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![(first posted 8/24/2015) I get it. I understand why personal luxury coupes were so darn popular in 1970s America. The days of high-performance were an increasingly distant memory, with rising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-1977-XR-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Grandest Torino")
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Grandest Torino
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/24/2015) I get it. I understand why personal luxury coupes were so darn popular in 1970s America. The days of high-performance were an increasingly distant memory, with rising […] -
![This Cohort shot is a bit different, as it’s a composite of two posted by two different posters: Roshake 77 (top) and Corey Behrens (bottom). But both of them the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51379587183_8ddcc021d0_k-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Which Citroen BX Is Drooping Its Butt More?")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Which Citroen BX Is Drooping Its Butt More?
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis Cohort shot is a bit different, as it’s a composite of two posted by two different posters: Roshake 77 (top) and Corey Behrens (bottom). But both of them the […] -
![This time around we are going to look at the GM (later GMC) New Look “Fishbowl” bus. I don’t know the exact year and model numbers of all of these, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1965-GMC-TDH5303-NYCTA-BUS-O-RAMA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Illustrations: GM Fishbowl Buses – Part 1")
CC Illustrations: GM Fishbowl Buses – Part 1
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis time around we are going to look at the GM (later GMC) New Look “Fishbowl” bus. I don’t know the exact year and model numbers of all of these, […] -
![1967 was a major turning point for AMC. It finally saw the light and realized it was going to be necessary to change their dowdy image, and join the kids […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14482593085_f283b56224_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 Rambler American With 343 V8 – “We Don’t Build Them The Way We Used To”")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Rambler American With 343 V8 – “We Don’t Build Them The Way We Used To”
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 31 Comments1967 was a major turning point for AMC. It finally saw the light and realized it was going to be necessary to change their dowdy image, and join the kids […] -
![For subscribers of the philosophy that bigger is better, I present to you a full-sized Buick passenger car of ample external proportions, this ’82 Electra Park Avenue coupe. This model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2012-12-18-Tuesday-1982-Buick-Electra-Limited-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Good & Plenty")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Good & Plenty
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 38 CommentsFor subscribers of the philosophy that bigger is better, I present to you a full-sized Buick passenger car of ample external proportions, this ’82 Electra Park Avenue coupe. This model […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2015) We’ve spilled a lot of pixels on these pages reviewing retro styled cars such as the Thunderbird, Fiat 500 and Beetle, among others, but did you know the trend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boomer8nside.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ag History: 2009-11 New Holland Boomer 8N – Forward Into The Past")
Ag History: 2009-11 New Holland Boomer 8N – Forward Into The Past
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) We’ve spilled a lot of pixels on these pages reviewing retro styled cars such as the Thunderbird, Fiat 500 and Beetle, among others, but did you know the trend […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2015) By the mid-2000s, it seemed like GM executives had finally figured out a few things. Firstly, that GM’s global divisions were producing some excellent cars that ought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pontiac-2007-G5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007-09 Pontiac G5 – Old Habits")
Curbside Capsule: 2007-09 Pontiac G5 – Old Habits
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) By the mid-2000s, it seemed like GM executives had finally figured out a few things. Firstly, that GM’s global divisions were producing some excellent cars that ought […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-Zephyr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design")
Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 162 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […] -
![1959 was the last year for Chevy’s Task Force pickups, which first arrived in 1955. They would be replaced in 1960 with the first of many generations of C/K Series […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/50740580302_ea7d8f4f7b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside – Last Year For High Cabs; For The Time Being")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside – Last Year For High Cabs; For The Time Being
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 12 Comments1959 was the last year for Chevy’s Task Force pickups, which first arrived in 1955. They would be replaced in 1960 with the first of many generations of C/K Series […] -
![There is nothing even remotely romantic about a lawnmower. Memories of first dates, first burnouts, and first breakdowns are topics of exaggerated automobile-based bench racing in any garage in Christendom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/111_1330.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mower Of A Lifetime: 1993 AYP No-Name “Meijer” Mower – My Second Most Long-Lasting Mechanical Relationship")
Mower Of A Lifetime: 1993 AYP No-Name “Meijer” Mower – My Second Most Long-Lasting Mechanical Relationship
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 36 CommentsThere is nothing even remotely romantic about a lawnmower. Memories of first dates, first burnouts, and first breakdowns are topics of exaggerated automobile-based bench racing in any garage in Christendom […] -
![The 1972 Bi-Car Saturn Model claims to be the product of eight years of development. Regardless of the odd choice of name, the concept of a two wheeled car with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14494486495_294bee9003_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Failed Concept: “Meet The World’s First Bi-Car” – And A Brief Survey Of Others Of Its Ilk")
Failed Concept: “Meet The World’s First Bi-Car” – And A Brief Survey Of Others Of Its Ilk
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1972 Bi-Car Saturn Model claims to be the product of eight years of development. Regardless of the odd choice of name, the concept of a two wheeled car with […] -
![Many brands have complex and surprising histories, which may or may not be reflected in their later or current images and reputations. Companies like Wolseley that evolved from sheep shearing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210729_163527.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Rover 95 (P4) – How One Car Defined A Brand")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Rover 95 (P4) – How One Car Defined A Brand
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsMany brands have complex and surprising histories, which may or may not be reflected in their later or current images and reputations. Companies like Wolseley that evolved from sheep shearing, […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2015) For anyone that didn’t already know, there was no Challenger R/T after 1971. For 1972, the sporty trim level of the E-Body Challenger range was known as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-1972-challenger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1972-74 Dodge Challenger “R/T” – Not Quite The Same")
Dealer Classic: 1972-74 Dodge Challenger “R/T” – Not Quite The Same
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 8/22/2015) For anyone that didn’t already know, there was no Challenger R/T after 1971. For 1972, the sporty trim level of the E-Body Challenger range was known as […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2015) There was one major problem that plagued Saturn. It wasn’t just the fact than when it was released it looked like a Mini-me decontented Cutlass that had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn VUE – Just Enough, Too Late.")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn VUE – Just Enough, Too Late.
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/22/2015) There was one major problem that plagued Saturn. It wasn’t just the fact than when it was released it looked like a Mini-me decontented Cutlass that had […] -
![FCA/Stellantis have aggressively pursued anyone trying to sell anything even remotely Jeep-like. So when I cam across this ad for this 1994 Big Sur EV, I was a bit surprised. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Big-Sur-EV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1994 “Big Sur” EV – Wonder How Jeep Would Feel About This?")
Vintage Ad: 1994 “Big Sur” EV – Wonder How Jeep Would Feel About This?
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 10 CommentsFCA/Stellantis have aggressively pursued anyone trying to sell anything even remotely Jeep-like. So when I cam across this ad for this 1994 Big Sur EV, I was a bit surprised. […]
