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Curbside Classics Archives
My Curbside Classic Archive
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![In 1966, the Chrysler Windsor was the Canadian-built equivalent of the Newport model in the US. Unsurprisingly, Windsors were built in the Windsor, Ontario plant. Unlike today where vehicles are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/windsor_ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Windsor – The Best Bad Decision I Ever Made")
My Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Windsor – The Best Bad Decision I Ever Made
Posted on March 18, 2014 | 71 CommentsIn 1966, the Chrysler Windsor was the Canadian-built equivalent of the Newport model in the US. Unsurprisingly, Windsors were built in the Windsor, Ontario plant. Unlike today where vehicles are […] -
![It may not exactly be a “big rig” but it’s got big rig styling and big rig sound. My daily driver vehicle for over 12 years has been a 1994 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2005_unloading.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge RAM2500 Cummins Diesel")
My Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge RAM2500 Cummins Diesel
Posted on February 12, 2014 | 37 CommentsIt may not exactly be a “big rig” but it’s got big rig styling and big rig sound. My daily driver vehicle for over 12 years has been a 1994 […] -
![(CC reader Steve E. wants to share his new ride with us) I cannot afford to be an automotive polygamist, so I am a serial monogamist (with occasional spells of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mercedes-1996-S600-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New CC: 1996 Mercedes S600 V12 Coupe (W140) – Massive Depreciation Is My Friend")
My New CC: 1996 Mercedes S600 V12 Coupe (W140) – Massive Depreciation Is My Friend
Posted on December 9, 2013 | 91 Comments(CC reader Steve E. wants to share his new ride with us) I cannot afford to be an automotive polygamist, so I am a serial monogamist (with occasional spells of […] -
![Welcome to the first part of what I expect to be a three or more part series about the second life of the car shown above: a 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-Front-view1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Global CC: To The Gambia, In Your Grandmother’s Oldsmobile")
My Global CC: To The Gambia, In Your Grandmother’s Oldsmobile
Posted on November 30, 2013 | 68 CommentsWelcome to the first part of what I expect to be a three or more part series about the second life of the car shown above: a 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. This […] -
![Well, I’ve finally done it. You may have gotten hints from my ebay find 1991 Eldo Biarritz and my lengthier treatise on the world of the 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10-24-and-10-25-2013-006-800x551-e1382832952720.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My First Curbside Classic – 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition – Of McCarthy, My Grandparents, And Other Things")
My First Curbside Classic – 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition – Of McCarthy, My Grandparents, And Other Things
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 77 CommentsWell, I’ve finally done it. You may have gotten hints from my ebay find 1991 Eldo Biarritz and my lengthier treatise on the world of the 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, […] -
![(For German-American Day, I’ve been asked to re-run this post, which is Tom Klockau’s first, if I’m not mistaken-ED) My dad is a Porsche guy, more specifically an old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/01-912-8001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Dad’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 1969 Porsche 912 Targa – Blame It On Mom")
My Dad’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 1969 Porsche 912 Targa – Blame It On Mom
Posted on October 6, 2013 | 5 Comments(For German-American Day, I’ve been asked to re-run this post, which is Tom Klockau’s first, if I’m not mistaken-ED) My dad is a Porsche guy, more specifically an old […] -
![Most of you know me by my previous moniker “CougarXR7”. However, with that car now gone and the strong spirit of camaraderie here, I have no problem with using […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Photo017-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Storage Yard Classic: 1971 GMC Sprint – Saved From The Wrecking Yard")
My Storage Yard Classic: 1971 GMC Sprint – Saved From The Wrecking Yard
Posted on September 25, 2013 | 59 CommentsMost of you know me by my previous moniker “CougarXR7”. However, with that car now gone and the strong spirit of camaraderie here, I have no problem with using […] -
![the author’s Matador (Editor’s note: this submision is clearly a response to my Matador CC “The Stench Of Death”. We always welcome rebuttals) In retrospect, it is very easy to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/AMC-Matador-1974-front-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Defense Of The 1974 AMC Matador Sedan: The Bullfighter Gets A Bum Rush")
In Defense Of The 1974 AMC Matador Sedan: The Bullfighter Gets A Bum Rush
Posted on September 11, 2013 | 77 Commentsthe author’s Matador (Editor’s note: this submision is clearly a response to my Matador CC “The Stench Of Death”. We always welcome rebuttals) In retrospect, it is very easy to […] -
![A sports car, with nothing complicated, is enough for the huge majority of sports car drivers and owners – we want a car that is above all, enjoyable to drive. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC03141.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Nothing Complicated; But Done Properly")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Nothing Complicated; But Done Properly
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 29 CommentsA sports car, with nothing complicated, is enough for the huge majority of sports car drivers and owners – we want a car that is above all, enjoyable to drive. […] -
![Start dancing. Start pushing the envelope. Start dreaming in color. Start Something… This was the opening line to the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero advertising campaign. It was meant to evoke images […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7646400029_large.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero “Brougham”, There Is A Special (And Totally Irrational) Feel In My Merry New Oldsmobile")
My New Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero “Brougham”, There Is A Special (And Totally Irrational) Feel In My Merry New Oldsmobile
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 144 CommentsStart dancing. Start pushing the envelope. Start dreaming in color. Start Something… This was the opening line to the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero advertising campaign. It was meant to evoke images […] -
![As anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-10-2012-004-e1349903468481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx")
Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 52 CommentsAs anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […] -
![(Submitted by Gordon Turner) Let’s take a trip back to the mid-1990s, when gas was cheaper, the world looked brighter and a young fella was getting ready to buy his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Paseo-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Former Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Paseo – Gone, But Not Forgotten")
My Former Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Paseo – Gone, But Not Forgotten
Posted on September 22, 2012 | 13 Comments(Submitted by Gordon Turner) Let’s take a trip back to the mid-1990s, when gas was cheaper, the world looked brighter and a young fella was getting ready to buy his […] -
![(Today’s My CC is by Steven Libby) Reliable and economical. Two words that come to mind when you think of Honda. That begs the question “what two words come to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/angle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1997 Acura Integra – Not Just A Fancy Honda")
My Curbside Classic: 1997 Acura Integra – Not Just A Fancy Honda
Posted on August 26, 2012 | 35 Comments(Today’s My CC is by Steven Libby) Reliable and economical. Two words that come to mind when you think of Honda. That begs the question “what two words come to […] -
CC Feature: Requiem For A Truck – 1969 Ford F-100
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 32 CommentsMy father bought a used truck in 1970… and this is its story. -
![High fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HPIM1421-e1338091388149.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet")
My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2012 | 116 CommentsHigh fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […]
