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Ford Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre – Maybe It Should Have Had 7 Gallons
Posted on March 17, 2020 | 92 Comments(first posted in 2011) The sixties, that golden decade of American performance cars, had two very distinct eras. The first half was dominated by the full-size bombers with their ever-larger […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1946 Ford 698T 1 1/2 Ton Truck – New Adventures Await
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 17 CommentsAs with most writers here, the personally unfamiliar subject is the subject most daunting to write about, with opportunities galore for failure and embarrassment. However, sometimes the unfamiliar is also […] -
Curbside Classics at a Shop in Lawndale
Posted on February 22, 2020 | 17 CommentsThis weekend I was driving past a repair shop and saw this CC pairing for the twentieth or thirtieth time, so I finally decided to stop. The Plymouth Satellite and […] -
QOTD: Know Anyone Sharing A Name With An Automobile Brand?
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 77 CommentsEvery once in a while we all likely have an odd realization hit us. This time, the realization was too good to not use as a QOTD. Let me explain. -
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsAutomotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsThe good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971-72 2.0 OHC Pinto- The Fastest Pinto Ever Built
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 11/20/2013) There it sits, the Mighty Blue Pinto. I drove a medium blue ’72 Pinto Runabout (hatchback) back in high school, and still recall it with fondness. […] -
Future CC Drive Report: 2020 Ford Escape SE – Upon Which My Parents Continued Their Downsizing
Posted on December 26, 2019 | 72 CommentsPart of the seeming approach with Ford’s new 2020 Escape has been how its more car-like appearance might better entice traditional passenger car buyers into a CUV. Ford had better […] -
Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 22 CommentsI will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1999 Ford Taurus SHO – The Plain Wrapper
Posted on November 14, 2019 | 58 CommentsYes, we are back with another installment of my junkyard chronicles. And today, we feature a guest that squeaks in just over our informal (informal to the point of often […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – Ford LTD Squire Wagon
Posted on November 12, 2019 | 37 CommentsThank you to William Oliver -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – 1972 Ford Gran Torino
Posted on November 11, 2019 | 71 CommentsThank you to Michael Courtney -
COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me
Posted on November 10, 2019 | 25 CommentsI am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […] -
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 21 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […]
![Curbside Outtake: 1946 Ford 698T 1 1/2 Ton Truck – New Adventures Await As with most writers here, the personally unfamiliar subject is the subject most daunting to write about, with opportunities galore for failure and embarrassment. However, sometimes the unfamiliar is also […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_9871.jpg)
![Curbside Classics at a Shop in Lawndale This weekend I was driving past a repair shop and saw this CC pairing for the twentieth or thirtieth time, so I finally decided to stop. The Plymouth Satellite and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-Dealer-1.jpg)

![Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year Automotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fleet.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon In all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshd-ford.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol The good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshp-5.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971-72 2.0 OHC Pinto- The Fastest Pinto Ever Built (first posted 11/20/2013) There it sits, the Mighty Blue Pinto. I drove a medium blue ’72 Pinto Runabout (hatchback) back in high school, and still recall it with fondness. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/front-view.jpg)
![Future CC Drive Report: 2020 Ford Escape SE – Upon Which My Parents Continued Their Downsizing Part of the seeming approach with Ford’s new 2020 Escape has been how its more car-like appearance might better entice traditional passenger car buyers into a CUV. Ford had better […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0702.jpg)
![Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition I will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CCSurvivor01Small.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1999 Ford Taurus SHO – The Plain Wrapper Yes, we are back with another installment of my junkyard chronicles. And today, we feature a guest that squeaks in just over our informal (informal to the point of often […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7240.jpg)


![COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me I am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20150601_201726.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last) How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10-Small.jpg)


