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Curbside Classic: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – The Trickster
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 11 CommentsNo doubt the Eagle SX/4 is a joke; the only question being whether it’s a good one or a bad one, or whether the joke is on us. Did I […] -
Curbside Musings: 1961 Rambler American Custom – Frowny Face
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 55 CommentsI have noticed on some of my more challenging days, independent of anything else, how others will seem to pile on, so to speak. Sure, sure. I also believe that […] -
Vintage M/T Review: 1967 AMC Marlin Vs. 1967 Dodge Charger – Two Fastback Failures Square Off
Posted on August 28, 2025 | 29 CommentsIn May 1967, Motor Trend examined the range of domestic sporty cars, trying to make sense of the ever-growing array of models by pairing likely competitors against each other (e.g., […] -
1956 Nash Ambassador Custom Eight – Moribund But Memorable
Posted on July 29, 2025 | 28 CommentsIf you’re not very familiar with these oddball 1950s cars or haven’t seen an old Nash in a minute, I thought it would be fun to take a closer […] -
How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 31 CommentsOne of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […] -
Early Hydra-Matic Users: Many Non-GM Automakers Bought This Pioneering Automatic Transmission
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsAlthough Hydra-Matic Drive was developed and manufactured by General Motors, GM’s Detroit Transmission Division also sold Hydra-Matic transmissions to outside automakers, including most of the U.S. independents and even […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – “By George, It Is A Fast Little Car”
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 31 CommentsAs automotive conversation pieces go, few speak louder than the 1969 AMC SC/Rambler, a preposterous limited-edition Rambler, concocted by American Motors and Hurst-Campbell, that offered giant-killing performance in a […] -
Vintage CL Review: 1970 AMC Javelin SST 390 – “A Little More Trans-Am, And A Little Less Rambler”
Posted on February 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsWhen it debuted for 1968, the AMC Javelin was a promising also-ran in the hotly contested pony car segment. However, American Motors hadn’t sat still, whittling away at the Javelin’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 100 Comments(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1968 AMC Javelin SST – Praising A “Dramatic And Successful Design Turnabout”
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 35 CommentsThe editors of Car Life hadn’t been very impressed with AMC’s previous stab at the sporty car market, the fastback Marlin, but the exciting new AMC Javelin promised to be […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 AMC Marlin – Beating A Dead Fish
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 46 CommentsIntroduced in mid-1965 in clumsy attempt to jump on the sporty car bandwagon, AMC’s midsize fastback Marlin had never found an audience, and by the 1967 model year, it was […] -
Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 20, 2024 | 35 CommentsCan failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […] -
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 86 Comments(Originally published 1/14/2014)This is it. The pinnacle of American Motors Corporation. Between 1958 and 1963, the Rambler automobile, in its frugal American, mid-price Classic and deluxe Ambassador lineup, hit a […]
![Curbside Musings: 1961 Rambler American Custom – Frowny Face I have noticed on some of my more challenging days, independent of anything else, how others will seem to pile on, so to speak. Sure, sure. I also believe that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/237-1961-Rambler-American-Custom-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage M/T Review: 1967 AMC Marlin Vs. 1967 Dodge Charger – Two Fastback Failures Square Off In May 1967, Motor Trend examined the range of domestic sporty cars, trying to make sense of the ever-growing array of models by pairing likely competitors against each other (e.g., […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1967-AMC-Marlin-and-1967-Dodge-Charger-composite-MT-vignette-2.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![1956 Nash Ambassador Custom Eight – Moribund But Memorable If you’re not very familiar with these oddball 1950s cars or haven’t seen an old Nash in a minute, I thought it would be fun to take a closer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1956-Nash-Ambassador-Custom-4SD-tri-tone-Mecum-Auctions-S220-frotn-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s? One of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nowlings-Oldsmobile-Downey-Calif-1967.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Early Hydra-Matic Users: Many Non-GM Automakers Bought This Pioneering Automatic Transmission Although Hydra-Matic Drive was developed and manufactured by General Motors, GM’s Detroit Transmission Division also sold Hydra-Matic transmissions to outside automakers, including most of the U.S. independents and even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1940-Oldsmobile-Series-90-blue-Barrett-Jackson-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – “By George, It Is A Fast Little Car” As automotive conversation pieces go, few speak louder than the 1969 AMC SC/Rambler, a preposterous limited-edition Rambler, concocted by American Motors and Hurst-Campbell, that offered giant-killing performance in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-AMC-SCRambler-A-paint-scheme-Mecum-Auctions-F133-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Vintage CL Review: 1970 AMC Javelin SST 390 – “A Little More Trans-Am, And A Little Less Rambler” When it debuted for 1968, the AMC Javelin was a promising also-ran in the hotly contested pony car segment. However, American Motors hadn’t sat still, whittling away at the Javelin’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1970-AMC-Javelin-SST-390-Adventure-Classic-Cars-front-2.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0 (first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1995EagleVision08-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1968 AMC Javelin SST – Praising A “Dramatic And Successful Design Turnabout” The editors of Car Life hadn’t been very impressed with AMC’s previous stab at the sporty car market, the fastback Marlin, but the exciting new AMC Javelin promised to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/javelin-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 AMC Marlin – Beating A Dead Fish Introduced in mid-1965 in clumsy attempt to jump on the sporty car bandwagon, AMC’s midsize fastback Marlin had never found an audience, and by the 1967 model year, it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AMC-Marlin-snippet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate Can failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0764.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really… (first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1972AMCJavelin04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car? (Originally published 1/14/2014)This is it. The pinnacle of American Motors Corporation. Between 1958 and 1963, the Rambler automobile, in its frugal American, mid-price Classic and deluxe Ambassador lineup, hit a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aa-4-07-2013-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


