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Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 57 Comments(first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […] -
What If: AMC Eagle Wagon – Let’s Talk Power Options
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 58 CommentsI’ve been holding onto these Eagle Wagon pictures since last July. Paul’s article on the Eagle covered the topic thoroughly, eliminating the need to post a historical article. Still this is a […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1966-69 Rambler American – A Sad End
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 34 CommentsThere it sits, moldering in the California sun: a 1966-69 Rambler American. I see cars like this in the junkyard all the time. Straight, complete cars with no obvious accident […] -
CC Outtake: 1st Generation Javelin Found
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsI stumbled upon this first generation Javelin a few weeks ago when getting some work done on the wife’s van. This first generation Javelin – complete with old white wall […] -
Junkyard Classic: Last Generation Matador- At the End of the Road
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 31 CommentsLast week the QOTD asked which seventies car had the ugliest five MPH bumpers. Daniel M. nominated the Matador sedans, and I’ll concur. Dick Teague developed some interesting federalized bumper designs, […] -
eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 34 CommentsSick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 40 CommentsSince I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […] -
CC Outtake: I’m Guessing His Horn Went Beep Beep Beep…
Posted on December 12, 2013 | 21 CommentsWhile driving in my Lincoln, what to my surprise! A little Rambler was following me, roughly half my size. -
eBay Find: Want A Four-Speed 4×4 With Opera Windows?
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 49 CommentsPop quiz time! What has a straight six, a four-speed manual, four-wheel drive and…opera windows? Nothing, you say? Au contraire. Take a look at that instrument panel, guess, and click […] -
Independents’ Week Outtake: Don’t Forget The AMX!
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 28 CommentsI can’t let Independents’ Week go by without at least a passing mention of the AMX. Plus, I shot a most excellent one at a Quad Cities Cruisers cruise night […] -
CC Capsule: 1979 Jeep CJ-7 – Dads Can Dream
Posted on August 17, 2013 | 26 Comments“It’s in rough shape,” my mechanic said when I asked about the old Jeep with a for-sale sign in the window. I’d just paid him for an oil change. “It’s […] -
Curbside Question: Does Your New Car Remind You of an Old Car? Or, What Would Your Driveway Look Like in 1973?
Posted on May 31, 2013 | 131 CommentsI’ll admit it – I am a mite prone to daydreaming. One of my more frequent stops on the woolgathering express is to ask myself what might I be driving […] -
Where Renault Alliances Go to Die
Posted on April 20, 2013 | 52 CommentsEvery time we write about the Renault Alliance here at Curbside Classic, at least one commenter wonders: “These things all suddenly disappeared from the roads in the early 90s. Where […] -
Museum Classics: The Pioneer Auto Show in Murdo, South Dakota
Posted on April 4, 2013 | 27 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a situation. During a recent bout of insomnia, I was thumbing through some old pictures and stumbled upon these. While heading for Oregon […] -
XJ Day Finale: A Cheromanche for the Whole Tribe – Crude And Slick Versions
Posted on January 23, 2013 | 11 CommentsSince AMC never bothered to tool up an extended or double-cab version of the Comanche, a number of XJ lovers have taken up the challenge. This enterprising redneck on the […]
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper (first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1968-AMC-Full-Line-22-23-800x481-e1388529237300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: AMC Eagle Wagon – Let’s Talk Power Options I’ve been holding onto these Eagle Wagon pictures since last July. Paul’s article on the Eagle covered the topic thoroughly, eliminating the need to post a historical article. Still this is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Front-3-quarter1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1966-69 Rambler American – A Sad End There it sits, moldering in the California sun: a 1966-69 Rambler American. I see cars like this in the junkyard all the time. Straight, complete cars with no obvious accident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-Beauty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1st Generation Javelin Found I stumbled upon this first generation Javelin a few weeks ago when getting some work done on the wife’s van. This first generation Javelin – complete with old white wall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_0292.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: Last Generation Matador- At the End of the Road Last week the QOTD asked which seventies car had the ugliest five MPH bumpers. Daniel M. nominated the Matador sedans, and I’ll concur. Dick Teague developed some interesting federalized bumper designs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/4-Sleek-Flanks-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper Sick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/matador-6-800x600-e1388877445429.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too Since I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-022-800x533-e1388360020874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![eBay Find: Want A Four-Speed 4×4 With Opera Windows? Pop quiz time! What has a straight six, a four-speed manual, four-wheel drive and…opera windows? Nothing, you say? Au contraire. Take a look at that instrument panel, guess, and click […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KGrHqZHJCIFJZJM7FzBSdvzeO0w60_57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Independents’ Week Outtake: Don’t Forget The AMX! I can’t let Independents’ Week go by without at least a passing mention of the AMX. Plus, I shot a most excellent one at a Quad Cities Cruisers cruise night […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6-8-2013-079-800x562-e1383348775605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1979 Jeep CJ-7 – Dads Can Dream “It’s in rough shape,” my mechanic said when I asked about the old Jeep with a for-sale sign in the window. I’d just paid him for an oil change. “It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/79JeepCJ7_2jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Question: Does Your New Car Remind You of an Old Car? Or, What Would Your Driveway Look Like in 1973? I’ll admit it – I am a mite prone to daydreaming. One of my more frequent stops on the woolgathering express is to ask myself what might I be driving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Image1507.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Where Renault Alliances Go to Die Every time we write about the Renault Alliance here at Curbside Classic, at least one commenter wonders: “These things all suddenly disappeared from the roads in the early 90s. Where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MiscAlliances1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classics: The Pioneer Auto Show in Murdo, South Dakota One needs to make the best of a situation. During a recent bout of insomnia, I was thumbing through some old pictures and stumbled upon these. While heading for Oregon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/P8090108.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![XJ Day Finale: A Cheromanche for the Whole Tribe – Crude And Slick Versions Since AMC never bothered to tool up an extended or double-cab version of the Comanche, a number of XJ lovers have taken up the challenge. This enterprising redneck on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Redneck-DIY-XJ-Pickup-Tahoma-CA-CC-Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


