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convertible Archive
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1967 Ford Galaxie 500 For Sale: A Candyapple Red Convertible Owned By One Family Since New
Posted on July 22, 2026 | 12 CommentsBig Fords of the 1960s are always a hit on Curbside Classic, and many readers have specifically expressed their love of the 1967 Ford; therefore, what could be better than […] -
1965 Rambler Classic 770 Convertible: A Fancy, Rare Red Softtop With…A Six?
Posted on July 1, 2026 | 7 CommentsPhotos posted by Hyperpack at the CC Cohort I truly don’t know how anyone chose what car to buy in 1965, as there were so many attractive options across all […] -
1967 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible For Sale: A 383-Powered Droptop That’s More Uncommon Than You’d Think
Posted on June 29, 2026 | 18 CommentsWhen it comes to full-size cars from the low-priced three, especially from 1965 to 1968 (give or take), you can’t really go wrong; they all looked good, were assembled reasonably […] -
1959 Pontiac Catalina Convertible For Sale: Three Deuces, A Hydra-Matic, And A 389
Posted on June 16, 2026 | 12 CommentsI don’t think I’ll start many disagreements by saying that Pontiac’s Golden Age began in 1959 with “Wide-Track” cars such as this Catalina Convertible, which factory literature heralded as “America’s […] -
1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed
Posted on May 5, 2026 | 21 CommentsOver the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […] -
1975 Chevrolet Corvette L48 Convertible: Only 165 HP And Just 61 Miles On This Final-Year C3 Convertible
Posted on May 1, 2026 | 11 CommentsLet’s say you had the opportunity to buy a bright red vintage Corvette convertible — one of the very last of the C3 generation — with close to zero miles, […] -
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4-4-2 Convertible: Rare 4-Speed And L75 455 In The Final Ragtop 4-4-2
Posted on April 29, 2026 | 9 CommentsWhile Oldsmobile would still offer a ragtop in the larger B-body Delta 88 Royale series through 1975, the midsize Cutlass convertible took its last bow in 1972. This 1972 Cutlass […] -
GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville
Posted on April 27, 2026 | 23 CommentsThe 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […] -
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible With 240 Six – “You’ll Swear It’s A V-8”
Posted on March 26, 2026 | 16 CommentsIn writing about the “Loadomatic” distributor Ford used in its six-cylinder models for decades, I found this 1965 Galaxie 500 Convertible that is powered by the new-for-1965 “Big Six.” Although […] -
1966 Mercury S-55 Convertible: One of Only 669 S-55 Ragtops With The Super Marauder 428, So Why Did It Keep Failing To Sell?
Posted on January 31, 2026 | 19 CommentsThe day of the full-size sporty car was winding down by 1966, but Lincoln-Mercury thought there might still be a little more life in this segment and revived its sporty […] -
1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible: What’s A Caddy Like You Doing In A Place Like This?
