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1974 Archive
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1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 20 CommentsI have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […] -
1975 Ford Maverick LDO: The Luxury Maverick – Let’s Drive Opulently
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 23 CommentsWhat’s this? Another Maverick? Haven’t we covered these to death here at CC? Let us answer your questions, rude though they may be: Huh, Yes, and Kind Of. That last […] -
My 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Meet Elky
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’m not sure why, I guess I don’t recall things as I used to, but I’ve never submitted a post on my El Camino. So I better do so now, […] -
Vintage AMS Review: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Could Be Taken Around Bends Remarkably Quickly”
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 39 CommentsWhen the Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon debuted for 1973, Oldsmobile proclaimed it “A new Olds in the grand touring tradition,” complete with a plaque full of national flags to signify […] -
Decade De Ville: Cadillac’s Bestselling ’70s De Villes
Posted on July 31, 2025 | 18 CommentsIn the 1970s, the Cadillac De Ville was not merely Cadillac’s cash cow, but a veritable thundering herd of cash buffalo, sold in enormous numbers at high prices. The […] -
Curbside Finds: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/17/2019) The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars […] -
CC Tech: How The Nimble 1975 Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit, And Scirocco Raised The Standards Of FWD Chassis Design
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 53 CommentsPaul has called the 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit the most influential global compact car of the past 50 years. One of the reasons the original Golf and Rabbit made such a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Mazda RX-4 Rotary Wagon – Still Spinning
Posted on February 22, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 3/13/2012) We can thank Mazda for adding a lot of spice to the automotive landscape. Their compact, smooth and high-revving rotary engine started (and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe – A Car With A Dress Code (And A Drinking Problem)
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 62 CommentsKind words from me about a ’70s land yacht might suggest a cold snap in the infernal realms, but I was grudgingly impressed by this handsome Energy Crisis-era flagship […] -
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Monaco Custom – Bitten By Wanderlust
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 42 CommentsSome things in life appeal to a person much more than what the rational parts of our brains would ever allow. Please see Exhibit 1, in green. Everything about this […]
![1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs? I have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1970Bronco07Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1975 Ford Maverick LDO: The Luxury Maverick – Let’s Drive Opulently What’s this? Another Maverick? Haven’t we covered these to death here at CC? Let us answer your questions, rude though they may be: Huh, Yes, and Kind Of. That last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1975-Ford-Maverick-LDO-07-small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1974 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe — A Chrysler By Any Other Name, It Sold Better As A New Yorker I spent a lot of time recently staring at this well-preserved 1974 Imperial LeBaron hardtop, wondering again why it didn’t sell. In most respects, Chrysler’s senior make was at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1974-Imperial-LeBaron-Crown-Coupe-Golden-Fawn-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-wide.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![My 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Meet Elky I’m not sure why, I guess I don’t recall things as I used to, but I’ve never submitted a post on my El Camino. So I better do so now, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EC1-e1753997084934.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage AMS Review: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Could Be Taken Around Bends Remarkably Quickly” When the Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon debuted for 1973, Oldsmobile proclaimed it “A new Olds in the grand touring tradition,” complete with a plaque full of national flags to signify […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1974-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-4SD-press-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Decade De Ville: Cadillac’s Bestselling ’70s De Villes In the 1970s, the Cadillac De Ville was not merely Cadillac’s cash cow, but a veritable thundering herd of cash buffalo, sold in enormous numbers at high prices. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1970-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-Adriatic-Turquoise-Bring-a-Trailer-16-side.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Finds: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . . (first posted 5/17/2019) The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TwoOpels06Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Tech: How The Nimble 1975 Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit, And Scirocco Raised The Standards Of FWD Chassis Design Paul has called the 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit the most influential global compact car of the past 50 years. One of the reasons the original Golf and Rabbit made such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1975-Volkswagen-Rabbit-Rallye-Green-2040-cars-front-3q-right-crop.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Mazda RX-4 Rotary Wagon – Still Spinning (first posted 3/13/2012) We can thank Mazda for adding a lot of spice to the automotive landscape. Their compact, smooth and high-revving rotary engine started (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mazda-Rx-4-Wagon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s (first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vega-2-e1338664061959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe – A Car With A Dress Code (And A Drinking Problem) Kind words from me about a ’70s land yacht might suggest a cold snap in the infernal realms, but I was grudgingly impressed by this handsome Energy Crisis-era flagship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1974-oldsmobile-98-regency-front-3q-Orlando-Classic-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really… (first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1972AMCJavelin04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln (first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1972LincolnContinental09Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Monaco Custom – Bitten By Wanderlust Some things in life appeal to a person much more than what the rational parts of our brains would ever allow. Please see Exhibit 1, in green. Everything about this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240801_195809.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


