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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1959PontiacCatalina09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2012) During a tour of the Civil War National Military Park at Chickamauga and its many monuments and relics, just outside the south exit of the park a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSC03261-cropped2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher–Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher–Still Delivering The Mail After 30 Years
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 12/20/2012) During a tour of the Civil War National Military Park at Chickamauga and its many monuments and relics, just outside the south exit of the park a […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2011) The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-106-104-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate Eighties Folly-Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate Eighties Folly-Mobile
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/8/2011) The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two […] -
![Out of the box, yet not quite fuselage. By the mid sixties Chrysler’s stylist had trimmed, decorated, and embellished Elwood Engel’s favored boxy forms so many times, that they must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WP_20180828_17_52_20_Pro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Satellite – Lesser Known B-Side")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Satellite – Lesser Known B-Side
Posted on March 25, 2023 | 28 CommentsOut of the box, yet not quite fuselage. By the mid sixties Chrysler’s stylist had trimmed, decorated, and embellished Elwood Engel’s favored boxy forms so many times, that they must […] -
![What’s the most effective way to time travel, backwards? For some it’s music, movies, clothes, or other popular culture artifacts. For me, it’s cars. Seeing this pristine TC3 as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0482.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Plymouth TC3 Custom – A Slant Six Barracuda For The Malaise Era")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Plymouth TC3 Custom – A Slant Six Barracuda For The Malaise Era
Posted on March 23, 2023 | 54 CommentsWhat’s the most effective way to time travel, backwards? For some it’s music, movies, clothes, or other popular culture artifacts. For me, it’s cars. Seeing this pristine TC3 as I […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2017) The 1979 Mustang was A New Hope compared with the previous generation Mustang II, which . . . well, you know how sometimes a classic movie gets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A New Hope")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Mustang – A New Hope
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 130 Comments(first posted 3/22/2017) The 1979 Mustang was A New Hope compared with the previous generation Mustang II, which . . . well, you know how sometimes a classic movie gets […] -
![Photo courtesy of nifty43 (first posted 3/21/2017) In Spanish, “Ventura” means fortune. Pontiac must have felt they were suffering from a spate of mala ventura in the 1970s, their electrified image […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dave-7-pontiac-phoenix-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1975-79 Pontiac Ventura & Phoenix – Seeking Greater Fortune")
Cohort Classic: 1975-79 Pontiac Ventura & Phoenix – Seeking Greater Fortune
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 57 CommentsPhoto courtesy of nifty43 (first posted 3/21/2017) In Spanish, “Ventura” means fortune. Pontiac must have felt they were suffering from a spate of mala ventura in the 1970s, their electrified image […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1990CadillacBrougham04-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […] -
![This 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix sedan was offered for sale in October 2022 in Hawthorne, New Jersey (just 25 miles from me), but I just found out about it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image.jpg.76e19f5670647b68471f5e9b74bba7ef1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix – How Did I Miss This?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix – How Did I Miss This?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 54 CommentsThis 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix sedan was offered for sale in October 2022 in Hawthorne, New Jersey (just 25 miles from me), but I just found out about it […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1970-Dodge-Challenger-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2012) Most truck enthusiasts have undoubtedly heard of and perhaps seen the original Dodge Li’l Red Express sold in 1978 and 1979. Maybe a number of folks have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Dodge Li’l Red Express – Dodge Dakota Edition")
Curbside Classic: Dodge Li’l Red Express – Dodge Dakota Edition
Posted on March 14, 2023 | 97 Comments(first posted 2/23/2012) Most truck enthusiasts have undoubtedly heard of and perhaps seen the original Dodge Li’l Red Express sold in 1978 and 1979. Maybe a number of folks have […] -
![William Garrett caught this ’62 Buick Electra 225 four door hardtop in Stanford, CA. It’s a car I’ve never written up before, so let’s what it says to me: It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52733134569_310c6a77b8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1962 Buick Electra 225 – Got Leg Room? Got Class?")
Cohort Classic: 1962 Buick Electra 225 – Got Leg Room? Got Class?
Posted on March 11, 2023 | 32 CommentsWilliam Garrett caught this ’62 Buick Electra 225 four door hardtop in Stanford, CA. It’s a car I’ve never written up before, so let’s what it says to me: It’s […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2012) 1958 Packards are not really Packards. A series of poor decisions and lack of funds resulted in an unfortunate merger with Studebaker and what may be the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/packard_hardtop58_61.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hardtop – The Last Gasp")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hardtop – The Last Gasp
Posted on March 10, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 2/20/2012) 1958 Packards are not really Packards. A series of poor decisions and lack of funds resulted in an unfortunate merger with Studebaker and what may be the […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2013) If you were born after a certain time, you think of the Ranger only as Ford’s (lost, lamented) compact truck. But from 1965 through 1970, Ford crowned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/69F100Ranger4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford F-100 Ranger–Faded but Still Glorious")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford F-100 Ranger–Faded but Still Glorious
Posted on March 10, 2023 | 63 Comments(first posted 1/6/2013) If you were born after a certain time, you think of the Ranger only as Ford’s (lost, lamented) compact truck. But from 1965 through 1970, Ford crowned […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2013) The year is 1977: Jimmy Carter’s inauguration is followed closely by the introduction of brother Billy Carter’s eponymous beer. The musical stars align in a bid to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/GLM001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Grand LeMans – Retrograde Colonnade")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Grand LeMans – Retrograde Colonnade
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 178 Comments(first posted 2/22/2013) The year is 1977: Jimmy Carter’s inauguration is followed closely by the introduction of brother Billy Carter’s eponymous beer. The musical stars align in a bid to […]
