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![(Updated 10/11/2026) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-27-2013-009-e1409960707987.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down
Posted on October 11, 2026 | 161 Comments(Updated 10/11/2026) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […] -
![(Updated 9/24/2026) The place: Dearborn, Michigan. The date: March 1, 1994. “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1998-Ford-Windstar-07.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Windstar – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan (part 7)")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Windstar – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan (part 7)
Posted on September 24, 2026 | 66 Comments(Updated 9/24/2026) The place: Dearborn, Michigan. The date: March 1, 1994. “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) […] -
![The 1965 300-L was the last of the original Chrysler “Letter Series,” an illustrious line of full-size performance cars launched in 1955. Although the “L” was the softest and mildest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1965-Chrysler-300L-convert-Formal-Black-Mecum-Auctions-W118-front-3q-right-4-speed-inset-115x115.webp "1965 Chrysler 300-L Convertible: Ultra-Rare 4-Speed Manual Transmission In The Last And Least Of The Letter Cars")
1965 Chrysler 300-L Convertible: Ultra-Rare 4-Speed Manual Transmission In The Last And Least Of The Letter Cars
Posted on September 23, 2026 | 15 CommentsThe 1965 300-L was the last of the original Chrysler “Letter Series,” an illustrious line of full-size performance cars launched in 1955. Although the “L” was the softest and mildest […] -
![The very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1962-Chrysler-New-Yorker-Town-Country-9P-Oyster-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-e1789359547195-115x115.webp "1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country: 1962’s Most Expensive Luxury Wagon Was A 1961 Plymouth In Disguise")
1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country: 1962’s Most Expensive Luxury Wagon Was A 1961 Plymouth In Disguise
Posted on September 17, 2026 | 26 CommentsThe very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […] -
![Chrysler advertised its posh 1963–1964 New Yorker Salon as “the world’s most completely equipped automobile,” with upscale interior trim and a lengthy array of standard features — from air conditioning […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1964-Chrysler-New-Yorker-Salon-Embassy-Gold-Druk-Auto-Sales-front-3q-lede-inset-115x115.webp "1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: This Rare Top-Of-The-Line Chrysler Cost More Than A Cadillac Or An Imperial")
1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: This Rare Top-Of-The-Line Chrysler Cost More Than A Cadillac Or An Imperial
Posted on September 14, 2026 | 27 CommentsChrysler advertised its posh 1963–1964 New Yorker Salon as “the world’s most completely equipped automobile,” with upscale interior trim and a lengthy array of standard features — from air conditioning […] -
![Although Chrysler offered bucket seats on various sporty models throughout the ’60s, buckets were also available on and off on the posh New Yorker. Quite oddly, they hadn’t been available […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1965-Chrysler-New-Yorker-2HT-Mist-Blue-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-and-buckets-1-115x115.webp "1965 Chrysler New Yorker: Bucket Seats Return To This Full-Size Luxury Two-Door Hardtop")
1965 Chrysler New Yorker: Bucket Seats Return To This Full-Size Luxury Two-Door Hardtop
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 18 CommentsAlthough Chrysler offered bucket seats on various sporty models throughout the ’60s, buckets were also available on and off on the posh New Yorker. Quite oddly, they hadn’t been available […] -
![No version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1967-Imperial-convert-Persian-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-e1787754371706-115x115.webp "1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way")
1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on August 29, 2026 | 22 CommentsNo version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […] -
![The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1967-Imperial-Crown-2HT-Haze-Green-Met-Bring-a-Trailer-5-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go")
1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 26 CommentsThe Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […] -
![(Updated 8/18/2026) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some backlash. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Oct-Nov-2013-037.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend
Posted on August 18, 2026 | 152 Comments(Updated 8/18/2026) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some backlash. […] -
![For a couple years in the mid 1960s, it was somewhat fashionable to drive home in a car painted in a particularly alluring shade of light purple. In the case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/66-300-5-1-115x115.jpg "1966 Chrysler 300 Convertible: Spectacular In Lilac")
1966 Chrysler 300 Convertible: Spectacular In Lilac
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 20 CommentsFor a couple years in the mid 1960s, it was somewhat fashionable to drive home in a car painted in a particularly alluring shade of light purple. In the case […] -
![Although buyer interest in full-size sporty cars had almost evaporated by the end of the ’60s, Chrysler continued offering its sporty 300 through 1971. A properly optioned Chrysler 300 like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1970-Chrysler-300-2HT-Mystic-Gold-Classic-Auto-Mall-front-3q-left-crop-115x115.webp "1970 Chrysler 300 440 TNT: Dynamite Performance In A Slow-Selling Full-Size Fuselage Chrysler")
1970 Chrysler 300 440 TNT: Dynamite Performance In A Slow-Selling Full-Size Fuselage Chrysler
Posted on August 4, 2026 | 24 CommentsAlthough buyer interest in full-size sporty cars had almost evaporated by the end of the ’60s, Chrysler continued offering its sporty 300 through 1971. A properly optioned Chrysler 300 like […] -
![Five years before it became Chrysler’s answer to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix, the Cordoba was a “Spring Special” appearance package for the full-size Chrysler Newport, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1970-Chrysler-Newport-Cordoba-2HT-Cordoba-Gold-Mecum-Auctions-S17-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1970 Chrysler Newport Cordoba: The Rare Fuselage Cordoba C-Body")
1970 Chrysler Newport Cordoba: The Rare Fuselage Cordoba C-Body
Posted on July 28, 2026 | 19 CommentsFive years before it became Chrysler’s answer to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix, the Cordoba was a “Spring Special” appearance package for the full-size Chrysler Newport, the […] -
![After the newly finless “plucked chicken” Chryslers were announced for 1962, Chrysler spent a lot of money advertising that its entry-level full-size Newport sedan had a base price of just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1962-Chrysler-Newport-4SD-Coral-Gray-Mecum-Auctions-S180.1-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1962 Chrysler Newport 3-Speed Four-Door Sedan: Basic Big Car With An Upscale Badge And Not Much Else")
1962 Chrysler Newport 3-Speed Four-Door Sedan: Basic Big Car With An Upscale Badge And Not Much Else
Posted on July 25, 2026 | 38 CommentsAfter the newly finless “plucked chicken” Chryslers were announced for 1962, Chrysler spent a lot of money advertising that its entry-level full-size Newport sedan had a base price of just […] -
![Around this time of year, conversations rarely fail to include a mournful comment about how quickly the summer is flying by, but there’s still a solid two or three months […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/85-LeBaron-1-115x115.jpg "1985 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible For Sale: The Turbo-Powered, Top-Down Bargain Of The Summer?")
1985 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible For Sale: The Turbo-Powered, Top-Down Bargain Of The Summer?
Posted on July 23, 2026 | 11 CommentsAround this time of year, conversations rarely fail to include a mournful comment about how quickly the summer is flying by, but there’s still a solid two or three months […] -
![The 1957 Chrysler 300-C was one of the pinnacles of U.S. car design of the 1950s: the flagship of the “Forward Look,” a big, brash American supercar with serious performance […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1957-Chrysler-300-C-Champagne-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-4-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1957 Chrysler 300-C Hardtop: “America’s Greatest Performing Car” In Ultra-Rare Champagne Gold")
1957 Chrysler 300-C Hardtop: “America’s Greatest Performing Car” In Ultra-Rare Champagne Gold
Posted on July 6, 2026 | 27 CommentsThe 1957 Chrysler 300-C was one of the pinnacles of U.S. car design of the 1950s: the flagship of the “Forward Look,” a big, brash American supercar with serious performance […]
