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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 5/2/2014) We all like to talk about the great brougham epoch, and we have an idea of when and how it began, but establishing its peak–and more importantly, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_3365.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – The Mayor of Brougham City?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – The Mayor of Brougham City?
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 5/2/2014) We all like to talk about the great brougham epoch, and we have an idea of when and how it began, but establishing its peak–and more importantly, […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2014) This Buick is a rarity, not in that it is a Roadmaster, but in that it is unmolested. There are plenty of Roadmasters in Memphis, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/100_3440.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Buick Roadmaster – Flint’s Last Land Yacht")
Curbside Capsule: Buick Roadmaster – Flint’s Last Land Yacht
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/2/2014) This Buick is a rarity, not in that it is a Roadmaster, but in that it is unmolested. There are plenty of Roadmasters in Memphis, but […] -
![1979 Stutz Blackhawk (image: conceptcarz.com) (first posted 4/3/2014) Haven’t we all indulged in wasting some time imagining what Mercer, Stutz, Duesenberg and Packard would be building if they were still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79-Stutz-Bearcat-Conv-DV-09-AP-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Stutz, Take Two – It’s True, You Can’t Go Home.")
Automotive History: Stutz, Take Two – It’s True, You Can’t Go Home.
Posted on August 21, 2024 | 59 Comments1979 Stutz Blackhawk (image: conceptcarz.com) (first posted 4/3/2014) Haven’t we all indulged in wasting some time imagining what Mercer, Stutz, Duesenberg and Packard would be building if they were still […] -
CC Capsule: Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe – Too Much Brougham Makes For A Killer Car
Posted on May 1, 2020 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/11/2014) I was pedaling down Beale Street last Saturday when I ran across this Eldorado. Naturally, I pulled over and began to take pictures. -
![Photos by ReturnoftheYeti at the Cohort (first posted 2/15/2014) I was tempted to do this with a humorous theme (“Hi, I’m Pauline the Packard. I was living at the Parkview retirement […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Packard_Hawk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1958 Packard Hawk – Last Flight of a Once-Proud Bird")
CC Capsule: 1958 Packard Hawk – Last Flight of a Once-Proud Bird
Posted on February 22, 2020 | 73 CommentsPhotos by ReturnoftheYeti at the Cohort (first posted 2/15/2014) I was tempted to do this with a humorous theme (“Hi, I’m Pauline the Packard. I was living at the Parkview retirement […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2014) I had some time on my hands recently with the MLK day holiday, so I went up to the Saratoga auto museum. It was pretty much your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Playboy-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1947 Playboy – It Had A Short Life But It Gave Its Name To A Long-Running Enterprise")
Museum Classic: 1947 Playboy – It Had A Short Life But It Gave Its Name To A Long-Running Enterprise
Posted on February 5, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) I had some time on my hands recently with the MLK day holiday, so I went up to the Saratoga auto museum. It was pretty much your […] -
![Image: http://sharoncarrell_1.tripod.com/Home.html (first posted 3/16/2014) How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them after waking up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/elvis-stutz-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Cars Of Elvis Presley")
Automotive History: The Cars Of Elvis Presley
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 55 CommentsImage: http://sharoncarrell_1.tripod.com/Home.html (first posted 3/16/2014) How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them after waking up […] -
![When it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/clue-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies")
Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 65 CommentsWhen it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […] -
![It’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/100_3431.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future")
Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 39 CommentsIt’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […] -
![One of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/100_3469.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car")
CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 17 CommentsOne of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […] -
CC Clue: Design Gone Bananas
Posted on June 5, 2014 | 10 CommentsThanks to CC Reader Jim , who got the RX300. Now can some tell what this piece of aerodynamics is from? -
CC Clue – Lighting The Future
Posted on June 2, 2014 | 7 CommentsThanks to CC reader Fred, who guessed the 1963 Galaxie. Now, who can tell what this piece of automotive décor belongs to? -
![All images courtesy of The International King Midget Car club: kingmidgetcarclub.org I know the sight of this vehicle causes about a third of you to say “that’s a lawnmower!” while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mod11-back.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1946-70 King Midget – “World’s Most Exciting Small Car.”")
Automotive History: 1946-70 King Midget – “World’s Most Exciting Small Car.”
Posted on May 31, 2014 | 25 CommentsAll images courtesy of The International King Midget Car club: kingmidgetcarclub.org I know the sight of this vehicle causes about a third of you to say “that’s a lawnmower!” while […] -
Cohort Outtake – 1963 Ford Falcon Ranchero
Posted on May 24, 2014 | 20 CommentsImages by S. Forrest from the Cohort. While this Ontario car is probably not a survivor(no patina here), it’s still worth a sentence or two. -
![Image by S. Forrest from the Cohort This homely red sedan, once a familiar sight in the USA, is a rare remnant from one of GM’s more bizarre marketing adventures in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12546915075_a5677f75f7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1993 Asüna SE – Daewoo With An Ümlaut")
Cohort Capsule: 1993 Asüna SE – Daewoo With An Ümlaut
Posted on May 20, 2014 | 21 CommentsImage by S. Forrest from the Cohort This homely red sedan, once a familiar sight in the USA, is a rare remnant from one of GM’s more bizarre marketing adventures in […]
