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Curbside Classics Archives
CCOTY Archive
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![I hate conformity, at least in cars. It is funny how the car that conformed the least to the extablished order of things in 1965 has become one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/large_65MstangUnexpted.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: 1965 Mustang")
CCOTY Nomination: 1965 Mustang
Posted on December 14, 2012 | 19 CommentsI hate conformity, at least in cars. It is funny how the car that conformed the least to the extablished order of things in 1965 has become one of the […] -
CCOTY Nomination: 1964 Plymouth Barracuda
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 37 CommentsQuick: What was introduced in the spring of 1964, based on an existing chassis, and was totally unlike anything else at the time? -
![Onwards to 1964. As with pretty much every year so far in the CCOTY saga, new car buyers were just spoiled for choice. Not only did the usual Big Three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/08-03-2012-066-e1354397098988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: My Pick For 1964 – The Imperial Crown Coupe")
CCOTY Nomination: My Pick For 1964 – The Imperial Crown Coupe
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 62 CommentsOnwards to 1964. As with pretty much every year so far in the CCOTY saga, new car buyers were just spoiled for choice. Not only did the usual Big Three […] -
![So many 1963 cars, so little time. Let’s just say that the Riviera was the car I spent the most time in on the showroom floor of the Chevrolet-Buick-Cadillac dealer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Buick-Riviera-1963-bk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1963: Your Nominations")
CCOTY 1963: Your Nominations
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 61 CommentsSo many 1963 cars, so little time. Let’s just say that the Riviera was the car I spent the most time in on the showroom floor of the Chevrolet-Buick-Cadillac dealer […] -
![Let’s get one thing clear at the outset: The 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix was a completely conventional large American sedan. It broke no new technical or manufacturing ground. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Pontiac-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix")
CCOTY Nomination: 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 30 CommentsLet’s get one thing clear at the outset: The 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix was a completely conventional large American sedan. It broke no new technical or manufacturing ground. It […] -
![On its fiftieth anniversary we may ask, is this the ultimate Ferrari? Many Ferrari faithful think so. The ultimate sports car? What can top it? The ultimate car? It is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ferrari-250-GTO_27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1962 Nomination #5: Ferrari 250 GTO – The Ultimate")
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #5: Ferrari 250 GTO – The Ultimate
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 34 CommentsOn its fiftieth anniversary we may ask, is this the ultimate Ferrari? Many Ferrari faithful think so. The ultimate sports car? What can top it? The ultimate car? It is […] -
![No CCOTY for 1962 can leave the BMW Neue Klasse out of consideration. I can’t do a lengthy speech for it right now, but does any of you need to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BMW-1500-1964.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1962 Nomination #4: BMW Neue Klasse – Fifty Years Later, Cadillac Finally Builds One Too")
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #4: BMW Neue Klasse – Fifty Years Later, Cadillac Finally Builds One Too
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 18 CommentsNo CCOTY for 1962 can leave the BMW Neue Klasse out of consideration. I can’t do a lengthy speech for it right now, but does any of you need to […] -
![We’re doing it a bit different today: three CCOTY Nominations on top of each other, and now your opportunity to chime in with others. Hopefully, that’ll keep us going all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-24-002-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Your Alternate CCOTY 1962 Nominations Please")
Your Alternate CCOTY 1962 Nominations Please
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 31 CommentsWe’re doing it a bit different today: three CCOTY Nominations on top of each other, and now your opportunity to chime in with others. Hopefully, that’ll keep us going all […] -
![Studebaker wasn’t going to go out with a whimper–at least not if its youthful and energetic President, Sherwood Egbert, had anything to say about it. He wanted a sports car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Avanti-63-3.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1962 Nomination # 3: Studebaker Avanti – The Parting Gift")
CCOTY 1962 Nomination # 3: Studebaker Avanti – The Parting Gift
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 37 CommentsStudebaker wasn’t going to go out with a whimper–at least not if its youthful and energetic President, Sherwood Egbert, had anything to say about it. He wanted a sports car, […] -
![The 1959 BMC Mini deserves the accolades that are showered on it, for its remarkable space efficiency and transverse FWD. But although it was a pioneer, the Mini was never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/austin_1100-_ado_16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1962 Nomination #2: Austin 1100 Family (BMC ADO16) – The Template For The Modern Small Car")
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #2: Austin 1100 Family (BMC ADO16) – The Template For The Modern Small Car
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 18 CommentsThe 1959 BMC Mini deserves the accolades that are showered on it, for its remarkable space efficiency and transverse FWD. But although it was a pioneer, the Mini was never […] -
![[Submitted by Adam LaFave] Those that notice my comments here on CC probably know that I have a strong infatuation with the Buick V6 engine. Love it or hate it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Buick-Fireball-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1962 Nomination #1: 1962 Buick Special Fireball V6")
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #1: 1962 Buick Special Fireball V6
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 35 Comments[Submitted by Adam LaFave] Those that notice my comments here on CC probably know that I have a strong infatuation with the Buick V6 engine. Love it or hate it, […] -
![image:vintageadbrowser.com I’m not trying to dominate this CCOTY series, but unless someone else steps up, I guess it falls on me. And I’ve been racking my brain for a better […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Pontiac-Tempest-1961-COTY.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1961: Pontiac Tempest? 1961 Continental? Jag XK-E? Or Maybe Someone Has A Better Nomination?")
CCOTY 1961: Pontiac Tempest? 1961 Continental? Jag XK-E? Or Maybe Someone Has A Better Nomination?
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 56 Commentsimage:vintageadbrowser.com I’m not trying to dominate this CCOTY series, but unless someone else steps up, I guess it falls on me. And I’ve been racking my brain for a better […] -
![Motor Trend recognized the Pontiac Division in 1959 for…its Wide Track? I’m not exactly sure what else would have distinguished the Pontiacs from the rest of GM’s wild winged wonders […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/FK-1959-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1959: Pontiac, Mini, Or?")
CCOTY 1959: Pontiac, Mini, Or?
Posted on November 20, 2012 | 69 CommentsMotor Trend recognized the Pontiac Division in 1959 for…its Wide Track? I’m not exactly sure what else would have distinguished the Pontiacs from the rest of GM’s wild winged wonders […] -
![There’s not much more that I can add here that wasn’t in today’s CC for the 1958 Thunderbird. Admittedly, it wasn’t really the first of the genre; the Studebaker Hawk–or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Thunderbird-1958-ad1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination For 1958: Ford Thunderbird – Heralding The Era Of “Individual Cars”")
CCOTY Nomination For 1958: Ford Thunderbird – Heralding The Era Of “Individual Cars”
Posted on November 16, 2012 | 43 CommentsThere’s not much more that I can add here that wasn’t in today’s CC for the 1958 Thunderbird. Admittedly, it wasn’t really the first of the genre; the Studebaker Hawk–or […] -
![[We’ll start of with a nomination from one of our Contributing Editors–but don’t let that stop you from nominating your own choices.] On a strictly intellectual basis, I would posit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ds19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1956: I Nominate The 1956 Ford Sunliner")
CCOTY 1956: I Nominate The 1956 Ford Sunliner
Posted on November 10, 2012 | 34 Comments[We’ll start of with a nomination from one of our Contributing Editors–but don’t let that stop you from nominating your own choices.] On a strictly intellectual basis, I would posit […]
