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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 12/7/2011) If I had a magic wish, one of them would be to be able to get into every Curbside Classic I find and take it for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-33-086-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1936 Plymouth – I Can Take It For A Spin?")
Curbside Classic: 1936 Plymouth – I Can Take It For A Spin?
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 12/7/2011) If I had a magic wish, one of them would be to be able to get into every Curbside Classic I find and take it for a […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2011) My gig is to wander the streets of Eugene and hopefully stumble onto something worthy of your attention. Sometimes, my wildest expectations are exceeded, and then exceeded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-69-036-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Incredible 12 Second Quarter Mile 75 MPG Steam-Injected 1978 Mercury Bobcat")
Curbside Classic: The Incredible 12 Second Quarter Mile 75 MPG Steam-Injected 1978 Mercury Bobcat
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/22/2011) My gig is to wander the streets of Eugene and hopefully stumble onto something worthy of your attention. Sometimes, my wildest expectations are exceeded, and then exceeded […] -
![(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1982-Innocenti-Turbo-De-Tomaso-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini")
Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […] -
![Over the years Curbside has had a number of articles on Canadian market cars. We have covered Canadian Pontiacs, Meteors, and other post-war cars in pretty good detail. Yet, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1931-McLaughlin-Buick016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1931 McLaughlin-Buick Series 50 4-door Sedan Model 57 – The History of McLaughlin-Buick and Buick’s Straight-8")
Curbside Classic: 1931 McLaughlin-Buick Series 50 4-door Sedan Model 57 – The History of McLaughlin-Buick and Buick’s Straight-8
Posted on January 19, 2021 | 29 CommentsOver the years Curbside has had a number of articles on Canadian market cars. We have covered Canadian Pontiacs, Meteors, and other post-war cars in pretty good detail. Yet, there […] -
![(first posted 1/17/2015) Britain has a reputation for eccentricity, in almost every field. From persevering with a coinage based on the Roman system until 1971, buying most liquids, except beer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bristol-411-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Bristol 411 (and Bristol History) – The Last Great British Eccentric")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Bristol 411 (and Bristol History) – The Last Great British Eccentric
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 1/17/2015) Britain has a reputation for eccentricity, in almost every field. From persevering with a coinage based on the Roman system until 1971, buying most liquids, except beer, […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2012) I really was rather excited to find this Montego at Bi-Mart the other day; I can’t even remember the last time I saw one of this vintage. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-158-105-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Montego – Another Mercury Moment")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Montego – Another Mercury Moment
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/24/2012) I really was rather excited to find this Montego at Bi-Mart the other day; I can’t even remember the last time I saw one of this vintage. […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2015) The text of the email was brief: Got a good car for an article. Call me. Knowing my co-worker Rand would not tell me about just any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/riley-and-mg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Jaguar XK-150S – Treasures Are Meant to Be Shared (And Driven)")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Jaguar XK-150S – Treasures Are Meant to Be Shared (And Driven)
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 1/15/2015) The text of the email was brief: Got a good car for an article. Call me. Knowing my co-worker Rand would not tell me about just any […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2015) Here we go again. You know the drill. If there’s a Cadillac out there in that classic light yellow paint and matching Sierra grain leather, I will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aa-Cad-Yellow-2-e1417297855863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Resplendent In Sunburst Yellow!")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Resplendent In Sunburst Yellow!
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 1/12/2015) Here we go again. You know the drill. If there’s a Cadillac out there in that classic light yellow paint and matching Sierra grain leather, I will […] -
![Possibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPossibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2011) I’d been admiring this Plymouth’s blocky solidity for ten years, whenever its owner and I happen to work out at the Y simultaneously. I can count on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-14-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook – Automotive Immortality")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook – Automotive Immortality
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 4/3/2011) I’d been admiring this Plymouth’s blocky solidity for ten years, whenever its owner and I happen to work out at the Y simultaneously. I can count on […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1995FordAerostar09-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2)")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2)
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 131 Comments(first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2011) Ok, so maybe I’m cheating slightly here. No; not about the miles on the odometer. It’s just that this Sunbeam Arrow isn’t actually parked on the curb, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Sunbeam-2.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Sunbeam Arrow – With Stereotype-Defying 325,000 Miles")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Sunbeam Arrow – With Stereotype-Defying 325,000 Miles
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/18/2011) Ok, so maybe I’m cheating slightly here. No; not about the miles on the odometer. It’s just that this Sunbeam Arrow isn’t actually parked on the curb, […] -
![If there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 28 CommentsIf there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […] -
![An admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 54 CommentsAn admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1985ChevroletAstro02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]
