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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2017) Chicago’s upscale Near North neighborhood would be the last place I’d expect to find any Chrysler product of this era, especially in condition this excellent. This area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/054-1977-Chrysler-Newport-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Frosted Gingerbread")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Frosted Gingerbread
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 1/11/2017) Chicago’s upscale Near North neighborhood would be the last place I’d expect to find any Chrysler product of this era, especially in condition this excellent. This area […] -
![I’ve driven Indiana’s historic Michigan Road a lot over the last 15 years, as a buddy and I built grassroots support to have it named a historic byway, and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1949-Buick-Super-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Buick Super – Elegant Patina")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Buick Super – Elegant Patina
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 24 CommentsI’ve driven Indiana’s historic Michigan Road a lot over the last 15 years, as a buddy and I built grassroots support to have it named a historic byway, and now […] -
![(first posted at CC on 11/30/2012) In the thirties and forties, GM pioneered and brought to market some of the most innovative, successful and lasting new technologies: Diesel-electric locomotives; the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-121-103-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs, And Almost Succeeds")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs, And Almost Succeeds
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted at CC on 11/30/2012) In the thirties and forties, GM pioneered and brought to market some of the most innovative, successful and lasting new technologies: Diesel-electric locomotives; the […] -
![It recently came to my attention that among the “loved-or-hated” 1958-60 generation of Lincoln motorcars, there are only curbside examples profiled on CC of the 1958 and 1960 models . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1958, 1959, & 1960 Lincolns Photographed Curbside (in Kodachrome!)")
Curbside Classics: 1958, 1959, & 1960 Lincolns Photographed Curbside (in Kodachrome!)
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 47 CommentsIt recently came to my attention that among the “loved-or-hated” 1958-60 generation of Lincoln motorcars, there are only curbside examples profiled on CC of the 1958 and 1960 models . […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2017) Old cars can be like a neighborhood cat: When you see them sitting out in the summer, it can be hard to tell if someone loves them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_6238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker – Adios Fins")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker – Adios Fins
Posted on January 5, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/5/2017) Old cars can be like a neighborhood cat: When you see them sitting out in the summer, it can be hard to tell if someone loves them […] -
![A sweet tooth runs in my family. Before this past Thanksgiving, I had gone to the candy shop on the lower level of Macy’s On State (formerly Marshall Field’s) to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-1995-Geo-Prism-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Geo Prizm – NUMMI Bear")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Geo Prizm – NUMMI Bear
Posted on January 3, 2023 | 58 CommentsA sweet tooth runs in my family. Before this past Thanksgiving, I had gone to the candy shop on the lower level of Macy’s On State (formerly Marshall Field’s) to […] -
![The clock stands still: 1920 Overland 4 in front of the old bank in Harris, Iowa. (first posted 2/2/2017) Bill knocked at the shop’s entrance and his brother opened the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1920-Overland-4-30pct-24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Drive Report: 1920 Willys Overland 4")
Curbside Classic Drive Report: 1920 Willys Overland 4
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe clock stands still: 1920 Overland 4 in front of the old bank in Harris, Iowa. (first posted 2/2/2017) Bill knocked at the shop’s entrance and his brother opened the […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/76MarkVIAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 92 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix – Randy’s Here For Dinner And He Brought The Wild Turkey
Posted on December 23, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 12/23/2016) Dare I nominate a Pontiac Grand Prix, a GM W-Body car, one of GM’s Greatest Hits? Have I lost my mind? Wait, hear me out… -
![(first posted 12/19/2016) This may (or may not) be one of 1,540 Sunbird GT turbocharged four door sedans built in 1987. And given how few gen1 J-Cars are still on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CC-116-087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Pontiac Sunbird GT – The Collectible Exciting Deadly Sin")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Pontiac Sunbird GT – The Collectible Exciting Deadly Sin
Posted on December 19, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/19/2016) This may (or may not) be one of 1,540 Sunbird GT turbocharged four door sedans built in 1987. And given how few gen1 J-Cars are still on […] -
![I had moved back to Puerto Rico with Mom and my little brother in late 1987. Once again in US territory, it didn’t take long for a “classic car show” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221211_135814932_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon – Mid-Century Splendor")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon – Mid-Century Splendor
Posted on December 19, 2022 | 15 CommentsI had moved back to Puerto Rico with Mom and my little brother in late 1987. Once again in US territory, it didn’t take long for a “classic car show” […] -
![[All photos by the author, unless noted] (first posted 12/18/2022) By the end of World War II, Americans were desperate for new cars. Production of civilian cars ceased early in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161215_125341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: King Midget Model 3 (1957-1970) – Not Quite Fit For Royalty")
Curbside Classic: King Midget Model 3 (1957-1970) – Not Quite Fit For Royalty
Posted on December 18, 2022 | 42 Comments[All photos by the author, unless noted] (first posted 12/18/2022) By the end of World War II, Americans were desperate for new cars. Production of civilian cars ceased early in […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2016) Traditional. It’s one word that comes to mind when thinking about both Oldsmobile and the holiday season. After what seemed like fifteen minutes of fall in Chicago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/045-1977-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Evergreen")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Evergreen
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) Traditional. It’s one word that comes to mind when thinking about both Oldsmobile and the holiday season. After what seemed like fifteen minutes of fall in Chicago, […] -
![(first posted 12/03/2012) In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen several examples of Cadillac’s peak. Starting with its inception in 1902 and continuing more or less through the Sixties, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8214943924_3955813492_b-e1353885774543.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: Last Of The True Cadillacs")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: Last Of The True Cadillacs
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 109 Comments(first posted 12/03/2012) In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen several examples of Cadillac’s peak. Starting with its inception in 1902 and continuing more or less through the Sixties, […]
