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Curbside Classics Archives
1962 Archive
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![(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1964Dodge880-01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1961ChevroletCorvairRampside06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 103 Comments(first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […] -
![(Originally published May 27, 2012) We will resume our Curbside Classic retrospective on Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars with the Swingin’ 60s. From the Rat Pack to the Beatles, the period […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1961ThunderbirdPaceCar06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 4 1960-1964)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 4 1960-1964)
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 31 Comments(Originally published May 27, 2012) We will resume our Curbside Classic retrospective on Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars with the Swingin’ 60s. From the Rat Pack to the Beatles, the period […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2013) Ford got off to a bit of a rocky start at the dawn of the Sixties. While the understated 1959 Galaxie was a big success against the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/aa-10-07-2012-043-e1364694166657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Victoria – A Favorite Of Mine; My Grandfather Too")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Victoria – A Favorite Of Mine; My Grandfather Too
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 59 Comments(first posted 4/22/2013) Ford got off to a bit of a rocky start at the dawn of the Sixties. While the understated 1959 Galaxie was a big success against the […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2013) As well engineered as it was, there’s no doubt that the original 1960 Valiant was one of the weirdest-looking automotive confections ever offered to the public. So what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8404018402_fc9e2369bf_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Lancer & 1962 Dodge Lancer GT – How Are We Gonna Make You A Little Less Weird?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Lancer & 1962 Dodge Lancer GT – How Are We Gonna Make You A Little Less Weird?
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 4/10/2013) As well engineered as it was, there’s no doubt that the original 1960 Valiant was one of the weirdest-looking automotive confections ever offered to the public. So what […] -
![Yes, the title is correct. While I had the 1963 Galaxie for a very long time, there was an interloper in there for about ten years, with this pair stored […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Galaxie-and-Plymouth.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1962 Ford Galaxie – The Brighter Day")
COAL: 1962 Ford Galaxie – The Brighter Day
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsYes, the title is correct. While I had the 1963 Galaxie for a very long time, there was an interloper in there for about ten years, with this pair stored […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/erfdg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Club Coupe – I’ll Try Anything")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Club Coupe – I’ll Try Anything
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 157 Comments(first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2012) What is it about some people? Some folks just get no respect. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of that observation. It is the same with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1962Mercury01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom – No Respect")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom – No Respect
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 151 Comments(first posted 10/24/2012) What is it about some people? Some folks just get no respect. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of that observation. It is the same with […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2012) Since we’re talking Imperials here today on CC, I’d be remiss in not pointing out one was featured, albeit briefly, in the classic 1963 film It’s A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ghghmnn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars Of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World")
CC Cinema: The Cars Of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 94 Comments(first posted 11/2/2012) Since we’re talking Imperials here today on CC, I’d be remiss in not pointing out one was featured, albeit briefly, in the classic 1963 film It’s A […] -
![Years ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/checker-front-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance")
Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsYears ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […] -
![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
![As our next entry in this occasional Gallery Series, let’s go with one of my favorite designs that I’ve found lately, a marvelous Mercury Monterey Commuter station wagon in Carnival […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1962 Mercury Monterey Commuter Station Wagon")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1962 Mercury Monterey Commuter Station Wagon
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 34 CommentsAs our next entry in this occasional Gallery Series, let’s go with one of my favorite designs that I’ve found lately, a marvelous Mercury Monterey Commuter station wagon in Carnival […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-chry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2014) It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model. The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-stud.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers")
Automotive History: The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers
Posted on September 22, 2020 | 130 Comments(first posted 9/22/2014) It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model. The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the […]
