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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 1/14/2019) I’m well into my forties and I still, occasionally, like to join friends for a night out dancing. No one will ever accuse me of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/009-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Old Kid On The Block")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Old Kid On The Block
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 54 Comments(first posted 1/14/2019) I’m well into my forties and I still, occasionally, like to join friends for a night out dancing. No one will ever accuse me of […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2014) The Ford flathead V8 is one of the icons of the American automotive era. And it bridged two others: the Ford Model T and the Chevrolet small-block […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-230-038-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria: The End Of The Road For The Flathead V8")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria: The End Of The Road For The Flathead V8
Posted on January 13, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 7/19/2014) The Ford flathead V8 is one of the icons of the American automotive era. And it bridged two others: the Ford Model T and the Chevrolet small-block […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […] -
![For today, how about a double helping of J-car nostalgia with the aid of some second-generation models; a Pontiac Sunbird and a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon? Would that appease your late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20231001_165514013-e1736575019246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)")
Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 17 CommentsFor today, how about a double helping of J-car nostalgia with the aid of some second-generation models; a Pontiac Sunbird and a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon? Would that appease your late […] -
![Is it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-06-7.39.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 66 CommentsIs it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […] -
![(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Datsun-Sports-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 51 Comments(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2011. What’s not noted by the author of this post is that the featured car is a relatively rare short deck version. These cars with their truncated rear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/i002921.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/9/2011. What’s not noted by the author of this post is that the featured car is a relatively rare short deck version. These cars with their truncated rear […] -
Curbside Classic: Cadillac Cimarron D’Oro Convertible – This Little Piggy Went To Market
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/16/2014) Once upon a time, there was a little car called Cimarron. -
![Irony is a difficult word to define, but so is “hipster.” Yet the two seem to share a comfortable coexistence when it comes to automobiles. I’ve occasionally wondered if my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ltdii-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford LTD Landau — Diesel Swapped Hipster Bait")
CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford LTD Landau — Diesel Swapped Hipster Bait
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 28 CommentsIrony is a difficult word to define, but so is “hipster.” Yet the two seem to share a comfortable coexistence when it comes to automobiles. I’ve occasionally wondered if my […] -
![Yes, it’s true–in the history of CC (except for a photo of a ’60 Matador police car), there has never been a post featuring the “big Dodges” of 1960! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-02-at-21-51-09-249837409_4565119450200445_2316977523285769933_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-531-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1960 Dodge Matador & Polara—Incredible Cars Somehow Overlooked")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1960 Dodge Matador & Polara—Incredible Cars Somehow Overlooked
Posted on December 29, 2024 | 32 CommentsYes, it’s true–in the history of CC (except for a photo of a ’60 Matador police car), there has never been a post featuring the “big Dodges” of 1960! […] -
![Text submitted by Lorena Juárez. It all began the day a message with a link appeared on my cell phone. “Blue 1959 Chevrolet for sale.” The ad’s link came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/366021565_9832726690101690_1862982217618621515_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Child’s Daydream Machine, Now Hidden Under Covers (And With A Curious Engine Swap)")
CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Child’s Daydream Machine, Now Hidden Under Covers (And With A Curious Engine Swap)
Posted on December 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsText submitted by Lorena Juárez. It all began the day a message with a link appeared on my cell phone. “Blue 1959 Chevrolet for sale.” The ad’s link came […] -
![shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg HEMI. Chrysler trademarked that name for good reasons, as it’s the only engine name that has become a genuine legend, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53683890262_da32159762_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1951 Chrysler New Yorker – The Legendary Hemi V8 Is Born")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1951 Chrysler New Yorker – The Legendary Hemi V8 Is Born
Posted on December 28, 2024 | 27 Commentsshot and posted at the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg HEMI. Chrysler trademarked that name for good reasons, as it’s the only engine name that has become a genuine legend, […] -
![First and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240423_073031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics")
CC’s Best Of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics
Posted on December 26, 2024 | 33 CommentsFirst and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […] -
![On September 11, 1978, Michigan Governor Bill Milliken slid behind the wheel of a Chrysler New Yorker that had just rolled off a Detroit production line. Surrounded by other dignitaries, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1980-Chrysler-New-Yorker-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler New Yorker – Chrysler’s Non-Starter")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler New Yorker – Chrysler’s Non-Starter
Posted on December 26, 2024 | 100 CommentsOn September 11, 1978, Michigan Governor Bill Milliken slid behind the wheel of a Chrysler New Yorker that had just rolled off a Detroit production line. Surrounded by other dignitaries, […]
