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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Toyota S60/S70 Crown Design History – The Thunderwhale
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/21/2014) The 1971-74 Toyota Crown was a watershed moment for the company; one that I believe had a significant influence on the initial success of the […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Vintage Traffic And City Streets In 1950s-70s America
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We are going to travel around today, checking out some towns and cities from the past. Not all locations are known, perhaps some of you can […] -
1977 Chrysler Cordoba With Original Checkmate Interior – No Cuero Corintio?
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 8 Comments“Soft Corinthian Leather” — an advertising phrase so famous that people who were not yet born when the advertisement was on TV know it and can attribute it to the […] -
Car Show Finds: 1968 Pontiac Tempest & 1969 Pontiac LeMans – Muscle Car Flair For The Masses
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 6 CommentsCarl Jung, the famous psychologist, conceived the idea of the collective unconscious, and in doing so, he explained that there were archetypes and images that humans innately understood from birth. […] -
Curbside Find: 1992-96 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Who Needs An SUV?
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) The re-introduction of a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedan to Buick’s lineup in the 1990s was somewhat surprising. After all, despite switching almost entirely to front-wheel-drive […] -
1970 Chevrolet Impala – The Best Big Car Of Its Time
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 30 CommentsWe’ve spent a massive amount of time on these pages praising the 1977-up B-Body Impala and Caprice. But today, let’s turn the time machine back to 1970. That was the […] -
My 1973 1/2 VW Sport Bug – Living With The Sporty Themed Bug
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 15 CommentsText by Victor Van Tress. Time to cover another couple of cars that have been part of my collection. Today, it’s Bug time, in Sports mode. But first, a little […] -
CC In Scale: Miniature Luxury – Scale Models Of Personal Luxury Coupes
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 25 CommentsThis was something of a bothersome theme for me. Just what is a personal luxury coupe? Some are obvious candidates to include, like this Grand Prix; others less so. Where […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1962 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan – “Silent Splendor” For $1,000 Less Than A Cadillac
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 20 CommentsFrom 1940 to 1996, the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was the biggest, plushest full-size Olds model. In April 1962, Car Life magazine tried the latest Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan and proclaimed […] -
In Motion Classic: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 6 CommentsIn the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […] -
Curbside Classic: VW Type 181 “Thing” – It Can Be Anything
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 11 CommentsDoes this Thing ever speak to me. In German, undoubtedly; which may well have something to do with the affinity I feel with it. I’m going to try not to […] -
The Rambler Appeal: Vintage Photos Of Female Car Buyers At Rambler Dealers
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 16 CommentsIt’s back to the showroom with today’s short vintage photo gallery, a collection of images of ladies at Rambler/American Motors dealers in the 1960s. Background info on these was nonexistant, […] -
Rare Find: 1967 Imperial With Director’s Chair Option – Chrysler’s Luxury Statement
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 17 CommentsIn recent days, I’ve been on a mission to review Cohort material that I may have missed sharing with the larger CC readership. And here was one from a few […] -
1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley: Canada’s See-Through Roof Curiosity – Canadian Bakin’
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 20 CommentsWho hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop? When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]
![Toyota S60/S70 Crown Design History – The Thunderwhale (first posted 10/21/2014) The 1971-74 Toyota Crown was a watershed moment for the company; one that I believe had a significant influence on the initial success of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Vintage Traffic And City Streets In 1950s-70s America Text by Patrick Bell. We are going to travel around today, checking out some towns and cities from the past. Not all locations are known, perhaps some of you can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-04-21-15.31.27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1977 Chrysler Cordoba With Original Checkmate Interior – No Cuero Corintio? “Soft Corinthian Leather” — an advertising phrase so famous that people who were not yet born when the advertisement was on TV know it and can attribute it to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0-Upholstery-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Finds: 1968 Pontiac Tempest & 1969 Pontiac LeMans – Muscle Car Flair For The Masses Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, conceived the idea of the collective unconscious, and in doing so, he explained that there were archetypes and images that humans innately understood from birth. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tempest-and-LeMans.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1989 Subaru Justy GL ECVT – There Just Isn’t Any Justice (first posted 8/24/2019) Justice – If such a concept really existed, then any of the total beaters of the world that we see every day would be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4457.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1992-96 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Who Needs An SUV? (first posted 8/20/2015) The re-introduction of a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedan to Buick’s lineup in the 1990s was somewhat surprising. After all, despite switching almost entirely to front-wheel-drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buick-roadmaster-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1970 Chevrolet Impala – The Best Big Car Of Its Time We’ve spent a massive amount of time on these pages praising the 1977-up B-Body Impala and Caprice. But today, let’s turn the time machine back to 1970. That was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-71-117-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1973 1/2 VW Sport Bug – Living With The Sporty Themed Bug Text by Victor Van Tress. Time to cover another couple of cars that have been part of my collection. Today, it’s Bug time, in Sports mode. But first, a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250810_074029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC In Scale: Miniature Luxury – Scale Models Of Personal Luxury Coupes This was something of a bothersome theme for me. Just what is a personal luxury coupe? Some are obvious candidates to include, like this Grand Prix; others less so. Where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/69GP-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1962 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan – “Silent Splendor” For $1,000 Less Than A Cadillac From 1940 to 1996, the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was the biggest, plushest full-size Olds model. In April 1962, Car Life magazine tried the latest Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan and proclaimed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1962-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-4W4HT-Wedgewood-Mist-Provincial-White-Fast-Lane-front-3q-banner.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![In Motion Classic: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition In the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/caddypag1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: VW Type 181 “Thing” – It Can Be Anything Does this Thing ever speak to me. In German, undoubtedly; which may well have something to do with the affinity I feel with it. I’m going to try not to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-33-064-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Rambler Appeal: Vintage Photos Of Female Car Buyers At Rambler Dealers It’s back to the showroom with today’s short vintage photo gallery, a collection of images of ladies at Rambler/American Motors dealers in the 1960s. Background info on these was nonexistant, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/metadc1336456_xl_UNTA_AR0847-004-03-195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rare Find: 1967 Imperial With Director’s Chair Option – Chrysler’s Luxury Statement In recent days, I’ve been on a mission to review Cohort material that I may have missed sharing with the larger CC readership. And here was one from a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/54299016429_0ab6389000_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley: Canada’s See-Through Roof Curiosity – Canadian Bakin’ Who hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop? When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1954MonarchLucerneSunValley05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


