Curbside Classic Archives
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Ford Archive
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COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 18 CommentsWe acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […] -
COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsWith our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […] -
CC Capsule: Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer- The Bucking Broncette
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 2/5/2018) I’ve already written a full CC/Auto-Biography on the new 1984 Bronco II we had for about six months, so I’m going to go lightly on the […] -
Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 26 Comments(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […] -
Vintage Review: 1978 Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr – Functional But Flavorless
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/11/2018) For years, and most particularly after the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973, American car enthusiast magazines had been clamoring for Detroit to build more internationally-oriented […] -
CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 18 CommentsThere are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […] -
CC Outtake: 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero – On The Road To Resurrection. Hopefully.
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 1/3/2018) Every journey starts with a step. Or, in our case, replace the “e” with an “o” and make it a “stop” for gas and coffee […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Ford Ranchero- No Curbside Love For This One!
Posted on December 6, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 12/5/2013) Based on the reader’s comments in last week’s 1969 Ranchero article, I know there’s little love for this last generation Ranchero. Based on some personal experience with the Torino […] -
1963.5 Ford Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – Not Quite a Sprint, But What Ever Happened To The Six Cylinder Sprint?
Posted on November 2, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 11/2/2017) This fine 1963 Falcon Sports Coupe was posted at the Cohort by mtwilda, and it caught my attention. It’s the non-Sprint version of the […] -
COAL 17: 1999 Ford Expedition – Plus Doing My Bit for the Environment
Posted on November 1, 2023 | 13 CommentsWhen I see someone rolling in a 460 cubic inch Lincoln Town Car I heartily approve, though I wonder why they didn’t just quit fooling around and go for the […] -
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsJust a few months before this June 1971 review, R&T had described the Pinto as “mediocre but cute” in a 5-car comparison against the likes of the Corolla and Datsun […] -
COAL 16: 1992 Ford Explorer – And a Seismic Shift or Two
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 25 CommentsMy family of 5 growing up could go to town in our VW Bug if need be, when the Valiant was unavailable. But there were no enormous backwards facing car […] -
CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) I’m done with the French cars for a bit, so here are some of the CCs I found over the summer in weird and interesting places. […] -
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]
![COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd We acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=0216,height=1,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0216x1.jpeg)
![COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait With our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/490BB189-58D7-4A48-8EE3-BFDA0A19BC09.webp)
![CC Capsule: Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer- The Bucking Broncette (first posted 2/5/2018) I’ve already written a full CC/Auto-Biography on the new 1984 Bronco II we had for about six months, so I’m going to go lightly on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-344-104.jpg)
![Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger (Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/70-f100-1-1.jpeg)
![Vintage Review: 1978 Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr – Functional But Flavorless (first posted 1/11/2018) For years, and most particularly after the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973, American car enthusiast magazines had been clamoring for Detroit to build more internationally-oriented […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CD0977-Fairmont-Cover.jpeg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d There are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_152021990.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero – On The Road To Resurrection. Hopefully. (first posted 1/3/2018) Every journey starts with a step. Or, in our case, replace the “e” with an “o” and make it a “stop” for gas and coffee […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_0267.jpg)
![Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix (first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Ford Ranchero- No Curbside Love For This One! (first posted 12/5/2013) Based on the reader’s comments in last week’s 1969 Ranchero article, I know there’s little love for this last generation Ranchero. Based on some personal experience with the Torino […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Front-3-Quarters.jpg)
![1963.5 Ford Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – Not Quite a Sprint, But What Ever Happened To The Six Cylinder Sprint? (first posted 11/2/2017) This fine 1963 Falcon Sports Coupe was posted at the Cohort by mtwilda, and it caught my attention. It’s the non-Sprint version of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/a-sprint.jpg)
![COAL 17: 1999 Ford Expedition – Plus Doing My Bit for the Environment When I see someone rolling in a 460 cubic inch Lincoln Town Car I heartily approve, though I wonder why they didn’t just quit fooling around and go for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1100.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto Just a few months before this June 1971 review, R&T had described the Pinto as “mediocre but cute” in a 5-car comparison against the likes of the Corolla and Datsun […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1971pinto_03.jpg)
![COAL 16: 1992 Ford Explorer – And a Seismic Shift or Two My family of 5 growing up could go to town in our VW Bug if need be, when the Valiant was unavailable. But there were no enormous backwards facing car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/P1020404.jpeg)
![CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland (first posted 10/3/2017) I’m done with the French cars for a bit, so here are some of the CCs I found over the summer in weird and interesting places. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170726_185218.jpg)
![Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life (first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg)


