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Curbside Classics Archives
1973 Archive
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![(first posted 5/15/2013) Poor Saab. They had such a dedicated fan base for years, but lack of funds meant only two “real” Saabs were built over its existence: the 92/93/95/96 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-10-02-2012-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Saab 95 Wagon – Now That’s A Real Saab!")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Saab 95 Wagon – Now That’s A Real Saab!
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 5/15/2013) Poor Saab. They had such a dedicated fan base for years, but lack of funds meant only two “real” Saabs were built over its existence: the 92/93/95/96 […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7395.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 119 Comments(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […] -
![Here’s a menacing creature, tightly wearing its dark tailored suit, and ready to push lesser creatures out of the way on looks alone. Finally, a colonnade GM body had crossed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20230726_134709060_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe With Floor Shifter – A Victim Of Fashion")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe With Floor Shifter – A Victim Of Fashion
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 28 CommentsHere’s a menacing creature, tightly wearing its dark tailored suit, and ready to push lesser creatures out of the way on looks alone. Finally, a colonnade GM body had crossed […] -
![GM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 57 CommentsGM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […] -
![I am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1973-Chevrolet-Corvette-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 63 CommentsI am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […] -
![(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 […] -
![One morning I was riding my bike to work when I spotted a little blue Japanese car in the distance. As I got closer it became clear that it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Datsun-1800-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1800 – An Early 610 Oddity")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1800 – An Early 610 Oddity
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 21 CommentsOne morning I was riding my bike to work when I spotted a little blue Japanese car in the distance. As I got closer it became clear that it was […] -
![It was sometime around 1981 or 1982; the nation was under an ongoing civil war and vehicle imports had ceased altogether due to government edict. Thus, our family was under […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20211020_200630243.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1973 Ford Torino Sport – Shopping With Mom")
Parking Lot Classic: 1973 Ford Torino Sport – Shopping With Mom
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 17 CommentsIt was sometime around 1981 or 1982; the nation was under an ongoing civil war and vehicle imports had ceased altogether due to government edict. Thus, our family was under […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hickman-bullitt-rotten-tomatoes-com.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Bill Hickman – Stunt Driver Extraordinaire")
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 […] -
![(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1976ChevroletLagunaS303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 131 Comments(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […] -
![I write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3793.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 50 CommentsI write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2011. Revised 11/14/2016) It was the rear door that did it. I should never have opened it. Yes, these mega-size GM cars have gotten a lot of love […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-132-198-8001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – GM’s Deadly Sin #15 – GM Discovers Rubbermaid")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – GM’s Deadly Sin #15 – GM Discovers Rubbermaid
Posted on November 15, 2022 | 129 Comments(first posted 3/30/2011. Revised 11/14/2016) It was the rear door that did it. I should never have opened it. Yes, these mega-size GM cars have gotten a lot of love […] -
![(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 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-23-2013-045-800x533-e1372965497647.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…")
Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […]
