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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 1/18/2014) Ok, that headline is not what one would usually expect to see associated with a sixties Malibu. But Malibus of that vintage have been stereotyped to death: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-66-066-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevelle Malibu Sedan – The American Big Opel")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevelle Malibu Sedan – The American Big Opel
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/18/2014) Ok, that headline is not what one would usually expect to see associated with a sixties Malibu. But Malibus of that vintage have been stereotyped to death: […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2014) The Pacer and Matador Coupe were AMC’s Hail Mary passes. We all know how those turned out. So now what? AMC’s passenger car business was kaput, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-33-004-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: AMC Eagle Wagon And Sedan – “What The Hell Is This?”")
Curbside Classics: AMC Eagle Wagon And Sedan – “What The Hell Is This?”
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 108 Comments(first posted 1/24/2014) The Pacer and Matador Coupe were AMC’s Hail Mary passes. We all know how those turned out. So now what? AMC’s passenger car business was kaput, the […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2014) The streets of Los Angeles just keep delivering lovely Curbside Classics! Heading out to lunch on a Saturday, I spotted this pristine 1963 Bonneville Convertible sitting in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Front-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible- Sexier Than a Catalina 4-Door")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible- Sexier Than a Catalina 4-Door
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/11/2014) The streets of Los Angeles just keep delivering lovely Curbside Classics! Heading out to lunch on a Saturday, I spotted this pristine 1963 Bonneville Convertible sitting in […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2014) Finding this CC was all due to a battery failure. Not to get too deep into it, but I wear a cochlear implant, as I lost my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/c-12-14-2012-006-800x518-e1381098715393.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – What’s A Caddy Like You Doing In A Place Like This?")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – What’s A Caddy Like You Doing In A Place Like This?
Posted on January 24, 2020 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/6/2014) Finding this CC was all due to a battery failure. Not to get too deep into it, but I wear a cochlear implant, as I lost my […] -
![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years
Posted on January 22, 2020 | 101 CommentsWhen I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2013) The Triumph Herald was arguably the first car to embody the spirit of the 1960s to come from Britain’s established manufacturers, and also one that led to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/herald-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Triumph Herald – The First Aspirational Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Triumph Herald – The First Aspirational Compact
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 11/21/2013) The Triumph Herald was arguably the first car to embody the spirit of the 1960s to come from Britain’s established manufacturers, and also one that led to […] -
![By the time I got around to taking pictures of this magnificent one-ton mid-’60s Chevy flatbed last May, it had already been sitting in the parking lot of a local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSCF8014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed – Waiting On A Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed – Waiting On A Friend
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 27 CommentsBy the time I got around to taking pictures of this magnificent one-ton mid-’60s Chevy flatbed last May, it had already been sitting in the parking lot of a local […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2013) This sanitary 1986 T-Bird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-29-12-075a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – 200 MPH Standing Still")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – 200 MPH Standing Still
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/10/2013) This sanitary 1986 T-Bird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch […] -
![(Mike Tippett, Peugeot 404 Coupe owner and Francoautophile, sent this to me. Pictures of the subject found A106 are by the author; copyright reserved. first posted 12/9/2013) Back in 1981/82, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Alpine-A-106-A.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Alpine A 106 – How We Found One Of The Rarest French Cars Ever")
Curbside Classic: Alpine A 106 – How We Found One Of The Rarest French Cars Ever
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 62 Comments(Mike Tippett, Peugeot 404 Coupe owner and Francoautophile, sent this to me. Pictures of the subject found A106 are by the author; copyright reserved. first posted 12/9/2013) Back in 1981/82, […] -
![curbside Austin 1800 photos by CC Cohort poster robadr (first posted 11/6/2013) The story of the Issigonis-BMC range of bold new FWD cars is a huge one, an ambitious attempt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/140561.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Austin 1800 Mk1 (ADO17) “Landcrab”: Was it Best in Class, or Just Plain Ugly?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Austin 1800 Mk1 (ADO17) “Landcrab”: Was it Best in Class, or Just Plain Ugly?
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 108 Commentscurbside Austin 1800 photos by CC Cohort poster robadr (first posted 11/6/2013) The story of the Issigonis-BMC range of bold new FWD cars is a huge one, an ambitious attempt […] -
![(first posted in 2011) It’s long overdue to bust out a Ranchero, especially on a day after we’ve done farm tractors. Not that there’s really much correlation: I’d love to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-62-092-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Ranchero: The Anti-Paternity Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Ranchero: The Anti-Paternity Mobile
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted in 2011) It’s long overdue to bust out a Ranchero, especially on a day after we’ve done farm tractors. Not that there’s really much correlation: I’d love to […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2011) Pity the poor Barracuda. It beat the Mustang to market in 1964 by 16 days, but was utterly trounced by that seminal (and genre name-giving) pony car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-127-006-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda – Better Than A Mustang In Horse Country")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda – Better Than A Mustang In Horse Country
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/11/2011) Pity the poor Barracuda. It beat the Mustang to market in 1964 by 16 days, but was utterly trounced by that seminal (and genre name-giving) pony car. […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/87BuickCentury1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Newport2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2013) Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-211-148-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/23/2013) Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its […]
