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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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My 1988 Ford Ranger – The Wee Truck
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) This is a story about a relationship that began and ended with shouting. -
![The skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1971-buick-electra-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Texan Socialite")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Texan Socialite
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 9 CommentsThe skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […] -
![The Fox is one of the most widely loved Mustang platforms, made up of cars that ran from 1979-1993. In its time there were a number of variants, special […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240817_121820.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Saleen Ford Mustang")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Saleen Ford Mustang
Posted on March 20, 2025 | 5 CommentsThe Fox is one of the most widely loved Mustang platforms, made up of cars that ran from 1979-1993. In its time there were a number of variants, special […] -
![All these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-1966-ltd-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Ford LTD – “Remarkable! I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”")
1966 Ford LTD – “Remarkable! I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”
Posted on March 19, 2025 | 25 CommentsAll these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […] -
![It’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-236-186-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – This Is The Cadillac For Me")
1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – This Is The Cadillac For Me
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 26 CommentsIt’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […] -
![I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 19 CommentsI can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […] -
![It was 1969, and the B-bodies from the Dodge Boys were making some big waves. Dodge Charger 500s were tearing up NASCAR’s short tracks. Bewinged Charger Daytonas had broken 200 mph […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-coro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 – No, Not That 440")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 – No, Not That 440
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 18 CommentsIt was 1969, and the B-bodies from the Dodge Boys were making some big waves. Dodge Charger 500s were tearing up NASCAR’s short tracks. Bewinged Charger Daytonas had broken 200 mph […] -
![The Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova, introduced in 1962 to supplement (and eventually replace) the Corvair, stayed true to its roots during its production run in the 1960s and 1970s. The second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/77-nova-02-e1331585182870.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Nova – Incognito Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Nova – Incognito Camaro
Posted on March 16, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova, introduced in 1962 to supplement (and eventually replace) the Corvair, stayed true to its roots during its production run in the 1960s and 1970s. The second […] -
![Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to share this four-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/passenger-side-e1349634849736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors
Posted on March 15, 2025 | 20 CommentsSince we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to share this four-door […] -
![From today’s perspective, Rancheros – and their El Camino counterparts – are just cool, funky, fun and desirable, thanks to their unique configuration as half passenger car, half truck. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-45-061-800.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Ranchero – The First American Ute")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Ranchero – The First American Ute
Posted on March 14, 2025 | 22 CommentsFrom today’s perspective, Rancheros – and their El Camino counterparts – are just cool, funky, fun and desirable, thanks to their unique configuration as half passenger car, half truck. What […] -
![Starting in the early Sixties, trucks started to get fun. Off-roading, camping and other outdoor recreation really came into its own. International was first out of the gate with the ’61 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/4-23-2012-015-e1335297029751.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Ramcharger LE – Dodge Charges Into The 4×4 SUV Market")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Ramcharger LE – Dodge Charges Into The 4×4 SUV Market
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 17 CommentsStarting in the early Sixties, trucks started to get fun. Off-roading, camping and other outdoor recreation really came into its own. International was first out of the gate with the ’61 […] -
![American Motors Corporation, like Studebaker, like Packard, like so many other long-gone automobile companies, breaks your heart. Sometimes I drive myself crazy with what-ifs: What if Roy Abernethy never became […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-cgh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 AMC Oleg Cassini Matador Brougham — A Costly Mistake")
Curbside Classic: 1974 AMC Oleg Cassini Matador Brougham — A Costly Mistake
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 31 CommentsAmerican Motors Corporation, like Studebaker, like Packard, like so many other long-gone automobile companies, breaks your heart. Sometimes I drive myself crazy with what-ifs: What if Roy Abernethy never became […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2019) I realize that it’s only March, but I’m already dreaming about summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, we are less than two weeks from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1968-Plymouth-Fury-III-11-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Fury III – Hip To Be Square")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Fury III – Hip To Be Square
Posted on March 12, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/11/2019) I realize that it’s only March, but I’m already dreaming about summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, we are less than two weeks from the […] -
![Ever since I moved to Asia over a decade ago, I’ve lived without television. That’s not to say I’ve not had a TV set at home, but I don’t watch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241114_101414_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Dart Custom Hardtop – Dog Dish Afternoon")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Dart Custom Hardtop – Dog Dish Afternoon
Posted on March 12, 2025 | 35 CommentsEver since I moved to Asia over a decade ago, I’ve lived without television. That’s not to say I’ve not had a TV set at home, but I don’t watch […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2014) This custard colored station wagon has got to be one of my favorite daily drivers in Bloomington. I’ve seen it shamble around my neighborhood and though I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ygg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Dodge Aspen – Rock Bottom And Loving It")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Dodge Aspen – Rock Bottom And Loving It
Posted on March 11, 2025 | 60 Comments(first posted 3/4/2014) This custard colored station wagon has got to be one of my favorite daily drivers in Bloomington. I’ve seen it shamble around my neighborhood and though I […]
