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![(Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1969CamaroPaceCar06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969)
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 39 Comments(Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1953-Plymouth-Foldout-00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […] -
![(First posted 5/11/2011. Edited and updated 4/30/17) The 1959s were the last models of the most famous and infamous cars of Chrysler’s history. In the mid-’50s Chrysler was on a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-117-003-8001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Love Transcends Reason")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Love Transcends Reason
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 65 Comments(First posted 5/11/2011. Edited and updated 4/30/17) The 1959s were the last models of the most famous and infamous cars of Chrysler’s history. In the mid-’50s Chrysler was on a […] -
![I write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3793.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 51 CommentsI write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […] -
![Out of the box, yet not quite fuselage. By the mid sixties Chrysler’s stylist had trimmed, decorated, and embellished Elwood Engel’s favored boxy forms so many times, that they must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WP_20180828_17_52_20_Pro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Satellite – Lesser Known B-Side")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Satellite – Lesser Known B-Side
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 28 CommentsOut of the box, yet not quite fuselage. By the mid sixties Chrysler’s stylist had trimmed, decorated, and embellished Elwood Engel’s favored boxy forms so many times, that they must […] -
![I had just spent four years in automotive daily-driver-almost-nirvana with my 1966 Plymouth Fury III. Those years, 1987-91 were four of my most satisfying years of automotive ownership. But you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1983-Colt-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Plymouth Colt – Chapter 15, Keep It In The Family")
COAL: 1983 Plymouth Colt – Chapter 15, Keep It In The Family
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 54 CommentsI had just spent four years in automotive daily-driver-almost-nirvana with my 1966 Plymouth Fury III. Those years, 1987-91 were four of my most satisfying years of automotive ownership. But you […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – Sherwood Be Nice
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 6/30/2012) When I found this car a few months ago, I really wanted to like it. Truly, I did. -
![(first posted 4/10/2013) As well engineered as it was, there’s no doubt that the original 1960 Valiant was one of the weirdest-looking automotive confections ever offered to the public. So what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8404018402_fc9e2369bf_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Lancer & 1962 Dodge Lancer GT – How Are We Gonna Make You A Little Less Weird?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Lancer & 1962 Dodge Lancer GT – How Are We Gonna Make You A Little Less Weird?
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 4/10/2013) As well engineered as it was, there’s no doubt that the original 1960 Valiant was one of the weirdest-looking automotive confections ever offered to the public. So what […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01-09-2013-006-e1357951803578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […] -
![The Fever. The pattern had become quite apparent to me. Each spring and each fall I got the almost irresistible urge to buy a car. Six months was pretty perfect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1971-Scamp-02b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp – Chapter 6, The Scamper")
COAL: 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp – Chapter 6, The Scamper
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 61 CommentsThe Fever. The pattern had become quite apparent to me. Each spring and each fall I got the almost irresistible urge to buy a car. Six months was pretty perfect […] -
![Though I didn’t realize it at the time, my life was perfect in October of 1979. I was a sophomore in college and I had an excellent specimen of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1959-Plymouth-Futy-04a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Chapter 5, A Backwards Look At The Forward Look")
COAL: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Chapter 5, A Backwards Look At The Forward Look
Posted on August 14, 2022 | 53 CommentsThough I didn’t realize it at the time, my life was perfect in October of 1979. I was a sophomore in college and I had an excellent specimen of […] -
![We all have our quirky automotive predilections. In a reflection of mine, seeing the words “heavy duty” applied to a sedan excite me more than does many other automotive possibilities. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/the-plymouth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury – The Young Marrieds")
COAL: 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury – The Young Marrieds
Posted on August 13, 2022 | 60 CommentsWe all have our quirky automotive predilections. In a reflection of mine, seeing the words “heavy duty” applied to a sedan excite me more than does many other automotive possibilities. […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965/66 Dodmouth Imperial Edition
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 13 CommentsOnce again, time at CC for more cobbled up pentastar variations. This time, bits of two mid ‘60s ones with more rhinoplasties than Michael Jackson’s wandering ghost. -
![(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ytfbnn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 103 Comments(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […]
