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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(First posted 3/10/2011. The original featured car in this post was a ’64 F-85 coupe. But since then, I found this ’65 Cutlass, so the pictures have changed, as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-059-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe (CCCCC Part 2 – 1964-1965) From Modest Beginnings…")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe (CCCCC Part 2 – 1964-1965) From Modest Beginnings…
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 57 Comments(First posted 3/10/2011. The original featured car in this post was a ’64 F-85 coupe. But since then, I found this ’65 Cutlass, so the pictures have changed, as well […] -
![1962 Cutlass by William Rubano (originally posted 3/4/2011) How did the Cutlass eventually become one of America’s best selling cars for years on end, after such a rather modest beginning? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Olds-Cutlass-1962-fq-w-rubano.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Complete Cutlass Chronicles (“CCCCC”): Part 1 (1961-1963) Unfulfilled Ambitions")
The CC Complete Cutlass Chronicles (“CCCCC”): Part 1 (1961-1963) Unfulfilled Ambitions
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 45 Comments1962 Cutlass by William Rubano (originally posted 3/4/2011) How did the Cutlass eventually become one of America’s best selling cars for years on end, after such a rather modest beginning? […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2018) The pickup truck is North America’s best-selling body style and is without a doubt an icon of North American society. Although it had humble […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1963-Chevrolet-Truck-Black-and-White.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1960-66 Chevrolet Pickup Trucks – The First Modern Pickup")
Automotive History: 1960-66 Chevrolet Pickup Trucks – The First Modern Pickup
Posted on February 11, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/13/2018) The pickup truck is North America’s best-selling body style and is without a doubt an icon of North American society. Although it had humble […] -
![What is it with avian car names? Firebird, Sunbird, Thunderbird, Bluebird, Lark, Skylark, Hawk, Skyhawk, Robin, Snipe, Kestrel, Aigle (French for eagle), Aronde (old French for swallow), Chaika (Russian for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20231027_105214_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 AMC Eagle Limited Wagon – On A Wing And A Prayer")
Curbside Classic: 1984 AMC Eagle Limited Wagon – On A Wing And A Prayer
Posted on February 8, 2024 | 16 CommentsWhat is it with avian car names? Firebird, Sunbird, Thunderbird, Bluebird, Lark, Skylark, Hawk, Skyhawk, Robin, Snipe, Kestrel, Aigle (French for eagle), Aronde (old French for swallow), Chaika (Russian for […] -
![YouTube is amazing – it really is! Here is a film that I always suspected was out there, but thought I’d never see. It’s the introduction of the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-03-at-19-25-26-1957-Packard-Introduction-Studebaker-Packard-Press-Conference-in-Color-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 1 (Packard in 1957)")
CC Video and Analysis: Optimism Before Failure, Part 1 (Packard in 1957)
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsYouTube is amazing – it really is! Here is a film that I always suspected was out there, but thought I’d never see. It’s the introduction of the new […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2018) After WW2, Cadillac and Lincoln emerged as the big two players in American luxury automobiles. And while they came to define “American luxury” with their living-room-on-wheels, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/comparo-SLS-LS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 2001 Cadillac Seville SLS & 2004 Lincoln LS V6 – Similar Names, Similar Missions, Very Different Approaches")
CC Comparison: 2001 Cadillac Seville SLS & 2004 Lincoln LS V6 – Similar Names, Similar Missions, Very Different Approaches
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 2/5/2018) After WW2, Cadillac and Lincoln emerged as the big two players in American luxury automobiles. And while they came to define “American luxury” with their living-room-on-wheels, […] -
![(first posted 9/24/2013) OK, right off the bat: I love Broughams. Cadillac, Mercury Marquis, Gran Torino–I can find something positive to say about all of them, never mind the strangled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/aa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Finest Brougham In All Of Hampton, IL!")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Finest Brougham In All Of Hampton, IL!
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 162 Comments(first posted 9/24/2013) OK, right off the bat: I love Broughams. Cadillac, Mercury Marquis, Gran Torino–I can find something positive to say about all of them, never mind the strangled […] -
![(first posted 9/30/2013) This Mercury Monarch shares a platform and much of its body with the iconic Ford Granada- Iconic in a funky seventies style way, rather than in an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Front-Three-Quarter.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic- 1977 Mercury Monarch Ghia")
Curbside Classic- 1977 Mercury Monarch Ghia
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 116 Comments(first posted 9/30/2013) This Mercury Monarch shares a platform and much of its body with the iconic Ford Granada- Iconic in a funky seventies style way, rather than in an […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2018) I have often attributed human-like qualities to cars ever since I first began to identify them by their correct makes and models by sight, starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1986-Chevrolet-Nova-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – Bad Acne")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – Bad Acne
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 1/28/2018) I have often attributed human-like qualities to cars ever since I first began to identify them by their correct makes and models by sight, starting […] -
![(first posted 2/4/2013) Cadillac entered the ’80s in fine shape–at least on the outside. The de Ville series and Fleetwoods were given an attractive facelift, the sharp ’79 Eldo continued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-07-2012-010-e1358285702681.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Nice Car; Shame About The Engine")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Nice Car; Shame About The Engine
Posted on January 27, 2024 | 223 Comments(first posted 2/4/2013) Cadillac entered the ’80s in fine shape–at least on the outside. The de Ville series and Fleetwoods were given an attractive facelift, the sharp ’79 Eldo continued […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2018) I did not have a perfect childhood. Does anyone? But a few months ago I stumbled across this pretty yellow GTO and memories of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1966PontiacGTO02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood?
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 1/25/2018) I did not have a perfect childhood. Does anyone? But a few months ago I stumbled across this pretty yellow GTO and memories of my […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1979-pontiac-grand-lemans-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy")
Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […] -
![So I was visiting a friend of mine in one of San Salvador’s residential areas, a peculiar vicinity from the 1960s, built for the military when they were considered a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20240114_161625068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 – Prolonging The Magic")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 – Prolonging The Magic
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 21 CommentsSo I was visiting a friend of mine in one of San Salvador’s residential areas, a peculiar vicinity from the 1960s, built for the military when they were considered a […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/19411947Buicks02-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success")
Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […] -
![Can you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230730_202117_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!")
Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 21 CommentsCan you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […]
