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Curbside Classics Archives
K-car Archive
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![Ahh the K-car. So much can be said about it as a whole and its various derivatives, and quite honestly, so much has already been said about it here at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1994LeBaronLandau1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Landau – Defiance Is Best Served With A Heavy Hand Of Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Landau – Defiance Is Best Served With A Heavy Hand Of Brougham
Posted on July 14, 2024 | 53 CommentsAhh the K-car. So much can be said about it as a whole and its various derivatives, and quite honestly, so much has already been said about it here at […] -
![(First Published 9/17/2014) In many ways, this 1994 Chrysler LeBaron sedan represents a number of “lasts” for Chrysler. Starting at the very core, it was the last Chrysler sedan derived from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5549.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler LeBaron LE – The K-Car’s Final Stand")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler LeBaron LE – The K-Car’s Final Stand
Posted on March 19, 2024 | 82 Comments(First Published 9/17/2014) In many ways, this 1994 Chrysler LeBaron sedan represents a number of “lasts” for Chrysler. Starting at the very core, it was the last Chrysler sedan derived from […] -
![(first posted 3/1/2013) In the early 1980s, no auto company had to make more out of less than Chrysler. Sometimes, as with the minivans, the company was spectacularly successful. Other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1986ChryTCConv02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Convertible – Some Things Just Don’t Translate")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Convertible – Some Things Just Don’t Translate
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 112 Comments(first posted 3/1/2013) In the early 1980s, no auto company had to make more out of less than Chrysler. Sometimes, as with the minivans, the company was spectacularly successful. Other […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2017) Sumptuous American luxury with modern mechanicals, efficient packaging and a more compact size. Sounds like a winner! And indeed, much to the chagrin of many enthusiasts, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/chrysler-imperial-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990-93 Chrysler Imperial – Tarnished Crown")
Curbside Classic: 1990-93 Chrysler Imperial – Tarnished Crown
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 1/31/2017) Sumptuous American luxury with modern mechanicals, efficient packaging and a more compact size. Sounds like a winner! And indeed, much to the chagrin of many enthusiasts, the […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2016) This rebadged LeBaron coupe shared a name with a Rolls-Royce and, in one way, echoed another Rolls-Royce. The Camargue coupe ended production just a year prior to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chrysler-phantom-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 4: 1987-94 Chrysler Phantom – The Camargue of Mexican Chryslers")
Mexican Mopars, Part 4: 1987-94 Chrysler Phantom – The Camargue of Mexican Chryslers
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) This rebadged LeBaron coupe shared a name with a Rolls-Royce and, in one way, echoed another Rolls-Royce. The Camargue coupe ended production just a year prior to […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2013) While walking back to my car after attending the recent Hooters show (home of the surrey-topped Cushman and other CCs you’ll see here a bit down the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/40000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 Dodge 400 Convertible – Pepperoni Wheels Make Everything Better")
CC Capsule: 1982 Dodge 400 Convertible – Pepperoni Wheels Make Everything Better
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 9/19/2013) While walking back to my car after attending the recent Hooters show (home of the surrey-topped Cushman and other CCs you’ll see here a bit down the […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2015) The 1983 Executive limousine and the 1990 Imperial are krazy enough, but no k-car kan more klearly demonstrate just how krazed Khrysler’s kompulsive k-car konundrum was during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_9941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Chrysler’s TC by Maserati – The Chairman Has Gone Krazy")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Chrysler’s TC by Maserati – The Chairman Has Gone Krazy
Posted on September 29, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 9/29/2015) The 1983 Executive limousine and the 1990 Imperial are krazy enough, but no k-car kan more klearly demonstrate just how krazed Khrysler’s kompulsive k-car konundrum was during […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2015) In the Chrysler Corporation’s lengthy history of badge engineering, a tradition that appears to be drawing to an end, usually you could count on the clone bearing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-1983-E-Class.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1983 Dodge 600 – E-Class With Less Class")
Curbside Capsule: 1983 Dodge 600 – E-Class With Less Class
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/21/2015) In the Chrysler Corporation’s lengthy history of badge engineering, a tradition that appears to be drawing to an end, usually you could count on the clone bearing […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2015) Sedans. Minivans. Hatchbacks. Convertibles. Coupes. The K-Car platform and its offshoots had almost any permutation imaginable, even a factory limousine! If you need a concise guide to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chrysler-lebaron-gts-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-89 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – Hatchback Setbacks")
Curbside Classic: 1985-89 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – Hatchback Setbacks
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/21/2015) Sedans. Minivans. Hatchbacks. Convertibles. Coupes. The K-Car platform and its offshoots had almost any permutation imaginable, even a factory limousine! If you need a concise guide to […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2011) There was a sad and dark time in the 1980s when the world was shrinking, and the big American sedan was forced to shrink with it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1991ChryslerNewYorker02-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chrysler New Yorker – Paging Bill Blass")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chrysler New Yorker – Paging Bill Blass
Posted on November 2, 2020 | 78 Comments(first posted 10/14/2011) There was a sad and dark time in the 1980s when the world was shrinking, and the big American sedan was forced to shrink with it. […] -
![(This week’s COAL ride has been covered before at Curbside Classic but I’ve added it here to my COAL series in its proper order. So in case you missed this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/29116843781_079cd4105e_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Dodge Aries SE – Our First (and Worst) Beater Challenge Car")
COAL: 1983 Dodge Aries SE – Our First (and Worst) Beater Challenge Car
Posted on November 24, 2019 | 15 Comments(This week’s COAL ride has been covered before at Curbside Classic but I’ve added it here to my COAL series in its proper order. So in case you missed this […] -
![(First Posted August 28, 2013) Lee Iaccoca was a huge fan of K car variants. By the time of his 1992 departure from Chrysler, nearly every Chrysler-, Dodge-, and Plymouth-branded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2119.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Après le “K”")
CC Capsule: 1993 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Après le “K”
Posted on September 17, 2019 | 36 Comments(First Posted August 28, 2013) Lee Iaccoca was a huge fan of K car variants. By the time of his 1992 departure from Chrysler, nearly every Chrysler-, Dodge-, and Plymouth-branded […] -
![The Dart name first appeared on a Dodge in 1960. By 1963, it was placed on the compact Dodge and there it stayed until 1976. That year, Dodge launched their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dodge-diplomat-dart-mexico-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 5: Dodge Darts of the 1980s – Not Darting Away From A Good Name")
Mexican Mopars, Part 5: Dodge Darts of the 1980s – Not Darting Away From A Good Name
Posted on December 22, 2016 | 13 CommentsThe Dart name first appeared on a Dodge in 1960. By 1963, it was placed on the compact Dodge and there it stayed until 1976. That year, Dodge launched their […] -
![If each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1985-Dodge-Aries-03-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 29 CommentsIf each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […] -
Wordless Outtake: Dodge Aries Wagon – Pseudo Pseudo Wood
Posted on May 11, 2016 | 19 Comments
