Caminos of Los Angeles.” That article included 20 different El Caminos photographed over a two week span, demonstrating that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/59-Elky-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevy El Camino- Unrestrained Exuberance")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevy El Camino- Unrestrained Exuberance
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/29/2015) Back in October of 2013, I posted “The El Caminos of Los Angeles.” That article included 20 different El Caminos photographed over a two week span, demonstrating that the […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2012) Of the three US compacts introduced for the 1960 model year, the utterly conventional Falcon was the most successful, so much so that Chevrolet and Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Falcon-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Falcon – Plain And Simple")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Falcon – Plain And Simple
Posted on May 24, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 4/15/2012) Of the three US compacts introduced for the 1960 model year, the utterly conventional Falcon was the most successful, so much so that Chevrolet and Chrysler […]
