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![In 1965, Ford Motor Company ran a lovely advertising campaign that was frankly a little derivative. While Ford was perhaps better at finding market niches in the 1960s than their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PXL_20230615_203326956a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Advertising: 1965 Ford Models – Ford Motor Company Is…A Little Boxier This Year")
CC Advertising: 1965 Ford Models – Ford Motor Company Is…A Little Boxier This Year
Posted on June 19, 2023 | 54 CommentsIn 1965, Ford Motor Company ran a lovely advertising campaign that was frankly a little derivative. While Ford was perhaps better at finding market niches in the 1960s than their […] -
![We’ve all been there. The dusty paths, the “Radio Flyer” aired up for a weekend of walking, the families with no spatial awareness, the golf carts, the DJ who thinks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230603_113311a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Swap Meet: Monacos, Meteors, Baby Flatheads, and Autolites – Monday Swap Meet Miscellanea")
CC Swap Meet: Monacos, Meteors, Baby Flatheads, and Autolites – Monday Swap Meet Miscellanea
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 64 CommentsWe’ve all been there. The dusty paths, the “Radio Flyer” aired up for a weekend of walking, the families with no spatial awareness, the golf carts, the DJ who thinks […] -
![Ever since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20220618_124032a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 99 CommentsEver since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […] -
![Lady Liberty (by way of Emma Lazarus) said it best: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” There’s no other explanation for the irrational affinity I feel for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230429_174436a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Ford, GMC, and Chevy Mediums – “Low Mileage”")
CC For Sale: Ford, GMC, and Chevy Mediums – “Low Mileage”
Posted on May 30, 2023 | 44 CommentsLady Liberty (by way of Emma Lazarus) said it best: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” There’s no other explanation for the irrational affinity I feel for […] -
![Filed in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230518_185145a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye")
COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 59 CommentsFiled in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […] -
![In my never ending quest to own every antique car ever built, I have only ever put cash in my pocket to seriously look at one or two Falcons, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1962-Falcon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Early Falcon Face?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Early Falcon Face?
Posted on April 25, 2023 | 54 CommentsIn my never ending quest to own every antique car ever built, I have only ever put cash in my pocket to seriously look at one or two Falcons, including […] -
![Michigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_135147a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons")
CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 28 CommentsMichigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […] -
![Countless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/023a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos")
CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsCountless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […] -
![For no tangible reason, I tend to buy cars in the waning months of autumn. It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve signed the title on something, new or old, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230327_170505a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – Since When Is A Holiday On The Riviera Dark And Cold?")
COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – Since When Is A Holiday On The Riviera Dark And Cold?
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 47 CommentsFor no tangible reason, I tend to buy cars in the waning months of autumn. It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve signed the title on something, new or old, […] -
![Next month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCF2040.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity")
COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 39 CommentsNext month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […] -
![My lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1963-Buick-05-amp-06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures?")
QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 76 CommentsMy lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […] -
![If you haven’t noticed, Shelby Mustangs are expensive. A quick look at the Hagerty Price Guide shows that the valuation of a #3 “Good” condition 1965 model is $415,000. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220618_130233a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – The Shame Of Appreciation")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – The Shame Of Appreciation
Posted on March 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsIf you haven’t noticed, Shelby Mustangs are expensive. A quick look at the Hagerty Price Guide shows that the valuation of a #3 “Good” condition 1965 model is $415,000. As […] -
![As someone who will be celebrating his seventeenth thirtieth birthday this year, it’s a gut punch to think that somewhere, floating in some dimension over half a life ago, are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220910_140835a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Maverick – Taking A Gapp Year")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Maverick – Taking A Gapp Year
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 70 CommentsAs someone who will be celebrating his seventeenth thirtieth birthday this year, it’s a gut punch to think that somewhere, floating in some dimension over half a life ago, are […] -
![Anyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/030b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 62 CommentsAnyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […] -
![Almost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220618_125536a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II")
Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 37 CommentsAlmost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […]
