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Curbside Classics Archives
1967 Archive
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![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&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
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 […] -
![( 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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Double or Nothing!")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Holy Toledo!")
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 […] -
![“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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album")
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, […] -
![(originally posted 6/11/2011) In 1992, Ross Perot mounted a 3rd party run for president. He chose as his running mate Admiral James Stockdale. The Admiral had a distinguished record, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc68Thunderbird01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 178 Comments(originally posted 6/11/2011) In 1992, Ross Perot mounted a 3rd party run for president. He chose as his running mate Admiral James Stockdale. The Admiral had a distinguished record, but […] -
![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years
Posted on January 22, 2020 | 101 CommentsWhen I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […] -
![Imagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Nova-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special")
CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 50 CommentsImagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […] -
![I took another stroll through the Cohort and was met with another submission by Mike HayEs (whose name I spelled correctly this time (says the red-faced author). Anyone who has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1967-Pontiac-Bonneville-02-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "From The Cohort: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Mixed Metaphor")
From The Cohort: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Mixed Metaphor
Posted on November 1, 2019 | 35 CommentsI took another stroll through the Cohort and was met with another submission by Mike HayEs (whose name I spelled correctly this time (says the red-faced author). Anyone who has […] -
![I have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1970Bronco07Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?
Posted on September 27, 2019 | 28 CommentsI have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […] -
![We recently took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because this almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1966-Dodge-D100-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 – New Old Stock?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 – New Old Stock?
Posted on September 4, 2019 | 50 CommentsWe recently took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because this almost […] -
![My wife and I have been taking our daughter to the state fair since she was a toddler. She is now significantly older meaning we’ve been attending for quite a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0391.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "State Fair Classic: 1967 to 1972 Ford F-600 – This Is More About Stamina, Traditions, And An Infamous Music Festival Than Just A Nifty Old Truck")
State Fair Classic: 1967 to 1972 Ford F-600 – This Is More About Stamina, Traditions, And An Infamous Music Festival Than Just A Nifty Old Truck
Posted on August 26, 2019 | 36 CommentsMy wife and I have been taking our daughter to the state fair since she was a toddler. She is now significantly older meaning we’ve been attending for quite a […] -
![Next up in our ongoing series about American cars Down Under is Pontiac. In researching this I’ve also found a real treat, but we will refrain from discussing it at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/n_1968-GMH-Pontiac-Parisienne-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(North) Americans Down Under – The Pontiac Edition")
(North) Americans Down Under – The Pontiac Edition
Posted on August 15, 2019 | 26 CommentsNext up in our ongoing series about American cars Down Under is Pontiac. In researching this I’ve also found a real treat, but we will refrain from discussing it at […]
