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Curbside Classics Archives
1976 Archive
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![One of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2523.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 29 CommentsOne of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […] -
![This time it was the cab just standing there and me cruising on by and, as if hailed, I quickly checked my stride and veered closer. It’s been a while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0911.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Checker Marathon – The Last Fare")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Checker Marathon – The Last Fare
Posted on April 2, 2021 | 50 CommentsThis time it was the cab just standing there and me cruising on by and, as if hailed, I quickly checked my stride and veered closer. It’s been a while […] -
![The premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0492.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 59 CommentsThe premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2012) Henry Ford II was in many ways, a lot like his grandfather. They both were not big fans of change. The idea of smaller cars drove “Hank […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Ford LTD Coupe – The Last Of The Whoppers")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Ford LTD Coupe – The Last Of The Whoppers
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 136 Comments(first posted 1/11/2012) Henry Ford II was in many ways, a lot like his grandfather. They both were not big fans of change. The idea of smaller cars drove “Hank […] -
![Possibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPossibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […] -
![If there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 28 CommentsIf there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-11-09-2014-078-1280x746.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […] -
![(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 153 Comments(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […] -
![Earlier today I wrote about the experiences one might acquire with a 1976 Thunderbird. One of the themes Ford touted about their Thunderbird that year was about experiencing North America. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1976.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: 1976 Road Trip")
QOTD: 1976 Road Trip
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 75 CommentsEarlier today I wrote about the experiences one might acquire with a 1976 Thunderbird. One of the themes Ford touted about their Thunderbird that year was about experiencing North America. […] -
![It has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1310-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 48 CommentsIt has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2011) The traditional automotive architecture: front engine; rear wheel drive. It was once as ubiquitous as brick buildings are in some parts of the country. The 1976 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-59-118-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Honda Accord – Modern Architecture")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Honda Accord – Modern Architecture
Posted on November 3, 2020 | 105 Comments(first posted 9/15/2011) The traditional automotive architecture: front engine; rear wheel drive. It was once as ubiquitous as brick buildings are in some parts of the country. The 1976 […] -
![(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&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 […] -
![When inspiration hits, one better go with it. Having just wasted too much time figuring an angle for a base model Ford Probe, a car I am convinced ties somehow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Deville-Solberg-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1975 or 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – It Was Really Coup DeChance")
Cohort Capsule: 1975 or 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – It Was Really Coup DeChance
Posted on April 15, 2020 | 37 CommentsWhen inspiration hits, one better go with it. Having just wasted too much time figuring an angle for a base model Ford Probe, a car I am convinced ties somehow […] -
![How is it there have been nearly 14,500 articles at CC and we’ve never had much of a write-up about a four-door LTD of this vintage? Life can be so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8516.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 to 1978 Ford LTD – Living The Dream")
Curbside Classic: 1975 to 1978 Ford LTD – Living The Dream
Posted on December 5, 2019 | 75 CommentsHow is it there have been nearly 14,500 articles at CC and we’ve never had much of a write-up about a four-door LTD of this vintage? Life can be so […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?
Posted on September 27, 2019 | 28 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 […]
