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![If, hypothetically, you were to ask a DeSoto diehard to name the rarest and most valuable examples of that long-defunct brand, it’s not unlikely that the 1956 Adventurer and Fireflite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Adventurer-and-Fireflite-115x115.jpg "1956 DeSoto Adventurer and Fireflite Convertible: Two Very Rare Forward Look Cars In The Same Parking Lot")
1956 DeSoto Adventurer and Fireflite Convertible: Two Very Rare Forward Look Cars In The Same Parking Lot
Posted on August 3, 2026 | 22 CommentsIf, hypothetically, you were to ask a DeSoto diehard to name the rarest and most valuable examples of that long-defunct brand, it’s not unlikely that the 1956 Adventurer and Fireflite […] -
![(2013, revised and expanded 2026) The recent Jeep FC-150 and Jeep Commando CC with their Hurricane Four engine that featured an F-head (Intake Over Exhaust – “IOE”) cylinder head gave […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/F-Head-Rover-P4.jpg "The History of The Curious F-Head Engine")
The History of The Curious F-Head Engine
Posted on April 24, 2025 | 88 Comments(2013, revised and expanded 2026) The recent Jeep FC-150 and Jeep Commando CC with their Hurricane Four engine that featured an F-head (Intake Over Exhaust – “IOE”) cylinder head gave […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1955ChryslerNewYorker17.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1966DodgeCoronet02.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dddgre.jpg "Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?")
Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2015) As of 2014, it has been statistically proven that SUVs and CUVs are more popular than sedans, making them the most popular type of vehicle in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_8204.jpg "Future Classic: 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen – A Modern Tribute To Lido")
Future Classic: 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen – A Modern Tribute To Lido
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/16/2015) As of 2014, it has been statistically proven that SUVs and CUVs are more popular than sedans, making them the most popular type of vehicle in the […] -
![(First Posted January 11, 2015, updated at the end of post) Last week I shared what happened to my Outback and then let you all try to help with input […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/COALAccord.jpeg "COAL: WDJB – What Did Jim Buy? (Now With Updates!)")
COAL: WDJB – What Did Jim Buy? (Now With Updates!)
Posted on July 29, 2018 | 78 Comments(First Posted January 11, 2015, updated at the end of post) Last week I shared what happened to my Outback and then let you all try to help with input […] -
![For the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972DodgeCoronetCrestwoodRT01.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 52 CommentsFor the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […] -
![As I’m sure we all know, here at CC we have a more…eclectic taste in cars. We shun the restomods and the endless SBC swaps in favor of the unrestored […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GS-006-02.jpg "Future Classic: 2015 Dodge Challenger V6 – The Rarest Challenger.")
Future Classic: 2015 Dodge Challenger V6 – The Rarest Challenger.
Posted on December 6, 2014 | 65 CommentsAs I’m sure we all know, here at CC we have a more…eclectic taste in cars. We shun the restomods and the endless SBC swaps in favor of the unrestored […]
