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![(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Allstate-Clunker-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker")
Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […] -
![With 2024 in our collective rearview mirror, I figured it’s a good time to look back through my photographs at some cars that I only got a glimpse of – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dodge-Rampage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: A Year’s Worth of Random Finds and Other Items")
CC Outtakes: A Year’s Worth of Random Finds and Other Items
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 26 CommentsWith 2024 in our collective rearview mirror, I figured it’s a good time to look back through my photographs at some cars that I only got a glimpse of – […] -
![When we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lifeguard-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time")
CC’s Best of 2024: Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on December 30, 2024 | 59 CommentsWhen we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […] -
![On September 11, 1978, Michigan Governor Bill Milliken slid behind the wheel of a Chrysler New Yorker that had just rolled off a Detroit production line. Surrounded by other dignitaries, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1980-Chrysler-New-Yorker-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler New Yorker – Chrysler’s Non-Starter")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler New Yorker – Chrysler’s Non-Starter
Posted on December 26, 2024 | 100 CommentsOn September 11, 1978, Michigan Governor Bill Milliken slid behind the wheel of a Chrysler New Yorker that had just rolled off a Detroit production line. Surrounded by other dignitaries, […] -
![This fall I attended a truck show for the first time. My daughter and I had a great time at this event, wandering past about 200 big rigs and other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1984-Ford-LTL-9000-LF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This")
Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 44 CommentsThis fall I attended a truck show for the first time. My daughter and I had a great time at this event, wandering past about 200 big rigs and other […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2018) For those who love anachronisms, this is a dream car. Not only does it feature a bustleback trunklid, but as a 1987 model, it is the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RR-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – Last Of The Bustleback Breed")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – Last Of The Bustleback Breed
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/3/2018) For those who love anachronisms, this is a dream car. Not only does it feature a bustleback trunklid, but as a 1987 model, it is the last […] -
![As someone who’s intrigued by special editions, my eyes immediately fell on this car’s stripes. Racing stripes on a Celica – yes, this was a package made to commemorate Toyota’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1980-Toyota-Celica-USGP-LF-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica USGP Limited Edition – An Excellent Condition Limited Edition")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica USGP Limited Edition – An Excellent Condition Limited Edition
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 12 CommentsAs someone who’s intrigued by special editions, my eyes immediately fell on this car’s stripes. Racing stripes on a Celica – yes, this was a package made to commemorate Toyota’s […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2018) Oldsmobile sold nearly one million cars annually during the 1980s, but trouble loomed beneath the surface of those hearty sales. The Olds division was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Oldsmobile sold nearly one million cars annually during the 1980s, but trouble loomed beneath the surface of those hearty sales. The Olds division was […] -
![When Consumer Guide reviewed the late 1980s Nissan Sentra for its annual auto guides, terms like “basic transportation,” “middle-of-the-pack,” “adequate” and “tolerable” were scattered throughout the reviews. Not quite a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nissan-Sentra-1989-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved")
Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 25 CommentsWhen Consumer Guide reviewed the late 1980s Nissan Sentra for its annual auto guides, terms like “basic transportation,” “middle-of-the-pack,” “adequate” and “tolerable” were scattered throughout the reviews. Not quite a […] -
![Many people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1986-Ford-F-150-John-Riggins-Signature-LR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C.")
Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C.
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsMany people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […] -
![(first posted 9/24/2018) What’s the best kind of friend to have on a bright summer day? Maybe someone who can fit seven people into her Eldorado convertible. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Summer Fun")
In Motion Classic: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Summer Fun
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 9/24/2018) What’s the best kind of friend to have on a bright summer day? Maybe someone who can fit seven people into her Eldorado convertible. […] -
![If I were to create a list of my favorite cars, BMW’s M5 would be near the top. It’s fast, fun, rare, and spectacularly understated – all qualities I admire. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1988-BMW-M5-a-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1988 BMW M5 – The World’s Fastest Sedan x2, Hiding In Plain Sight")
Curbside Classics: 1988 BMW M5 – The World’s Fastest Sedan x2, Hiding In Plain Sight
Posted on September 11, 2024 | 16 CommentsIf I were to create a list of my favorite cars, BMW’s M5 would be near the top. It’s fast, fun, rare, and spectacularly understated – all qualities I admire. […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2018) It was a small bullseye, and Toyota nailed it. When its Celica was introduced for 1971, there was no guarantee that American consumers would fall for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/F-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – From Zero To America’s Favorite In Under Ten Years")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – From Zero To America’s Favorite In Under Ten Years
Posted on August 27, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 8/28/2018) It was a small bullseye, and Toyota nailed it. When its Celica was introduced for 1971, there was no guarantee that American consumers would fall for […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2018) In the mid-1970s, about 60,000 US baby girls were named Jennifer each year – a staggering 4% of all girls. Parents flocked to the name […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – The Jennifer Of Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – The Jennifer Of Cars
Posted on June 20, 2024 | 95 Comments(first posted 6/20/2018) In the mid-1970s, about 60,000 US baby girls were named Jennifer each year – a staggering 4% of all girls. Parents flocked to the name […]
