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1974 Archive
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![(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ytfbnn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 103 Comments(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/xxxcx.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2011) It started simply enough: Oh look – a great car to photograph for a CC. And then I saw the sign – Asking price of only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1974PlymouthSatellite03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom – Almost Our Thanksgiving Turkey")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom – Almost Our Thanksgiving Turkey
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 11/23/2011) It started simply enough: Oh look – a great car to photograph for a CC. And then I saw the sign – Asking price of only […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pdg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […] -
![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 […] -
![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![(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 […] -
![The Mark IV is no stranger to these digital pages, various of us have written at length about them and all y’all out there in commentary-land have added even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0826.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – The Littlest Big Car In The World")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – The Littlest Big Car In The World
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 73 CommentsThe Mark IV is no stranger to these digital pages, various of us have written at length about them and all y’all out there in commentary-land have added even more […] -
![There’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […] -
![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 […] -
![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 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1976FordElite03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 144 Comments(first posted 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […] -
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chrysler Newport – Sorry, Please Play Again
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 6/26/2014) Poor Chrysler. Poor, stupid, unlucky Chrysler. Was there another brand of what we used to call the “Big Three” that was so consistently star-crossed? -
![A thousand thanks go to Dean Edwards for posting this Mercury Marquis to the Cohort. Having had a literal seven year itch to find a 1974 Mercury Marquis, seeing this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1973-Mercury-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham – The Costume Makes The Character")
Cohort Classic: 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham – The Costume Makes The Character
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 52 CommentsA thousand thanks go to Dean Edwards for posting this Mercury Marquis to the Cohort. Having had a literal seven year itch to find a 1974 Mercury Marquis, seeing this […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2013) Today, I’m presenting a Curbside Classic, a Car of a Lifetime, and a Curbside Tech all rolled into one. You may recall seeing this Mustang II […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Side-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – The Soul Survivor")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – The Soul Survivor
Posted on March 25, 2020 | 110 Comments(first posted 4/16/2013) Today, I’m presenting a Curbside Classic, a Car of a Lifetime, and a Curbside Tech all rolled into one. You may recall seeing this Mustang II […]
