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Curbside Classics Archives
400 Archive
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![(first posted 6/13/2018) Each of us who contributes to the curbside cornucopia here seems to have a specialty. For example, Jason Shafer finds lots of unusual prewar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1969PontiacGTOSilver09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Hi-ho Silver!")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Hi-ho Silver!
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/13/2018) Each of us who contributes to the curbside cornucopia here seems to have a specialty. For example, Jason Shafer finds lots of unusual prewar […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pontiac-safari1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
![My wife and recently completed a road trip along the “British Columbia North Circle Route” with a side stop in Stewart which among its many charms has a rare to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lloyd-Alexander-TS-Kombi-25.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Lloyd LS400 on Tank Tracks")
Curbside Classic: Lloyd LS400 on Tank Tracks
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 17 CommentsMy wife and recently completed a road trip along the “British Columbia North Circle Route” with a side stop in Stewart which among its many charms has a rare to […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2013) While walking back to my car after attending the recent Hooters show (home of the surrey-topped Cushman and other CCs you’ll see here a bit down the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/40000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 Dodge 400 Convertible – Pepperoni Wheels Make Everything Better")
CC Capsule: 1982 Dodge 400 Convertible – Pepperoni Wheels Make Everything Better
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 9/19/2013) While walking back to my car after attending the recent Hooters show (home of the surrey-topped Cushman and other CCs you’ll see here a bit down the […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2013) Before we discuss this “Little Dodge Coupe,” a little history- In the late seventies and early eighties, Chrysler stuck gold in the Personal Luxury Coupe segment with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/opening-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge 400 – Dodge Does Not Do Personal Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge 400 – Dodge Does Not Do Personal Luxury
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 10/18/2013) Before we discuss this “Little Dodge Coupe,” a little history- In the late seventies and early eighties, Chrysler stuck gold in the Personal Luxury Coupe segment with […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2015) After Ford spent the 1950s trying (and mostly failing) to be a better Chevrolet, the following decade would see the reverse, and the 1962 Chevy II was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chevy-II-1963-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 – It’s Exciting!")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 – It’s Exciting!
Posted on September 28, 2021 | 90 Comments(first posted 9/28/2015) After Ford spent the 1950s trying (and mostly failing) to be a better Chevrolet, the following decade would see the reverse, and the 1962 Chevy II was […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2015) This simple car is the definition of the Chrysler Corporation in 1980s North America. From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curbside Classic Comprehensive Chronology of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree")
Automotive History: The Curbside Classic Comprehensive Chronology of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 156 Comments(first posted 1/26/2015) This simple car is the definition of the Chrysler Corporation in 1980s North America. From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and […] -
![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years
Posted on January 22, 2020 | 101 CommentsWhen I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […] -
![In part one of this series, the history and design fundamentals of Ford’s 335-series engines were examined. This article will delve into the details of numerous engine iterations of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1970-Ford-351C-4V.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Ford 335 Series V8 Engines (351C, 400, 351M) – It Could’ve Been a Contender, Part 2")
The Ford 335 Series V8 Engines (351C, 400, 351M) – It Could’ve Been a Contender, Part 2
Posted on November 25, 2019 | 47 CommentsIn part one of this series, the history and design fundamentals of Ford’s 335-series engines were examined. This article will delve into the details of numerous engine iterations of the […] -
![(Part 1 covers the history and design of the 335-series engines. Part 2 provides details on the specific variations of the 351C, 351M, 400 and Australian 351C and 302C). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/351C4Vfordad001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Ford 335 Series V8 Engines (351C, 400, 351M) – It Could’ve Been a Contender, Part 1")
The Ford 335 Series V8 Engines (351C, 400, 351M) – It Could’ve Been a Contender, Part 1
Posted on November 18, 2019 | 81 Comments(Part 1 covers the history and design of the 335-series engines. Part 2 provides details on the specific variations of the 351C, 351M, 400 and Australian 351C and 302C). The […] -
![It’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer no more, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good")
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 49 CommentsIt’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer no more, as […] -
![We’ve been singing the praises of the newer RAM stuff here at CC, but we’ve hardly lost sight of what came before. A prime example of that would be from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_1004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1978 Dodge W150 Custom Power Wagon – Rider On The Storm")
CC For Sale: 1978 Dodge W150 Custom Power Wagon – Rider On The Storm
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 38 CommentsWe’ve been singing the praises of the newer RAM stuff here at CC, but we’ve hardly lost sight of what came before. A prime example of that would be from […]
