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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 2/27/2012) Here I am again, resident defender of some underdog car (whether it be in looks, sales, relevancy, etc.) This time I’m going to go as far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Plymouth-1962-fury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Fury – If You Think This Is Bad…")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Fury – If You Think This Is Bad…
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 98 Comments(first posted 2/27/2012) Here I am again, resident defender of some underdog car (whether it be in looks, sales, relevancy, etc.) This time I’m going to go as far […] -
![(first published 5/13/2012) Australian cars have been an endless source of fascination for me and so many other American car enthusiasts. It’s an alternate reality down under: the cars look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-97-056-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Australian Ford Fairlane ZXGLQ-FU Found In Eugene – That Thing Got A FEMI?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Australian Ford Fairlane ZXGLQ-FU Found In Eugene – That Thing Got A FEMI?
Posted on April 1, 2021 | 87 Comments(first published 5/13/2012) Australian cars have been an endless source of fascination for me and so many other American car enthusiasts. It’s an alternate reality down under: the cars look […] -
![(originally posted 7/25/2012) I know some of you are getting a bit tired of hearing about Eugene’s eccentricities. But where else can you order up a genuine Curbside Classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ford-1971-Galaxie-500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – Domino’s Delivers Even If Ford Doesn’t")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – Domino’s Delivers Even If Ford Doesn’t
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 125 Comments(originally posted 7/25/2012) I know some of you are getting a bit tired of hearing about Eugene’s eccentricities. But where else can you order up a genuine Curbside Classic […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2011) Dodge has been the perennial distant number three in the pickup market seemingly forever. Nothing like being the underdog to stimulate some fresh thinking. Especially when you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-141-086-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1967 Dodge D-200 Camper Special – We’re Number Three So We Try Harder, Dude!")
Truckstop Classic: 1967 Dodge D-200 Camper Special – We’re Number Three So We Try Harder, Dude!
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/22/2011) Dodge has been the perennial distant number three in the pickup market seemingly forever. Nothing like being the underdog to stimulate some fresh thinking. Especially when you […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2013) You would be forgiven for mistaking this modest-looking sedan as a low-trim Dodge, Pontiac or Mercury. But a Packard? The very name conjures images of exclusive cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-pack.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Packard 200 (And Abbreviated Packard History) – Falling Down(Market)")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Packard 200 (And Abbreviated Packard History) – Falling Down(Market)
Posted on March 16, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/29/2013) You would be forgiven for mistaking this modest-looking sedan as a low-trim Dodge, Pontiac or Mercury. But a Packard? The very name conjures images of exclusive cars […] -
![(first published 10/24/2011) How to best describe the 1968-1974 Nova? A plain brown wrapper for your choice of Chevrolet engine. And what a choice there was, more than any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-nova.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Nova – Have It Your Way")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Nova – Have It Your Way
Posted on March 15, 2021 | 130 Comments(first published 10/24/2011) How to best describe the 1968-1974 Nova? A plain brown wrapper for your choice of Chevrolet engine. And what a choice there was, more than any […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2011. Updated 3/12/2021 with new ending and pictures of the disassembled worn out engine) After a record mild winter, the grass is calf-high, and it’s time to bring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mower-Wards-old.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Montgomery Ward 3 HP Lawn Mower Or Why I’ll Never Buy A New Mower – Updated: The Engine Finally Wore Out Ten Years Later")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Montgomery Ward 3 HP Lawn Mower Or Why I’ll Never Buy A New Mower – Updated: The Engine Finally Wore Out Ten Years Later
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 3/12/2011. Updated 3/12/2021 with new ending and pictures of the disassembled worn out engine) After a record mild winter, the grass is calf-high, and it’s time to bring […] -
![After a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_1593.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 31 CommentsAfter a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-37-068-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […] -
![I don’t usually do this, but there I was tooling down West 11th when I spotted this red Chrysler up ahead. When I finally got next to him at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-chry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler Newport: Two Old Grizzled Toughs")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler Newport: Two Old Grizzled Toughs
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 34 CommentsI don’t usually do this, but there I was tooling down West 11th when I spotted this red Chrysler up ahead. When I finally got next to him at a […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?")
Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […] -
![(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-st.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 60 Comments(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […] -
![(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-v.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 71 Comments(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW)")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW)
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 13 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […]
