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Curbside Classics Archives
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![For this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dscn6643_53384941841_o-e1719965995897.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968ChryslerNewport07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 159 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MoparButtons02-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?")
Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 203 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1964Dodge880-01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 115 Comments(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […] -
![(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 […] -
![My recent post on the AOD transmission brought out some unfavorable comments on that particular transmission. The AOD was designed during the time period not known for great transmissions. American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Hydramatic-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What is Your Favorite and Least Favorite Automatic Transmission?")
QOTD: What is Your Favorite and Least Favorite Automatic Transmission?
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 71 CommentsMy recent post on the AOD transmission brought out some unfavorable comments on that particular transmission. The AOD was designed during the time period not known for great transmissions. American […] -
![I had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968Newport02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well")
COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 50 CommentsI had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2015) From the very first Chrysler C-300 in 1955, the Chrysler 300 was something special. From a land that begat lots of mighty cars, the Letter Series 300 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chrysler-1964-300K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chrysler 300 K – Smile When You Say K Car")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chrysler 300 K – Smile When You Say K Car
Posted on September 2, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 9/2/2015) From the very first Chrysler C-300 in 1955, the Chrysler 300 was something special. From a land that begat lots of mighty cars, the Letter Series 300 […] -
![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years
Posted on January 22, 2020 | 101 CommentsWhen I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […] -
![“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1967ChryslerNewport08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits")
Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits
Posted on October 13, 2015 | 24 Comments“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […] -
![In a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/upload1-626x382.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?")
QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsIn a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […] -
![Denny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/63Valiant6jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate")
eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate
Posted on April 16, 2014 | 18 CommentsDenny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […] -
![The Chrysler Valiant Charger could easily be considered the Australian equivalent of the AMC Javelin (sold in Australia and NZ as the Rambler Javelin). Both had a small, albeit irrepressible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image1-e1390271708908.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T Clone – The Australian AMC Javelin")
Car Show Capsule: Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T Clone – The Australian AMC Javelin
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 66 CommentsThe Chrysler Valiant Charger could easily be considered the Australian equivalent of the AMC Javelin (sold in Australia and NZ as the Rambler Javelin). Both had a small, albeit irrepressible […]
