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Curbside Classics Archives
1970 Archive
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![CC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4422.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 43 CommentsCC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 161 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2011) Once upon a time, there were few more desirable things on earth than a big, expensive, luxurious convertible. From the 1920s through the jet age, the luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1969CadillacDeVilleConv04-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Cadillac DeVille Convertible – Please Turn Out the Lights When You Leave")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Cadillac DeVille Convertible – Please Turn Out the Lights When You Leave
Posted on July 27, 2023 | 91 Comments(first posted 8/5/2011) Once upon a time, there were few more desirable things on earth than a big, expensive, luxurious convertible. From the 1920s through the jet age, the luxury […] -
![Some cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1970-AMC-Rebel-Machine-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy")
Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 39 CommentsSome cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2017) For this latest installment of exploring low volume production cars, let’s take a look at Dodge, the sometimes mid-priced sometimes low-priced brand in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1976-Dodge-Monaco-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Dodge Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Dodge Edition
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/6/2017) For this latest installment of exploring low volume production cars, let’s take a look at Dodge, the sometimes mid-priced sometimes low-priced brand in the […] -
![(Originally published May 10, 2013) The 1970s marked a beginning of a change in Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. As the ’70s unfolded, the undertaking of supplying a Pace Car, along […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1971DodgePaceCar051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 6, 1970-74)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 6, 1970-74)
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 54 Comments(Originally published May 10, 2013) The 1970s marked a beginning of a change in Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. As the ’70s unfolded, the undertaking of supplying a Pace Car, along […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1953-Plymouth-Foldout-00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1946-Ford-Sportsman-02-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2012) Here’s a little number I’d never heard of until I noticed these photos, posted to the Cohort by Down- Under cameraman Bryce. Triumph Toledo? Did they sell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Triumph-Toledo-2-e1354383355307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Triumph Toledo–The Only Car Ever To Be Switched From FWD To RWD?")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Triumph Toledo–The Only Car Ever To Be Switched From FWD To RWD?
Posted on May 14, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/11/2012) Here’s a little number I’d never heard of until I noticed these photos, posted to the Cohort by Down- Under cameraman Bryce. Triumph Toledo? Did they sell […] -
![What’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0533.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City")
Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhat’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2013) The 1970s was the decade of pop psychology. How could anyone alive during that time forget the phenomena of I’m OK, You’re OK and Jonathan Livingston Seagull? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1970AMCHornet04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Hornet – Today Is The First Day of the Rest Of Your Life")
Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Hornet – Today Is The First Day of the Rest Of Your Life
Posted on January 26, 2023 | 121 Comments(first posted 4/30/2013) The 1970s was the decade of pop psychology. How could anyone alive during that time forget the phenomena of I’m OK, You’re OK and Jonathan Livingston Seagull? […] -
![The not-so-pearly chainlink gates of the junkyard do not discriminate, they welcome one and all to the heaven that is laid out on a bounteous few acres of land often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Snow Angel (Of Death)")
Curbside Recycling: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Snow Angel (Of Death)
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 53 CommentsThe not-so-pearly chainlink gates of the junkyard do not discriminate, they welcome one and all to the heaven that is laid out on a bounteous few acres of land often […] -
![(first posted 12/03/2012) In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen several examples of Cadillac’s peak. Starting with its inception in 1902 and continuing more or less through the Sixties, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8214943924_3955813492_b-e1353885774543.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: Last Of The True Cadillacs")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: Last Of The True Cadillacs
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 109 Comments(first posted 12/03/2012) In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen several examples of Cadillac’s peak. Starting with its inception in 1902 and continuing more or less through the Sixties, […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1969-Dodge-Full-Line-08-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […] -
![And the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_7928-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.")
Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 58 CommentsAnd the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […]
