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Curbside Classics Archives
1966 Archive
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![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&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 | 20 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 […] -
![When we think of the mid-’60s Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova today, we tend to envision either a mousy schoolteacher’s car or a GTO-eating sleeper armed with the rare, ultra-hot L79 SBC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1966-07_MT_ChevyII-snippet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1966 Chevy II Nova SS 327 With Powerglide – Mild-Mannered Commuter Muscle")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1966 Chevy II Nova SS 327 With Powerglide – Mild-Mannered Commuter Muscle
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen we think of the mid-’60s Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova today, we tend to envision either a mousy schoolteacher’s car or a GTO-eating sleeper armed with the rare, ultra-hot L79 SBC […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6303652810_e5879abc4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2018) Perusing Craigslist as I am wont to do, I was stopped in my virtual tracks by this offering and figured it had to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DaleHouseCar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Buick Wildcat Great Dale House Car – Woah, Nelly!")
1966 Buick Wildcat Great Dale House Car – Woah, Nelly!
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 10/18/2018) Perusing Craigslist as I am wont to do, I was stopped in my virtual tracks by this offering and figured it had to be […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1966DodgeCoronet02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2014) It has been a tough winter in Indianapolis. We are very near to a seasonal snowfall record and have had some extreme cold to go with it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1966OldsToronado11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Personal Luxury, Oldsmobile Style")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Personal Luxury, Oldsmobile Style
Posted on April 29, 2024 | 136 Comments(first posted 3/14/2014) It has been a tough winter in Indianapolis. We are very near to a seasonal snowfall record and have had some extreme cold to go with it. […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1966-Pontiac-Prestige-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2011) We’ve given both Ford (with its 1965 LTD) and Pontiac (with its 1964 Brougham) lots of props for being pioneers of the Great Brougham Epoch. But Oldsmobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-201-094-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 3 (1966 -1967): 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – America’s Love Supreme Starts Here")
CCCCC Part 3 (1966 -1967): 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – America’s Love Supreme Starts Here
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 3/17/2011) We’ve given both Ford (with its 1965 LTD) and Pontiac (with its 1964 Brougham) lots of props for being pioneers of the Great Brougham Epoch. But Oldsmobile […] -
![With our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/490BB189-58D7-4A48-8EE3-BFDA0A19BC09.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait")
COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 20 CommentsWith our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood?
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 60 Comments(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 […] -
![Photos courtesy of Andrew Tewes. (Update: This model was wrongly identified when this post was first published. The text has been updated). A good number of my hipster students have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231001_011615165.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Convertible – The Coolness Of Mr. Square")
CC Outtakes: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Convertible – The Coolness Of Mr. Square
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 15 CommentsPhotos courtesy of Andrew Tewes. (Update: This model was wrongly identified when this post was first published. The text has been updated). A good number of my hipster students have […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2017) Brougham fever was virulent in 1966 at Ford, and the results speak for themselves. Who needs rear side windows anyway? Despite the fact that switching […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-333-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Thunderbird Town Landau – The T Bird Comes Down With Brougham Fever")
CC Capsule: 1966 Thunderbird Town Landau – The T Bird Comes Down With Brougham Fever
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/16/2017) Brougham fever was virulent in 1966 at Ford, and the results speak for themselves. Who needs rear side windows anyway? Despite the fact that switching […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1985-Buick-Electra-T-Type-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […] -
![(Originally published 25 May 2017) Welcome to the Mercury Edition of this ongoing series exploring low volume production cars. As usual, we are looking at those models built between 1946 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1946-Mercury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Mercury Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Mercury Edition
Posted on June 1, 2023 | 80 Comments(Originally published 25 May 2017) Welcome to the Mercury Edition of this ongoing series exploring low volume production cars. As usual, we are looking at those models built between 1946 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969)")
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 […]
