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Safari Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2)
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 131 Comments(first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 69 CommentsIf we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: My First Car Was Quite a Handful
Posted on September 22, 2019 | 16 CommentsRecently, I featured some cars from the Concours D’Lemons in Monterey, California. This 1955 Pontiac Safari was my sentimental favorite. Why? Because, although I didn’t mention it in my own […] -
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet?
Posted on October 19, 2014 | 55 Comments(first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […] -
Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 50 CommentsWe’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat (first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1964PontiacTempestSafari04Featire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2) (first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1995FordAerostar09-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1) (first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1985ChevroletAstro02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life If we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1963-Pontiac-Catalina-Safari-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cars of a Lifetime: My First Car Was Quite a Handful Recently, I featured some cars from the Concours D’Lemons in Monterey, California. This 1955 Pontiac Safari was my sentimental favorite. Why? Because, although I didn’t mention it in my own […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/91D0F9CE-BB5A-4518-B118-FD08C7DBB9ED.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet? (first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1957PontiacChieftain07-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises We’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0191.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


