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![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 170 Comments(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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Front-3-Quarters.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Ford Ranchero- No Curbside Love For This One!")
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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/a-sprint.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963.5 Ford Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – Not Quite a Sprint, But What Ever Happened To The Six Cylinder Sprint?")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1100.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 17: 1999 Ford Expedition – Plus Doing My Bit for the Environment")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1971pinto_03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/P1020404.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 16: 1992 Ford Explorer – And a Seismic Shift or Two")
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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170726_185218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland")
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. […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
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 […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2017) Two door sedans are always popular fare here, so this ’64 Custom 500 sedan posted at the Cohort by chrisjcieslak gets its 15 minutes of fame […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36908944331_28fd1ed7d2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1964 Ford Custom 500 Two Door Sedan – Change Is Not Always An Improvement")
Cohort Outtake: 1964 Ford Custom 500 Two Door Sedan – Change Is Not Always An Improvement
Posted on September 10, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 9/6/2017) Two door sedans are always popular fare here, so this ’64 Custom 500 sedan posted at the Cohort by chrisjcieslak gets its 15 minutes of fame […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2017) Put yourself in Ford of Europe’s shoes in 1993-4. You had been so beaten up for the disappointing Mk4 Ford Escort that even a major […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC06014-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2004 Ford Ka – Ford’s Capable Gremlin?")
Curbside Outtake: 2004 Ford Ka – Ford’s Capable Gremlin?
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/8/2017) Put yourself in Ford of Europe’s shoes in 1993-4. You had been so beaten up for the disappointing Mk4 Ford Escort that even a major […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2013) This was a radical car for Ford. If you didn’t live through the ‘70s and remember well all the bloatmobiles that Ford (and, to be fair, GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/79FordFairmont1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – The Ur-Fox")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – The Ur-Fox
Posted on September 3, 2023 | 164 Comments(first posted 8/31/2013) This was a radical car for Ford. If you didn’t live through the ‘70s and remember well all the bloatmobiles that Ford (and, to be fair, GM […] -
![There’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230812_142333602a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest")
Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […] -
![(I ran into this old friend at a local show recently and remembered featuring it here on September 13, 2011. It is still owned and loved by the same lady. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1967FordMustang05-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang – Forty-Four Years of Wedded Bliss")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang – Forty-Four Years of Wedded Bliss
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 49 Comments(I ran into this old friend at a local show recently and remembered featuring it here on September 13, 2011. It is still owned and loved by the same lady. […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2017) After the 1973 Oil Embargo, a buzzword started sweeping through the American automotive industry: “downsizing.” In this case, “less was more” as downsizing introduced a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1977-Ford-Thunderbird-06-e1337535500610.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1977 Ford Thunderbird – A New Kind Of Thunder")
Vintage Reviews: 1977 Ford Thunderbird – A New Kind Of Thunder
Posted on August 15, 2023 | 152 Comments(first posted 6/14/2017) After the 1973 Oil Embargo, a buzzword started sweeping through the American automotive industry: “downsizing.” In this case, “less was more” as downsizing introduced a […] -
![A reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1069.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America")
CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 47 CommentsA reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]
