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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 9/16/2016) Is there a car that you learned about way after you should have? Is there a car that you have never seen in real life even though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1957StudebakerCommander07-crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Studebaker Commander – Eureka!")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Studebaker Commander – Eureka!
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 9/16/2016) Is there a car that you learned about way after you should have? Is there a car that you have never seen in real life even though […] -
![Here we go for another dive into the ocean of oddities that is GM’s Japanese market offerings. Today, we are faced with one of the few mid-‘80s Chevrolets that would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220828_153953-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986(ish) Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Big In Japan")
CC Capsule: 1986(ish) Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Big In Japan
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 27 CommentsHere we go for another dive into the ocean of oddities that is GM’s Japanese market offerings. Today, we are faced with one of the few mid-‘80s Chevrolets that would […] -
![Spotting cars from the ’50s while driving around on everyday errands isn’t quite as common as it was in the 1970s and ’80s when I first started doing it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220909_143140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Spotted at Target–1954 Cadillac Sedan in Arlington Green")
Curbside Classic Spotted at Target–1954 Cadillac Sedan in Arlington Green
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 63 CommentsSpotting cars from the ’50s while driving around on everyday errands isn’t quite as common as it was in the 1970s and ’80s when I first started doing it. […] -
![(first posted 9/14/2016) It was a surreal glimpse into an event that would have been far less noteworthy forty years earlier, but this vision was as certain as the heat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_4480.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Custom 300 – A Migration To Parts Unknown")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Custom 300 – A Migration To Parts Unknown
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 9/14/2016) It was a surreal glimpse into an event that would have been far less noteworthy forty years earlier, but this vision was as certain as the heat […] -
![“Heading for the nineties, living in the wild, wild west!” was the rallying cry in the chorus of Escape Club’s Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Wild, Wild West” from late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/035-1990-Chevrolet-Corvette-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette – Headed For The Nineties")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette – Headed For The Nineties
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 37 Comments“Heading for the nineties, living in the wild, wild west!” was the rallying cry in the chorus of Escape Club’s Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Wild, Wild West” from late […] -
![(first posted 3/16/2012) When you look at this land yacht, do you see a Queen Mary or do you see the Titanic? I see a little bit of both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hbhgt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965-66 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The King’s Last Stand")
Curbside Classic: 1965-66 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The King’s Last Stand
Posted on September 10, 2022 | 155 Comments(first posted 3/16/2012) When you look at this land yacht, do you see a Queen Mary or do you see the Titanic? I see a little bit of both […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2012) Once upon a time, if you wanted a big, sturdy four-door “wagon” (the term “SUV” hadn’t yet been invented), there was really only one choice: head to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/544r.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 International Travelall 4×4 – The Suburban Of Its Day")
Curbside Classic: 1965 International Travelall 4×4 – The Suburban Of Its Day
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/12/2012) Once upon a time, if you wanted a big, sturdy four-door “wagon” (the term “SUV” hadn’t yet been invented), there was really only one choice: head to […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01-09-2013-006-e1357951803578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2016) We’re a bit overdue for some Ranchero love. And to goose the hormones some, how about that one-year wonder, the 1966 version? Yes, 1966 was the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CC-300-004-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Ranchero – Viva Tijuana!")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Ranchero – Viva Tijuana!
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/7/2016) We’re a bit overdue for some Ranchero love. And to goose the hormones some, how about that one-year wonder, the 1966 version? Yes, 1966 was the last […] -
![An ’87 Lincoln Continental bustleback was a completely unexpected find, street-parked just one block away from the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University. This northern section of what’s commonly known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/065-1987-Lincoln-Continental-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – The Collegiate Continental")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – The Collegiate Continental
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 36 CommentsAn ’87 Lincoln Continental bustleback was a completely unexpected find, street-parked just one block away from the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University. This northern section of what’s commonly known […] -
![(I’ve never seen one of these or knew of its existence. Another bold and creative motor home from an era when there were a number of them. This one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220829_171251.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991-1992 Coachman Clarion – Clarion Call")
Curbside Classic: 1991-1992 Coachman Clarion – Clarion Call
Posted on September 5, 2022 | 26 Comments(I’ve never seen one of these or knew of its existence. Another bold and creative motor home from an era when there were a number of them. This one is […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-5-31-2012-006-800x577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park")
Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2016) CC has become CS, for Camaro Six. The underdog has gotten lots of love here; but what about the opposite end of the spectrum? As in an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Camaro-1968-SS396-ffq.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Camaro SS396 – The Last Original And Unmolested One Left?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Camaro SS396 – The Last Original And Unmolested One Left?
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 9/3/2016) CC has become CS, for Camaro Six. The underdog has gotten lots of love here; but what about the opposite end of the spectrum? As in an […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2011; revised 9/1/2016) Get out the Kleenex, because the Leyland P76 is a woeful tale. Like any turkey (defined as a car that failed in the marketplace), its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/leyland-p76.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Australia’s Edsel: The 1973-1974 Leyland P76 – Leyland Lays An Egg Of A Different Sort")
Australia’s Edsel: The 1973-1974 Leyland P76 – Leyland Lays An Egg Of A Different Sort
Posted on September 1, 2022 | 163 Comments(first posted 11/23/2011; revised 9/1/2016) Get out the Kleenex, because the Leyland P76 is a woeful tale. Like any turkey (defined as a car that failed in the marketplace), its […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4-10-2012-012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 137 Comments(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […]
