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![(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AMC-1966-amby-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption")
Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thumb_IMG_8484_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […] -
![(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Citroen-DS-Cabrio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,")
CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […] -
![Mike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51221646218_ec84856a92_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)")
Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsMike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […] -
COAL: 1990 (+’91) Chrysler Saratoga – An American in Westphalia
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis week my German friend Peter Wendt steps up as guest author. I met Peter around 1996 or ’97, early in my learning about the differences between -
![(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1968ImperialConv011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1976-triumph-stag-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
![Update: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51222566490_e26821cf8a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 18 CommentsUpdate: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […] -
![Ideally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4")
The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 54 CommentsIdeally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […] -
![Toyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51121005000_4ef035c863_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start")
Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 22 CommentsToyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […] -
![When someone pulls up to your house in one of twenty-nine 1948 Ford Sportsman convertibles ever built and offers you a ride, there’s no need to guess what the answer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6565.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman “Woodie” Convertible – Want To Take A Ride In The Family Heirwood?")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman “Woodie” Convertible – Want To Take A Ride In The Family Heirwood?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 22 CommentsWhen someone pulls up to your house in one of twenty-nine 1948 Ford Sportsman convertibles ever built and offers you a ride, there’s no need to guess what the answer […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes the key […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Olds-1963-88-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – How Not To Enjoy A Convertible")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – How Not To Enjoy A Convertible
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes the key […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![Is it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe")
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIs it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]
