-
-
-
American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers
1973 Archive
-
![(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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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 | 94 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 […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2016) There are some cars, such as a 1973 Impala, that are pretty likely to interest a sizable swath of readers due to familiarity and first-hand experience. After […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gfgh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – The Minato Connection")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – The Minato Connection
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 2/18/2016) There are some cars, such as a 1973 Impala, that are pretty likely to interest a sizable swath of readers due to familiarity and first-hand experience. After […] -
![Earlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2080.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On")
Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 27 CommentsEarlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2011) What’s in a name? A car name, in particular. Pick a beautiful, exotic locale, and smack that name on your top-end model. If it does this, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1973MercuryMonterey03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Monterey Custom – A Great Name’s Last Ride")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Monterey Custom – A Great Name’s Last Ride
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 151 Comments(first posted 9/8/2011) What’s in a name? A car name, in particular. Pick a beautiful, exotic locale, and smack that name on your top-end model. If it does this, a […] -
![Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
![Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020")
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
![Anyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne")
CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-av.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 77 Comments(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […] -
![Car-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take some pictures. Which is just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1973-Ford-Ranchero-Squire-LF-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury
Posted on October 12, 2020 | 36 CommentsCar-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take some pictures. Which is just […] -
![Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high quality rubber cement, let us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1267.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 37 CommentsLest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high quality rubber cement, let us […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2014) The larger Mustangs of the early ’70s might not get the respect of purists, but I was more than happy when I came across this blue 1973 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-06-14.48.24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – Motorized Malpractice Or Just What The Doctor Ordered?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – Motorized Malpractice Or Just What The Doctor Ordered?
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 104 Comments(first posted 8/16/2014) The larger Mustangs of the early ’70s might not get the respect of purists, but I was more than happy when I came across this blue 1973 […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2014) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Oct-Nov-2013-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend
Posted on August 11, 2020 | 144 Comments(first posted 8/11/2014) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2014) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above. We are going to examine this poor, unfortunate swollen subject in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1973FordLTD08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 151 Comments(first posted 2/20/2014) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above. We are going to examine this poor, unfortunate swollen subject in […]
