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1968 Archive
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![Despite its reasonably strong collector popularity, some find the second-generation Plymouth Barracuda to be a little too close to its parent Valiant’s hard points to be a truly beautiful pony […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/68-Barracuda-1-e1791031648178-115x115.avif "1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S: A Factory Big-Block Barracuda With A Four-Speed? Yep.")
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S: A Factory Big-Block Barracuda With A Four-Speed? Yep.
Posted on October 6, 2026 | 23 CommentsDespite its reasonably strong collector popularity, some find the second-generation Plymouth Barracuda to be a little too close to its parent Valiant’s hard points to be a truly beautiful pony […] -
![With only 280 gross horsepower and a 2-speed automatic, this 1968 Buick GS 350 hardtop wasn’t going to run with GM’s big-engine A-body muscle cars, but when equipped with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1968-Buick-GS350-2HT-Ivory-Gold-Connors-Motorcar-Company-front-3q-right-badge-inset-115x115.webp "1968 Buick GS 350 Sport Coupe: Not Quite A Muscle Car, This Junior GS Was The Best-Handling Buick Of Its Time")
1968 Buick GS 350 Sport Coupe: Not Quite A Muscle Car, This Junior GS Was The Best-Handling Buick Of Its Time
Posted on September 26, 2026 | 23 CommentsWith only 280 gross horsepower and a 2-speed automatic, this 1968 Buick GS 350 hardtop wasn’t going to run with GM’s big-engine A-body muscle cars, but when equipped with the […] -
![Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1968-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-4HT-Ocean-Turquoise-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-lede-115x115.webp "1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise")
1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 25 CommentsTwo decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […] -
![(Updated 8/20/2026) 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 chose […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc68Thunderbird01-crop.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Thunderbird – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
Posted on August 20, 2026 | 183 Comments(Updated 8/20/2026) 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 chose […] -
![It took more than three long years for American Motors to unveil its true Mustang fighter, and by that point, the field was so crowded that Kenosha couldn’t really reap […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/68-Javelin-4-115x115.avif "1968 AMC Javelin SST: This Pony Car From Kenosha Has A 290 With A Four-Speed")
1968 AMC Javelin SST: This Pony Car From Kenosha Has A 290 With A Four-Speed
Posted on August 17, 2026 | 35 CommentsIt took more than three long years for American Motors to unveil its true Mustang fighter, and by that point, the field was so crowded that Kenosha couldn’t really reap […] -
![In 1968, the Cadillac Sedan de Ville faced one of its toughest critics: Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, which normally didn’t rate luxury cars at all. They came away […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1968-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-Caribe-Aqua-Bonhams-side-right-crop-115x115.webp "Vintage Review: 1968 Cadillac Sedan De Ville: Smooth, Powerful, But “Not A Superior Investment”")
Vintage Review: 1968 Cadillac Sedan De Ville: Smooth, Powerful, But “Not A Superior Investment”
Posted on June 30, 2026 | 45 CommentsIn 1968, the Cadillac Sedan de Ville faced one of its toughest critics: Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, which normally didn’t rate luxury cars at all. They came away […] -
![By the 1960s, the old brand ladder once promoted by GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. — “a car for every purse and purpose” — had become a glut of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1968-Chevrolet-Caprice-Custom-CP-Seafrost-Green-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1968 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe: Chevrolet’s Middle-Class, Medium-Price Luxury Contender")
1968 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe: Chevrolet’s Middle-Class, Medium-Price Luxury Contender
Posted on June 26, 2026 | 18 CommentsBy the 1960s, the old brand ladder once promoted by GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. — “a car for every purse and purpose” — had become a glut of […] -
![If you’ve been shopping for a first-generation Oldsmobile Toronado but are dismayed by their steadily increasing asking prices, a reasonable compromise may be the 1968 model, whose front-end was heavily […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/68-Olds-4-scaled-e1781695740616-115x115.jpg "1968 Oldsmobile Toronado For Sale: One-Family-Owned Since New")
1968 Oldsmobile Toronado For Sale: One-Family-Owned Since New
Posted on June 19, 2026 | 13 CommentsIf you’ve been shopping for a first-generation Oldsmobile Toronado but are dismayed by their steadily increasing asking prices, a reasonable compromise may be the 1968 model, whose front-end was heavily […] -
![For years, GM’s mid-priced Oldsmobile brand did a brisk business making middle-class cars for middle-class buyers: unflashy full-size models aimed at people who wanted to demonstrate their affluence in respectable, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1946-Custom-8-Cruiser-98-Pacific-Nightshade-Blue-1968-Oldsmobile-98-Luxury-Sedan-Willow-Gold-115x115.webp "1946 and 1968 Oldsmobile 98 Sedans: Cadillac Luxury From GM’s Mid-Priced Brand")
1946 and 1968 Oldsmobile 98 Sedans: Cadillac Luxury From GM’s Mid-Priced Brand
Posted on February 18, 2026 | 19 CommentsFor years, GM’s mid-priced Oldsmobile brand did a brisk business making middle-class cars for middle-class buyers: unflashy full-size models aimed at people who wanted to demonstrate their affluence in respectable, […] -
1967 & 1968 Mercury Cougars: Are They Different Enough To Have A Favorite?
