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![(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 […] -
![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 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler New Yorker – Chrysler’s Non-Starter")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler New Yorker – Chrysler’s Non-Starter
Posted on August 16, 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, […] -
![(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 […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2015) “A what??” That response probably greeted quite a few of the 50,000 US consumers who bought Daihatsus during the 5 years when they were offered for sale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/L-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Daihatsu Rocky SE – Technical Knockout")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Daihatsu Rocky SE – Technical Knockout
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 12/18/2015) “A what??” That response probably greeted quite a few of the 50,000 US consumers who bought Daihatsus during the 5 years when they were offered for sale […] -
![Stories get interesting when the plot deviates from an expected script. In automotive stories this can happen when a brand tries to sell a car that it probably shouldn’t. Here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1977-Chevrolet-Concours-LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Concours – The Concours de Minimis")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Concours – The Concours de Minimis
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 35 CommentsStories get interesting when the plot deviates from an expected script. In automotive stories this can happen when a brand tries to sell a car that it probably shouldn’t. Here […] -
![Sometimes interesting cars appear in unlikely places. My wife snapped these pictures while chaperoning our daughter’s band trip in Salem, Massachusetts. She knew the car was interesting, but wow – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Toyota-Corona-Mk-II-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II – One In A Million")
In-Motion Classic: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II – One In A Million
Posted on May 7, 2024 | 23 CommentsSometimes interesting cars appear in unlikely places. My wife snapped these pictures while chaperoning our daughter’s band trip in Salem, Massachusetts. She knew the car was interesting, but wow – […] -
![For people who value space efficiency, there are few cars more alluring than small, tall wagons. Able to haul both people and cargo in ways that defy their physical dimensions, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1984-Honda-Civic-wagon-LR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic Wagon – A Fun Box Of Practicality")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic Wagon – A Fun Box Of Practicality
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 33 CommentsFor people who value space efficiency, there are few cars more alluring than small, tall wagons. Able to haul both people and cargo in ways that defy their physical dimensions, […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2018) Most of the cars featured on Curbside Classic are unlikely survivors – the one-in-a-thousand cars that are still intact long after most contemporaries met their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LF-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Plymouth Valiant – Aging In Place")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Plymouth Valiant – Aging In Place
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/16/2018) Most of the cars featured on Curbside Classic are unlikely survivors – the one-in-a-thousand cars that are still intact long after most contemporaries met their […] -
![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 "Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time")
Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 13, 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 […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2018) If one were to hold a competition for cars that get little respect, Chevette might win the grand prize. It was cheap, no-frills transportation that sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette – An Econobox For Garden-Variety Americans")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette – An Econobox For Garden-Variety Americans
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 158 Comments(first posted 2/21/2018) If one were to hold a competition for cars that get little respect, Chevette might win the grand prize. It was cheap, no-frills transportation that sold […] -
![Tough times make for interesting stories. And Chrysler’s 1974-78 full-size cars knew all about tough times. They were introduced just as the energy crisis made big cars undesirable. Then, when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1978-Chrysler-New-Yorker-F-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – Ready For The Times To Get Better")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – Ready For The Times To Get Better
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 22 CommentsTough times make for interesting stories. And Chrysler’s 1974-78 full-size cars knew all about tough times. They were introduced just as the energy crisis made big cars undesirable. Then, when […] -
![I brake for all JDM vehicles. More accurately, when I see a Japanese Domestic Market car or truck, I’ll try to slow down and savor the details. When I spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Daihatsu-Atrai-RR1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One")
Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 29 CommentsI brake for all JDM vehicles. More accurately, when I see a Japanese Domestic Market car or truck, I’ll try to slow down and savor the details. When I spotted […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2017) At first glance, this particular car may not seem to be of much interest to folks attracted to unusual cars. After all, it looks like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LF-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Racing Stripes And A Vinyl Roof")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Racing Stripes And A Vinyl Roof
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 12/14/2017) At first glance, this particular car may not seem to be of much interest to folks attracted to unusual cars. After all, it looks like […] -
![At Curbside Classic, we love automotive time capsules, so here’s an interesting one. Not a time capsule from 1963 when this car was new, but rather from about 20 years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1963-Chevrolet-Bel-Air-LR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Time Capsule, But Not From The Showroom")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Time Capsule, But Not From The Showroom
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 62 CommentsAt Curbside Classic, we love automotive time capsules, so here’s an interesting one. Not a time capsule from 1963 when this car was new, but rather from about 20 years […]
