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![(first posted 8/6/2014) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-06-30-14.40.15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 8/6/2014) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […] -
CC Outtake: Home Of The Brown AMCs
Posted on February 5, 2020 | 22 CommentsDon’t think those with delightfully eclectic automotive tastes live only in urban or suburban environments. Such traits are universal, evidenced by these two AMC Eagles found in rural Missouri. -
![(first posted 1/21/2014) For many blue collar kids, Rambler wagons were the minivans of working class suburbia. These were perfect as a family vehicle or as a second car since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Rambler-wagon-thrid-seat-hemmings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Kid Freedom In A Rambler")
Auto-Biography: Kid Freedom In A Rambler
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 50 Comments(first posted 1/21/2014) For many blue collar kids, Rambler wagons were the minivans of working class suburbia. These were perfect as a family vehicle or as a second car since […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2014) The Pacer and Matador Coupe were AMC’s Hail Mary passes. We all know how those turned out. So now what? AMC’s passenger car business was kaput, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-33-004-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: AMC Eagle Wagon And Sedan – “What The Hell Is This?”")
Curbside Classics: AMC Eagle Wagon And Sedan – “What The Hell Is This?”
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 108 Comments(first posted 1/24/2014) The Pacer and Matador Coupe were AMC’s Hail Mary passes. We all know how those turned out. So now what? AMC’s passenger car business was kaput, the […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2013. Author’s Note: Going to car shows in many areas brings the same worn out, ear-splitting songs nearly every time. So I’ve re-written a few songs you likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0128.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day")
Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/30/2013. Author’s Note: Going to car shows in many areas brings the same worn out, ear-splitting songs nearly every time. So I’ve re-written a few songs you likely […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: AMC Gremlin
Posted on November 27, 2019 | 38 CommentsThank you to nifty43 (nifiticus) -
![(First Posted August 10, 2013) If one looks around, it is easy to spot any number of awesome manmade contrasts around them. How about a fitness facility next door to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/P5070205.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Car Show: Compare and Contrast")
CC Car Show: Compare and Contrast
Posted on August 26, 2019 | 20 Comments(First Posted August 10, 2013) If one looks around, it is easy to spot any number of awesome manmade contrasts around them. How about a fitness facility next door to […] -
![(Posted to the Cohort by Rashad S) People often claim trends start in California. That is not always the case. While much ballyhoo was made about the California Highway Patrol […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/javelin-alabama-trooper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1971 & 1972 AMC Javelin – The Trendsetter")
Cohort Capsule: 1971 & 1972 AMC Javelin – The Trendsetter
Posted on August 23, 2019 | 25 Comments(Posted to the Cohort by Rashad S) People often claim trends start in California. That is not always the case. While much ballyhoo was made about the California Highway Patrol […] -
![Last month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides")
CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 23, 2019 | 42 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2011) Picture this: Mid 1976. A young man just out of high school. Landing a good job that requires a 50 mile round trip every day. And he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/AMC-pacer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pacer Of A Lifetime: 1976 AMC Pacer")
Pacer Of A Lifetime: 1976 AMC Pacer
Posted on June 19, 2019 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/25/2011) Picture this: Mid 1976. A young man just out of high school. Landing a good job that requires a 50 mile round trip every day. And he […] -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 17 CommentsBack in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […] -
![It’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Nashes-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk")
Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk
Posted on October 3, 2015 | 55 CommentsIt’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […] -
![With the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest")
CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 42 CommentsWith the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […] -
![Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?")
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]
