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Curbside Classics Archives
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Curbside Classic: 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 – Pride Comes From Within
Posted on January 15, 2025 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/7/2012) And now, the first ever Curbside Classic haiku: -
![(first posted 1/16/2019) In today’s automotive landscape dominated by crossovers big and small, pickups that rarely see cargo beyond grocery bags, and ever-fastback rooflined sedans, it’s hard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thumb_IMG_7025_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – This Is 40")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – This Is 40
Posted on January 15, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/16/2019) In today’s automotive landscape dominated by crossovers big and small, pickups that rarely see cargo beyond grocery bags, and ever-fastback rooflined sedans, it’s hard […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2019) I’m well into my forties and I still, occasionally, like to join friends for a night out dancing. No one will ever accuse me of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/009-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Old Kid On The Block")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Old Kid On The Block
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 59 Comments(first posted 1/14/2019) I’m well into my forties and I still, occasionally, like to join friends for a night out dancing. No one will ever accuse me of […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2014) The Ford flathead V8 is one of the icons of the American automotive era. And it bridged two others: the Ford Model T and the Chevrolet small-block […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-230-038-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria: The End Of The Road For The Flathead V8")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria: The End Of The Road For The Flathead V8
Posted on January 13, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 7/19/2014) The Ford flathead V8 is one of the icons of the American automotive era. And it bridged two others: the Ford Model T and the Chevrolet small-block […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […] -
![For today, how about a double helping of J-car nostalgia with the aid of some second-generation models; a Pontiac Sunbird and a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon? Would that appease your late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20231001_165514013-e1736575019246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)")
Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 17 CommentsFor today, how about a double helping of J-car nostalgia with the aid of some second-generation models; a Pontiac Sunbird and a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon? Would that appease your late […] -
![Is it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-06-7.39.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 67 CommentsIs it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […] -
![(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Datsun-Sports-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 (SPL311) – My Fairlady’s Better MGB
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 51 Comments(First Posted 9/1/2011. Updated 3/3/21 ) Although the Japanese in the ’50s copied liberally from the more advanced automakers in the West, by the early sixties that was starting to […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2011. What’s not noted by the author of this post is that the featured car is a relatively rare short deck version. These cars with their truncated rear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/i002921.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/9/2011. What’s not noted by the author of this post is that the featured car is a relatively rare short deck version. These cars with their truncated rear […] -
Curbside Classic: Cadillac Cimarron D’Oro Convertible – This Little Piggy Went To Market
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/16/2014) Once upon a time, there was a little car called Cimarron. -
![(a CC Classic/first posted 12/24/2011) “Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man.” The 1983 film A Christmas Story, by the great American writer and storyteller […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/OldsParked.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Christmas Classic: 1937 Oldsmobile Six – “A Christmas Story”")
Christmas Classic: 1937 Oldsmobile Six – “A Christmas Story”
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 109 Comments(a CC Classic/first posted 12/24/2011) “Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man.” The 1983 film A Christmas Story, by the great American writer and storyteller […] -
![(first posted 12/25/2015) By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 12/25/2015) By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2012) Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5-14-2012-010-e1337036033486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport St. Regis – Old Soldier")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport St. Regis – Old Soldier
Posted on December 19, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 5/17/2012) Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vega-2-e1338664061959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […]
