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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 5/13/2013) Every time we purchase a car, we need to balance the rational with the emotional. Should we choose a car because it meets all the critical factors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSC00121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 – My Youthful Desire")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 – My Youthful Desire
Posted on November 30, 2016 | 56 Comments(first posted 5/13/2013) Every time we purchase a car, we need to balance the rational with the emotional. Should we choose a car because it meets all the critical factors […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2011) Time to salute our veterans, and what better way than with a military veteran, especially a deuce and a half. Next to the Jeep or Humvee, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-124-185-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Studebaker M35 6×6 Truck – A Veteran For Veterans Day")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Studebaker M35 6×6 Truck – A Veteran For Veterans Day
Posted on November 11, 2016 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) Time to salute our veterans, and what better way than with a military veteran, especially a deuce and a half. Next to the Jeep or Humvee, it […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2011. One wouldn’t likely find a comparable one for $400 today) A familiar sight around downtown: three very colorful characters cruising in their Parisienne. There’s a reason the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-003-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne: Yours For $400!")
CC Capsule: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne: Yours For $400!
Posted on October 30, 2016 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/13/2011. One wouldn’t likely find a comparable one for $400 today) A familiar sight around downtown: three very colorful characters cruising in their Parisienne. There’s a reason the […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2011) What would a maker and restorer of old violins drive? For the last twenty five thirty years that is. And what would he live in, also for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-30-002-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Tercel Wagon: Built For The Really Long Haul")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Tercel Wagon: Built For The Really Long Haul
Posted on October 30, 2016 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/17/2011) What would a maker and restorer of old violins drive? For the last twenty five thirty years that is. And what would he live in, also for […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2012) This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5-30-2012-002-e1346612263324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL
Posted on September 30, 2016 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/7/2012) This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, […] -
![(first posted 9/14/2012) Sadly, Alfa Romeo has been absent from the North American market since 1994. In the meantime, Alfa has been revitalizing its line up with rather lovely front-wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1996-Alfa-Romeo-Spider-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Alfa Romeo Spider – Forbidden Italian Fruit")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Alfa Romeo Spider – Forbidden Italian Fruit
Posted on September 17, 2016 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/14/2012) Sadly, Alfa Romeo has been absent from the North American market since 1994. In the meantime, Alfa has been revitalizing its line up with rather lovely front-wheel […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2012) About thirty years ago, Toyota pickups such as our featured CC were everywhere. And why not? They were tough, efficient, and hauled a fair amount of stuff. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/05-01-2012-007-e1336520290206.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Truck – When Compact Pickups Roamed The Land")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Truck – When Compact Pickups Roamed The Land
Posted on August 21, 2016 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/9/2012) About thirty years ago, Toyota pickups such as our featured CC were everywhere. And why not? They were tough, efficient, and hauled a fair amount of stuff. […] -
![If each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1985-Dodge-Aries-03-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 29 CommentsIf each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […] -
![(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P5210195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 66 Comments(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2012) My mother has always had pretty nice cars. As I mentioned in previous CCs, her first and second cars were a ’59 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/5-04-and-5-05-2012-015-Copy-e1351263687807.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mom’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 2001 Dodge Viper GTS – Yes, You Heard Correctly")
Mom’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 2001 Dodge Viper GTS – Yes, You Heard Correctly
Posted on August 3, 2016 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/19/2012) My mother has always had pretty nice cars. As I mentioned in previous CCs, her first and second cars were a ’59 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and […] -
![(first posted 11/10/2012) It was 1969, and the B-bodies from the Dodge Boys were making some big waves. Dodge Charger 500s were tearing up NASCAR’s short tracks. Bewinged Charger Daytonas had broken […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/frontquarter1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 – Bread and Butter B-Body")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 – Bread and Butter B-Body
Posted on July 15, 2016 | 77 Comments(first posted 11/10/2012) It was 1969, and the B-bodies from the Dodge Boys were making some big waves. Dodge Charger 500s were tearing up NASCAR’s short tracks. Bewinged Charger Daytonas had broken […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Subaru DL Wagon – Apply Memories of Grandad Here.
Posted on July 8, 2016 | 19 CommentsRecently I was heading somewhere on foot. While walking, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a well-known shape across the street. -
![(first posted 11/6/2012) The 1970s was the decade when small cars became a significant part of the U.S. auto market. You can argue that the ’60s marked the start of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1978ChevroletMonza01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Monza Coupe – Vega II or Mustang Too?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Monza Coupe – Vega II or Mustang Too?
Posted on July 3, 2016 | 169 Comments(first posted 11/6/2012) The 1970s was the decade when small cars became a significant part of the U.S. auto market. You can argue that the ’60s marked the start of […] -
![I must have walked by this early ‘80s Nissan Laurel fifty times – it’s parked in the lot of a local mechanic, on the route from our house to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMGP2374-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Laurel “Special Edition” – It Has a Continental Connection")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Laurel “Special Edition” – It Has a Continental Connection
Posted on June 30, 2016 | 44 CommentsI must have walked by this early ‘80s Nissan Laurel fifty times – it’s parked in the lot of a local mechanic, on the route from our house to the […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2012) A while back, jpcavanaugh told us about a Ford product that didn’t get any respect. Here’s another one: The “fat” 1971-73 Mustang. And while the Boss 351 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-30-2012-034-e1351093575575.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Grande – Como Se Dice Brougham?")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Grande – Como Se Dice Brougham?
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/31/2012) A while back, jpcavanaugh told us about a Ford product that didn’t get any respect. Here’s another one: The “fat” 1971-73 Mustang. And while the Boss 351 […]