Posted on January 25, 2026 | 37 Comments(Updated 1/25/2026) Finding this CC was all due to a battery failure. Not to get too deep into it, but I wear a cochlear implant, as I lost my “factory” […] -
1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible: Sexier Than A Catalina 4-Door
Posted on January 22, 2026 | 15 CommentsThe streets of Los Angeles just keep delivering lovely Curbside Classics! Heading out to lunch on a Saturday, I spotted this pristine 1963 Bonneville Convertible sitting in the parking lot […] -
1975 Mercedes-Benz 240D Convertible: Top Down Diesel
Posted on November 10, 2025 | 37 Comments(Updated 11/10/2025) One of the little thrills that comes with being a car enthusiast is that which arises when, by chance, one encounters a car from the […] -
1968 Cadillac de Ville Convertible: Casting A Long Shadow
Posted on November 2, 2025 | 44 Comments(Updated 11/2/2025) After finishing the repair work on my ’95 F150 yesterday, I drove up into town (pop. 1400) to fill up the gas tanks. As I crested the final […]
![1985 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible For Sale: The Turbo-Powered, Top-Down Bargain Of The Summer? 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)
![1967 Ford Galaxie 500 For Sale: A Candyapple Red Convertible Owned By One Family Since New Big Fords of the 1960s are always a hit on Curbside Classic, and many readers have specifically expressed their love of the 1967 Ford; therefore, what could be better than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1967-Ford-1-115x115.webp)
![1965 Rambler Classic 770 Convertible: A Fancy, Rare Red Softtop With…A Six? Photos posted by Hyperpack at the CC Cohort I truly don’t know how anyone chose what car to buy in 1965, as there were so many attractive options across all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55349177719_bba92079e8_k-e1782213267162-115x115.jpg)
![1967 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible For Sale: A 383-Powered Droptop That’s More Uncommon Than You’d Think When it comes to full-size cars from the low-priced three, especially from 1965 to 1968 (give or take), you can’t really go wrong; they all looked good, were assembled reasonably […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/67-Plymouth-6-115x115.avif)
![1959 Pontiac Catalina Convertible For Sale: Three Deuces, A Hydra-Matic, And A 389 I don’t think I’ll start many disagreements by saying that Pontiac’s Golden Age began in 1959 with “Wide-Track” cars such as this Catalina Convertible, which factory literature heralded as “America’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/59-Pontiac-5-e1781440366290-115x115.jpg)
![1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed Over the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1973-Mercury-Cougar-XR-7-convert-Gold-Glamour-Met-Cars-Remember-When-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp)
![1975 Chevrolet Corvette L48 Convertible: Only 165 HP And Just 61 Miles On This Final-Year C3 Convertible Let’s say you had the opportunity to buy a bright red vintage Corvette convertible — one of the very last of the C3 generation — with close to zero miles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1975-Chevrolet-Corvette-convert-Mille-Miglia-Red-Bring-a-Trailer-36-side-right-high-insets-1-115x115.webp)
![1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4-4-2 Convertible: Rare 4-Speed And L75 455 In The Final Ragtop 4-4-2 While Oldsmobile would still offer a ragtop in the larger B-body Delta 88 Royale series through 1975, the midsize Cutlass convertible took its last bow in 1972. This 1972 Cutlass […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1972-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-convert-Cameo-White-Bring-a-Trailer-10-front-3q-left.inset-2-115x115.webp)
![GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville The 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1975-B-body-convertible-collage-LeSabre-Delta-88-Caprice-Grand-Ville-115x115.webp)
![1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible With 240 Six – “You’ll Swear It’s A V-8” In writing about the “Loadomatic” distributor Ford used in its six-cylinder models for decades, I found this 1965 Galaxie 500 Convertible that is powered by the new-for-1965 “Big Six.” Although […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1965-ford-galaxie-500-convertible-1-115x115.webp)
![1966 Mercury S-55 Convertible: One of Only 669 S-55 Ragtops With The Super Marauder 428, So Why Did It Keep Failing To Sell? The day of the full-size sporty car was winding down by 1966, but Lincoln-Mercury thought there might still be a little more life in this segment and revived its sporty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1966-Mercury-S-55-convert-Yellow-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp)
![1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible: What’s A Caddy Like You Doing In A Place Like This? (Updated 1/25/2026) Finding this CC was all due to a battery failure. Not to get too deep into it, but I wear a cochlear implant, as I lost my “factory” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=518,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/c-12-14-2012-006-e1381098715393.jpg)
![1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible: Sexier Than A Catalina 4-Door The streets of Los Angeles just keep delivering lovely Curbside Classics! Heading out to lunch on a Saturday, I spotted this pristine 1963 Bonneville Convertible sitting in the parking lot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Front-3-quarter.jpg)
![1975 Mercedes-Benz 240D Convertible: Top Down Diesel (Updated 11/10/2025) One of the little thrills that comes with being a car enthusiast is that which arises when, by chance, one encounters a car from the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3544-min.jpg)
![1968 Cadillac de Ville Convertible: Casting A Long Shadow (Updated 11/2/2025) After finishing the repair work on my ’95 F150 yesterday, I drove up into town (pop. 1400) to fill up the gas tanks. As I crested the final […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_68deville_fleft.jpg)


