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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-val.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 85 Comments(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […] -
![(first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-tb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name…")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name…
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 137 Comments(first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2012) This truck is the archetype of all pickups, in all its simple but beautiful essence. If you grew up in the fifties or sixties, these Chevys are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-truck-1951-pickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 “Advanced Design” Pickup – America’s (And My) Favorite Truck – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 4")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 “Advanced Design” Pickup – America’s (And My) Favorite Truck – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 4
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 1/21/2012) This truck is the archetype of all pickups, in all its simple but beautiful essence. If you grew up in the fifties or sixties, these Chevys are […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2011) This is a companion piece to the 1981 Mazda GLC Hatchback CC I haven’t yet have found an old-school RWD GLC hatchback, but this GLC wagon is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-ma.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Wagon – Not Quite As Great")
CC Capsule: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Wagon – Not Quite As Great
Posted on February 25, 2021 | 11 Comments(first posted 2/25/2011) This is a companion piece to the 1981 Mazda GLC Hatchback CC I haven’t yet have found an old-school RWD GLC hatchback, but this GLC wagon is […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2015) There it was, gleaming in the sun, the magnificent the queen bee of the Mopar fleet. Seeing a brand new Diplomat on the dealer’s lot was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Diplomat – Darting Around The Aspens")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Diplomat – Darting Around The Aspens
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 2/20/2015) There it was, gleaming in the sun, the magnificent the queen bee of the Mopar fleet. Seeing a brand new Diplomat on the dealer’s lot was a […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2015) Henry Ford’s greatest accomplishments boil down to two. He created the Model T along with mass production, thus putting America on wheels. And when that wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ford-1932-grille.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 – America’s V8 Love Affair Starts Here")
Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 – America’s V8 Love Affair Starts Here
Posted on February 19, 2021 | 111 Comments(first posted 2/19/2015) Henry Ford’s greatest accomplishments boil down to two. He created the Model T along with mass production, thus putting America on wheels. And when that wasn’t […] -
![(first posted at CC on 5/9/2011) The Cadillac CTS-V is the fastest production sedan in the land, thanks to an engine transplant from the Corvette ZR-1. But what about a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-ca.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe – The Ultimate Curbside Classic")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe – The Ultimate Curbside Classic
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 45 Comments(first posted at CC on 5/9/2011) The Cadillac CTS-V is the fastest production sedan in the land, thanks to an engine transplant from the Corvette ZR-1. But what about a […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2014) Americans generally just don’t take too well to tiny cars. Perhaps they’re too much like toys, not really yet grown up (the cars, I mean; mostly)? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Metropolitan-1957-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Metropolitan – Toy Cars Are For Kids")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Metropolitan – Toy Cars Are For Kids
Posted on February 10, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 1/20/2014) Americans generally just don’t take too well to tiny cars. Perhaps they’re too much like toys, not really yet grown up (the cars, I mean; mostly)? […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-10-23_16-19-00_758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century")
Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […] -
![For seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_1991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option
Posted on February 5, 2021 | 45 CommentsFor seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2012) Henry Ford II was in many ways, a lot like his grandfather. They both were not big fans of change. The idea of smaller cars drove “Hank […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Ford LTD Coupe – The Last Of The Whoppers")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Ford LTD Coupe – The Last Of The Whoppers
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 136 Comments(first posted 1/11/2012) Henry Ford II was in many ways, a lot like his grandfather. They both were not big fans of change. The idea of smaller cars drove “Hank […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-chry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […] -
![another CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-143-057.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 50 Commentsanother CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2011) Being a true multi-national, the Jensen Interceptor has many facets to its complex personality. If you were a pessimist you’d say it has the electrical system of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-jen.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jensen Interceptor – The Handsome Anglo-Italo-American Mashup")
Curbside Classic: Jensen Interceptor – The Handsome Anglo-Italo-American Mashup
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/5/2011) Being a true multi-national, the Jensen Interceptor has many facets to its complex personality. If you were a pessimist you’d say it has the electrical system of […] -
![Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]
