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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 1/28/2019) When I think about things I consider to be stylish or “cool”, one factor has remained crucial and essential: the lack of apparent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1962-Plymouth-Valiant-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Valiant – Doing Too Much")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Valiant – Doing Too Much
Posted on February 12, 2025 | 91 Comments(first posted 1/28/2019) When I think about things I consider to be stylish or “cool”, one factor has remained crucial and essential: the lack of apparent […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1973BuickLeSabre03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 115 Comments(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […] -
![(First posted 9/7/2011) One good thing about visiting the dry, warm southwest is that if you are paying attention, it’s like a great big open air car museum. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/merkur-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Merkur XR4TI – What’s In A Name?")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Merkur XR4TI – What’s In A Name?
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 65 Comments(First posted 9/7/2011) One good thing about visiting the dry, warm southwest is that if you are paying attention, it’s like a great big open air car museum. It’s […] -
![Want a daily driver Edsel, but not its 1950’s 10 mpg fuel-gulping ways? And at least as good or better performance than the original V8? The solution is just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CC-138-076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Daily Driver With Turbo 2.3 L Four – 100% Better Mileage And Quicker Too")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Daily Driver With Turbo 2.3 L Four – 100% Better Mileage And Quicker Too
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 17 CommentsWant a daily driver Edsel, but not its 1950’s 10 mpg fuel-gulping ways? And at least as good or better performance than the original V8? The solution is just […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2012) Why was and is the ’64 Chevy so commonly loved? Well, it’s not because of its willowy X-frame (update: it actually wasn’t willowy), crappy drum brakes, Powerglide, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-98-011-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – Love Transcends All")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – Love Transcends All
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 124 Comments(first posted 1/6/2012) Why was and is the ’64 Chevy so commonly loved? Well, it’s not because of its willowy X-frame (update: it actually wasn’t willowy), crappy drum brakes, Powerglide, […] -
![(first posted 2/8/2019) During the 1980s, GM had its greatest loss of market share ever, setting the stage for its ultimate demise. It was a remarkable performance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-381-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Buick Reatta – GM’s Deadly Sin #30 – The Death of Sex and Soul")
Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Buick Reatta – GM’s Deadly Sin #30 – The Death of Sex and Soul
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/8/2019) During the 1980s, GM had its greatest loss of market share ever, setting the stage for its ultimate demise. It was a remarkable performance, […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2014) We all like to talk about the great brougham epoch, and we have an idea of when and how it began, but establishing its peak–and more importantly, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_3365.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – The Mayor of Brougham City?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – The Mayor of Brougham City?
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 5/2/2014) We all like to talk about the great brougham epoch, and we have an idea of when and how it began, but establishing its peak–and more importantly, […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2014) The short-lived GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV, which burst onto the automotive scene in 1991 only to disappear after 1993, turned the usual modus operandi of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-Front-quarter-e1398392585193.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It")
Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 104 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) The short-lived GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV, which burst onto the automotive scene in 1991 only to disappear after 1993, turned the usual modus operandi of […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2019) These days, it’s rather hard to imagine a time when Chrysler’s future looked bright and optimistic. It’s even more difficult to imagine a time when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_3825_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – Remember When Chrysler Showed Hope?")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – Remember When Chrysler Showed Hope?
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/6/2019) These days, it’s rather hard to imagine a time when Chrysler’s future looked bright and optimistic. It’s even more difficult to imagine a time when […] -
![(first posted 2/4/2019) Winter has returned to Chicago with full fury, with this past Thursday, January 31st, 2019 bringing some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1972-Oldsmobile-Toronado-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Brougham For Winter")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Brougham For Winter
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/4/2019) Winter has returned to Chicago with full fury, with this past Thursday, January 31st, 2019 bringing some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in […] -
![In recent decades, mid-price cars and mid-price makes have often taken it on the chin, caught between cheaper makes moving upmarket and luxury brands moving downwards in search of greater […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1950-Buick-Super-Model-52-Rich-Baron-nose-badge.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Buick Super 126 Model 52 – More Buick For The Buck")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Buick Super 126 Model 52 – More Buick For The Buck
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 26 CommentsIn recent decades, mid-price cars and mid-price makes have often taken it on the chin, caught between cheaper makes moving upmarket and luxury brands moving downwards in search of greater […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2019) Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1978ChevroletZ28Camaro03Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in […] -
![Full-size ‘70s American cars are a real pain to own in Tokyo. Well over half of the streets here are too narrow for them, fuel costs are way higher, some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241103_095813_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – High-Flying Fuselage")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – High-Flying Fuselage
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 37 CommentsFull-size ‘70s American cars are a real pain to own in Tokyo. Well over half of the streets here are too narrow for them, fuel costs are way higher, some […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc56Mercury006-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […] -
![After a slight pause in posting (2025 is off to a busy start) and to inaugurate yet another week of CC finds in Tokyo, this one dedicated to the glory […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20240331_091747_Ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Shelby AC Cobra – Power To The Aristocrats")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Shelby AC Cobra – Power To The Aristocrats
Posted on January 28, 2025 | 19 CommentsAfter a slight pause in posting (2025 is off to a busy start) and to inaugurate yet another week of CC finds in Tokyo, this one dedicated to the glory […]
