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1967 Archive
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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 […] -
Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 55 CommentsThe 1967-68 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe is easily my favorite automotive body design of all time. I love the semi-fastback roof line, and the saucy kick-up at the bottom of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler 300: Requiem for the Big American Sport Sedan
Posted on November 17, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/17/2016) We all know what a sport sedan is, from the ur-BMW 5 series to the legions it spawned. But there was an earlier, American era of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Dig That Aqua Paint!
Posted on September 25, 2022 | 126 Comments(first posted 6/23/2014) Car marques have had a rough decade or two. Since the time I graduated high school, we’ve lost Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Saturn and of course, Pontiac. Pontiac?! […] -
Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Coulda Had A V8; Didn’t Want One
Posted on May 14, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 9/18/2013) When you go to as many car shows and cruise nights as I do, you are bound to see the same cars over and over. But what […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Plymouth VIP – Very Important Plymouth Or Footnote To The Great Brougham Epoch?
Posted on March 17, 2022 | 94 Comments(first posted 2/11/2013) I think it is safe to say that most of us here at CC are familiar with the origins of the Great Brougham Epoch. In a nutshell, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – A Long, Flowing Old Car On A Long, Flowing Old Road
Posted on December 3, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 12/3/2015) I love to follow the old roads. In Indiana, they don’t get much older than the National Road, which Thomas Jefferson authorized in 1806 and was built […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 98 Comments( first posted 5/25/2011) My Dad was a Ford guy. Although most everyone else on both sides of my family were firmly in the GM camp, there was almost always […] -
Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 43 CommentsRecently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing!
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 136 Comments(first posted 11/26/2014) The original generation of the Chevy Corvair certainly never lit the sales charts on fire, at least not by Chevrolet standards. Neither did the Y body compacts […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Holy Toledo!
Posted on August 26, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 8/26/2014) Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made. Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with Oldsmobile […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 10 Comments“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […] -
CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]
![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)
![Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast The 1967-68 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe is easily my favorite automotive body design of all time. I love the semi-fastback roof line, and the saucy kick-up at the bottom of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1967-Chevrolet-Impala-red-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler 300: Requiem for the Big American Sport Sedan (first posted 11/17/2016) We all know what a sport sedan is, from the ur-BMW 5 series to the legions it spawned. But there was an earlier, American era of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WP_20140725_19_19_09_Pro-e1479100181161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough (first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1967ChevyCaprceEstate01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Dig That Aqua Paint! (first posted 6/23/2014) Car marques have had a rough decade or two. Since the time I graduated high school, we’ve lost Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Saturn and of course, Pontiac. Pontiac?! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aa-5-24-2014-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Coulda Had A V8; Didn’t Want One (first posted 9/18/2013) When you go to as many car shows and cruise nights as I do, you are bound to see the same cars over and over. But what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/7-20-2013-054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Plymouth VIP – Very Important Plymouth Or Footnote To The Great Brougham Epoch? (first posted 2/11/2013) I think it is safe to say that most of us here at CC are familiar with the origins of the Great Brougham Epoch. In a nutshell, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/12-18-2012-002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – A Long, Flowing Old Car On A Long, Flowing Old Road (first posted 12/3/2015) I love to follow the old roads. In Indiana, they don’t get much older than the National Road, which Thomas Jefferson authorized in 1806 and was built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bbbvj.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)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford ( first posted 5/25/2011) My Dad was a Ford guy. Although most everyone else on both sides of my family were firmly in the GM camp, there was almost always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/009a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee Recently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1971_Dodge_Light_Duty_Trucks-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing! (first posted 11/26/2014) The original generation of the Chevy Corvair certainly never lit the sales charts on fire, at least not by Chevrolet standards. Neither did the Y body compacts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1965ChevyCorvair50004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Holy Toledo! (first posted 8/26/2014) Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made. Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with Oldsmobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1965JeepGladiator03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/67Tempest1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album It’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/photos-2-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


