-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
1968 Archive
-
![(First Posted August 3, 2013) Compadre def: A close friend, a buddy. “They’re longtime compadres who have been through a lot together” It’s not much of a stretch to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Photo-2a-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Compadres: 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury and Friend")
Curbside Compadres: 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury and Friend
Posted on August 15, 2019 | 34 Comments(First Posted August 3, 2013) Compadre def: A close friend, a buddy. “They’re longtime compadres who have been through a lot together” It’s not much of a stretch to […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2013) 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-5-24-2013-013-800x533-e1376862456258.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, 2019 | 99 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) 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 […] -
![(first posted 9/10/2013) Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Did Anybody Care?
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 42 Comments(first posted 9/10/2013) Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I […] -
![It is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So let’s keep the theme rolling with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1970FordXL07Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – The XL Goes XX")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – The XL Goes XX
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 50 CommentsIt is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So let’s keep the theme rolling with […] -
![(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/miss-jane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone")
Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 50 Comments(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/68Valiant7jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact
Posted on March 8, 2017 | 81 Comments(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […] -
![Recently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man")
CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsRecently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […] -
![It was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0655.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show")
CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show
Posted on May 13, 2016 | 38 CommentsIt was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2012) There are not a lot of uses for a used fire truck. Sure, a smaller fire company or city will buy an older unit from a bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1968MackCF60801-crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mack CF-608 Pumper – Manning Up?")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mack CF-608 Pumper – Manning Up?
Posted on March 29, 2016 | 37 Comments(first posted 1/14/2012) There are not a lot of uses for a used fire truck. Sure, a smaller fire company or city will buy an older unit from a bigger […] -
![It was the year 2000 and I had the itch to get a vintage car of some sort. I had actually considered doing so for a few years. I remember […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-1968-Porsche-912.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Porsche 912 Soft-Window Targa – And The Number That Shall Never Be Spoken")
COAL: 1968 Porsche 912 Soft-Window Targa – And The Number That Shall Never Be Spoken
Posted on March 12, 2016 | 48 CommentsIt was the year 2000 and I had the itch to get a vintage car of some sort. I had actually considered doing so for a few years. I remember […] -
![I have mixed feelings about this big red Chevy. The ’68 Impala is my favorite car of all time. And top-down driving can be such a pleasure. But so much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1968-Chevrolet-Impala-a-rawproc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible – Enormous(ly Powerful)")
CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible – Enormous(ly Powerful)
Posted on June 12, 2015 | 34 CommentsI have mixed feelings about this big red Chevy. The ’68 Impala is my favorite car of all time. And top-down driving can be such a pleasure. But so much […] -
![Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise")
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
![The third time is often the charm. After my two prior attempts were aborted for various reasons, this time I was finally able to engulf myself in the well of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4156.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2015 Ford Galaxie Club of America Convention in Tupelo, Mississippi")
The 2015 Ford Galaxie Club of America Convention in Tupelo, Mississippi
Posted on May 22, 2015 | 59 CommentsThe third time is often the charm. After my two prior attempts were aborted for various reasons, this time I was finally able to engulf myself in the well of […] -
![One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives")
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really?
