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1978 Archive
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![Colors, much like spices, are a personal choice, adding much needed variety to our lives. And just like spices, colors create a number of reactions not as unrelated as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001byRiveranotarioCOHORT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2")
COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 34 CommentsColors, much like spices, are a personal choice, adding much needed variety to our lives. And just like spices, colors create a number of reactions not as unrelated as […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2013) From 1971 to 1976, General Motors had the market covered when it came to luxy, Broughamtastic land yachts. But at the same time, these offerings did not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aa-1-20-2013-019-1280x852-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – All The Brougham You Want, In A Tidier Package")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – All The Brougham You Want, In A Tidier Package
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 108 Comments(first posted 4/8/2013) From 1971 to 1976, General Motors had the market covered when it came to luxy, Broughamtastic land yachts. But at the same time, these offerings did not […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2015) Speaking as someone who once traded a ’54 Buick for a ’68 Lincoln, I don’t have that much against big, ostentatious cars, but GM’s ’71-’78 E-bodies (Cadillac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham – Here Come ol’ Flattop")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham – Here Come ol’ Flattop
Posted on October 16, 2021 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/16/2015) Speaking as someone who once traded a ’54 Buick for a ’68 Lincoln, I don’t have that much against big, ostentatious cars, but GM’s ’71-’78 E-bodies (Cadillac […] -
![(First posted March 18, 2013) Toyota was really coming into its own in the mid- to late-’70s. Despite starting out in the U.S. market with a frumpy, unpopular mini-1954 Plymouth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-11-2013-001-1280x759-e1361253587307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Cressida Wagon – I Love What You Do For Me, Mini-Cordoba Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Cressida Wagon – I Love What You Do For Me, Mini-Cordoba Wagon
Posted on September 7, 2021 | 61 Comments(First posted March 18, 2013) Toyota was really coming into its own in the mid- to late-’70s. Despite starting out in the U.S. market with a frumpy, unpopular mini-1954 Plymouth […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2014) I think it’s time for a bit of seventies F-body love. In fact, I’m betting that between the California sun and those classic F-body curves in front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/77-78-Firebird-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977/78 Firebird – Jim Rockford’s Kissin’ Cousin?")
Curbside Classic: 1977/78 Firebird – Jim Rockford’s Kissin’ Cousin?
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/22/2014) I think it’s time for a bit of seventies F-body love. In fact, I’m betting that between the California sun and those classic F-body curves in front […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
![(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&quality=75&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 […] -
![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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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 […] -
![We last saw (or first met) our protagonist almost two months ago and I happened to stumble across it (him, her, them?) again the other day. I immediately realized that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Update: 1978 Chevrolet Nova – Last Call")
Curbside Recycling Update: 1978 Chevrolet Nova – Last Call
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 33 CommentsWe last saw (or first met) our protagonist almost two months ago and I happened to stumble across it (him, her, them?) again the other day. I immediately realized that […] -
![(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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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 […] -
![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&quality=75&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 […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2014) As much as the 70s was the era of malaise when it came to cars, it was a much better period for American trucks. The big pickups, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc78Bronco3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Bronco – Free Wheelin’!")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Bronco – Free Wheelin’!
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/16/2014) As much as the 70s was the era of malaise when it came to cars, it was a much better period for American trucks. The big pickups, […] -
![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&quality=75&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 | 76 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 […]
