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mustang Archive
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CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […] -
CC Capsule: 1987-89 Ford Mustang Convertible – Getting the Groceries
Posted on July 11, 2020 | 17 CommentsIn the 1980s it wasn’t uncommon to see unrestored 1960s Mustangs still in use as transportation. It was uncommon by the 1990s. I assume collectors had bought the ones worth […] -
Vintage Reviews: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – “It’s Possible That Stylists Can’t Work in a Sporty Medium”
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 63 CommentsIn my series on the Ford 335-Series engines, I covered in detail the performance potential designed into Ford’s 351C. Unfortunately, this engine really had little opportunity to shine with minimizing […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Mustang LX – Our Dirty Little Secret
Posted on October 17, 2019 | 101 Comments(First Posted October 12, 2013) Since I’ve started to post here at Curbside Classics, I’ve probably driven by 40 of these ’87 to ’93 Fox body Mustangs, and never even […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady
Posted on July 14, 2019 | 53 Comments(first posted 5/25/2013) As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable […] -
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Four – Mustang, Cougar and Thunderbird
Posted on December 3, 2018 | 20 CommentsWe are nearing the end of my Carlisle Ford Nationals coverage, and I haven’t covered the Mustangs, Cougars and Thunderbirds yet. As I mentioned in my first post in this series, […] -
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
Curbside Fiction: The Fortune Telling Passenger?
Posted on March 17, 2017 | 35 Comments(This is a sporadic CC serial. A list of the previous installments can be found in order below. JS) Louis Broderick pulled the almost new Chrysler Imperial into the parking […] -
My Dad’s Curbside Classic: The One Dollar 1967 Mustang Convertible
Posted on July 1, 2016 | 50 Comments[first posted 7/1/2011. CC commentator principaldan/Dan Fruchey sent us this love letter after having been reunited with his father’s ’67 Mustang convertible It was a 90 degree day, the sun […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Grande – Como Se Dice Brougham?
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/31/2012) A while back, jpcavanaugh told us about a Ford product that didn’t get any respect. Here’s another one: The “fat” 1971-73 Mustang. And while the Boss 351 […] -
CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show
Posted on May 13, 2016 | 38 CommentsIt was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […] -
Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show
Posted on April 29, 2015 | 13 CommentsThe *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […] -
Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum
Posted on April 2, 2015 | 39 CommentsSituated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […] -
QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?
Posted on March 6, 2015 | 296 CommentsAh, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […]
![CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album It’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/photos-2-Version-3.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1987-89 Ford Mustang Convertible – Getting the Groceries In the 1980s it wasn’t uncommon to see unrestored 1960s Mustangs still in use as transportation. It was uncommon by the 1990s. I assume collectors had bought the ones worth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8789Mustang2.jpg)
![Vintage Reviews: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – “It’s Possible That Stylists Can’t Work in a Sporty Medium” In my series on the Ford 335-Series engines, I covered in detail the performance potential designed into Ford’s 351C. Unfortunately, this engine really had little opportunity to shine with minimizing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CD-Boss-351-3.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Mustang LX – Our Dirty Little Secret (First Posted October 12, 2013) Since I’ve started to post here at Curbside Classics, I’ve probably driven by 40 of these ’87 to ’93 Fox body Mustangs, and never even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Front-3-Quarter.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact (first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-51-042.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady (first posted 5/25/2013) As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PA310101.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Four – Mustang, Cougar and Thunderbird We are nearing the end of my Carlisle Ford Nationals coverage, and I haven’t covered the Mustangs, Cougars and Thunderbirds yet. As I mentioned in my first post in this series, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ford-Carlisle-2018328.jpg)
![CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg)
![Curbside Fiction: The Fortune Telling Passenger? (This is a sporadic CC serial. A list of the previous installments can be found in order below. JS) Louis Broderick pulled the almost new Chrysler Imperial into the parking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_4720.jpg)
![My Dad’s Curbside Classic: The One Dollar 1967 Mustang Convertible [first posted 7/1/2011. CC commentator principaldan/Dan Fruchey sent us this love letter after having been reunited with his father’s ’67 Mustang convertible It was a 90 degree day, the sun […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Time-To-Go-7-Take-Your-Top-OFF.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Grande – Como Se Dice Brougham? (first posted 10/31/2012) A while back, jpcavanaugh told us about a Ford product that didn’t get any respect. Here’s another one: The “fat” 1971-73 Mustang. And while the Boss 351 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-30-2012-034-e1351093575575.jpg)
![CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show It was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0655.jpg)
![Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show The *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC00852.jpg)
![Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum Situated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_3845.jpg)
![QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car? Ah, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/79MKV-02.jpg)


