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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![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 […] -
![(first posted 1/17/2018) I’m well aware that I may be opening up the floodgate here by bestowing this title, but if I were to name a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thumb_IMG_8441_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series – Signing A Vow Of Loyalty")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series – Signing A Vow Of Loyalty
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 101 Comments(first posted 1/17/2018) I’m well aware that I may be opening up the floodgate here by bestowing this title, but if I were to name a car […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/76-coronet-by-john-lloyd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities")
CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 59 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-19-076-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2")
Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 138 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. First posted here in 2011. Few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-16-033-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Pinto – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 4")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Pinto – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 4
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 54 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. First posted here in 2011. Few […] -
![(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-27-168-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6")
Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2018) Developing a new vehicle completely from the ground up is no easy undertaking for any automaker, even if it is one of the world’s largest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1998-Mystique-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Mercury Mystique LS – Case of Mystique-en Identity")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Mercury Mystique LS – Case of Mystique-en Identity
Posted on January 5, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 1/5/2018) Developing a new vehicle completely from the ground up is no easy undertaking for any automaker, even if it is one of the world’s largest […] -
![My wife and I aren’t big practitioners of tradition. Tradition is fine and all, but being chained or obligated to them limits our ability for enjoying new, or different, experiences. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3553.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge Ram 150 – Eat Rice; Potatoes Make Your Butt BIG")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge Ram 150 – Eat Rice; Potatoes Make Your Butt BIG
Posted on January 5, 2024 | 24 CommentsMy wife and I aren’t big practitioners of tradition. Tradition is fine and all, but being chained or obligated to them limits our ability for enjoying new, or different, experiences. […] -
![(first posted 12/26/2017) It is quite unexpected to see an unmolested and stock car from the 1940s parked out by the curb. A more common but still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1947-Nash-Super-600-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1947 Nash Super 600 – A Unibody Pioneer")
Curbside Classic: 1947 Nash Super 600 – A Unibody Pioneer
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/26/2017) It is quite unexpected to see an unmolested and stock car from the 1940s parked out by the curb. A more common but still […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2018) I’ve brought over most of my CCs from the old site, but for some reason, I held off on the one on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-13-076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Lark VI – The Family Stud For 37 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Lark VI – The Family Stud For 37 Years
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/3/2018) I’ve brought over most of my CCs from the old site, but for some reason, I held off on the one on this […] -
![(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/transam-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 69 Comments(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […] -
![“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1975-Pontiac-Limousine-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2023: Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy")
CC’s Best of 2023: Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy
Posted on December 29, 2023 | 36 Comments“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […] -
![(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-126-130-800-SS-sky-vert-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 76 Comments(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) Never able to match the Big Three’s sheer amount of capital needed for R&D, annual styling changes, and a broader lineup, AMC’s fortunes could always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thumb_IMG_0217_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Disco Is Dead")
Car Show Classic: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Disco Is Dead
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 91 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) Never able to match the Big Three’s sheer amount of capital needed for R&D, annual styling changes, and a broader lineup, AMC’s fortunes could always […] -
![(First Posted 1/2/2014 – includes revisions) Automobile nameplates with lengthy histories naturally see more changes over their storied lifetime. This 2000 Lincoln Continental may seem like the furthest thing possible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_3029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Lincoln Continental – Time Doesn’t Change Everything")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Lincoln Continental – Time Doesn’t Change Everything
Posted on December 20, 2023 | 156 Comments(First Posted 1/2/2014 – includes revisions) Automobile nameplates with lengthy histories naturally see more changes over their storied lifetime. This 2000 Lincoln Continental may seem like the furthest thing possible […]
