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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 5/5/2016) Is there anything that blends into an urban background better than a taxi? Generally spending their lives being driven hard and toting around countless people, most are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ddddc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Taxi – Experiencing Down Time")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Taxi – Experiencing Down Time
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/5/2016) Is there anything that blends into an urban background better than a taxi? Generally spending their lives being driven hard and toting around countless people, most are […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_3962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […] -
![The GM PD-4101 is my all-time favorite bus, and has been since I first laid eyes as a kid. It set the template for the modern highway coach back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_8764.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GM PD-4104 – My Dream Bus Comes To Visit, With A Formula Ford Racing Car In Its Belly")
Curbside Classic: GM PD-4104 – My Dream Bus Comes To Visit, With A Formula Ford Racing Car In Its Belly
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 19 CommentsThe GM PD-4101 is my all-time favorite bus, and has been since I first laid eyes as a kid. It set the template for the modern highway coach back in […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2013) If you hadn’t seen the title, and I told you I had found a rare 1966 Beijing Sedan (aka: “The East Glows”) or a GAZ-13 “Chaika” would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-32-020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Checker Marathon – This Ultimate Long-Life Vehicle Is Still Being Driven By Its Original Owners")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Checker Marathon – This Ultimate Long-Life Vehicle Is Still Being Driven By Its Original Owners
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/20/2013) If you hadn’t seen the title, and I told you I had found a rare 1966 Beijing Sedan (aka: “The East Glows”) or a GAZ-13 “Chaika” would […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2012) I don’t know how it was where you were, but in northeastern Oklahoma in the 1980s, Dodge pickups were never much of a factor until the the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jdjbs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Club Cab – Another Dodge First, Not That It Helped All That Much")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Club Cab – Another Dodge First, Not That It Helped All That Much
Posted on April 30, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 12/10/2012) I don’t know how it was where you were, but in northeastern Oklahoma in the 1980s, Dodge pickups were never much of a factor until the the […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2016) In 1971 and again in 1972, Dodge pioneered two very significant developments in light trucks. The 1971 Maxiwagon/Maxivan (foreground) was the first extended-body large van, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CC-288-049-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1971 Dodge Maxiwagon and 1979 Dodge Maxivan – Dodge Pioneers The Really Big Van")
Curbside Classics: 1971 Dodge Maxiwagon and 1979 Dodge Maxivan – Dodge Pioneers The Really Big Van
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/28/2016) In 1971 and again in 1972, Dodge pioneered two very significant developments in light trucks. The 1971 Maxiwagon/Maxivan (foreground) was the first extended-body large van, which […] -
![When Tatra87 pointed out that there hasn’t been a proper long form post on the last of the BOF RWD Cadillac sedan, it was timed perfectly since we just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Photo-Apr-12-12-58-58-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1993 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood – End Of The Evolutionary Road")
My Curbside Classic: 1993 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood – End Of The Evolutionary Road
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 24 CommentsWhen Tatra87 pointed out that there hasn’t been a proper long form post on the last of the BOF RWD Cadillac sedan, it was timed perfectly since we just […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2013) I’m not really a brand specific guy, but when it comes to American brands, I’m more Ford than GM. However, Cadillac is my favorite GM brand, if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6565y.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Cadillac Park Avenue – The Original Seville")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Cadillac Park Avenue – The Original Seville
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/15/2013) I’m not really a brand specific guy, but when it comes to American brands, I’m more Ford than GM. However, Cadillac is my favorite GM brand, if […] -
![Whoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chevrolet-1964-imp-coupe-fq.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder Three-On-The-Tree Oxymoron")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder Three-On-The-Tree Oxymoron
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 34 CommentsWhoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full […] -
![I had purchased a used 1988 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback from the lot of the local Ford dealer when I was a young adult. It was five years old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20211119-1993-Ford-Mustang-LX-notchback-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Mustang LX Sedan – Beating The Odds")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Mustang LX Sedan – Beating The Odds
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 46 CommentsI had purchased a used 1988 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback from the lot of the local Ford dealer when I was a young adult. It was five years old […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22w3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was
Posted on April 25, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […] -
![(first posted 4/13/2013) Oh, she may be weary Old Chevys they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/33325.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Six – Try A Little Tenderness")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Six – Try A Little Tenderness
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 4/13/2013) Oh, she may be weary Old Chevys they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2016) It may have been the first and briefly, the only Chrysler Sebring, but the 1995 Sebring coupe was soon joined by a completely unrelated Sebring convertible, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4582.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Chrysler Sebring Coupe – A Mitsubishi In All But Name")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Chrysler Sebring Coupe – A Mitsubishi In All But Name
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/20/2016) It may have been the first and briefly, the only Chrysler Sebring, but the 1995 Sebring coupe was soon joined by a completely unrelated Sebring convertible, and […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2012) The longer you look at this car, the less sense it makes: A sedan with doors and trunk made completely of wood? Conceived and built just shortly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ddd567.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Chrysler Town and Country Sedan – A Slave To Fashion And Varnish")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Chrysler Town and Country Sedan – A Slave To Fashion And Varnish
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/29/2012) The longer you look at this car, the less sense it makes: A sedan with doors and trunk made completely of wood? Conceived and built just shortly […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2012) Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ddt56.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Rant: 1975 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – The Stupidest Name Ever For The Stupidest Roof Design Ever")
Curbside Classic Rant: 1975 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – The Stupidest Name Ever For The Stupidest Roof Design Ever
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 203 Comments(first posted 10/17/2012) Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise […]
