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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![One of the things I have most admired about the recreational vehicle industry are its hard charging people of remarkable determination, able to identify and satisfy a market need, no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_3467.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford E-350 by Cabriolet – Purpose-Built Fifth Wheel Trailer Hauler")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford E-350 by Cabriolet – Purpose-Built Fifth Wheel Trailer Hauler
Posted on February 13, 2015 | 78 CommentsOne of the things I have most admired about the recreational vehicle industry are its hard charging people of remarkable determination, able to identify and satisfy a market need, no […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2011) The weather is way too beautiful in North Georgia to stay inside these days. Even if I have no particular place to go, I will go there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/suzuki_x-90_1996_2d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Suzuki X-90 – Barbie Would Drive One Of These")
Curbside Classic: Suzuki X-90 – Barbie Would Drive One Of These
Posted on January 24, 2015 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/7/2011) The weather is way too beautiful in North Georgia to stay inside these days. Even if I have no particular place to go, I will go there […] -
![Jeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1980-MORRIS-Marina-can-orange-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano")
Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano
Posted on January 16, 2015 | 63 CommentsJeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […] -
![Dodge 2000 GTX? What the heck is that? While GTX is in the name it is completely unrelated to the much earlier and muscular Plymouth GTX. The Dodge 2000 GTX […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dodge-2000-GTX-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Dodge 2000 GTX – The Galant Canadian")
Curbside Classic: Dodge 2000 GTX – The Galant Canadian
Posted on January 15, 2015 | 33 CommentsDodge 2000 GTX? What the heck is that? While GTX is in the name it is completely unrelated to the much earlier and muscular Plymouth GTX. The Dodge 2000 GTX […] -
![Ah oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wheel-e1420014201874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique")
Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique
Posted on January 9, 2015 | 86 CommentsAh oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […] -
![(originally posted 5/1/2011) Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1968-Mercury-Ranger-M-250-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Mercury Trucks – We Do Things A Bit Differently Up Here")
Curbside Classics: Mercury Trucks – We Do Things A Bit Differently Up Here
Posted on January 4, 2015 | 88 Comments(originally posted 5/1/2011) Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the […] -
![There are times when it is profoundly difficult to avoid the pervasive influence of popular culture. Try as you might, some things penetrate even the best armor leaving a well-seared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1960-Ford-Emergency-Vehicles-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Hijacked")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Hijacked
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 117 CommentsThere are times when it is profoundly difficult to avoid the pervasive influence of popular culture. Try as you might, some things penetrate even the best armor leaving a well-seared […] -
![The second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question")
Curbside Classics: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question
Posted on December 29, 2014 | 60 CommentsThe second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2011) Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-124-267-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – And A Surprise Under The Hood")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – And A Surprise Under The Hood
Posted on December 28, 2014 | 43 Comments(first posted 3/7/2011) Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really […] -
![(first posted 11/15/2011) From today’s perspective, Rancheros – and their El Camino counterparts – are just cool, funky, fun and desirable, because of their unique configuration and, well; because they’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-45-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Ranchero – The First Respectable Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Ranchero – The First Respectable Truck
Posted on December 26, 2014 | 90 Comments(first posted 11/15/2011) From today’s perspective, Rancheros – and their El Camino counterparts – are just cool, funky, fun and desirable, because of their unique configuration and, well; because they’re […] -
![So we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2377-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda")
My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 78 CommentsSo we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […] -
![(an older post, and not as complete and comprehensive as the subject deserves) Here’s a genuine milestone car. The Mercedes W108 began the lineage of modern S Series cars, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-18-082-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250S (W108) – Cadillac Und Lincoln Kaput")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250S (W108) – Cadillac Und Lincoln Kaput
Posted on December 10, 2014 | 89 Comments(an older post, and not as complete and comprehensive as the subject deserves) Here’s a genuine milestone car. The Mercedes W108 began the lineage of modern S Series cars, which […] -
![Yes. Four Hundred Thirty Five horsepower. Wow. That is only 15 horses shy of the 2001 Dodge Viper my mother once owned. And, I mean, it was a VIPER. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-11-08-2014-027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Ford Mustang GT – Four Hundred Thirty Five Horsepower?!")
Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Ford Mustang GT – Four Hundred Thirty Five Horsepower?!
Posted on December 10, 2014 | 96 CommentsYes. Four Hundred Thirty Five horsepower. Wow. That is only 15 horses shy of the 2001 Dodge Viper my mother once owned. And, I mean, it was a VIPER. This […] -
![If you have been a Curbside Classic reader for even just a little while, you have most likely gathered that I am a fan of Lincoln motor cars. Well, how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Lincoln-1956-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1956 Lincoln Premiere Convertible And Sedan – When One 1956 Lincoln Just Isn’t Enough")
Museum Classics: 1956 Lincoln Premiere Convertible And Sedan – When One 1956 Lincoln Just Isn’t Enough
Posted on December 8, 2014 | 57 CommentsIf you have been a Curbside Classic reader for even just a little while, you have most likely gathered that I am a fan of Lincoln motor cars. Well, how […] -
![Okay fellow Curbsiders, so you need to haul a big family around? Or make weekly Menards runs? Can’t afford the princely $60K-up for a new 2015 Suburban? Well, have I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "eBay Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Safari – A Lot To Love!")
eBay Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Safari – A Lot To Love!
Posted on December 4, 2014 | 92 CommentsOkay fellow Curbsiders, so you need to haul a big family around? Or make weekly Menards runs? Can’t afford the princely $60K-up for a new 2015 Suburban? Well, have I […]
