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![In August of 1978, my grandma had a heart attack. I was preparing to head off to college and was sure that it was not the worst news – after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1963-Cadillac-Fleetwood-01a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Chapter 2, Never Buy An Old Luxury Car")
COAL: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Chapter 2, Never Buy An Old Luxury Car
Posted on July 24, 2022 | 70 CommentsIn August of 1978, my grandma had a heart attack. I was preparing to head off to college and was sure that it was not the worst news – after […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1961BuickElectra03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […] -
![When we left off, I had just bought my first-ever car – a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible in splendiforous (or maybe putrilicious) Lime Gold Metallic. My own car! If […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1967-Ford-Galaxie-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1.5, Long Ago In A Galaxie Far, Far Away")
COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1.5, Long Ago In A Galaxie Far, Far Away
Posted on July 17, 2022 | 61 CommentsWhen we left off, I had just bought my first-ever car – a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible in splendiforous (or maybe putrilicious) Lime Gold Metallic. My own car! If […] -
![Ever since getting my driver’s license in the summer of 1976, I had been pining for my very own car. Actually, I had been begging for my own car long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1967Galaxie500Edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1, In The Beginning")
COAL: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Chapter 1, In The Beginning
Posted on July 10, 2022 | 56 CommentsEver since getting my driver’s license in the summer of 1976, I had been pining for my very own car. Actually, I had been begging for my own car long […] -
![I have planned to write my COAL series for a long time. I have put it off because that is what I do. Actually that is not the reason. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1964-Cutlass-ad-Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Prologue – Variety Is The Spice Of Life (If You Like Oldsmobiles)")
COAL: Prologue – Variety Is The Spice Of Life (If You Like Oldsmobiles)
Posted on July 3, 2022 | 38 CommentsI have planned to write my COAL series for a long time. I have put it off because that is what I do. Actually that is not the reason. A […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2012) What is it about some people? Some folks just get no respect. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of that observation. It is the same with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1962Mercury01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom – No Respect")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom – No Respect
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 151 Comments(first posted 10/24/2012) What is it about some people? Some folks just get no respect. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of that observation. It is the same with […] -
![I have wanted to write about a Continental Mark III since I began writing for CC over a decade ago. Not the gargantuan 1959 version, but the one from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1970-Mark-III-Yellow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Cars of my Father: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Lemon Yellow")
Curbside Classic / Cars of my Father: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Lemon Yellow
Posted on June 19, 2022 | 27 CommentsI have wanted to write about a Continental Mark III since I began writing for CC over a decade ago. Not the gargantuan 1959 version, but the one from the […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1956FordFairlaneFordorVictoria12-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie
Posted on June 14, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1956Oldsmobile8805.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […] -
![(first posted 6/19/2012) Every once in awhile, fun stuff really can happen when you get a text message while sitting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon. This is what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1948PontiacWagon01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac DeLuxe Streamliner Station Wagon – At the Dawn of the Jet Age, a Varnishing Breed")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac DeLuxe Streamliner Station Wagon – At the Dawn of the Jet Age, a Varnishing Breed
Posted on May 19, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/19/2012) Every once in awhile, fun stuff really can happen when you get a text message while sitting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon. This is what […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2013) By 1995, it was crystal clear that Chrysler’s minivan was a runaway success. Both of Mopar’s main domestic rivals had taken (at least) one swing at building […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1996HondaOdyssey02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Honda Odyssey EX: How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 4)")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Honda Odyssey EX: How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 4)
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 10/8/2013) By 1995, it was crystal clear that Chrysler’s minivan was a runaway success. Both of Mopar’s main domestic rivals had taken (at least) one swing at building […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Ford-Galaxie-500-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […] -
![(First published 6/27/2012) The nine years from 1970 to 1978 may have been the golden age of the “mid sized” sedan in America. In those days, “mid sized” was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1978AMCMatador05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona – The Bullfighter Dies in Full Costume")
Curbside Classic: 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona – The Bullfighter Dies in Full Costume
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 170 Comments(First published 6/27/2012) The nine years from 1970 to 1978 may have been the golden age of the “mid sized” sedan in America. In those days, “mid sized” was a […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2016) The story of Studebaker’s final few years are well known here. However, there is one vehicle that remains quite little known and has been seldom seen since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Studebaker-zip-van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Classic: 1963 Studebaker Zip Van – Studebaker Goes Postal")
Craigslist Classic: 1963 Studebaker Zip Van – Studebaker Goes Postal
Posted on March 11, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/11/2016) The story of Studebaker’s final few years are well known here. However, there is one vehicle that remains quite little known and has been seldom seen since […] -
![Cars from the 1930’s are becoming a bit like a foreign language to many of us here. I am now north of sixty years on this orb and these were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1936-LaSalle-a-06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1936 LaSalle Series 36-50 – Almost, But Not Quite, A Cadillac")
Car Show Classic: 1936 LaSalle Series 36-50 – Almost, But Not Quite, A Cadillac
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 47 CommentsCars from the 1930’s are becoming a bit like a foreign language to many of us here. I am now north of sixty years on this orb and these were […]
