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Curbside Classics Archives
1977 Archive
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![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 05/23/2012) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/7219839334_79921f84ea_c-e1337533955328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother
Posted on October 19, 2020 | 171 Comments(first posted 05/23/2012) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2014) Pity the poor Lincoln Versailles. Built to a price by the powers-that-be in Dearborn, the resulting Seville-fighter (not really) was a well-made car, the first car with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-lin.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Back Row Classic: 1980 Lincoln Versailles – Mixed Messages")
Back Row Classic: 1980 Lincoln Versailles – Mixed Messages
Posted on October 13, 2020 | 135 Comments(first posted 10/13/2014) Pity the poor Lincoln Versailles. Built to a price by the powers-that-be in Dearborn, the resulting Seville-fighter (not really) was a well-made car, the first car with […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2014) OK guys, you know the drill. If you see “Klockau” in the byline, you can rest assured (well, most of the time) that you are going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aa07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – More Butter Please!")
eBay Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – More Butter Please!
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 142 Comments(first posted 8/18/2014) OK guys, you know the drill. If you see “Klockau” in the byline, you can rest assured (well, most of the time) that you are going to […] -
![At some point, every one of us has been or will be in a leadership position of some type. Having such a role is challenging and rewarding as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_4602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Eldorado – The Penalty of Leadership")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Eldorado – The Penalty of Leadership
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 43 CommentsAt some point, every one of us has been or will be in a leadership position of some type. Having such a role is challenging and rewarding as well as […] -
![For me, and likely others of my generation, the 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (and Sedan DeVille) is Definitive Cadillac. It is all things Cadillac, good and bad, encapsulated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-19-054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille- Hitting The Ceiling")
Curbside Classic: 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille- Hitting The Ceiling
Posted on March 13, 2020 | 36 CommentsFor me, and likely others of my generation, the 1977 to 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (and Sedan DeVille) is Definitive Cadillac. It is all things Cadillac, good and bad, encapsulated […] -
![I don’t think I can make a more Swedish-looking picture than an Astral Blue Saab in a snowy setting on a foggy day. Never mind the junkyard bit. Or perhaps […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_7829.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1977 Saab 99GL Combi Coupe – In Its Element")
Junkyard Classic: 1977 Saab 99GL Combi Coupe – In Its Element
Posted on December 19, 2019 | 35 CommentsI don’t think I can make a more Swedish-looking picture than an Astral Blue Saab in a snowy setting on a foggy day. Never mind the junkyard bit. Or perhaps […] -
![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 […] -
![Our family had four of these, the Audi 100, the first generation of Audi’s larger sedan (C1 generation, current model now called A6). Two in Germany, and two more over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7576.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1977 Audi 100LS – My Dad Was The Lord Of The Four Rings")
Junkyard Classic: 1977 Audi 100LS – My Dad Was The Lord Of The Four Rings
Posted on November 28, 2019 | 49 CommentsOur family had four of these, the Audi 100, the first generation of Audi’s larger sedan (C1 generation, current model now called A6). Two in Germany, and two more over […] -
![It would likely be impossible to list all the cars offered to contestants on The Price Is Right. The show has been in it’s current form since 1972; it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tpir.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Television: A Few Of The Cars From “The Price Is Right”")
CC Television: A Few Of The Cars From “The Price Is Right”
Posted on October 25, 2019 | 47 CommentsIt would likely be impossible to list all the cars offered to contestants on The Price Is Right. The show has been in it’s current form since 1972; it is […] -
![(First Posted October 3, 2013) The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-50-070-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun F-10 – It Got An F In Beauty School")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun F-10 – It Got An F In Beauty School
Posted on October 11, 2019 | 81 Comments(First Posted October 3, 2013) The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: […] -
![Average. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1979-Olds-88-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance
Posted on October 4, 2019 | 74 CommentsAverage. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […] -
![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 […] -
![If there is one constant in the automotive world it is that the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volaré are the biggest pieces of junk ever foisted on the American public. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5531.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1977 Plymouth Volaré Coupe – The Question Is How Did This Last 42 Years In the Wild?")
Junkyard Classic: 1977 Plymouth Volaré Coupe – The Question Is How Did This Last 42 Years In the Wild?
Posted on September 22, 2019 | 109 CommentsIf there is one constant in the automotive world it is that the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volaré are the biggest pieces of junk ever foisted on the American public. […]
