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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 8/17/2018) Rambler. Say the word, if only in your mind. Does a car jump to mind? For some folks it might be the older Nash-derived Rambler from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1961RamblerClassic06Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic – Classic Rambler")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic – Classic Rambler
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/17/2018) Rambler. Say the word, if only in your mind. Does a car jump to mind? For some folks it might be the older Nash-derived Rambler from […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2018) In two years of writing for CC, I haven’t had many chances to feature Detroit’s fine products all that much. There are not many left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180731_101538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – Unicorn Needs Rescue")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – Unicorn Needs Rescue
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 8/16/2018) In two years of writing for CC, I haven’t had many chances to feature Detroit’s fine products all that much. There are not many left […] -
![There were many options to end this little two-week drop-top stint in style. Lots of worthy British roadsters, some tasty Italian spyders and other options aplenty, but none felt appropriate. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20230212_125240_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – Float like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Ray")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – Float like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Ray
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 13 CommentsThere were many options to end this little two-week drop-top stint in style. Lots of worthy British roadsters, some tasty Italian spyders and other options aplenty, but none felt appropriate. […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2013) Or deadly? One always has to question why Chrysler even bothered with DeSoto after a certain point. Five years after offering this befinned model, DeSoto would cease […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC_1159.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Firedome Sedan – DeLovely")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Firedome Sedan – DeLovely
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/11/2013) Or deadly? One always has to question why Chrysler even bothered with DeSoto after a certain point. Five years after offering this befinned model, DeSoto would cease […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2018) We all experience a change in priorities as we go through life. Many of the things that we strive for in our 20s quickly fade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_3883.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Evolving Priorities")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Evolving Priorities
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/10/2018) We all experience a change in priorities as we go through life. Many of the things that we strive for in our 20s quickly fade […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2012) Some cars never let you escape the gravitational pull they have on your life. It might surprise you that this big, black, buxom beauty and I go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/7968550370_1ec81a3677_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – The Big Boola Boola")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – The Big Boola Boola
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 9/27/2012) Some cars never let you escape the gravitational pull they have on your life. It might surprise you that this big, black, buxom beauty and I go […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2018) In the days when automobile brands offered just a few models each, it made sense for an automaker to have multiple brands positioned at different price […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/thumb_IMG_3491_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2010 Mercury Milan – “I’m Not Stupid, I Speak Italian”")
Future Curbside Classic: 2010 Mercury Milan – “I’m Not Stupid, I Speak Italian”
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 8/6/2018) In the days when automobile brands offered just a few models each, it made sense for an automaker to have multiple brands positioned at different price […] -
![Who will take care of old vintage cars as time moves on? And who will value them? It’s a topic that appears on and off again in these pages. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG-20240726-WA0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1930 Ford Model A – True Classics And Their Unending Appeal")
Curbside Classic: 1930 Ford Model A – True Classics And Their Unending Appeal
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsWho will take care of old vintage cars as time moves on? And who will value them? It’s a topic that appears on and off again in these pages. As […] -
![I’m very hard pressed to come up with a better example of a car that best represents the 1980s. This one has it all: FWD, a four cylinder engine, tight, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1232.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – The Most Eighties Car Of Them All?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – The Most Eighties Car Of Them All?
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsI’m very hard pressed to come up with a better example of a car that best represents the 1980s. This one has it all: FWD, a four cylinder engine, tight, […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1931MarmonSixteen01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity")
Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P9180072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1964PontiacTempestSafari04Featire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […] -
![I glanced at the car’s white silhouette from the distance as I drove by, and its rather whimsical face truly spoke to me. It stood in the corner of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240707_175557222_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Dodge Dart 270; Mostly Original, Sixty Years Later – A Bit Of Rational Whimsy")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Dodge Dart 270; Mostly Original, Sixty Years Later – A Bit Of Rational Whimsy
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 14 CommentsI glanced at the car’s white silhouette from the distance as I drove by, and its rather whimsical face truly spoke to me. It stood in the corner of a […] -
![It’s summer here in the Steel City, so that means we get to drive our classic cars that have been hibernating safely all winter away from the salt trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Photo-Apr-19-2024-7-22-27-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987-1992 Cadillac Brougham – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood")
Curbside Classic: 1987-1992 Cadillac Brougham – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s summer here in the Steel City, so that means we get to drive our classic cars that have been hibernating safely all winter away from the salt trucks […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2018) By now you undoubtedly know that I’m not exactly a fan of Fords of the seventies. Most of my vitriol (so far) has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-1979 Ford LTD II S – The Longest Mid-Size Car Ever or The Stripper Mark V Sedan")
Curbside Classic: 1977-1979 Ford LTD II S – The Longest Mid-Size Car Ever or The Stripper Mark V Sedan
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 7/23/2018) By now you undoubtedly know that I’m not exactly a fan of Fords of the seventies. Most of my vitriol (so far) has been […]
