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Curbside Classics Archives
1977 Archive
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![Actually I’m fairly certain that it was the block they were after since that’s the big obvious part I can’t see anywhere. Still, that’s a ton of work to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5740.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: When You Just Need That One Little Part That’s All The Way Inside…")
Junkyard Outtake: When You Just Need That One Little Part That’s All The Way Inside…
Posted on September 20, 2019 | 48 CommentsActually I’m fairly certain that it was the block they were after since that’s the big obvious part I can’t see anywhere. Still, that’s a ton of work to […] -
![(Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/48621381611_b12717bd37_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination")
Cohort Capsule: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination
Posted on September 9, 2019 | 81 Comments(Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […] -
![The Bradley GT, probably the second most well-known VW-based kit car after the Meyers Manx, was made by a company whose success astounds me. Success, you ask? Didn’t they go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCKC For Sale: Bradley GT II – May It Rest In Pieces")
CCKC For Sale: Bradley GT II – May It Rest In Pieces
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe Bradley GT, probably the second most well-known VW-based kit car after the Meyers Manx, was made by a company whose success astounds me. Success, you ask? Didn’t they go […] -
![These two Ford Granadas presented themselves back in early June. My initial essay was about a few early Granada memories but the satisfaction in reading them continually fell short of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_0179.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: First Generation North American Ford Granada – The Lido Shuffle")
CC Capsule: First Generation North American Ford Granada – The Lido Shuffle
Posted on July 31, 2019 | 70 CommentsThese two Ford Granadas presented themselves back in early June. My initial essay was about a few early Granada memories but the satisfaction in reading them continually fell short of […] -
![On September 25, 1973, Chrysler Corporation introduced a new generation of full-size car, sold by Dodge as the Monaco. Also referred to as the C-body, the exterior was new as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1977-Royal-Monaco-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Brougham – La Fin De La Ligne")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Brougham – La Fin De La Ligne
Posted on July 12, 2019 | 72 CommentsOn September 25, 1973, Chrysler Corporation introduced a new generation of full-size car, sold by Dodge as the Monaco. Also referred to as the C-body, the exterior was new as […] -
![We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy")
CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
![Downtown Fishers, Indiana, is under construction. Ten years ago it was a few aging commercial buildings and a bunch of tiny houses. Today, the houses are mostly gone, being replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17620004-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Ford F-150 – Construction Special")
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford F-150 – Construction Special
Posted on May 23, 2018 | 22 CommentsDowntown Fishers, Indiana, is under construction. Ten years ago it was a few aging commercial buildings and a bunch of tiny houses. Today, the houses are mostly gone, being replaced […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2013) The CC Cohort has just been the beneficiary of a massive upload of epic scale and diversity, by r0b0tr10t. It appears to be his collection of finds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Mazda-929L-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1978 Mazda 929L – The Japanese Brougham That Was Denied To Americans")
Cohort Outtake: 1978 Mazda 929L – The Japanese Brougham That Was Denied To Americans
Posted on January 25, 2017 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/3/2013) The CC Cohort has just been the beneficiary of a massive upload of epic scale and diversity, by r0b0tr10t. It appears to be his collection of finds […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aa-coupe-roofline.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty")
Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty
Posted on December 17, 2016 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […] -
![This is an ongoing CC serial. The last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was seething mad. To make matters worse he was in no position to do anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Absent Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Absent Passenger
Posted on October 12, 2016 | 17 CommentsThis is an ongoing CC serial. The last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was seething mad. To make matters worse he was in no position to do anything […] -
![(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P5210195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 66 Comments(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […] -
![Two years ago now, Paul Niedermeyer launched the Great Vega Hunt, a quest to find a beater Chevy Vega still powered by the 2300 inline four. Examples didn’t exactly flood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1976-77-Chevrolet-Vega-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Vega Hunt Limps On: Stock-Looking 1976-77 Vega Hatchback")
The Great Vega Hunt Limps On: Stock-Looking 1976-77 Vega Hatchback
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 47 CommentsTwo years ago now, Paul Niedermeyer launched the Great Vega Hunt, a quest to find a beater Chevy Vega still powered by the 2300 inline four. Examples didn’t exactly flood […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon – The Original Mini Van?
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 51 CommentsSome things instantly become dated; in the automotive world, few things proclaim its time period better than a Pinto Cruising Wagon. -
![A few months back I was on my way somewhere on a dreary day when I spotted something bright off to my right. It materialized into a classic 1973-87 Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-04-2014-034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: An Honest Truck")
CC Outtake: An Honest Truck
Posted on November 8, 2014 | 37 CommentsA few months back I was on my way somewhere on a dreary day when I spotted something bright off to my right. It materialized into a classic 1973-87 Chevrolet […]
