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Curbside Classics Archives
1966 Archive
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![I have always thought this was the coolest tail light ever. Maybe it’s because two were attached to the 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 my dad owned when I was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/66FordCustom6jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – All Windows Must Be Rolled Up for Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH")
Auction Classic: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – All Windows Must Be Rolled Up for Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH
Posted on December 28, 2013 | 43 CommentsI have always thought this was the coolest tail light ever. Maybe it’s because two were attached to the 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 my dad owned when I was a […] -
![Paul’s recent CC Re-Run on the original Barracuda reminded me of this ’66 example I saw during the flood season here in the QC back in April. I saw it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/4-26-2013-021-800x566-e1386531132824.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Poor Fella")
CC Outtake: Poor Fella
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 13 CommentsPaul’s recent CC Re-Run on the original Barracuda reminded me of this ’66 example I saw during the flood season here in the QC back in April. I saw it […] -
![It’s a shame that Peugeot is not on our shores (and Citroën, for that matter), but this nifty photograph, posted by Dick Johnson on the www.diecast.org forum, shows not only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/The_lobby_of_Peugeot_headquarters_in_Paris_1966-683x800-e1381609823273.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage CC Outtake: Peugeot Headquarters in 1966")
Vintage CC Outtake: Peugeot Headquarters in 1966
Posted on October 13, 2013 | 15 CommentsIt’s a shame that Peugeot is not on our shores (and Citroën, for that matter), but this nifty photograph, posted by Dick Johnson on the www.diecast.org forum, shows not only […] -
![http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1966-Plymouth-Valiant-04-05-800x402-e1376867325259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness")
CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 17 Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […] -
![(Image courtesy imcdb.org) Hands up if you’ve ever seen the 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville…. I didn’t think so. It was a strange “black comedy” effort, based […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IM002700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: The Grand Theft Parsons 1966 Chrysler Newport")
Curbside Cinema: The Grand Theft Parsons 1966 Chrysler Newport
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 28 Comments(Image courtesy imcdb.org) Hands up if you’ve ever seen the 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville…. I didn’t think so. It was a strange “black comedy” effort, based […] -
CC Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – Ready For Spring
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 22 CommentsIn a mid-March snow sits this ’66 Chevrolet, -
![Remember our 1966 Caprice CC? I have been regularly passing it since its CC debut last April, and I have to tell you, the more things change, the more this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02-03-2013-048-1280x852-e1360010769623.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – Time Stands Still…")
CC Follow-Up: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – Time Stands Still…
Posted on February 14, 2013 | 15 CommentsRemember our 1966 Caprice CC? I have been regularly passing it since its CC debut last April, and I have to tell you, the more things change, the more this […] -
![Tom Klockau’s CC this morning about the 1967 Plymouth VIP reminded me of my first-ever VIP sighting. I was passing through Peru, Indiana, one Saturday six years ago to find the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/66VIP3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1966 Plymouth VIP – Playing Hard to Get (The Parts, Anyway)")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Plymouth VIP – Playing Hard to Get (The Parts, Anyway)
Posted on February 11, 2013 | 13 CommentsTom Klockau’s CC this morning about the 1967 Plymouth VIP reminded me of my first-ever VIP sighting. I was passing through Peru, Indiana, one Saturday six years ago to find the […] -
![These days, the introduction of an automobile usually includes the timeworn phrase “all-new” in its advertising. However, there was a whole lot of truth to those words when Oldsmobile introduced the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1966-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Foldout-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado–Coincidence or Clairvoyance?")
CCOTY Nomination: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado–Coincidence or Clairvoyance?
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 50 CommentsThese days, the introduction of an automobile usually includes the timeworn phrase “all-new” in its advertising. However, there was a whole lot of truth to those words when Oldsmobile introduced the […] -
![(ED: Welcome Jim Grey, who is starting a new Saturday COAL series today) During my 1970s kidhood, lots of dads on my block had two-door cars. Moms, on the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/66galaxie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1974 AMC Matador Oleg Cassini – Copper and Rust")
COAL: 1974 AMC Matador Oleg Cassini – Copper and Rust
Posted on December 1, 2012 | 71 Comments(ED: Welcome Jim Grey, who is starting a new Saturday COAL series today) During my 1970s kidhood, lots of dads on my block had two-door cars. Moms, on the other […] -
![About two weeks ago I somehow was transported back in time, to a Ford dealership circa 1966. Fortunately, I had my camera with me. Tired of lozenge-shaped modern cars? Well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-30-2012-213-e1349643505136.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Time Warp: Dahl Ford, Fall 1965 Edition")
CC Time Warp: Dahl Ford, Fall 1965 Edition
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 20 CommentsAbout two weeks ago I somehow was transported back in time, to a Ford dealership circa 1966. Fortunately, I had my camera with me. Tired of lozenge-shaped modern cars? Well, […] -
![I ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-014-e1347064311888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda")
Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 21 CommentsI ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2012) Time for something a little different. As diverse as the automotive makeup of Eugene is, there is very little chance of Paul running across one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/HD-Holden-estate-2-e1341160266289.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965-66 HD Holden Special Station Sedan: The Down Under, 3/4 Scale 1962 Oldsmobile")
Curbside Classic: 1965-66 HD Holden Special Station Sedan: The Down Under, 3/4 Scale 1962 Oldsmobile
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 40 Comments(first posted 7/6/2012) Time for something a little different. As diverse as the automotive makeup of Eugene is, there is very little chance of Paul running across one of […]
