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![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/194588425_2891688564431092_1984727299831202368_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer In The 1960s")
A Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer In The 1960s
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 9 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […] -
![Usually when I check out the cars for sale on eBay, I gravitate to Volvo 200, 700 and 900 Series, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Buick Electras, Olds Ninety-Eights and Imperials. This weird […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lincoln-allante-21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior")
The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 19 CommentsUsually when I check out the cars for sale on eBay, I gravitate to Volvo 200, 700 and 900 Series, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Buick Electras, Olds Ninety-Eights and Imperials. This weird […] -
![Edsel Ford was truly a remarkable man. With a personality completely unlike his tempestuous father’s, he was able to assert himself in Ford Motor Company despite his father’s conscious or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20230812_151534202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1947 Lincoln Sedan: “Nothing Could Be Finer,” Except Maybe A Cadillac")
1947 Lincoln Sedan: “Nothing Could Be Finer,” Except Maybe A Cadillac
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 9 CommentsEdsel Ford was truly a remarkable man. With a personality completely unlike his tempestuous father’s, he was able to assert himself in Ford Motor Company despite his father’s conscious or […] -
![Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors")
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
![In 1977, Lincoln rolled out the Versailles, a relatively compact luxury sedan that was very plainly a dressed-up version of the workaday Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch; it was dropped after less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1991-Lexus-ES250-and-1978-Lincoln-Versaille-side-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1990–1991 Lexus ES250: Was This Junior Lexus Toyota’s Answer To The Lincoln Versailles?")
1990–1991 Lexus ES250: Was This Junior Lexus Toyota’s Answer To The Lincoln Versailles?
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 26 CommentsIn 1977, Lincoln rolled out the Versailles, a relatively compact luxury sedan that was very plainly a dressed-up version of the workaday Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch; it was dropped after less […] -
![(Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2265.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground")
CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 27 Comments(Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […] -
![Where the Continental Mark IV and Mark V of the ’70s were among Lincoln’s greatest hits, the Lincoln Versailles, a luxo version of the Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch, is often regarded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-1980-Lincoln-Versailles-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1977–1980 Lincoln Versailles: Slow-Selling, Cynical, But Very Profitable")
1977–1980 Lincoln Versailles: Slow-Selling, Cynical, But Very Profitable
Posted on August 25, 2025 | 42 CommentsWhere the Continental Mark IV and Mark V of the ’70s were among Lincoln’s greatest hits, the Lincoln Versailles, a luxo version of the Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch, is often regarded […] -
![Huge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-Dark-Jade-Primo-Classics-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green")
1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green
Posted on August 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsHuge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […] -
![If you’re an American of a certain age, seeing a be-finned big black convertible with red or orange accents is likely to leave the Neal Hefti’s theme to the 1966 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1959-Buick-Electra-225-convert-Sable-Black-Mecum-Auctions-T105-front-3q-with-signal.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1959 Buick Electra 225 Convertible: As Bat-Winged As The Batmobile")
1959 Buick Electra 225 Convertible: As Bat-Winged As The Batmobile
Posted on August 15, 2025 | 23 CommentsIf you’re an American of a certain age, seeing a be-finned big black convertible with red or orange accents is likely to leave the Neal Hefti’s theme to the 1966 […] -
![There are lots of things to dislike about the American luxury cars of the ’70s, but you could never call them colorless: They offered a very wide range of interior […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Interior-color-montage-1979-De-Ville-1975-Mark-V-1978-Mark-V-Givenchy-1978-Eldorado.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Cadillac, Lincoln, And Imperial Interiors Of The 1970s: Almost Every Color Of The Rainbow")
Cadillac, Lincoln, And Imperial Interiors Of The 1970s: Almost Every Color Of The Rainbow
Posted on July 27, 2025 | 50 CommentsThere are lots of things to dislike about the American luxury cars of the ’70s, but you could never call them colorless: They offered a very wide range of interior […] -
![For 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1980-Lincoln-Mark-VI-Maroon-Orlando-Classic-Cars-side-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1980–1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet")
1980–1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 31 CommentsFor 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […] -
![One of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nowlings-Oldsmobile-Downey-Calif-1967.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?")
How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 31 CommentsOne of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2869.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust")
Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […] -
![In my recent CC about a 1977 Ford Granada, I made an assertion about the cars Lee Iacocca was involved with at Ford not having enduring appeal in the showroom. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/iacocca-with-granada.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Graphic Observation About Lee Iacocca")
A Graphic Observation About Lee Iacocca
Posted on May 9, 2025 | 57 CommentsIn my recent CC about a 1977 Ford Granada, I made an assertion about the cars Lee Iacocca was involved with at Ford not having enduring appeal in the showroom. […] -
![It’s an article of faith among Lincoln fans that what the early 1960s Continental lacked in sales volume against Cadillac, it made up in prestige. However, even Lincoln-Mercury management didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1961-Lincoln-Continental-sedan-and-1961-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Lincoln Continental Vs. Cadillac Sedan De Ville – Which Held Its Value Better In The Early 1960s?")
Lincoln Continental Vs. Cadillac Sedan De Ville – Which Held Its Value Better In The Early 1960s?
Posted on May 3, 2025 | 32 CommentsIt’s an article of faith among Lincoln fans that what the early 1960s Continental lacked in sales volume against Cadillac, it made up in prestige. However, even Lincoln-Mercury management didn’t […]
