Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
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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Museum Classic: 1946 Tatra 87 – Meet My Hero
Posted on September 9, 2025 | 14 CommentsIt had to happen one day. I just never expected it would take place 9000km away from Bohemia. Yes, Tatra87 finally found and photographed a T87 – perhaps the only […] -
1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style
Posted on September 9, 2025 | 27 CommentsA couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work. Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […] -
Curbside Find: Meet Fred, The Very Customized VW Van
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 28 Comments(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 9/8/2019) Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Chevrolet’s Golden Days – 1950s-1970s
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 22 CommentsReliable Chevrolet, Springfiled, MO. -
Truck Stop Classic: 1977 Mack WS Cruise-Liner – Home-Built Like a Mack Truck Camper
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 12 CommentsImported into the Netherlands in the spring of 2024, after which the original tractor got a detachable flatbed. On top of that -quite literally- a small, home-built housing unit, strapped […] -
1957 Rambler Rebel – They Didn’t All Have Continental Kits
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 17 CommentsI have long felt that the only car that should wear a Continental kit is a first-generation Lincoln Continental, but that’s an exaggeration – I’ll give a pass to any […] -
1962 Plymouth Fury 2-Door Hardtop: “The Beautiful Difference In The Low-Priced Field!”
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 29 CommentsQuoth the adman. Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within. The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […] -
COALers And Contributors Needed
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 3 CommentsSummer is coming to an end, but that’s not the only season that’s changing around us, particularly here at CC, since some of our current COALers will soon finish their […] -
Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/8/2019) I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […] -
Curbside Find: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 15 Comments(Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […] -
In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […] -
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
My 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible: Fun To Imagine, Tough To Live With – Many Lessons Learned
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 17 CommentsIn early 2000, I was six months into my new position at a local software training materials company, having departed LCP in ‘99 after 10 years, one college degree, many […] -
Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 12/6/2016) Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […]
![Museum Classic: 1946 Tatra 87 – Meet My Hero It had to happen one day. I just never expected it would take place 9000km away from Bohemia. Yes, Tatra87 finally found and photographed a T87 – perhaps the only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2517_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style A couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work. Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250518_154922_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: Meet Fred, The Very Customized VW Van (First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fred-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories (first posted 9/8/2019) Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5044.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Truck Stop Classic: 1977 Mack WS Cruise-Liner – Home-Built Like a Mack Truck Camper Imported into the Netherlands in the spring of 2024, after which the original tractor got a detachable flatbed. On top of that -quite literally- a small, home-built housing unit, strapped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_4543.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1957 Rambler Rebel – They Didn’t All Have Continental Kits I have long felt that the only car that should wear a Continental kit is a first-generation Lincoln Continental, but that’s an exaggeration – I’ll give a pass to any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/54754990754_4754d33187_k-e1756642412511.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1962 Plymouth Fury 2-Door Hardtop: “The Beautiful Difference In The Low-Priced Field!” Quoth the adman. Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within. The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1962-fury-3-1753816651-68891e4b1459f1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COALers And Contributors Needed Summer is coming to an end, but that’s not the only season that’s changing around us, particularly here at CC, since some of our current COALers will soon finish their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-02-16.01.20.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town! (first posted 9/8/2019) I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5268.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination (Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/48621381611_b12717bd37_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction There I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_20241205_151228_aHDR-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![My 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible: Fun To Imagine, Tough To Live With – Many Lessons Learned In early 2000, I was six months into my new position at a local software training materials company, having departed LCP in ‘99 after 10 years, one college degree, many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AE2AA808-0515-4F18-B47C-AE0A81349F22.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity (first posted 12/6/2016) Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


