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Curbside Classics Archives
1972 Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Satellite Custom–The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 98 Comments(first posted 12/26/2012) Here’s a little secret; just promise to not tell anyone: Inspiration for writing a Curbside Classic can sometime be pretty elusive. -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents")
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![(All pictures of the ’72 Mercury used for this history were submitted to the Cohort by 625C2) (first posted 12/27/2013) The original (and superior) version of Hawaii Five-O was broadcast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1968-park-lane-h50.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic and Automotive History: Good Lord! The 1972 Mercury Marquis and its Flirtation With Infamy")
Curbside Classic and Automotive History: Good Lord! The 1972 Mercury Marquis and its Flirtation With Infamy
Posted on March 20, 2024 | 157 Comments(All pictures of the ’72 Mercury used for this history were submitted to the Cohort by 625C2) (first posted 12/27/2013) The original (and superior) version of Hawaii Five-O was broadcast […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2013) I remember when the Mercury Marquis started to become popular. A friend of my father bought a new one in 1969. As my father admired it, his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1971MercuryComet02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Comet – Not a Baby Lincoln")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Comet – Not a Baby Lincoln
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 92 Comments(first posted 7/9/2013) I remember when the Mercury Marquis started to become popular. A friend of my father bought a new one in 1969. As my father admired it, his […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 160 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
![This is the city – Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a city whose name is known in many corners of the planet, a city having an abundance of offerings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0651.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "By Car, Train, and Boat: Invading Los Angeles County")
By Car, Train, and Boat: Invading Los Angeles County
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 62 CommentsThis is the city – Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a city whose name is known in many corners of the planet, a city having an abundance of offerings […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1985-Buick-Electra-T-Type-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […] -
![(Originally published May 10, 2013) The 1970s marked a beginning of a change in Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. As the ’70s unfolded, the undertaking of supplying a Pace Car, along […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1971DodgePaceCar051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 6, 1970-74)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 6, 1970-74)
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 54 Comments(Originally published May 10, 2013) The 1970s marked a beginning of a change in Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. As the ’70s unfolded, the undertaking of supplying a Pace Car, along […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-05-2012-011-e1347236131228.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1969-Dodge-Full-Line-08-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2012) I am surprised that we’ve not yet had a CC on the mid-size, mid-70s Ford Gran Torino. Of course, most of us remember a certain Gran Torino […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/08-03-2012-002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Isolation Chamber")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Isolation Chamber
Posted on September 22, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 9/17/2012) I am surprised that we’ve not yet had a CC on the mid-size, mid-70s Ford Gran Torino. Of course, most of us remember a certain Gran Torino […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2016) A humble confession: This car has been pestering me continually throughout ten vain attempts at some degree of literary (in)justice over the last fifteen months. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0916.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Reading The Tea Leaves Near Stage Left")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Reading The Tea Leaves Near Stage Left
Posted on August 19, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/19/2016) A humble confession: This car has been pestering me continually throughout ten vain attempts at some degree of literary (in)justice over the last fifteen months. While […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-15-2013-182-800x533-e1377984030199.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […]
