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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(originally posted 6/11/2011) In 1992, Ross Perot mounted a 3rd party run for president. He chose as his running mate Admiral James Stockdale. The Admiral had a distinguished record, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc68Thunderbird01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 178 Comments(originally posted 6/11/2011) In 1992, Ross Perot mounted a 3rd party run for president. He chose as his running mate Admiral James Stockdale. The Admiral had a distinguished record, but […] -
![My brother continues to send photos of interesting vehicles he runs across in his work with Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief) in Eastern Europe. Today’s feature car sparked an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/13_BMW340-FLview.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Postwar BMW 340 – A Case of Identity Theft?")
Curbside Classic: Postwar BMW 340 – A Case of Identity Theft?
Posted on July 1, 2020 | 19 CommentsMy brother continues to send photos of interesting vehicles he runs across in his work with Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief) in Eastern Europe. Today’s feature car sparked an […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2012; updated 6/28/2020) The GMC “Old Look” bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the “New Look” buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-127-057.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GMC TDH-5105 Old Look Transit Bus – GM’s Greatest Hit #9 Despite Being the Agent of a GM Deadly Sin")
Curbside Classic: GMC TDH-5105 Old Look Transit Bus – GM’s Greatest Hit #9 Despite Being the Agent of a GM Deadly Sin
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 101 Comments(first posted 4/3/2012; updated 6/28/2020) The GMC “Old Look” bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the “New Look” buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated […] -
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chrysler Newport – Sorry, Please Play Again
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 6/26/2014) Poor Chrysler. Poor, stupid, unlucky Chrysler. Was there another brand of what we used to call the “Big Three” that was so consistently star-crossed? -
![(first posted 5/20/2014) Hopefully, my love of automobiles is evident in my writing. As Bill Mitchell might have said, I was born with gasoline in my veins, and there’s no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Spitfire-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph Spitfire Mk1 – One Of The Cars I’ll Probably Never Own")
Curbside Classic: Triumph Spitfire Mk1 – One Of The Cars I’ll Probably Never Own
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 36 Comments(first posted 5/20/2014) Hopefully, my love of automobiles is evident in my writing. As Bill Mitchell might have said, I was born with gasoline in my veins, and there’s no […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2014) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-15-2014-005-800x474-e1401030831597.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan – No 500, This…")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan – No 500, This…
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 101 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. […] -
![Walking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1032.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsWalking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […] -
![(first posted 6/17/2014) I believe this is the one and only time I have come across a street parked CCCA full classic car. Dramatic styling easily identifies it as something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1931-Reo-Royale-Victoria-Eight-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Full Classic: 1931 Reo Royale Victoria Eight 8-35")
Curbside Full Classic: 1931 Reo Royale Victoria Eight 8-35
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/17/2014) I believe this is the one and only time I have come across a street parked CCCA full classic car. Dramatic styling easily identifies it as something […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2014. Calvin Mehlert, who had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, passed away on January 2, 2018) When Calvin Mehlert, age 86, left San Jose behind the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-226-430-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/COAL: 1970 Rover 3500S V8 (P6) – “Sell It Now? I’d Rather Cremate It And Have It Interred With Me”")
Curbside Classic/COAL: 1970 Rover 3500S V8 (P6) – “Sell It Now? I’d Rather Cremate It And Have It Interred With Me”
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/27/2014. Calvin Mehlert, who had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, passed away on January 2, 2018) When Calvin Mehlert, age 86, left San Jose behind the […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2014) This 1962 Full Sized Ford represented a very solid entry in the full-sized sales wars. The base platform came out in 1960 and would carry forward […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1962-Ford-Galaxy-500-front-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan – Chrome Spears and Gunsights")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan – Chrome Spears and Gunsights
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/14/2014) This 1962 Full Sized Ford represented a very solid entry in the full-sized sales wars. The base platform came out in 1960 and would carry forward […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2014) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-124-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 55 Comments(first posted 6/22/2014) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […] -
![Note: After reading the recent CC on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, my daughter, Eileen, had an abundance of questions. She and I have had car conversations before. Soon thereafter Editor Jim […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane – The Interrogation")
Junkyard Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane – The Interrogation
Posted on June 1, 2020 | 48 CommentsNote: After reading the recent CC on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, my daughter, Eileen, had an abundance of questions. She and I have had car conversations before. Soon thereafter Editor Jim […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2014) Where does design inspiration come from? In the case of Harley Earl, GM’s legendary design chief from 1927 through 1958, after WW2 it most often came from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-228-042-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Buick LeSabre Two-Door Hardtop – Harley Earl’s Bubbletop Has Its Last Flight")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Buick LeSabre Two-Door Hardtop – Harley Earl’s Bubbletop Has Its Last Flight
Posted on May 31, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 6/18/2014) Where does design inspiration come from? In the case of Harley Earl, GM’s legendary design chief from 1927 through 1958, after WW2 it most often came from […] -
![Behold this definitive specimen of the American pickup truck. In all its vast and rich history, the appeal has sadly been fairly limited for many outside North America while being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0992.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford F100 – The Embodiment of Perfection")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford F100 – The Embodiment of Perfection
Posted on May 29, 2020 | 67 CommentsBehold this definitive specimen of the American pickup truck. In all its vast and rich history, the appeal has sadly been fairly limited for many outside North America while being […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2014) Only Volvo could have built the P1800, introducing a new car in 1961 whose design had been fresh way back in 1957, at a time when styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-41-017-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Volvo P1800S – Transcending Time, Distance And Fashion")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Volvo P1800S – Transcending Time, Distance And Fashion
Posted on May 28, 2020 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/31/2014) Only Volvo could have built the P1800, introducing a new car in 1961 whose design had been fresh way back in 1957, at a time when styling […]
