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Curbside Classics Archives
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![This is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240607_102735_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an")
CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 11 CommentsThis is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2018) My affinity for these mid-70s Ford products must act like a powerful magnetic force, as I seem to keep running into them. Recently it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-369-018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Coupe With 250 Six and Four Speed Stick – One of 179 Made")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Coupe With 250 Six and Four Speed Stick – One of 179 Made
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted 10/7/2018) My affinity for these mid-70s Ford products must act like a powerful magnetic force, as I seem to keep running into them. Recently it was […] -
![Yes, there was a difference between a pickup and a truck with an express bed. It’s pretty irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things, but then we’re all about the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_0085.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F350 With 9′ Express Bed – Yes, Express; Not Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F350 With 9′ Express Bed – Yes, Express; Not Pickup
Posted on October 5, 2024 | 17 CommentsYes, there was a difference between a pickup and a truck with an express bed. It’s pretty irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things, but then we’re all about the […] -
![Despite, or perhaps because I live far away from the Big Apple in New York City, their classic Yellow Cabs hold a certain allure. There are not many vehicles left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/taxinyc12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Iconic NYC Taxi Gathering")
Curbside Classics: Iconic NYC Taxi Gathering
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 23 CommentsDespite, or perhaps because I live far away from the Big Apple in New York City, their classic Yellow Cabs hold a certain allure. There are not many vehicles left […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2013) If a car ever inspired me to emote and wax poetically, it was the Corvair, especially the second generation that delighted us upon its arrival in 1965. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-58-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever Made In America")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever Made In America
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/25/2013) If a car ever inspired me to emote and wax poetically, it was the Corvair, especially the second generation that delighted us upon its arrival in 1965. […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2018) It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-372-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/3/2018) It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-46-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2014) As one who barely remembers the 1970s, all accounts have it as a never-ending barrage of weird, bizarre, and tacky. It always sounds like the frat party […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_0014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible – Practical Impracticality")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible – Practical Impracticality
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 4/11/2014) As one who barely remembers the 1970s, all accounts have it as a never-ending barrage of weird, bizarre, and tacky. It always sounds like the frat party […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2014) Read any Cadillac review from the past decade and you’ll get the impression that Cadillac had simply been peddling crap cars from the 1970s up until the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/seville13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville – A Forgotten Contender")
Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville – A Forgotten Contender
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/8/2014) Read any Cadillac review from the past decade and you’ll get the impression that Cadillac had simply been peddling crap cars from the 1970s up until the […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-017-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Latest Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?")
The Latest Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […] -
![First and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240423_073031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 30 CommentsFirst and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CS1-IMG_2967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2018) Beware: one CC can hide another. It has happened to me a few times now, so when I find a good subject, I know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/redfords_pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1965 Mustang / 1978 Escort Mk II – Unlikely Red Ford Duo")
CC Twofer: 1965 Mustang / 1978 Escort Mk II – Unlikely Red Ford Duo
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/25/2018) Beware: one CC can hide another. It has happened to me a few times now, so when I find a good subject, I know […] -
![“Just be yourself.” “You do you girl.” “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” “Be whoever the *expletive* you wanna be and screw the haters!!!” These are just a few of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240819_160707298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 21 Comments“Just be yourself.” “You do you girl.” “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” “Be whoever the *expletive* you wanna be and screw the haters!!!” These are just a few of […] -
![And lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20231217_102140_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 12 CommentsAnd lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […]
