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![Many people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-RF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsMany people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2019) kurzos has posted a couple of shots of a Dodge 3700 GT. If it looks a bit different than an American Dart sedan, that’s because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47464328512_90f9f57379_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Dodge 3700 GT – The Four-Speed Slant-Six Luxo-Sport Dart We Never Got Here")
Curbside Classic: Dodge 3700 GT – The Four-Speed Slant-Six Luxo-Sport Dart We Never Got Here
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/2/2019) kurzos has posted a couple of shots of a Dodge 3700 GT. If it looks a bit different than an American Dart sedan, that’s because […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2012) Now here’s a future CC I better shoot now, because it’s going to be hard to find in twenty years. They’re already scarce, or maybe it’s just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-182-102-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2003 Infiniti M45 – The Closest Thing To An American-Style V8 Four-Door Hardtop In A Long Time")
2003 Infiniti M45 – The Closest Thing To An American-Style V8 Four-Door Hardtop In A Long Time
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 12/6/2012) Now here’s a future CC I better shoot now, because it’s going to be hard to find in twenty years. They’re already scarce, or maybe it’s just […] -
![Unsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1978-riviera-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times")
Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsUnsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were a popular family car during most of the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good variety of wagons at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/5e562445a21a426e81a5cd84c9110cc4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons In The ’50s, ’60s, ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons In The ’50s, ’60s, ’70s
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 43 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were a popular family car during most of the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good variety of wagons at […] -
![The German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC_1297_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)")
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […] -
![When this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-27-at-20-52-51-464498225_1098764371956660_1042799004112935624_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-99.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches")
1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 25 CommentsWhen this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2019) When the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Topaz2-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”")
My 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/18/2019) When the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2006-lincoln-zephyr-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot")
Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […] -
![It’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-25-17.34.35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 8 CommentsIt’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […] -
![Welcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250224_105324_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)")
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […] -
![As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/c-5-24-2013-012-800x533-e1376862504347.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 17 CommentsAs has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […] -
![By the mid-1960s, performance-minded buyers’ interest was rapidly shifting away from big cars, but that didn’t stop Ford from giving the full-size sporty car theme one more shot with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1966-01_CL_1966_Ford_Galaxie_7L_43.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre – “Tends To Confuse Bigger With Better”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre – “Tends To Confuse Bigger With Better”
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 34 CommentsBy the mid-1960s, performance-minded buyers’ interest was rapidly shifting away from big cars, but that didn’t stop Ford from giving the full-size sporty car theme one more shot with the […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2014) As my father could have told you, I never was very good at listening to advice. I really appreciate all the great suggestions and tips in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fgg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Thank You All For Your Great Car Buying Advice, But I Ignored It And Bought This Pristine 1972 Ford LTD Instead")
Thank You All For Your Great Car Buying Advice, But I Ignored It And Bought This Pristine 1972 Ford LTD Instead
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 130 Comments(first posted 1/14/2014) As my father could have told you, I never was very good at listening to advice. I really appreciate all the great suggestions and tips in […] -
![While passing through a neighborhood in San Diego I stumbled across an oddity: a Land Rover Defender. Well, not exactly an oddity in the sense that it’s still on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1996-Land-Rover-Defender-90-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Land Rover Defender Diesel – An English Off-Roading Icon")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Land Rover Defender Diesel – An English Off-Roading Icon
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 7 CommentsWhile passing through a neighborhood in San Diego I stumbled across an oddity: a Land Rover Defender. Well, not exactly an oddity in the sense that it’s still on […]
