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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 2/20/2013) There has been much talk at CC about Cadillac’s multiple problems in the early ’80s–things like the V8-6-4, HT4100, the ’86 Eldo (hmmm…haven’t done one of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-9-and-2-10-2013-001-1280x855-e1360532786463.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Save Me!")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Save Me!
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 122 Comments(first posted 2/20/2013) There has been much talk at CC about Cadillac’s multiple problems in the early ’80s–things like the V8-6-4, HT4100, the ’86 Eldo (hmmm…haven’t done one of those […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2017) The mid-priced car market has often perplexed manufacturers. Should mid-priced cars be cheaper versions of high-end models, costlier versions of low-end models, or should they comprise a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/LF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom – Upscale, Downscale")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom – Upscale, Downscale
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 2/15/2017) The mid-priced car market has often perplexed manufacturers. Should mid-priced cars be cheaper versions of high-end models, costlier versions of low-end models, or should they comprise a […] -
![I like a variety of music playing in the background on the days when I work from home. Part of my morning routine before almost everything else involves loading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20221116_182137296-1969-Lincoln-Continental-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Gold (You’re Indestructible)")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Gold (You’re Indestructible)
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 58 CommentsI like a variety of music playing in the background on the days when I work from home. Part of my morning routine before almost everything else involves loading […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2012) Since the beginning of time, man has had the innate need to hunt. Early on one’s desire to hunt was in a direct relationship to whether or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/savoy-5-e1335035665381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Elusive 1955 Plymouth Savoy")
Curbside Classic: The Elusive 1955 Plymouth Savoy
Posted on February 13, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 4/28/2012) Since the beginning of time, man has had the innate need to hunt. Early on one’s desire to hunt was in a direct relationship to whether or […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2012) The Mercury Colony Park was one of Mercury’s longest-lived models, lasting from 1957 to 1991. While it did have some Mercury identity (such as it is) early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/4-19-2012-003-e1340494007855.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Mercury Colony Park – Colonizing Mercury")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Mercury Colony Park – Colonizing Mercury
Posted on February 13, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/7/2012) The Mercury Colony Park was one of Mercury’s longest-lived models, lasting from 1957 to 1991. While it did have some Mercury identity (such as it is) early […] -
![As one who was somewhere between being a twinkle in the eye and weak concept at the time, it seems the year 1969 is one of milestones, large events, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_2918.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chrysler Newport – A Lens Into Time")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chrysler Newport – A Lens Into Time
Posted on February 13, 2023 | 81 CommentsAs one who was somewhere between being a twinkle in the eye and weak concept at the time, it seems the year 1969 is one of milestones, large events, and […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2012) Ah, Caprice. The pride of GM’s big car line, darling of police departments and taxi companies everywhere; you were taken from us too soon. Yes, the GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-001-e1334681582137.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS – Last Of The Best")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS – Last Of The Best
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 105 Comments(first posted 4/26/2012) Ah, Caprice. The pride of GM’s big car line, darling of police departments and taxi companies everywhere; you were taken from us too soon. Yes, the GM […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2013) Like that of the Beatles, the story of the Ford Taurus has been told so many times that pretty much everyone knows about it on some intrinsic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0127131614a-800x600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006 Ford Taurus – Nobody’s Hero")
Curbside Classic: 2006 Ford Taurus – Nobody’s Hero
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 94 Comments(first posted 2/16/2013) Like that of the Beatles, the story of the Ford Taurus has been told so many times that pretty much everyone knows about it on some intrinsic […] -
![I’ve got a real soft spot for these postwar Plymouths. No, they’re not exactly beautiful on the outside, with their blocky tall bodies. In the immortal words of Chrysler President […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52663175367_d768e649a3_o-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special DeLuxe Club Coupe – It’s Pretty Special To Me")
Cohort Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special DeLuxe Club Coupe – It’s Pretty Special To Me
Posted on February 8, 2023 | 32 CommentsI’ve got a real soft spot for these postwar Plymouths. No, they’re not exactly beautiful on the outside, with their blocky tall bodies. In the immortal words of Chrysler President […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2017) Some people lust after split-window Stingrays, or ’64 Mustangs, or Ferrari 250 GTOs. Me? One of my dream classic cars, probably my first choice if I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pontiac-grand-am-lakeside-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – Meeting Your Heroes")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – Meeting Your Heroes
Posted on February 7, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 1/7/2017) Some people lust after split-window Stingrays, or ’64 Mustangs, or Ferrari 250 GTOs. Me? One of my dream classic cars, probably my first choice if I had […] -
![The General Motors A-Body platform is one of the most versatile in the pantheon of American automobiles, with the possible exception of the K-Car (GM didn’t turn the A-Body into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220918_123316.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1972 Buick Sport Wagon, 1972 Heavy Chevy & 1971 Buick GSX – “Better Go Home, Son, And Make Up Your Mind”")
Curbside Classics: 1972 Buick Sport Wagon, 1972 Heavy Chevy & 1971 Buick GSX – “Better Go Home, Son, And Make Up Your Mind”
Posted on February 6, 2023 | 53 CommentsThe General Motors A-Body platform is one of the most versatile in the pantheon of American automobiles, with the possible exception of the K-Car (GM didn’t turn the A-Body into […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2012) The two smartest things Chrysler did in the late sixties and early seventies: One: Hang on to the A-Body compacts, seemingly forever. Two: Give that line of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-163-064-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Gold Duster – There’s Gold In Them Thar’ Hips")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Gold Duster – There’s Gold In Them Thar’ Hips
Posted on February 5, 2023 | 122 Comments(first posted 10/5/2012) The two smartest things Chrysler did in the late sixties and early seventies: One: Hang on to the A-Body compacts, seemingly forever. Two: Give that line of […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2013) What defines a true luxury car? Not comfort and convenience, as was proved so convincingly by the Broughamization of mundane Chevys, Fords and Plymouths. A genuine luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/phb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Lincoln Continental – The Last Great American Luxury Car")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Lincoln Continental – The Last Great American Luxury Car
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 179 Comments(first posted 4/17/2013) What defines a true luxury car? Not comfort and convenience, as was proved so convincingly by the Broughamization of mundane Chevys, Fords and Plymouths. A genuine luxury […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-05-2012-011-e1347236131228.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2017) Pontiac would go on to great heights in the 1960s—and again in the 1990s—before it was culled in 2010 as part of GM’s bankruptcy. It often took […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CC-309-074.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1936 Pontiac “Silver Streak” De Luxe Six Coupe – Pontiac’s Second (of Many) Resuscitations")
Curbside Classic: 1936 Pontiac “Silver Streak” De Luxe Six Coupe – Pontiac’s Second (of Many) Resuscitations
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/3/2017) Pontiac would go on to great heights in the 1960s—and again in the 1990s—before it was culled in 2010 as part of GM’s bankruptcy. It often took […]
