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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – What The Hell Else Can You Do With A ’53 Plymouth?
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 6/6/2016) If one were to get technical, this should be a Car Show Classic since that is where I took these pictures. However, in my defense, this 1953 […] -
![I continue to improvise on a theme of jalopy. There’s a short street near my apartment building, just a block long, on which this particular 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_6974.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Time-Lapse: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 – Crudful Extreme")
Curbside Time-Lapse: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 – Crudful Extreme
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsI continue to improvise on a theme of jalopy. There’s a short street near my apartment building, just a block long, on which this particular 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1956Oldsmobile8805.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both front-wheel drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jjjjn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not Just A Village")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not Just A Village
Posted on June 2, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both front-wheel drive […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ddmkdbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dddgre.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?")
Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi?
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2014. It’s Memorial Day in the US, and in honor of all the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country, let’s take another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gmc-cckw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1944 GMC CCKW 6×6 – We Take The Famous WW2 “Deuce and a Half” Jimmy Out For A High-Speed Run (With Video)")
Curbside Classic: 1944 GMC CCKW 6×6 – We Take The Famous WW2 “Deuce and a Half” Jimmy Out For A High-Speed Run (With Video)
Posted on May 30, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 2/7/2014. It’s Memorial Day in the US, and in honor of all the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country, let’s take another […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2011). Nothing beats a helping hand. Summer is around the corner, and some four years of procrastination and denial while writing for TTAC and starting CC have caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/r109.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1966 International R190 AWD Truck – My (Enduring) Lust Object")
Truckstop Classic: 1966 International R190 AWD Truck – My (Enduring) Lust Object
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/27/2011). Nothing beats a helping hand. Summer is around the corner, and some four years of procrastination and denial while writing for TTAC and starting CC have caught […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2013) It’s always sad to see a CC reach the end of the line, but that is the nature of a Curbside Classic: As much as we love […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-30-and-8-31-2013-038-800x523-e1377988713808.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: Going To That Landau-Roofed Place In The Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: Going To That Landau-Roofed Place In The Sky
Posted on May 28, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 9/9/2013) It’s always sad to see a CC reach the end of the line, but that is the nature of a Curbside Classic: As much as we love […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_5700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One!")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One!
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 171 Comments(first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2011) No, this multi-hued Studebaker Champ is not trying to be artistic. Its cab appears to have been stitched together out of a number of junkyard Champs (Anderson […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-141-054-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1960 Studebaker Champ – Just Needs Some Fresh Horsepower")
Truckstop Classic: 1960 Studebaker Champ – Just Needs Some Fresh Horsepower
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 7/6/2011) No, this multi-hued Studebaker Champ is not trying to be artistic. Its cab appears to have been stitched together out of a number of junkyard Champs (Anderson […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve read H.G. Wells’ classic novel The Time Machine, but the end of the world was a funky place with little to recommend it, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220514_160140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Hudson Hornet Hollywood – A Step, Down?")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Hudson Hornet Hollywood – A Step, Down?
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 51 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve read H.G. Wells’ classic novel The Time Machine, but the end of the world was a funky place with little to recommend it, as […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2011. Updated) This Diamond T Model 323 is a rare find these days. My search of the web brings up little on this truck, so I’m going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-141-040-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1953 Diamond T Model 323 – A Rare Diamond In The Rough")
Truckstop Classic: 1953 Diamond T Model 323 – A Rare Diamond In The Rough
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011. Updated) This Diamond T Model 323 is a rare find these days. My search of the web brings up little on this truck, so I’m going to […] -
![It looks like CC’s own Jim Brophy is not the only Tokyo inhabitant to have a thing for these gigantic beasts. This one has had a lot of “work” done, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220323_110415-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupé – Swing (Too) Low, Sweet Chari-Yacht")
CC Capsule: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupé – Swing (Too) Low, Sweet Chari-Yacht
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 25 CommentsIt looks like CC’s own Jim Brophy is not the only Tokyo inhabitant to have a thing for these gigantic beasts. This one has had a lot of “work” done, […]
