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Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Cougar – Premium Ponycar
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 131 Comments(first posted 3/25/2013) Mercury, that recently-departed Ford division, never really had an easy life. From the beginning, in 1939, it vacillated between fancy Ford and cheap Lincoln while never really […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Sportsroof- Always Ready to Roll
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/3/2012) Tim turned 30 in June of 1968. He had been married for five years and had two sons, ages 3 and 4. He had owned a […] -
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 Cinema: Bill Hickman – Stunt Driver Extraordinaire
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 123 Comments(first posted 1/31/2013) For lovers of Hollywood car chases, the late 1960s and early 1970s could easily be considered as the pinnacle of believable, high-quality chases. It was an […] -
COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 50 CommentsI had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […] -
Curbside Conundrum: Is This 1968 GTO A Royal Bobcat 428? – You Be The Judge
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 67 CommentsGrowing up in America, you hear all about various legendary cars. Well, legendary American cars, that is. You’ve got your Shelbys, your 442s, Charger Superbirds, Yenko Camaros and so on, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham – Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 43 CommentsLife is a delicious mixture of planning and doing. We all know people who specialize in one at the expense of the other, but a person has to be fluent […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac Catalina – Let’s Go Wide-Tracking
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 108 Comments(first posted 9/23/2011) When I was growing up, there were more Oldsmobiles in my extended family than anything else. But if we go to second place, it would have […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Mercury Colony Park – Ahoy There, Matey!
Posted on October 5, 2021 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/16/2012) Despite the fact that at the end, there was not much left to Mercury Division, I still miss them. While Mercury was a fancier Ford for […] -
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: 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 […] -
Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/30/2013. 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 […] -
CC Capsule: 1968-72 GMC 2500 – Well-Amortized Truck Part Tooling
Posted on October 7, 2019 | 22 CommentsIs there any way to tell the model year of a 1967-72 GMC truck other than decoding the VIN? I’m not aware that GMC made any styling changes to this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Prince Skyline (S57) 1500 Deluxe – Positively Charming
Posted on September 29, 2019 | 23 CommentsIt’s not every day that we host a marque for the first time on CC, especially one that made great cars on an industrial scale, as opposed to some obscure […]