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![(first posted 5/1/2013) Debasement. For most people, the word means “to cheapen or erode in character, quality or value.” However, if you’re an auto industry executive, “debasement” is that place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1941-chrysler-pace-car-fototime.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – Da Garage Is In Debasement")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – Da Garage Is In Debasement
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 112 Comments(first posted 5/1/2013) Debasement. For most people, the word means “to cheapen or erode in character, quality or value.” However, if you’re an auto industry executive, “debasement” is that place […] -
![Reporting on a museum having 2,000 vehicles is tough. The ongoing decision of what to show, what to say, and trying to keep a neutral tone made Part 1 fun, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1623.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto Museum Report: The Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park, Part 2 – Second Verse Different Than The First")
Auto Museum Report: The Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park, Part 2 – Second Verse Different Than The First
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 25 CommentsReporting on a museum having 2,000 vehicles is tough. The ongoing decision of what to show, what to say, and trying to keep a neutral tone made Part 1 fun, […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2018) Between Lee Iacocca showing up on television backing up his confidence on their products, reminding congress that they had given bailout money to any number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/41921331945_b0761c738b_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1984 Dodge Rampage – Iacocca Swings…and Misses")
Cohort Classic: 1984 Dodge Rampage – Iacocca Swings…and Misses
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/27/2018) Between Lee Iacocca showing up on television backing up his confidence on their products, reminding congress that they had given bailout money to any number of […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2018) The police vehicle. It’s something we’ve talked about here sporadically and while most people don’t want to encounter one under self-detrimental circumstances, they serve a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1971-patrol-cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada")
Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 147 Comments(first posted 6/21/2018) The police vehicle. It’s something we’ve talked about here sporadically and while most people don’t want to encounter one under self-detrimental circumstances, they serve a […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Newport-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”")
Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-5-01-2013-009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-390-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1955ChryslerNewYorker17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […] -
![Photos of subject car by Paul Niedermeyer (first posted 5/15/2018) Every once in a while a car springs forth in which it has no real obvious contemporary. One such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-192-058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – A Spicy Cocktail Created By George And Walter, With Help From Linda")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – A Spicy Cocktail Created By George And Walter, With Help From Linda
Posted on May 19, 2024 | 71 CommentsPhotos of subject car by Paul Niedermeyer (first posted 5/15/2018) Every once in a while a car springs forth in which it has no real obvious contemporary. One such […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?")
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 99 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968ChryslerNewport07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2018) My great uncle William was short, stout, and bald, and always chomped a cigar. He wore slacks and a dress shirt and suspenders and, when he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_1858.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Chrysler Newport Custom – A Real Car for a Real Man")
CC Capsule: 1973 Chrysler Newport Custom – A Real Car for a Real Man
Posted on February 17, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/16/2018) My great uncle William was short, stout, and bald, and always chomped a cigar. He wore slacks and a dress shirt and suspenders and, when he […] -
![1961 Chrysler Newport with standard 3-speed floor shift (first posted 12/9/2017) As a rather curious corollary to Chrysler’s very space-age push-button automatic, whose demise was covered here by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Chrysler-1961-3-sp-floor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Mysterious Appearance of Floor Shifters for 1961-1964 Chrysler Three-Speed Manual Transmissions")
Automotive History: The Mysterious Appearance of Floor Shifters for 1961-1964 Chrysler Three-Speed Manual Transmissions
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 62 Comments1961 Chrysler Newport with standard 3-speed floor shift (first posted 12/9/2017) As a rather curious corollary to Chrysler’s very space-age push-button automatic, whose demise was covered here by […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MoparButtons02-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?")
Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 205 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2014) Here’s a lovely 1965 Chrysler 300 in that oh-so-perfect ’60s color combination of aqua/aqua. I love it! But as pretty as it is, the non-letter 300s spelled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2726648402_289704c923_b-e1401039025783.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1965 Chrysler 300 – A Perfect Aquamarine Yacht")
Cohort Capsule: 1965 Chrysler 300 – A Perfect Aquamarine Yacht
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 6/7/2014) Here’s a lovely 1965 Chrysler 300 in that oh-so-perfect ’60s color combination of aqua/aqua. I love it! But as pretty as it is, the non-letter 300s spelled […]
