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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![Few treats seem to bring back the ’80s summertime nostalgia for me like a frozen Coke. Once I had started earning my own money with my newspaper route and daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/037-1986-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-LE-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix LE – Frozen Coke")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix LE – Frozen Coke
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 40 CommentsFew treats seem to bring back the ’80s summertime nostalgia for me like a frozen Coke. Once I had started earning my own money with my newspaper route and daily […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Ford-Galaxie-500-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500–A New Ford Fit for Goldilocks
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) The 1965 Ford, once common as dirt, has become a rare item of interest. Oddly, it has also been one of the most-chronicled cars here at CC: […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2013) In the good old days, Cadillac was always about superlatives, most of all when it came to size. They just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger…until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cadillac-1973-75-fq.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – The Longest Standard Production Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – The Longest Standard Production Car Ever
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 151 Comments(first posted 2/10/2013) In the good old days, Cadillac was always about superlatives, most of all when it came to size. They just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger…until […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/xxxcx.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Context Is Everything
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 4/15/2016) While you most likely see despair and sorrow weeping from every blemish and rust hole on this seemingly decrepit looking Charger, I don’t. For me, the optimism […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2013) A while back, I was quite thrilled to run into the Olds Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition. But given Buick’s traditional role in the GM pecking order, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bbbbv23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Buick Century Brougham de Baroque, Turquoise And Gold Edition")
Curbside Classic: Buick Century Brougham de Baroque, Turquoise And Gold Edition
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/7/2013) A while back, I was quite thrilled to run into the Olds Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition. But given Buick’s traditional role in the GM pecking order, […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2016) On the Friday night before my most recent, February trip to Las Vegas, this hatchback greeted me in front of my favorite, neighborhood pizzeria on my walk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/011-1981-83-AMC-Eagle-SX4-Series-50-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Series 50 – This Bird Has Earned Its Wings")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Series 50 – This Bird Has Earned Its Wings
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 4/12/2016) On the Friday night before my most recent, February trip to Las Vegas, this hatchback greeted me in front of my favorite, neighborhood pizzeria on my walk […] -
![I came across this El Camino at the end of this past February while in Evanston, the city just north of Chicago. It was still pretty cold outside that Saturday, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/003-1987-Chevrolet-El-Camino-Conquista-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – <i>Fin Del Camino</i>")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista – Fin Del Camino
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 42 CommentsI came across this El Camino at the end of this past February while in Evanston, the city just north of Chicago. It was still pretty cold outside that Saturday, […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2016) Although it always lived in the shadows of its more popular Ford Taurus sibling, the Mercury Sable was nonetheless a significant and successful model in itself, helping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IMG_4621.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: 2008-2009 Mercury Sable – New Doors Closed")
Future Curbside Classics: 2008-2009 Mercury Sable – New Doors Closed
Posted on April 11, 2022 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/11/2016) Although it always lived in the shadows of its more popular Ford Taurus sibling, the Mercury Sable was nonetheless a significant and successful model in itself, helping […] -
![The original Ghostbusters was the first movie I saw at a real cinema, so it kind of made an impression on me. And thanks to countless subsequent viewings (in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220226_102302-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classic: 1962 Cadillac Futura Limousine By Miller-Meteor – Only 4800")
Storage Lot Classic: 1962 Cadillac Futura Limousine By Miller-Meteor – Only 4800
Posted on April 11, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe original Ghostbusters was the first movie I saw at a real cinema, so it kind of made an impression on me. And thanks to countless subsequent viewings (in the […] -
![(First published 6/27/2012) The nine years from 1970 to 1978 may have been the golden age of the “mid sized” sedan in America. In those days, “mid sized” was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1978AMCMatador05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona – The Bullfighter Dies in Full Costume")
Curbside Classic: 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona – The Bullfighter Dies in Full Costume
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 170 Comments(First published 6/27/2012) The nine years from 1970 to 1978 may have been the golden age of the “mid sized” sedan in America. In those days, “mid sized” was a […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2016) This generation Imperial has already been extensively covered here at CC (including a 1963 Crown four-door hardtop parked just a few yards away), but this 1962 Imperial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IMG_0103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe – For Those Who Want Attention And Exclusivity")
Car Show Classic: 1962 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe – For Those Who Want Attention And Exclusivity
Posted on April 7, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/7/2016) This generation Imperial has already been extensively covered here at CC (including a 1963 Crown four-door hardtop parked just a few yards away), but this 1962 Imperial […] -
![I found this heavily patina’d 1961 Chrysler New Yorker on the north side of Denver in unincorporated Adams County. Despite Chrysler offering four distinct models that year, this appears to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Front-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker- Neither First nor Fowl")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker- Neither First nor Fowl
Posted on April 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsI found this heavily patina’d 1961 Chrysler New Yorker on the north side of Denver in unincorporated Adams County. Despite Chrysler offering four distinct models that year, this appears to […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2013) She’s real fine, my 409... Well, I guess I rather blew it with my ’64 Chevy CC, seeing as I used only the lyrics of a song […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/409.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 – Giddyup, Giddyup 409")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 – Giddyup, Giddyup 409
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013) She’s real fine, my 409... Well, I guess I rather blew it with my ’64 Chevy CC, seeing as I used only the lyrics of a song […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2013) Before we discuss this “Little Dodge Coupe,” a little history- In the late seventies and early eighties, Chrysler stuck gold in the Personal Luxury Coupe segment with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/opening-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge 400 – Dodge Does Not Do Personal Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Dodge 400 – Dodge Does Not Do Personal Luxury
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 10/18/2013) Before we discuss this “Little Dodge Coupe,” a little history- In the late seventies and early eighties, Chrysler stuck gold in the Personal Luxury Coupe segment with […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2016) Most cars are representative of their times. This Cadillac Fleetwood is an example of one that is not. It was built to be nostalgic – to harken […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/L-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Coupe – Turning The Clock Back")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Coupe – Turning The Clock Back
Posted on March 31, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 3/31/2016) Most cars are representative of their times. This Cadillac Fleetwood is an example of one that is not. It was built to be nostalgic – to harken […]
