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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 3/28/2011) You know those anti-meth ads, which graphically show the physiological effects of speed—lots of bad skin and rotten teeth? Well, this car is the automotive equivalent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-12-116-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 – The Tweaker")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 – The Tweaker
Posted on February 11, 2019 | 40 Comments(first posted 3/28/2011) You know those anti-meth ads, which graphically show the physiological effects of speed—lots of bad skin and rotten teeth? Well, this car is the automotive equivalent […] -
![Ten years I’ve lived in this house, and with the enjoyable exception of a 1967 Ford F250 several years ago (see it here), I’ve seen nary a classic parked curbside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tbird1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Neighborhood Outtakes: At Last, Curbside Classics In My Own Neighborhood")
Neighborhood Outtakes: At Last, Curbside Classics In My Own Neighborhood
Posted on July 23, 2017 | 38 CommentsTen years I’ve lived in this house, and with the enjoyable exception of a 1967 Ford F250 several years ago (see it here), I’ve seen nary a classic parked curbside […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/68Valiant7jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact
Posted on March 8, 2017 | 81 Comments(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […] -
![Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising")
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
![This isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_2047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions")
Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions
Posted on May 1, 2014 | 141 CommentsThis isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […] -
![This Duster, captured by Triborough, is a charming reminder of the best Detroit had to offer during the ’70s and that’s no backhanded compliment. Faced with the widening appeal of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-26-19.58.23.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gold Duster – Power Pop")
Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gold Duster – Power Pop
Posted on April 27, 2014 | 68 CommentsThis Duster, captured by Triborough, is a charming reminder of the best Detroit had to offer during the ’70s and that’s no backhanded compliment. Faced with the widening appeal of […] -
![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 […] -
![http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1966-Plymouth-Valiant-04-05-800x402-e1376867325259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness")
CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 17 Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […] -
![Two outstanding Mopars and two of GM’s finest. Compact, mid-size, full-size, and personal luxury. Front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive. Lots of originality. A boatload of character and patina. Spotted recently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/P5170584-e1338136226990.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Decisions, Decisions")
CC Outtake: Decisions, Decisions
Posted on May 28, 2012 | 23 CommentsTwo outstanding Mopars and two of GM’s finest. Compact, mid-size, full-size, and personal luxury. Front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive. Lots of originality. A boatload of character and patina. Spotted recently […] -
![Edna was a fixture in her small, Midwestern town. For many, many moons she had been the music teacher at the local public school. She was also known for her […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Valiant-in-front-of-capital-bldg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Valiant – Edna Gets Her Car Tuned-Up")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Valiant – Edna Gets Her Car Tuned-Up
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 101 CommentsEdna was a fixture in her small, Midwestern town. For many, many moons she had been the music teacher at the local public school. She was also known for her […] -
![Today’s Feature: What if the Plymouth Valiant line wasn’t reduced for 1967? Specifically, what if they continued to offer station wagons, convertibles, and hardtop coupes and added a four door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Alternate-Valiants.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? – Third Generation Valiant")
What If? – Third Generation Valiant
Posted on January 1, 2012 | 47 CommentsToday’s Feature: What if the Plymouth Valiant line wasn’t reduced for 1967? Specifically, what if they continued to offer station wagons, convertibles, and hardtop coupes and added a four door […] -
![Since we’re dabbling in Eastern philosophy today, how about that other great automotive equalizer, karma? I shot this Valiant parked in the handicapped zone, but waited until its very functional-seeming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-114-055-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Instant Karma’s Gonna Get Ya’")
CC Outtake: Instant Karma’s Gonna Get Ya’
Posted on July 21, 2011 | 14 CommentsSince we’re dabbling in Eastern philosophy today, how about that other great automotive equalizer, karma? I shot this Valiant parked in the handicapped zone, but waited until its very functional-seeming […]
