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 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 […] -
1980–1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 31 CommentsFor 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […] -
Eunos Cosmo (Mazda) – The Only Triple-Rotor Rotary Engine Production Car
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 7/16/2013) robotr10t has uploaded a raft of his sightings in Europe at the Cohort, and one of the more unusual ones is this Eunos Cosmo. Sold only through […] -
Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 11 CommentsI shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […] -
Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsI’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […] -
1972 Buick GS Sports Coupe; And Other Recent Classic Finds From The CC Cohort
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsIt’s the summer and vintage cars are showing up in healthy numbers at the CC Cohort; out in regular outings, or at car shows. Of the many, this ’72 Buick […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country Wagon – The Non-Sexy Mom-Mobile
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsIt’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in the folds of […] -
Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 Comments(first posted 6/15/2019) Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, […] -
1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 18 CommentsAs you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable to so many […] -
Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsFord Motor Company enjoyed a good year for 1957. The Ford Division introduced thoroughly revamped cars throughout its line-up, and even offered supercharging for the first time ever as an […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […] -
Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsYou have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […] -
Curbside Classic: Willys Jeep CJ-5 (1955-1963) – The Making Of An Icon
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 26 CommentsWhich is more universally and instantly recognizable: A VW Beetle or a Jeep CJ? Hard to say; they’re both iconic. But unlike the Beetle, whose body shape (except for windows […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Dorian Gray Goes to Horse Country
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 11 CommentsSome cars have had longer lives–the Volkswagen beetle comes to mind–but not very many, certainly not in the U.S. From its introduction in late 1962 as a 1963 model, until […]
![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)
![1980–1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet For 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1980-Lincoln-Mark-VI-Maroon-Orlando-Classic-Cars-side-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Eunos Cosmo (Mazda) – The Only Triple-Rotor Rotary Engine Production Car (first posted 7/16/2013) robotr10t has uploaded a raft of his sightings in Europe at the Cohort, and one of the more unusual ones is this Eunos Cosmo. Sold only through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Eunos-Cosmo-rq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof I shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-339-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela I’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-15-15.39.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1972 Buick GS Sports Coupe; And Other Recent Classic Finds From The CC Cohort It’s the summer and vintage cars are showing up in healthy numbers at the CC Cohort; out in regular outings, or at car shows. Of the many, this ’72 Buick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-14-23.03.42.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country Wagon – The Non-Sexy Mom-Mobile It’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in the folds of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-CC-47-082-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum! There are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20241208_114844_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking (first posted 6/15/2019) Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable to so many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PA310101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company enjoyed a good year for 1957. The Ford Division introduced thoroughly revamped cars throughout its line-up, and even offered supercharging for the first time ever as an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/32893411947_8fb364e6f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s Text by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-03-19.32.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways You have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20221117_084004_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Willys Jeep CJ-5 (1955-1963) – The Making Of An Icon Which is more universally and instantly recognizable: A VW Beetle or a Jeep CJ? Hard to say; they’re both iconic. But unlike the Beetle, whose body shape (except for windows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_3569.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Dorian Gray Goes to Horse Country Some cars have had longer lives–the Volkswagen beetle comes to mind–but not very many, certainly not in the U.S. From its introduction in late 1962 as a 1963 model, until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1991JeepGrandWagoneer041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


