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![(Updated 7/31/2026) For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet led the overall sales race, examining […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-Wagon-007.jpg "1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster")
1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 63 Comments(Updated 7/31/2026) For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet led the overall sales race, examining […] -
![(Updated 6/21/2026) What is it about our fathers’ cars? Those of us who were car-crazed little boys (and girls) certainly lapped up every car experience we could get our little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1969FordLTD01.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – My Father’s Day Present")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – My Father’s Day Present
Posted on June 21, 2026 | 87 Comments(Updated 6/21/2026) What is it about our fathers’ cars? Those of us who were car-crazed little boys (and girls) certainly lapped up every car experience we could get our little […] -
![Did any of these 1980 Ford products truly make your heart race? Perhaps they do if you have a keen sense of nostalgia, but professional photographers had to sell them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-gran-tile-115x115.jpg "1980 Ford Catalog Photography: Making The Most Mundane Rides Look Sublime")
1980 Ford Catalog Photography: Making The Most Mundane Rides Look Sublime
Posted on April 30, 2026 | 33 CommentsDid any of these 1980 Ford products truly make your heart race? Perhaps they do if you have a keen sense of nostalgia, but professional photographers had to sell them […] -
![The town of White, Georgia, sits midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, a few miles north of I-75. White is the home of Old Car City, a 35 acre slice of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_2722-115x115.jpeg "Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 3 – Ford Motor Co. Cars")
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 3 – Ford Motor Co. Cars
Posted on April 29, 2026 | 35 CommentsThe town of White, Georgia, sits midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, a few miles north of I-75. White is the home of Old Car City, a 35 acre slice of […] -
![(Updated 3/27/2026) The 1979 Mustang. From the beginning, the Mustang’s life was charmed. Each major generational change coincided with a big surge in sales for America’s favorite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1979-Ford-Mustang-07Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A Fresh Start")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A Fresh Start
Posted on March 27, 2026 | 77 Comments(Updated 3/27/2026) The 1979 Mustang. From the beginning, the Mustang’s life was charmed. Each major generational change coincided with a big surge in sales for America’s favorite […] -
![It doesn’t come up quite as often today as Lee Iacocca’s “white knight” tales of business heroics at Chrysler, but Ford was up to their necks in the soup in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fords-115x115.jpg "Ford’s Darkest Days? Three Survivors From The Era Before “Quality Was Job 1”")
Ford’s Darkest Days? Three Survivors From The Era Before “Quality Was Job 1”
Posted on March 16, 2026 | 27 CommentsIt doesn’t come up quite as often today as Lee Iacocca’s “white knight” tales of business heroics at Chrysler, but Ford was up to their necks in the soup in […] -
![(Updated 2/21/2026) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above of a 1973 Ford LTD. We are going to examine this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1973FordLTD08.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!
Posted on February 21, 2026 | 162 Comments(Updated 2/21/2026) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above of a 1973 Ford LTD. We are going to examine this […] -
![(Updated 12/6/2025) How is it there have been nearly 14,500 articles at CC and we’ve never had much of a write-up about a four-door Ford LTD of this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8516.jpg "1975–1978 Ford LTD: Living The Dream")
1975–1978 Ford LTD: Living The Dream
Posted on December 6, 2025 | 82 Comments(Updated 12/6/2025) How is it there have been nearly 14,500 articles at CC and we’ve never had much of a write-up about a four-door Ford LTD of this […] -
![I know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7446.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s")
Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 35 CommentsI know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […] -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg "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 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7395.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 119 Comments(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […] -
![The year was 2011. I was in the thrall of my new avocation, which was that thing called (then, as now) Curbside Classic. It seemed that every day I stopped […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1979-Ford-Thunderbird-04.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Thunderbird – It’s All In The Name")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Thunderbird – It’s All In The Name
Posted on July 27, 2023 | 36 CommentsThe year was 2011. I was in the thrall of my new avocation, which was that thing called (then, as now) Curbside Classic. It seemed that every day I stopped […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1946-Ford-Sportsman-02-03.jpg "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […] -
![For several years now, my wife has had the observation about events in life not aligning in a conducive manner. She says the figurative gears grind since nothing meshes they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1986-Ford-4.jpeg "COAL: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Guiding Light")
COAL: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Guiding Light
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 55 CommentsFor several years now, my wife has had the observation about events in life not aligning in a conducive manner. She says the figurative gears grind since nothing meshes they […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Ford-Galaxie-500-01.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […]
