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1964 Archive
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![What really separates the hardcore car freaks from the semi-pros is in what mental image they conjure up when you say “early Dodge Dart”. Even those of us who were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CC-155-194-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1964 Dodge Dart 270 – The Valiant Brougham")
1964 Dodge Dart 270 – The Valiant Brougham
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhat really separates the hardcore car freaks from the semi-pros is in what mental image they conjure up when you say “early Dodge Dart”. Even those of us who were […] -
1964 Chrysler New Yorker – Hardtop Heaven
Posted on October 10, 2025 | 20 CommentsI had not looked through the Cohort in awhile, but am I glad I did. There to greet me was this gorgeous 1964 Chrysler New Yorker shot by Mike Hayes. -
![The 1964 model year was the last hurrah of the entry-level Cadillac Series 62, and the final year for the ’50s-vintage Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic, an unusual four-speed automatic transmission with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1964-Cadillac-Series-62-2HT-Turino-Turquoise-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-w-coupling-inset.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1964 Cadillac Series 62 – Last Year Of A Very Unusual GM Hydra-Matic Transmission With TWO Fluid Couplings")
1964 Cadillac Series 62 – Last Year Of A Very Unusual GM Hydra-Matic Transmission With TWO Fluid Couplings
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 15 CommentsThe 1964 model year was the last hurrah of the entry-level Cadillac Series 62, and the final year for the ’50s-vintage Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic, an unusual four-speed automatic transmission with […] -
![It is well known hereabouts that I suffer from a fetish – I just cannot get enough of the 1964 Studebaker. In the company’s last burst of creativity it got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1964-Studebaker-Daytona-Convertible-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible: A Rare Drop-Top Classic – Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air")
1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible: A Rare Drop-Top Classic – Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air
Posted on August 14, 2025 | 16 CommentsIt is well known hereabouts that I suffer from a fetish – I just cannot get enough of the 1964 Studebaker. In the company’s last burst of creativity it got […] -
![The 1963–1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (C2) is a classic design whose styling holds up well today. One reason for that was the selection of attractive paint choices. Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/C2-Corvette-composite-Goldwood-Yellow-1965-Nassau-Blue-1965-Riverside-Red-1963-Goodwood-Green-1967-scaled.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1963 to 1967 C2 Corvette Sting Ray Colors: From Rarest To Most Popular")
1963 to 1967 C2 Corvette Sting Ray Colors: From Rarest To Most Popular
Posted on August 12, 2025 | 32 CommentsThe 1963–1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (C2) is a classic design whose styling holds up well today. One reason for that was the selection of attractive paint choices. Let’s take […] -
![Mid-priced cars trying to poach buyers from the low-priced league was a familiar tactic even in the early ’60s, but the 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 was a new escalation: a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1964-Oldsmobile-Jetstar-88-2HT-Wedgewood-Mist-Mecum-Auctions-D129.1-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 – Oldsmobile Tries To Build An Impala")
Vintage M/T Review: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 – Oldsmobile Tries To Build An Impala
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 8 CommentsMid-priced cars trying to poach buyers from the low-priced league was a familiar tactic even in the early ’60s, but the 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 was a new escalation: a […] -
![Images of cars, camping, and people doing things away from the city with their vintage people movers and ordinary postwar to 1970ss American vehicles seem to be a popular theme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Road Trip: 1964 Dodge Dart (Grüne Hölle) Goes Camping")
Road Trip: 1964 Dodge Dart (Grüne Hölle) Goes Camping
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 9 CommentsImages of cars, camping, and people doing things away from the city with their vintage people movers and ordinary postwar to 1970ss American vehicles seem to be a popular theme […] -
![In my recent post on the last RWD Cadillac Eldorado, I said that the Eldorado had grown less and less distinctive through the early 1960s. There was one exception I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1964-Cadillac-Eldorado-Aquamarine-Mecum-Auctions-S45-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Brief Return Of The Open-Wheel Eldorado")
1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Brief Return Of The Open-Wheel Eldorado
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 22 CommentsIn my recent post on the last RWD Cadillac Eldorado, I said that the Eldorado had grown less and less distinctive through the early 1960s. There was one exception I […] -
![To British and European eyes, big American cars were rare and exotic iron, offering a combination of gargantuan dimensions, enormous displacement, and indulgent power that nothing on the other side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Autocar-Cadillac-CdV-leading.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Autocar Road Test: 1964 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – “Somewhat Costly Motoring One-Upmanship”")
Vintage Autocar Road Test: 1964 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – “Somewhat Costly Motoring One-Upmanship”
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 44 CommentsTo British and European eyes, big American cars were rare and exotic iron, offering a combination of gargantuan dimensions, enormous displacement, and indulgent power that nothing on the other side […] -
![(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240109_121418-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray")
CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray
Posted on December 26, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […] -
![Although the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sting-Ray-road-test-MT1964-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors")
Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 9 CommentsAlthough the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […] -
![Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More")
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2012) I love Studebaker. Pretty much any South Bend-built model gets my immediate attention, but I have to acknowledge that, in the end, Studebaker did itself in. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aa-09-08-2012-084.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 9/28/2012) I love Studebaker. Pretty much any South Bend-built model gets my immediate attention, but I have to acknowledge that, in the end, Studebaker did itself in. We […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents")
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1964PontiacTempestSafari04Featire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]
