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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Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsUnlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 30 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […] -
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 13 CommentsHere’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […] -
My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIn 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […] -
Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 11 CommentsRecently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company. He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to create some distance […] -
Vintage Photos: Oldsmobile Dealers In The ’50s-’60s – Rocket Age Images From The Rocket Division
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 CommentsOrbit Oldsmobile showroom, Michigan City, IN. -
My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths”
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 CommentsText submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […] -
Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsGeneral Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […] -
1929 Cadillac 341B 7-Passenger Imperial Sedan – On The Brink Of Modernity, But It Still Took Nine Steps To Start The Engine
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 22 CommentsI found an auction listing for this 1929 Cadillac Imperial limousine while looking for pictures for a different article, and while I only ended up using one photo of […] -
Curbside Find: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1964 Ford Custom – Not Quite A Happy Face
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 22 CommentsSome older cars can just make you smile, by virtue of styling cues from a bygone era, flashy chrome, vibrant colors, endearing quirkiness, or maybe all of those things. Some […] -
What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhile today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well. It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […] -
Curbside Find: 1962 Rambler American 400 – America’s Ugliest Convertible Still Manages To Be Cute
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 29 CommentsThe restyled 1961-1963 Rambler American has often been derided as the ugliest and most mal-proportioned car of its time. It was boxy, but not in a good way. Its […]
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-14-14.47.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style Text by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/b1d25fcea88b8f0344f011a782b132cf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era Here’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20250227_163305_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s In 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CWUK-Strada-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96 (first posted 4/16/2019) I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/olds98-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life Recently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company. He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to create some distance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_1944.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths” Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20240209_210344007.PANO_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors General Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tumblr_oi7h80nxQ91qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1929 Cadillac 341B 7-Passenger Imperial Sedan – On The Brink Of Modernity, But It Still Took Nine Steps To Start The Engine I found an auction listing for this 1929 Cadillac Imperial limousine while looking for pictures for a different article, and while I only ended up using one photo of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1929-Cadillac-341B-7p-Imperial-Calumet-Blue-Teddy-Pieper-RM-Auctions-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![In-Motion Classic: 1964 Ford Custom – Not Quite A Happy Face Some older cars can just make you smile, by virtue of styling cues from a bygone era, flashy chrome, vibrant colors, endearing quirkiness, or maybe all of those things. Some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names While today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/names.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s Text by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well. It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/605c0253918603fa816dfb8ecfb476bd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1962 Rambler American 400 – America’s Ugliest Convertible Still Manages To Be Cute The restyled 1961-1963 Rambler American has often been derided as the ugliest and most mal-proportioned car of its time. It was boxy, but not in a good way. Its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54637849910_3cd2030da5_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