Posted on February 11, 2026 | 39 CommentsAside from some minor trim variations, the 1967 and 1968 Mercury Cougars are fundamentally the same car. Are those small differences enough for fans to prefer one over the other? -
![By 1968, the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair was on borrowed time, and it had dropped off the radar for most of the car magazines. Car Life became one of the last […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1968-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-CP-Seafrost-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-3-front-3q-left-banner-115x115.webp "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1968 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – “This Really Enjoyable Automobile Deserves A Much Better Fate”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1968 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – “This Really Enjoyable Automobile Deserves A Much Better Fate”
Posted on February 9, 2026 | 18 CommentsBy 1968, the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair was on borrowed time, and it had dropped off the radar for most of the car magazines. Car Life became one of the last […] -
![Would you believe, in 1968, a turbocharged six-cylinder Corvair capable of low-13-second quarter-mile times, a record-setting top speed of more than 156 mph, and “fantastic cornering power”? Tom Keosababian built […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-Tom-Keosasabian-Speedweek-1967-115x115.webp "Vintage Car Life Review: “The World’s Fastest Corvair” – This 156 MPH Modified 1965 Corvair Corsa Turbo Could Run With A 427 Corvette")
Vintage Car Life Review: “The World’s Fastest Corvair” – This 156 MPH Modified 1965 Corvair Corsa Turbo Could Run With A 427 Corvette
Posted on February 4, 2026 | 6 CommentsWould you believe, in 1968, a turbocharged six-cylinder Corvair capable of low-13-second quarter-mile times, a record-setting top speed of more than 156 mph, and “fantastic cornering power”? Tom Keosababian built […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg "1971 Chrysler Newport Royal: Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Underachieving Fuselage Years")
1971 Chrysler Newport Royal: Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Underachieving Fuselage Years
Posted on January 23, 2026 | 38 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 […] -
![Car and Driver ran a lot of stunts in its heyday, but this was one of their most bizarre: In spring 1968, they sent English associate editor Charles Fox on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Car-and-Driver-1968-08-60-61-joined-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Review: New York To D.C. With No Cash, No Cards, 12 Checks, And A New Lincoln Continental Mark III")
Vintage C/D Review: New York To D.C. With No Cash, No Cards, 12 Checks, And A New Lincoln Continental Mark III
Posted on January 16, 2026 | 29 CommentsCar and Driver ran a lot of stunts in its heyday, but this was one of their most bizarre: In spring 1968, they sent English associate editor Charles Fox on […] -
![(Updated 12/11/2025. Author’s Note: Going to car shows in many areas brings the same worn out, ear-splitting songs nearly every time. So I’ve re-written a few songs you likely would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0128.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day")
Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day
Posted on December 11, 2025 | 72 Comments(Updated 12/11/2025. Author’s Note: Going to car shows in many areas brings the same worn out, ear-splitting songs nearly every time. So I’ve re-written a few songs you likely would […]
