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Panther Archive
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![Namely, a taxi! I saw this car yesterday evening, on I-80. I understand Town Car taxis are über common in large cities, but where I am, they are decidedly sparse. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-29-2014-026-e1409411668111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Panther Outtake: What A Luxury Car Should Not Be!")
Panther Outtake: What A Luxury Car Should Not Be!
Posted on August 30, 2014 | 34 CommentsNamely, a taxi! I saw this car yesterday evening, on I-80. I understand Town Car taxis are über common in large cities, but where I am, they are decidedly sparse. […] -
![Ah, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams")
Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […] -
CC Outtake: Time Marches On
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 38 CommentsResearch called. Wanting to start finish a history of the 3/4 ton pickup, I needed some pictures of a few new ones. The goal is to finish before my retirement. -
![Pop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/800px-Mercury_Marauder.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 61 CommentsPop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […] -
![My Panther acquisition has put me in a Town Car state of mind as of late. Why in the world was the TC dropped, after so many decades of production? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2011LincolnTownCar-800x546-e1386457303534.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What If: 2014 Town Car Signature Series")
What If: 2014 Town Car Signature Series
Posted on January 14, 2014 | 76 CommentsMy Panther acquisition has put me in a Town Car state of mind as of late. Why in the world was the TC dropped, after so many decades of production? […] -
![On Thanksgiving, my Town Car, winding down its last week or two before being cocooned in the garage, found itself parked next to my brother’s car, a 2011 Volvo C30 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/12-01-2013-026-800x556-e1387752275592.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Family CCs: Those Klockau Boys, They Don’t Go For Silver Camrys…")
Family CCs: Those Klockau Boys, They Don’t Go For Silver Camrys…
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 31 CommentsOn Thanksgiving, my Town Car, winding down its last week or two before being cocooned in the garage, found itself parked next to my brother’s car, a 2011 Volvo C30 […] -
![Buying my Panther has been a double-edged sword of late. For while I love the car and prefer it to the Volvo on nice days, snow, snow and more darn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Oct-Nov-2013-007-800x533-e1387062511202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Panther Outtake: Safe And Sound From Salt, But Darn, I Can’t Drive It!")
Panther Outtake: Safe And Sound From Salt, But Darn, I Can’t Drive It!
Posted on December 14, 2013 | 37 CommentsBuying my Panther has been a double-edged sword of late. For while I love the car and prefer it to the Volvo on nice days, snow, snow and more darn […] -
![Okay, today is a holiday (for you U.S. CCers anyway), and there’s probably not a whole lot of folks reading CC–with such pressing matters as turkey, football and dessert! But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/November-2013-044.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Is It Bigger Than A Town Car: 1973 Super Beetle – Um, No")
Is It Bigger Than A Town Car: 1973 Super Beetle – Um, No
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 27 CommentsOkay, today is a holiday (for you U.S. CCers anyway), and there’s probably not a whole lot of folks reading CC–with such pressing matters as turkey, football and dessert! But […] -
![You know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-169-800x533-e1383006045674.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae")
Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 18 CommentsYou know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […] -
![Confession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers")
Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 46 CommentsConfession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […] -
![Panther Day continues with yet more 1998-02 Townie goodness! Remember the Touring Sedan? I won’t blame you if you don’t, for they were not a hot seller. But, with their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/4-22-2012-001-800x537-e1382841142269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Elusive Signature Series Touring Sedan")
CC Capsule: The Elusive Signature Series Touring Sedan
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 31 CommentsPanther Day continues with yet more 1998-02 Townie goodness! Remember the Touring Sedan? I won’t blame you if you don’t, for they were not a hot seller. But, with their […] -
![Well, I’ve finally done it. You may have gotten hints from my ebay find 1991 Eldo Biarritz and my lengthier treatise on the world of the 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10-24-and-10-25-2013-006-800x551-e1382832952720.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My First Curbside Classic – 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition – Of McCarthy, My Grandparents, And Other Things")
My First Curbside Classic – 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition – Of McCarthy, My Grandparents, And Other Things
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 77 CommentsWell, I’ve finally done it. You may have gotten hints from my ebay find 1991 Eldo Biarritz and my lengthier treatise on the world of the 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, […] -
![Never let it be said good ideas shouldn’t be shamelessly plagiarized expanded to enrich the lives of others. With the continued success of the CC Sales Lot, we wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Sales Lot, Midwest Branch: Something For Everyone")
CC Sales Lot, Midwest Branch: Something For Everyone
Posted on September 18, 2013 | 44 CommentsNever let it be said good ideas shouldn’t be shamelessly plagiarized expanded to enrich the lives of others. With the continued success of the CC Sales Lot, we wanted […] -
![The CC Effect is gaining momentum. After the lively discussion stemming from Brendan Saur’s post about a Grand Marquis (here), what photo opportunity should present itself? None other than a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0345.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Towing With A Panther")
CC Capsule: Towing With A Panther
Posted on July 20, 2013 | 50 CommentsThe CC Effect is gaining momentum. After the lively discussion stemming from Brendan Saur’s post about a Grand Marquis (here), what photo opportunity should present itself? None other than a […] -
![The Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so many levels. It was never supposed to survive to the end of the 1980s, let alone thrive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1989MercuryGrandMarquis09-crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 75 CommentsThe Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so many levels. It was never supposed to survive to the end of the 1980s, let alone thrive […]
