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![(first posted 8/17/2016) The reason that the childhood story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears resonates so deeply with many of us is that there are so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1961FordFalcon14a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Simply Original and Just Right")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Simply Original and Just Right
Posted on August 17, 2022 | 165 Comments(first posted 8/17/2016) The reason that the childhood story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears resonates so deeply with many of us is that there are so […] -
![Though I didn’t realize it at the time, my life was perfect in October of 1979. I was a sophomore in college and I had an excellent specimen of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1959-Plymouth-Futy-04a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Chapter 5, A Backwards Look At The Forward Look")
COAL: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Chapter 5, A Backwards Look At The Forward Look
Posted on August 14, 2022 | 53 CommentsThough I didn’t realize it at the time, my life was perfect in October of 1979. I was a sophomore in college and I had an excellent specimen of […] -
![When we left off I had just sold both my ’67 Galaxie convertible and my ’63 Cadillac Fleetwood to the same guy for not as much money as I should […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1968FordMustang2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Ford Mustang – Chapter 4, A Brief Opportunity To Be Normal")
COAL: 1968 Ford Mustang – Chapter 4, A Brief Opportunity To Be Normal
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 60 CommentsWhen we left off I had just sold both my ’67 Galaxie convertible and my ’63 Cadillac Fleetwood to the same guy for not as much money as I should […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2012) Today’s market offers no shortage of such “aspirational” cars as BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Lexus, among others. Each brand has a fairly broad fan base and products […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1962CadillacCoupedeVille12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe – Coupe de la Creme")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe – Coupe de la Creme
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/23/2012) Today’s market offers no shortage of such “aspirational” cars as BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Lexus, among others. Each brand has a fairly broad fan base and products […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1988IsuzuIMark06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […] -
![Car number 2, which you read about last week, was my big black 1963 Cadillac. Among the Cadillacs of 1963, the Fleetwood Sixty Special sedan was the boss of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1963-Cadillac-parts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille – Chapter 3, My Personal Pick A Part")
COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille – Chapter 3, My Personal Pick A Part
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 29 CommentsCar number 2, which you read about last week, was my big black 1963 Cadillac. Among the Cadillacs of 1963, the Fleetwood Sixty Special sedan was the boss of the […] -
![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. […]
