Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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Junkyard Classic: 1994 Chrysler LHS – I Would Drive This Particular Car Home From Phoenix And So Would You
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 56 Comments(Updated 10/18/2026) Well, I didn’t actually, but in the not so long tradition of this Curbside Recycling series there have been multiple cars that look just too […] -
Curbside Find: 1974-1976 Datsun 710 Wagon — Still Running, Still a Little Weird
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 9 CommentsSightings of Seventies Japanese cars used to be a very regular CC staple, but they’ve become increasingly rare in recent years. The last time I shared a Datsun 710 from […] -
A 1957 Cadillac RV? Vintage Photos of The Cadillac Of RVs
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 6 CommentsTo think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […] -
My 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville — The 200,000-Mile, $999 Divorce Special
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 12 CommentsHow do you go from a sleek sport coupe from an automaker with a sterling reputation to a faded sedan with an obsolete — some might say tacky — interpretation […] -
Riviera, Thunderbird, Eldorado, Toronado, Or GT Hawk: Which 1960s Personal Luxury Coupe Is *Your* Favorite?
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 41 CommentsAlmost every car fanatic, no matter how many cars they own, has a favorite genre of collector car. Maybe it’s the big prewar classics, or the pony cars of the […] -
Jaguar and Sir William Lyons: One Man’s Passion For Gracefulness, Beauty And Speed
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 48 Comments(Updated 10/17/2026) In the history of our favourite industry, many great names, perhaps most, can be traced back to the drive, ambition and ingenuity of one person, who would often […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 15 Comments(Updated 10/17/2026) We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in […] -
Vintage Postcards: Malls And Shopping Centers In The 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 23 CommentsAnother day for a visit to the shopping centers and malls of the past. A true mid-century phenomenon, these places were hubs of activity and novelty, capturing the imagination whenever […] -
My New 1966 Jeep CJ-5 With F-Head 134 Four: Part 1 – “I’d Rather Drive Than Ride”
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 19 CommentsI didn’t see this one coming, although there have been intimations of it going back…all the way to 1958. I had invited myself to ride with my friend Alan in […] -
1970 Buick Riviera GS: This Unloved Riviera Was Inspired By A Spectacular Prewar Classic
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 23 CommentsThe 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 172 Comments(Updated 10/16/2026) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim of […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota RAV4 AWD Two-Door Softtop — Cute, Quirky, and a Little Pointless
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated 10/16/2026) Back in July 1999, the two-door Toyota RAV4 soft top was one of those curious little SUVs that seemed to exist more for style than […] -
1969 Renault 10 – Ungainly At Any Speed
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 17 CommentsEverybody harps on about the whacky (read: pig-ugly) styling of ’70s Datsuns, and quite rightly too. At the time, some rather peculiar-looking machines were also made by the likes of […] -
1965 Chrysler 300 Four-Door Hardtop: The Perfect Ride For The Chrysler Man?
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 23 CommentsIs brand loyalty still a thing? If it’s not today, it certainly was in 1965, when a man walked into Poteet & Company, a Studebaker-Mercedes-Chrysler-Imperial dealer in Bristol, Tennessee, and […] -
1974 Vauxhall Viva Standard: A Taste of British Family Motoring
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 21 CommentsDad only ever owned one car—or, more accurately, half a share in a “sit-up-and-beg” Ford Popular with his brother, my uncle. Yet among his belongings in his desk were two […]
![Junkyard Classic: 1994 Chrysler LHS – I Would Drive This Particular Car Home From Phoenix And So Would You (Updated 10/18/2026) Well, I didn’t actually, but in the not so long tradition of this Curbside Recycling series there have been multiple cars that look just too […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_5432.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1974-1976 Datsun 710 Wagon — Still Running, Still a Little Weird Sightings of Seventies Japanese cars used to be a very regular CC staple, but they’ve become increasingly rare in recent years. The last time I shared a Datsun 710 from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55594193980_8169663af9_b-115x115.jpg)
![A 1957 Cadillac RV? Vintage Photos of The Cadillac Of RVs To think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot_202609a18-013626-115x115.png)
![My 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville — The 200,000-Mile, $999 Divorce Special How do you go from a sleek sport coupe from an automaker with a sterling reputation to a faded sedan with an obsolete — some might say tacky — interpretation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cadillac_Owners_decal-115x115.jpg)
![Riviera, Thunderbird, Eldorado, Toronado, Or GT Hawk: Which 1960s Personal Luxury Coupe Is *Your* Favorite? Almost every car fanatic, no matter how many cars they own, has a favorite genre of collector car. Maybe it’s the big prewar classics, or the pony cars of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Riviera-1965-Thunderbird-1962-GT-Hawk-1966-Toronado-Classic-Auto-Mall-montage-115x115.webp)
![Jaguar and Sir William Lyons: One Man’s Passion For Gracefulness, Beauty And Speed (Updated 10/17/2026) In the history of our favourite industry, many great names, perhaps most, can be traced back to the drive, ambition and ingenuity of one person, who would often […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/leaper.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One (Updated 10/17/2026) We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lotus-1.jpg)
![Vintage Postcards: Malls And Shopping Centers In The 1950s-1960s Another day for a visit to the shopping centers and malls of the past. A true mid-century phenomenon, these places were hubs of activity and novelty, capturing the imagination whenever […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-14-23.14.51-copia-115x115.png)
![My New 1966 Jeep CJ-5 With F-Head 134 Four: Part 1 – “I’d Rather Drive Than Ride” I didn’t see this one coming, although there have been intimations of it going back…all the way to 1958. I had invited myself to ride with my friend Alan in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_2507-115x115.jpeg)
![1970 Buick Riviera GS: This Unloved Riviera Was Inspired By A Spectacular Prewar Classic The 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1970-Buick-Riviera-and-1937-Delage-D8-120-side-comp-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother (Updated 10/16/2026) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/7219839334_79921f84ea_c-115x115.jpg)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota RAV4 AWD Two-Door Softtop — Cute, Quirky, and a Little Pointless (Updated 10/16/2026) Back in July 1999, the two-door Toyota RAV4 soft top was one of those curious little SUVs that seemed to exist more for style than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Toyota-RAV4-Two-Door-Softtop.jpg)
![1969 Renault 10 – Ungainly At Any Speed Everybody harps on about the whacky (read: pig-ugly) styling of ’70s Datsuns, and quite rightly too. At the time, some rather peculiar-looking machines were also made by the likes of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20250629075615_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1965 Chrysler 300 Four-Door Hardtop: The Perfect Ride For The Chrysler Man? Is brand loyalty still a thing? If it’s not today, it certainly was in 1965, when a man walked into Poteet & Company, a Studebaker-Mercedes-Chrysler-Imperial dealer in Bristol, Tennessee, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/65-Chrysler-6-115x115.avif)
![1974 Vauxhall Viva Standard: A Taste of British Family Motoring Dad only ever owned one car—or, more accurately, half a share in a “sit-up-and-beg” Ford Popular with his brother, my uncle. Yet among his belongings in his desk were two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/VivaHC01-115x115.jpg)


