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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 12/19/2011) Ah, the 1970’s. It was the Big decade, a time for big houses, big hair, big families, and big cars! Despite this being the Malaise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Autumn-Oh-Eleven-050-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Gas Fed Beef")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Gas Fed Beef
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/19/2011) Ah, the 1970’s. It was the Big decade, a time for big houses, big hair, big families, and big cars! Despite this being the Malaise […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2013) Trying to pick the best Cadillac is an exercise in futility, or even worse, masochism. I’ve obsessed over the brand since my earliest encounter with one in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-30-065-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan – A GM Greatest Hit")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan – A GM Greatest Hit
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 3/27/2013) Trying to pick the best Cadillac is an exercise in futility, or even worse, masochism. I’ve obsessed over the brand since my earliest encounter with one in […] -
Curbside desire: 1958 Plymouth Plaza- Chasing Charlotte
Posted on November 8, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 11/8/2018) Sixty dollars a week for the next six years. This post marks the beginning of Operation: Toastcat. -
![(first posted 11/8/2018) Since I’m going to be having a colonoscopy while you’re reading and analyzing this, I assumed a colonnade would be an analogous subject for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Olds Cutlass – Better a Colonnade Than a Colonoscopy")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Olds Cutlass – Better a Colonnade Than a Colonoscopy
Posted on November 8, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 11/8/2018) Since I’m going to be having a colonoscopy while you’re reading and analyzing this, I assumed a colonnade would be an analogous subject for […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2013.) Before we test our headline hypothesis, let’s clarify what we’re after. The question is not which car was Bill Mitchell’s favorite, or even his best. It’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-143-090-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Riviera – The Ultimate Bill Mitchell-Mobile?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Riviera – The Ultimate Bill Mitchell-Mobile?
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 6/9/2013.) Before we test our headline hypothesis, let’s clarify what we’re after. The question is not which car was Bill Mitchell’s favorite, or even his best. It’s a […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2014) It’s common knowledge that the short-lived Chrysler R-bodies were a catastrophic flop for the then-struggling automaker. With the majority of them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eBayNewport.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – A Like-New Newport in Portland")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – A Like-New Newport in Portland
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 156 Comments(first posted 8/26/2014) It’s common knowledge that the short-lived Chrysler R-bodies were a catastrophic flop for the then-struggling automaker. With the majority of them […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2011) Call me crazy, call me nerdy. But one of my favorite cars of all time, just to stare at for hours, is the original Valiant. Within a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5520239157_cb162ed35e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 -1962 Plymouth Valiant – No One’s Kid Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1960 -1962 Plymouth Valiant – No One’s Kid Brother
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 7/6/2011) Call me crazy, call me nerdy. But one of my favorite cars of all time, just to stare at for hours, is the original Valiant. Within a […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2014) This Buick is a rarity, not in that it is a Roadmaster, but in that it is unmolested. There are plenty of Roadmasters in Memphis, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/100_3440.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Buick Roadmaster – Flint’s Last Land Yacht")
Curbside Capsule: Buick Roadmaster – Flint’s Last Land Yacht
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/2/2014) This Buick is a rarity, not in that it is a Roadmaster, but in that it is unmolested. There are plenty of Roadmasters in Memphis, but […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2014) The superstitions around “Mercury Retrograde” are perceived as explanations for communication and travel gone awry. Maybe that was the first mistake Ford made; naming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-2-e1404013747674.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Hardtop – Mercury Retrograde")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Hardtop – Mercury Retrograde
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/29/2014) The superstitions around “Mercury Retrograde” are perceived as explanations for communication and travel gone awry. Maybe that was the first mistake Ford made; naming […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2013) This has to be one of the best CC Cohort finds ever, by ActuallyMike. I’ve lived in hope of just finding any street-side Charger of this vintage, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dodge-Charger-1970-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – Magnum Patina")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – Magnum Patina
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/6/2013) This has to be one of the best CC Cohort finds ever, by ActuallyMike. I’ve lived in hope of just finding any street-side Charger of this vintage, […] -
![Even the most popular vehicles of the immediately post-war period tend to be much harder to find in the wild than the always-popular mid-60s favorites such as the first generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ih-5-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1947 International KB5 – Prop Hauler")
Curbside Classic: 1947 International KB5 – Prop Hauler
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 25 CommentsEven the most popular vehicles of the immediately post-war period tend to be much harder to find in the wild than the always-popular mid-60s favorites such as the first generation […] -
![Pity the poor Boattail Riv. Growing up, so far from the land of Buicks, I always admired it from a distance. To a teenage T87, the 1971-72 Riviera was (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240707_083211_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera – Theory Meets Practice")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera – Theory Meets Practice
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 18 CommentsPity the poor Boattail Riv. Growing up, so far from the land of Buicks, I always admired it from a distance. To a teenage T87, the 1971-72 Riviera was (and […] -
![The 1994-96 Impala SS has long been a legit cult classic and probably the quintessential example of Chevrolet’s Modern Era Super Sport (M.E.SS) models. It’s popular with enthusiasts and even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20240416_123709.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Three Reasons Darth Vader Was A Winner (M.E.SS #2)")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Three Reasons Darth Vader Was A Winner (M.E.SS #2)
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsThe 1994-96 Impala SS has long been a legit cult classic and probably the quintessential example of Chevrolet’s Modern Era Super Sport (M.E.SS) models. It’s popular with enthusiasts and even […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-078-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […] -
![There was an era, now hard to imagine, when Detroit’s full-sizers were the norm on the roads. It’s a time that some of you remember and lived through, with strong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240505_154417836_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – When Full-Size Chevys Roamed The Streets")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – When Full-Size Chevys Roamed The Streets
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 20 CommentsThere was an era, now hard to imagine, when Detroit’s full-sizers were the norm on the roads. It’s a time that some of you remember and lived through, with strong […]
