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1965 Archive
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Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 53 CommentsMy mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1965 Chrysler 300 – A Perfect Aquamarine Yacht
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 6/7/2014) Here’s a lovely 1965 Chrysler 300 in that oh-so-perfect ’60s color combination of aqua/aqua. I love it! But as pretty as it is, the non-letter 300s spelled […] -
Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 28 CommentsThe new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […] -
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Oldsmobile Edition
Posted on May 31, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/31/2017) It’s time once again for our ongoing exploration of low volume regular production cars. Today, we look at Oldsmobile, one of the few car brands […] -
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969)
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 39 Comments(Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […] -
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 31 CommentsIt matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […] -
Fieldside Classics & Recycling: 1964 and 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 (Plus Surprise Bonus) – Unraveling, And Finding, A Few Mysteries
Posted on December 9, 2021 | 30 CommentsIt was about three or so years ago when coworker Rand retired and that was the last time I had talked to him. In a conversation the other day, Rand’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 880 – Kenosha Cadillac?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/10/2012) I became really interested in AMC in the late ’90s, due in large part to my purchase of Pat Foster’s American Motors: The Last Independent. I […] -
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1965 Buick Skylark Sedan
Posted on July 16, 2021 | 44 CommentsSkylark is one of those names that probably wouldn’t sell today no matter what it would be attached to, however back in 1965 it was a different story for Buick. […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood My mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20230617_162746173a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood? (first posted 1/25/2018) I did not have a perfect childhood. Does anyone? But a few months ago I stumbled across this pretty yellow GTO and memories of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1966PontiacGTO02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Capsule: 1965 Chrysler 300 – A Perfect Aquamarine Yacht (first posted 6/7/2014) Here’s a lovely 1965 Chrysler 300 in that oh-so-perfect ’60s color combination of aqua/aqua. I love it! But as pretty as it is, the non-letter 300s spelled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2726648402_289704c923_b-e1401039025783.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance The new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1965-01-MT-Chevy-Corvair-Corsa-Test-1-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Oldsmobile Edition (first posted 5/31/2017) It’s time once again for our ongoing exploration of low volume regular production cars. Today, we look at Oldsmobile, one of the few car brands […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1970-Oldsmobile-Full-Line-Prestige-10-69-08-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969) (Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1969CamaroPaceCar06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition (first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1946-Ford-Sportsman-02-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver It matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks (first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Ford-Galaxie-500-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Fieldside Classics & Recycling: 1964 and 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 (Plus Surprise Bonus) – Unraveling, And Finding, A Few Mysteries It was about three or so years ago when coworker Rand retired and that was the last time I had talked to him. In a conversation the other day, Rand’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0235.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 880 – Kenosha Cadillac? (first posted 10/10/2012) I became really interested in AMC in the late ’90s, due in large part to my purchase of Pat Foster’s American Motors: The Last Independent. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/fkjl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1965 Buick Skylark Sedan Skylark is one of those names that probably wouldn’t sell today no matter what it would be attached to, however back in 1965 it was a different story for Buick. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_1566.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1 (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of? (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&quality=75&ssl=1)


