-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
compact car Archive
-
![Between 1945 and 1947, Chevrolet developed an advanced postwar compact called the Cadet. Originally intended as a “light car” that would sell for less than $1,000, it quickly evolved into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SIA20-The-Truth-About-Chevys-Cashiered-Cadet-Jan.-Feb.-1974_16a.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1947 Chevrolet Cadet: The Revolutionary Postwar “Light Car” Chevrolet Never Actually Built")
1947 Chevrolet Cadet: The Revolutionary Postwar “Light Car” Chevrolet Never Actually Built
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 30 CommentsBetween 1945 and 1947, Chevrolet developed an advanced postwar compact called the Cadet. Originally intended as a “light car” that would sell for less than $1,000, it quickly evolved into […] -
![As much as cars are often sold on sex appeal or snob value, there can also be a very healthy market for cute, and only a small handful of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1950-Nash-Rambler-Custom-Convertible-Landau-Strato-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-T225-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Nash Rambler Convertible Landau: Adorable, Thrifty, But Not Cheap")
1950 Nash Rambler Convertible Landau: Adorable, Thrifty, But Not Cheap
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 21 CommentsAs much as cars are often sold on sex appeal or snob value, there can also be a very healthy market for cute, and only a small handful of […] -
![In Jeff Nelson’s post on early U.S. compacts, he explained that one of the reasons most of these cars fell flat commercially was that they were little if any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1954-Willys-Aero-Lark-DX-2SD-blue-Mecum-Auctions-S51-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How Much Did The Early 1950s Compacts Cost, And How Did Their Prices Compare to Chevrolet And Ford?")
How Much Did The Early 1950s Compacts Cost, And How Did Their Prices Compare to Chevrolet And Ford?
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 29 CommentsIn Jeff Nelson’s post on early U.S. compacts, he explained that one of the reasons most of these cars fell flat commercially was that they were little if any […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2015) Small cars have never been a strong talent for General Motors. Throughout the history of America’s largest automaker, the corporation has always placed a greater emphasis and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_3738_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Corsica – A Fitting Exile For Napoleon")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Corsica – A Fitting Exile For Napoleon
Posted on September 21, 2021 | 133 Comments(first posted 9/21/2015) Small cars have never been a strong talent for General Motors. Throughout the history of America’s largest automaker, the corporation has always placed a greater emphasis and […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2015) It took a while but Toyota, like all who get to the top, began to get complacent and stopped trying so hard. The date in which this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Toyota-Corolla-Japan-1995.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla E100 – Saito’s Mini-Lexus")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla E100 – Saito’s Mini-Lexus
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/14/2015) It took a while but Toyota, like all who get to the top, began to get complacent and stopped trying so hard. The date in which this […] -
![Debuting for 1960 initially as a full-size model, the Dodge Dart was subsequently downsized to a midsize model in 1962, and then again in 1963 to a compact model where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ahdG1odVTAW7WnodrmTsAQ_thumb_5589.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Dart – A Car Of Few Words")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Dart – A Car Of Few Words
Posted on December 12, 2019 | 51 CommentsDebuting for 1960 initially as a full-size model, the Dodge Dart was subsequently downsized to a midsize model in 1962, and then again in 1963 to a compact model where […]
