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Curbside Classics Archives
hardtops Archive
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![Paul recently presented a multipart survey of the many four-door hardtop models U.S. automakers offered in the 1950s and 1960s. But, how popular were these models in their day? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1955-Buick-Century-Riviera-and-1978-Chrysler-Newport-4HT.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Hardtops, Appendix: How Common Were Four-Door Hardtops?")
All Those Glamorous Hardtops, Appendix: How Common Were Four-Door Hardtops?
Posted on May 10, 2025 | 34 CommentsPaul recently presented a multipart survey of the many four-door hardtop models U.S. automakers offered in the 1950s and 1960s. But, how popular were these models in their day? […] -
![We tend to think of four-door hardtops as a mostly American phenomena, but this body style was also popular in Japan for many years. From 1988 to 1992, Mazda even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1991-Mazda-Persona-right-side.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1988–1992 Mazda Persona: A JDM Four-Door Hardtop Version Of The Mazda 626")
1988–1992 Mazda Persona: A JDM Four-Door Hardtop Version Of The Mazda 626
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 26 CommentsWe tend to think of four-door hardtops as a mostly American phenomena, but this body style was also popular in Japan for many years. From 1988 to 1992, Mazda even […] -
![Ten years before it became the name of a hotel chain, Holiday Inn was a hit Paramount picture starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with a flimsy story about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1954-oldsmobile-ninety-eight-ICC-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1949–1970 Oldsmobile Holiday Hardtop – A Holiday In Lansing (With Apologies To Irving Berlin)")
Automotive History: 1949–1970 Oldsmobile Holiday Hardtop – A Holiday In Lansing (With Apologies To Irving Berlin)
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsTen years before it became the name of a hotel chain, Holiday Inn was a hit Paramount picture starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with a flimsy story about […] -
![If I say “Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop,” the first image in your mind is probably a Tri-Five Chevy with a V-8 engine and a flashy paint job. However, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1950-Chevrolet-Styleline-DX-Bel-Air-Connors-Motorcar-side-2.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Chevrolet Styleline De Luxe Bel Air – The Belle Of Bel Air")
1950 Chevrolet Styleline De Luxe Bel Air – The Belle Of Bel Air
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 27 CommentsIf I say “Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop,” the first image in your mind is probably a Tri-Five Chevy with a V-8 engine and a flashy paint job. However, the […] -
![(first posted 3/18/2011) Four door hardtops make no sense, but what’s that ever had to do with cars? They were a status symbol: “No, I don’t drive no stinking sedan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-92-024-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Buick Century Riviera Four-Door Hardtop – See And Be Seen")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Buick Century Riviera Four-Door Hardtop – See And Be Seen
Posted on May 17, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 3/18/2011) Four door hardtops make no sense, but what’s that ever had to do with cars? They were a status symbol: “No, I don’t drive no stinking sedan, […]
