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Curbside Classics Archives
1963 Archive
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CC Outtake: 1963 Mercury Monterey – Red is the Color of Love’s Unheeded Call
Posted on November 19, 2014 | 75 CommentsThis is precisely the kind of unloved old car that calls to me, and precisely the kind of unloved old car I know I have to stay away from. -
![I love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ford-1962-Thunderbird-Sports-Roadster-ad-b-766x1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster
Posted on October 21, 2014 | 43 CommentsI love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […] -
![One legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1963-tags-imcdb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana")
CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana
Posted on August 19, 2014 | 40 CommentsOne legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […] -
![Denny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/63Valiant6jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate")
eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate
Posted on April 16, 2014 | 18 CommentsDenny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […] -
![When one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_0822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis")
CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsWhen one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […] -
![We just had a very fine CC on the Avanti recently, but I just had to share this aqua Avanti I saw at a show last summer in downtown Davenport. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/6-23-2013-108-800x533-e1382052188672.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 Postscript: Aqua Avantis Are Awesome")
1963 Postscript: Aqua Avantis Are Awesome
Posted on October 18, 2013 | 32 CommentsWe just had a very fine CC on the Avanti recently, but I just had to share this aqua Avanti I saw at a show last summer in downtown Davenport. […] -
![With 1963 Days winding down, here is one last hooray. In the post yesterday about my ’63 Galaxie, several of you expressed an affinity about a four-door with the largest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "A Final Farewell to 1963 Days")
A Final Farewell to 1963 Days
Posted on October 16, 2013 | 13 CommentsWith 1963 Days winding down, here is one last hooray. In the post yesterday about my ’63 Galaxie, several of you expressed an affinity about a four-door with the largest […] -
![I was visiting family in my hometown of South Bend recently and went downtown to drink a little scotch with my oldest friend. As we left the little pub we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/63FordFairlane1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 – Out for a Night on the Town")
CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 – Out for a Night on the Town
Posted on October 15, 2013 | 30 CommentsI was visiting family in my hometown of South Bend recently and went downtown to drink a little scotch with my oldest friend. As we left the little pub we […] -
![Answering the phone, a familiar voice greeted me. “Jason, this is Bill; I’m so sorry. We are nearly ready to go, but the shaft on the new water pump is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 2 – Waiting, Water Pumps, and Rewards")
My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 2 – Waiting, Water Pumps, and Rewards
Posted on October 15, 2013 | 59 CommentsAnswering the phone, a familiar voice greeted me. “Jason, this is Bill; I’m so sorry. We are nearly ready to go, but the shaft on the new water pump is […] -
Car Show Outtake: Best Corvette Ever?
Posted on June 11, 2013 | 48 CommentsI’m inclined to think so. What say you? -
![This 1963 Chrysler 300 Sport Convertible is truly a sad, but not-so lonely wreck. While I was leaving Honest Gary’s Used Car Emporium, I noticed it and asked Gary about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image6-e1365438490381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Patina Week Classic: 1963 Chrysler 300 Convertible – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow")
Patina Week Classic: 1963 Chrysler 300 Convertible – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Posted on April 27, 2013 | 32 CommentsThis 1963 Chrysler 300 Sport Convertible is truly a sad, but not-so lonely wreck. While I was leaving Honest Gary’s Used Car Emporium, I noticed it and asked Gary about […] -
![Here in NW Illinois, we are getting our January weather late – as I left for work this morning (March 20), it was fourteen degrees out. On the official first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/09-09-2012-142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule – 1963 Ford Country Sedan – Di-Noc Free")
Car Show Capsule – 1963 Ford Country Sedan – Di-Noc Free
Posted on March 29, 2013 | 21 CommentsHere in NW Illinois, we are getting our January weather late – as I left for work this morning (March 20), it was fourteen degrees out. On the official first […] -
![Now that we’ve seen the very shrunken, American-influenced F-series Victor, let’s take a look at its successor, the Victor FB. With the FB, Vauxhall finally gave the Victor its own styling identity rather than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Vauxhall-Victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: 1963 Vauxhall Victor Estate")
Storage Yard Classic: 1963 Vauxhall Victor Estate
Posted on December 23, 2012 | 24 CommentsNow that we’ve seen the very shrunken, American-influenced F-series Victor, let’s take a look at its successor, the Victor FB. With the FB, Vauxhall finally gave the Victor its own styling identity rather than […] -
![The Rootes Group was one of the earliest practicioners of badge engineering. Long before the 1982 GM A-body quartet came into being–going back to the mid-1930s, in fact–Rootes was keeping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Sunbeam-Rapier-1-e1345253869743.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Sunbeam Rapier Series IV – A Saucier Minx")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Sunbeam Rapier Series IV – A Saucier Minx
Posted on August 27, 2012 | 22 CommentsThe Rootes Group was one of the earliest practicioners of badge engineering. Long before the 1982 GM A-body quartet came into being–going back to the mid-1930s, in fact–Rootes was keeping […] -
![There are a lot of Corvair fans here at CC. And why not? They’re the most unique American car of their time, are fun to drive and readily available at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/08-03-2012-061-e1344741285472.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder – Activate The Turbocharged Scat")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder – Activate The Turbocharged Scat
Posted on August 24, 2012 | 54 CommentsThere are a lot of Corvair fans here at CC. And why not? They’re the most unique American car of their time, are fun to drive and readily available at […]
