Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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Curbside Find: 1965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Truly Incomparable?
Posted on September 3, 2026 | 91 Comments(Updated 9/3/2026) We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hardtop brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond yesterday’s mini-theme […] -
Curbside Find: Skoda 1203 – Made For 42 Years; No Wonder It Looks Tired
Posted on September 3, 2026 | 24 Comments(Updated 9/3/2026) mncarspotter posted a couple of pictures of a tired looking Skoda 1203 in Bulgaria that had obviously been an ambulance. It’s a bit sad […] -
1965 Honda S600 Coupé – For A Few Cubic Centimeters More
Posted on September 3, 2026 | 10 CommentsAs we peruse through my stash of ‘60s beauties for the next couple of months, there will be many beauties and a few rarities. Nonetheless, I doubt any of them […] -
1978 Plymouth Arrow GS: An Original, Rust-Free Captive Import That Still Looks Good
Posted on September 3, 2026 | 20 CommentsIf you didn’t already know, the term “captive import” is used to describe a car that was produced by a foreign automaker and rebadged with a domestic logo. The entire […] -
Cruising Woodward – Hot Rods & Customs In Scale
Posted on September 3, 2026 | 13 Comments’65 Pontiac 2+2 After the last time I did a cruise in scale story, I was told that these days cruises and shows are much more open, and that pretty […] -
1959 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan: An Affordable ‘Entry-Level’ ’59 Caddy?
Posted on September 3, 2026 | 14 CommentsThe 1959 Cadillac will always be in the pantheon of iconic ’50s designs. When I first saw pictures of one, and later saw the actual car in real life (parked […] -
Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 97 Comments(Update 9/2/2026) Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A. Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […] -
This Van Has Been Parked Here On The Southern Oregon Coast For Over Three Years – Free Million-Dollar Ocean View Camp Site
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 23 CommentsI first noticed this Ram Promaster van parked here on a pull-off on Hwy. 101 just a couple of miles south of Port Orford, Oregon over three years ago. Oregon […] -
1973 Buick Riviera: A Slightly Toned-Down, Two-Owner Boattail
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 23 CommentsWhile the Rivieras from 1971-73 have their promoters and detractors, you have to admit that the Riviera was always at its best when it had a unique personality, distinct from […] -
My Wife Buys a Citroën 2CV Van – Another One We Still Love to This Day
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 11 CommentsNewly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […] -
1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 25 CommentsTwo decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Isuzu Trooper – The Cult SUV You Forgot About
Posted on September 1, 2026 | 47 Comments(Updated 8/31/2026) Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go
Posted on September 1, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 9/1/2026) It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […] -
Vintage Photos: AMC Javelins at the Dealer
Posted on September 1, 2026 | 11 CommentsToday’s visit to dealers of the past will be a very short one, but if you’re a fan of AMC’s pony-car contender, it might be just the ticket. The Javelin […]
![Curbside Find: 1965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Truly Incomparable? (Updated 9/3/2026) We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hardtop brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond yesterday’s mini-theme […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-28-15.31.57.png)
![Curbside Find: Skoda 1203 – Made For 42 Years; No Wonder It Looks Tired (Updated 9/3/2026) mncarspotter posted a couple of pictures of a tired looking Skoda 1203 in Bulgaria that had obviously been an ambulance. It’s a bit sad […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49922793656_0cd433a1c5_k.jpg)
![1965 Honda S600 Coupé – For A Few Cubic Centimeters More As we peruse through my stash of ‘60s beauties for the next couple of months, there will be many beauties and a few rarities. Nonetheless, I doubt any of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG20260315083612_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1978 Plymouth Arrow GS: An Original, Rust-Free Captive Import That Still Looks Good If you didn’t already know, the term “captive import” is used to describe a car that was produced by a foreign automaker and rebadged with a domestic logo. The entire […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/78-Arrow-1-e1788005435455-115x115.jpg)
![Cruising Woodward – Hot Rods & Customs In Scale ’65 Pontiac 2+2 After the last time I did a cruise in scale story, I was told that these days cruises and shows are much more open, and that pretty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/65-Riv-grn-2-115x115.jpg)
![Ad Classic: 1971 Plymouth Sebring – It’s Not A Sedan, We Promise!! (first posted 9/2/2026) This large ad from a November 1970 Life magazine was a fun one to upload; it didn’t fit on my scanner and I had to do separate […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2014-08-27-20.20.25-115x115.png)
![Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever (Update 9/2/2026) Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A. Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-136-044.jpg)
![This Van Has Been Parked Here On The Southern Oregon Coast For Over Three Years – Free Million-Dollar Ocean View Camp Site I first noticed this Ram Promaster van parked here on a pull-off on Hwy. 101 just a couple of miles south of Port Orford, Oregon over three years ago. Oregon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2131-115x115.jpeg)
![1973 Buick Riviera: A Slightly Toned-Down, Two-Owner Boattail While the Rivieras from 1971-73 have their promoters and detractors, you have to admit that the Riviera was always at its best when it had a unique personality, distinct from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/73-Buick-1-e1787740170189-115x115.webp)
![My Wife Buys a Citroën 2CV Van – Another One We Still Love to This Day Newly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/65-115x115.jpg)
![1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1968-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-4HT-Ocean-Turquoise-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-lede-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Isuzu Trooper – The Cult SUV You Forgot About (Updated 8/31/2026) Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-05-14.33.28.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go (Updated 9/1/2026) It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/015-1972-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-CC.jpg)
![Vintage Photos: AMC Javelins at the Dealer Today’s visit to dealers of the past will be a very short one, but if you’re a fan of AMC’s pony-car contender, it might be just the ticket. The Javelin […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/16662983732_36387dde69_b-115x115.jpg)


