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![(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Plymouth-1972-scamp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 122 Comments(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2011) It started simply enough: Oh look – a great car to photograph for a CC. And then I saw the sign – Asking price of only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1974PlymouthSatellite03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom – Almost Our Thanksgiving Turkey")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom – Almost Our Thanksgiving Turkey
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 11/23/2011) It started simply enough: Oh look – a great car to photograph for a CC. And then I saw the sign – Asking price of only […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2015) Unless you’re reading this after January the 18th, 2048 (in which case, hello there from 2015! Hopefully all the nutjobs running around predicting the end of civilization […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Yellow-Plymouth-Prowler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2001 Plymouth Prowler – Suddenly it’s 1957")
Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2001 Plymouth Prowler – Suddenly it’s 1957
Posted on August 4, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 8/4/2015) Unless you’re reading this after January the 18th, 2048 (in which case, hello there from 2015! Hopefully all the nutjobs running around predicting the end of civilization […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2015) Throughout the 1970s, financial thunder clouds were constantly dumping over the Chrysler Corporation. From the poorly timed introduction and sales disappointment of their new 1974 full-sized line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dodge-st-regis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Dodge St. Regis – The Perfect Storm")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Dodge St. Regis – The Perfect Storm
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/27/2015) Throughout the 1970s, financial thunder clouds were constantly dumping over the Chrysler Corporation. From the poorly timed introduction and sales disappointment of their new 1974 full-sized line […] -
![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1983-Mercury-Full-Line-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […] -
![(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-val.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 85 Comments(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2015) This simple car is the definition of the Chrysler Corporation in 1980s North America. From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curbside Classic Comprehensive Chronology of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree")
Automotive History: The Curbside Classic Comprehensive Chronology of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 156 Comments(first posted 1/26/2015) This simple car is the definition of the Chrysler Corporation in 1980s North America. From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […] -
![If you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/50585060791_960e3ec9f4_b1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand")
eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 72 CommentsIf you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-av.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 77 Comments(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […] -
![In the Coronatime, I’ve had the chance to take a lot of long strolls through various Berkeley neighborhoods. Not too long ago, I wrote of an unlikely Plymouth/Beemer pair living […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200426_142548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Contrasts: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner and 1970 BMW 1602 – A Scoop of Coupes")
Curbside Contrasts: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner and 1970 BMW 1602 – A Scoop of Coupes
Posted on May 15, 2020 | 25 CommentsIn the Coronatime, I’ve had the chance to take a lot of long strolls through various Berkeley neighborhoods. Not too long ago, I wrote of an unlikely Plymouth/Beemer pair living […] -
![While researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976_Mercury_Marquis-Cougar-Montego-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant")
CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 75 CommentsWhile researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […]
