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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![Do you believe in synchronicity? I do. What are the odds . . . I’m in my ’60 Dodge Dart driving along Route 46 in Parsippany NJ, and what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241012_160313.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 31 CommentsDo you believe in synchronicity? I do. What are the odds . . . I’m in my ’60 Dodge Dart driving along Route 46 in Parsippany NJ, and what […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2014) The Gremlin always danced to a different tune. Its design (in the loosest sense of that word) was penned on an air-sickness bag. It was front heavy, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CC-79-030-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Pay 8% More, Get 13% Less HP and 33% Fewer Cylinders")
Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Pay 8% More, Get 13% Less HP and 33% Fewer Cylinders
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 114 Comments(first posted 1/23/2014) The Gremlin always danced to a different tune. Its design (in the loosest sense of that word) was penned on an air-sickness bag. It was front heavy, […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2014) “So,” said Estella, “I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_5141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Matador X Coupe – <br>Great X-pectations")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Matador X Coupe –
Great X-pectationsPosted on October 19, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 1/26/2014) “So,” said Estella, “I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make […] -
![(Originally published 1/14/2014)This is it. The pinnacle of American Motors Corporation. Between 1958 and 1963, the Rambler automobile, in its frugal American, mid-price Classic and deluxe Ambassador lineup, hit a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aa-4-07-2013-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 86 Comments(Originally published 1/14/2014)This is it. The pinnacle of American Motors Corporation. Between 1958 and 1963, the Rambler automobile, in its frugal American, mid-price Classic and deluxe Ambassador lineup, hit a […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2018) Throughout its lengthy history, the Chrysler Town & Country was a vehicle that came in many different shapes and sizes. Yet throughout nearly eight decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/thumb_IMG_4713_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Turbo – Most Downsized Vehicle Of The Malaise Era?")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Turbo – Most Downsized Vehicle Of The Malaise Era?
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/18/2018) Throughout its lengthy history, the Chrysler Town & Country was a vehicle that came in many different shapes and sizes. Yet throughout nearly eight decades […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2014) Automakers have always been happy to borrow ideas from their competitors and proudly claim them as their own. It’s a trick even the proudest of parents have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_0213.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador SST – When Borrowing Is A Deadly Sin")
Curbside Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador SST – When Borrowing Is A Deadly Sin
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 126 Comments(first posted 4/30/2014) Automakers have always been happy to borrow ideas from their competitors and proudly claim them as their own. It’s a trick even the proudest of parents have […] -
![It’s Patina Week in the Land of the Rising Sun, and of course, the Detroit representative wears a rusty bowtie. Chevrolet is the number one American marque here, after all. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240324_094411_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe – Work In Progress?")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe – Work In Progress?
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 10 CommentsIt’s Patina Week in the Land of the Rising Sun, and of course, the Detroit representative wears a rusty bowtie. Chevrolet is the number one American marque here, after all. […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2018) Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve had my fun with the Champ, suggesting one of the stepside versions be turned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-366-Portland-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Champ Long Bed Pickup – I’m a Chump for This Champ")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Champ Long Bed Pickup – I’m a Chump for This Champ
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 10/16/2018) Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve had my fun with the Champ, suggesting one of the stepside versions be turned […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2014) Sitting in a San Pedro Service Station parking lot, this little car looks somewhat unremarkable. Despite that, this 1957 Rambler Super V-8 marks the beginning of a very successful venture for American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/57-Rambler-Super.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Rambler Super- The Rambler of Many Firsts")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Rambler Super- The Rambler of Many Firsts
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) Sitting in a San Pedro Service Station parking lot, this little car looks somewhat unremarkable. Despite that, this 1957 Rambler Super V-8 marks the beginning of a very successful venture for American […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2014) Lots of companies can claim some small connection to the late American Motors Corporation, but there is really only one company whose identity is virtually inseparable from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1953NashStatesman01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1953 Nash Statesman – AMC’s DNA")
Car Show Classic: 1953 Nash Statesman – AMC’s DNA
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/24/2014) Lots of companies can claim some small connection to the late American Motors Corporation, but there is really only one company whose identity is virtually inseparable from […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1963-Corvair-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair")
The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […] -
![The Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic vehicles of all time thanks to its recognizable consistency. Throughout its many generations, it has always been a sporty four-seater grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PXL_20211009_215508218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’87-’90 Ford ASC McLaren Mustang – Two Seater Aftermarket Chop Top")
Curbside Classic: ’87-’90 Ford ASC McLaren Mustang – Two Seater Aftermarket Chop Top
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 10 CommentsThe Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic vehicles of all time thanks to its recognizable consistency. Throughout its many generations, it has always been a sporty four-seater grand […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2013) Debasement. For most people, the word means “to cheapen or erode in character, quality or value.” However, if you’re an auto industry executive, “debasement” is that place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1941-chrysler-pace-car-fototime.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – Da Garage Is In Debasement")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – Da Garage Is In Debasement
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 112 Comments(first posted 5/1/2013) Debasement. For most people, the word means “to cheapen or erode in character, quality or value.” However, if you’re an auto industry executive, “debasement” is that place […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2011) Let’s hit the road, honey! I’ve got the truck all ready to roll; how’re you doin’ back there stocking the trailer? Don’t forget the wine, beer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-122-077-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside and 1953 Budger Trailer – If This Trailer Is A Rockin’…Don’t Come A Knockin’!")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside and 1953 Budger Trailer – If This Trailer Is A Rockin’…Don’t Come A Knockin’!
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 2/26/2011) Let’s hit the road, honey! I’ve got the truck all ready to roll; how’re you doin’ back there stocking the trailer? Don’t forget the wine, beer and […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1972LincolnContinental09Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […]
