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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![Almost twelve years ago, I wrote up a black New Yorker Turbo just like this, back at the old site. I brought it over here in 2012, but for some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7907-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker Turbo – Have My Feelings Changed In Twelve Years?")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker Turbo – Have My Feelings Changed In Twelve Years?
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 36 CommentsAlmost twelve years ago, I wrote up a black New Yorker Turbo just like this, back at the old site. I brought it over here in 2012, but for some […] -
![(first posted 11/15/2015) 1966 sales literature proudly proclaimed the Mercury Colony Park as “The finest this side of the Lincoln Continental”, and 1968 even claimed “If Lincoln Continental made a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0279.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1966 Mercury Colony Park – The Finest This Side Of The Lincoln Continental?")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Mercury Colony Park – The Finest This Side Of The Lincoln Continental?
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/15/2015) 1966 sales literature proudly proclaimed the Mercury Colony Park as “The finest this side of the Lincoln Continental”, and 1968 even claimed “If Lincoln Continental made a […] -
![(first posted 11/26/2015) As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, we’ll be grateful for family, friends and abundant food. In addition, the car nuts among us can give thanks for the bounty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/eee.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1958 Edsel – Let’s Give Thanks For This Turkey")
Vintage Review: 1958 Edsel – Let’s Give Thanks For This Turkey
Posted on November 25, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/26/2015) As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, we’ll be grateful for family, friends and abundant food. In addition, the car nuts among us can give thanks for the bounty […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2011) Chrysler Week has barreled by as fast as a hemi Ramcharger; so many cars still left for another day. But let’s wrap it up with what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-107-028-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Dodge Dart GT – The Elemental MoPar")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Dodge Dart GT – The Elemental MoPar
Posted on November 24, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/9/2011) Chrysler Week has barreled by as fast as a hemi Ramcharger; so many cars still left for another day. But let’s wrap it up with what […] -
![Four years ago, I had taken a tour of the S. C. Johnson Wax Headquarters complex in Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1936, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_8174-1976-Chevrolet-El-Camino-Classic-Wingspread-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet El Camino Classic – Frank Lloyd Wrong")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet El Camino Classic – Frank Lloyd Wrong
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 62 CommentsFour years ago, I had taken a tour of the S. C. Johnson Wax Headquarters complex in Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1936, […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2011) What were the sabre tooth cat or dinosaurs really like? We’ll never know what it was like to actually encounter one in the wild. We can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-123-155-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Buick Wildcat – Sabre Tooth Cat Or Dodo Bird?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Buick Wildcat – Sabre Tooth Cat Or Dodo Bird?
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 12/13/2011) What were the sabre tooth cat or dinosaurs really like? We’ll never know what it was like to actually encounter one in the wild. We can […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2015) America is famous for having some big rivalries that can get people passionately fired up in support of one side or the other. Think Coke versus Pepsi, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/yhhhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Caprice Vs. 1979 LTD – Downsized Duo Duke It Out")
Vintage Review: 1979 Caprice Vs. 1979 LTD – Downsized Duo Duke It Out
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/19/2015) America is famous for having some big rivalries that can get people passionately fired up in support of one side or the other. Think Coke versus Pepsi, […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2015) According to mythology, the phoenix is a very long lived bird that is cyclically re-born, arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Well, the Pontiac Phoenix was neither […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sfgh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix – A Short (And Feeble) Second Life")
Curbside Classic: 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix – A Short (And Feeble) Second Life
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) According to mythology, the phoenix is a very long lived bird that is cyclically re-born, arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Well, the Pontiac Phoenix was neither […] -
![(first posted 11/17/2015) “You won’t believe what I just saw!” I exclaimed to my father, who never shared my exuberance and passion for all things automotive. “What was it?” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1986-1987-cadillac-eldorado-touring-4.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-87 Cadillac Eldorado (With Touring Suspension) – In The Weeds")
Curbside Classic: 1986-87 Cadillac Eldorado (With Touring Suspension) – In The Weeds
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 11/17/2015) “You won’t believe what I just saw!” I exclaimed to my father, who never shared my exuberance and passion for all things automotive. “What was it?” […] -
![You have no idea how old it makes me feel to be waxing nostalgic about a ’96 Mustang. I was a young adult in the fall of 1993 when seemingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/013-1996-Ford-Mustang-base-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Mustang Convertible – It Still Is What It Was, To Me")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Mustang Convertible – It Still Is What It Was, To Me
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 39 CommentsYou have no idea how old it makes me feel to be waxing nostalgic about a ’96 Mustang. I was a young adult in the fall of 1993 when seemingly […] -
![1949 Chevrolet images posted by William Rubano (first posted 11/14/2015) We commonly talk about the “aero era” of car design, one that started roughly with the 1982 Audi 100/5000, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/thg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Special Two Door Sedan – Your Choice Of Fastback or Notchback")
Cohort Classic: 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Special Two Door Sedan – Your Choice Of Fastback or Notchback
Posted on November 14, 2021 | 65 Comments1949 Chevrolet images posted by William Rubano (first posted 11/14/2015) We commonly talk about the “aero era” of car design, one that started roughly with the 1982 Audi 100/5000, and […] -
![(first posted 11/13/2015) Jason’s post this week on his drive in a pristine 1958 Impala gave a fantastic firsthand perspective of how the car feels and performs, along with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/wdsc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1958 Chevrolet Impala And Bel Air – Motor Trend Details The Design And Goes For A Drive")
Vintage Review: 1958 Chevrolet Impala And Bel Air – Motor Trend Details The Design And Goes For A Drive
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 11/13/2015) Jason’s post this week on his drive in a pristine 1958 Impala gave a fantastic firsthand perspective of how the car feels and performs, along with the […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pdg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Dart Custom – “A Body” In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/20/2013) It was a warm day in the spring of 1974, and Clyde and Lorriane were sitting at their kitchen table that Sunday morning discussing their need for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Dodge Daytona – The Un-Boxy K
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 4/6/2013) Eugene is K-Kar heaven: every permutation of Lee Iakkoka’s Karmagination is on display, everywhere. Sometimes even two at a time: -
![(first posted 11/11/2015) We’ve covered more 1958 Chevrolet’s here than what I thought. However, for this I have upped the ante by riding in this Impala for an extended length […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phjk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – A Ride To Remember")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – A Ride To Remember
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/11/2015) We’ve covered more 1958 Chevrolet’s here than what I thought. However, for this I have upped the ante by riding in this Impala for an extended length […]
