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![(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1968ImperialConv011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
![( first posted 5/25/2011) My Dad was a Ford guy. Although most everyone else on both sides of my family were firmly in the GM camp, there was almost always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/009a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford LTD – The Forgotten Ford
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 98 Comments( first posted 5/25/2011) My Dad was a Ford guy. Although most everyone else on both sides of my family were firmly in the GM camp, there was almost always […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Buick-lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2011) What’s in a name? A car name, in particular. Pick a beautiful, exotic locale, and smack that name on your top-end model. If it does this, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1973MercuryMonterey03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Monterey Custom – A Great Name’s Last Ride")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Monterey Custom – A Great Name’s Last Ride
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 151 Comments(first posted 9/8/2011) What’s in a name? A car name, in particular. Pick a beautiful, exotic locale, and smack that name on your top-end model. If it does this, a […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2015) It’s supposed to be station wagon week here at CC, but so far, most all I have seen is a bunch of long-roofed metal sedans. Why have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Packard-woodie-1940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon – Lumbering Towards Extinction")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon – Lumbering Towards Extinction
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/24/2015) It’s supposed to be station wagon week here at CC, but so far, most all I have seen is a bunch of long-roofed metal sedans. Why have […] -
![(first published 8/31/2011) In its last two years, Studebaker blasted more new or heavily revised vehicles out the door than at any time after World War II. The GT Hawk, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Lark-wagonaire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Selling the ’63 Studebaker Wagonaire")
Automotive History: Selling the ’63 Studebaker Wagonaire
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 38 Comments(first published 8/31/2011) In its last two years, Studebaker blasted more new or heavily revised vehicles out the door than at any time after World War II. The GT Hawk, […] -
![(originally posted 8/31/2011) The early 1960s produced some beautiful cars and saw an increased offering of models and sizes, but was an extremely conventional time in terms of body styles. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1963StudebakerWagonaire04-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – A Real Vista For The Cruiser")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – A Real Vista For The Cruiser
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 81 Comments(originally posted 8/31/2011) The early 1960s produced some beautiful cars and saw an increased offering of models and sizes, but was an extremely conventional time in terms of body styles. […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-col.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On")
My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […] -
![Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1995FordAerostar09-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2)")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2)
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 131 Comments(first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […] -
![If there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 28 CommentsIf there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […] -
![We have aired out many disagreements here at the Curbside, but I think there is one thing on which we can all agree: 2020 sucked. Because all of us here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – What Car Best Represents 2020 And Your (Realistic) Hopes For 2021?")
QOTD – What Car Best Represents 2020 And Your (Realistic) Hopes For 2021?
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 32 CommentsWe have aired out many disagreements here at the Curbside, but I think there is one thing on which we can all agree: 2020 sucked. Because all of us here […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1985ChevroletAstro02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]
