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Curbside Classics Archives
1971 Archive
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![Last week’s COAL on my Datsun 510 ended ignominiously in the Catskills when I borrowed my boss’s car and drove from Vermont to New York to retrieve my belongings from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1-Saab-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 Saab 99 EMS And 1971 Saab 95 – Different Thinking From Sweden")
COAL: 1975 Saab 99 EMS And 1971 Saab 95 – Different Thinking From Sweden
Posted on February 13, 2016 | 62 CommentsLast week’s COAL on my Datsun 510 ended ignominiously in the Catskills when I borrowed my boss’s car and drove from Vermont to New York to retrieve my belongings from […] -
![It was 1979. I was still in Vermont and after almost a year with last week’s Dodge Dart I was ready for something that could better scratch my driving itch. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1-Datsun-510-e1454709329838.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Datsun 510 – It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times")
COAL: 1971 Datsun 510 – It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
Posted on February 6, 2016 | 33 CommentsIt was 1979. I was still in Vermont and after almost a year with last week’s Dodge Dart I was ready for something that could better scratch my driving itch. […] -
![My buddy John and I worked together in radio 20-mumble years ago and keep in touch through Facebook. Today he is involved with an organ-donor group and travels the state […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1971-Chevrolet-Caprice-camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1971 Chevrolet Caprice Camper — Yes, Really")
CC Outtake: 1971 Chevrolet Caprice Camper — Yes, Really
Posted on January 26, 2016 | 17 CommentsMy buddy John and I worked together in radio 20-mumble years ago and keep in touch through Facebook. Today he is involved with an organ-donor group and travels the state […] -
![Back in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_4500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between")
Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between
Posted on July 17, 2015 | 38 CommentsBack in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […] -
![Summer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_5160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises")
Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 44 CommentsSummer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […] -
![It’s not very often I get to see a former CC model for a follow-up, but finding this car originally was like fishing in a bathtub; Ray, the owner, is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_3927.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Owner’s Name Really Does Start With an “N”")
CC Follow-Up: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Owner’s Name Really Does Start With an “N”
Posted on April 15, 2015 | 34 CommentsIt’s not very often I get to see a former CC model for a follow-up, but finding this car originally was like fishing in a bathtub; Ray, the owner, is […] -
![Two years ago, on Halloween, I wrote up this very orange 1973 Ford Mustang Grandé. While a bit weathered, it was still in pretty good shape, albeit with some very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/3-09-2014-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Follow-Up: 1971 Ford Mustang Grandé – It’s The Great Pumpkin Brougham, Charlie Brown!")
Curbside Follow-Up: 1971 Ford Mustang Grandé – It’s The Great Pumpkin Brougham, Charlie Brown!
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 32 CommentsTwo years ago, on Halloween, I wrote up this very orange 1973 Ford Mustang Grandé. While a bit weathered, it was still in pretty good shape, albeit with some very […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2012) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/doors-open-e1349648513162.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 105 Comments(first posted 10/10/2012) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to […] -
![Social Networking can bring about some really awkward interactions with parents if they are young enough and/or technologically savvy. In my case, they center around my mother and her opinions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-3-e1406683044820.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1971 Mercury Comet – My Mother (And) The Car")
CC Outtake: 1971 Mercury Comet – My Mother (And) The Car
Posted on July 30, 2014 | 47 CommentsSocial Networking can bring about some really awkward interactions with parents if they are young enough and/or technologically savvy. In my case, they center around my mother and her opinions […] -
![We’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0191.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises")
Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 50 CommentsWe’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […] -
![I’ve passed by this lovely specimen of a truck many times, but as we’ve been on a bit of a roll with the older pickups, now is the perfect time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-03-24-16.30.23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevy C10 – Still Playing It Cool")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevy C10 – Still Playing It Cool
Posted on April 18, 2014 | 62 CommentsI’ve passed by this lovely specimen of a truck many times, but as we’ve been on a bit of a roll with the older pickups, now is the perfect time […] -
![Channaher uploaded these excellent pictures of this 1971 Jeepster Commando and after being teased with seventy degree temperatures this past weekend, they’re a necessary reminder that it will get warm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screenshot-2014-03-24-23.24.33.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Jeepster Commando – Is It Spring Yet?")
Cohort Sighting: Jeepster Commando – Is It Spring Yet?
Posted on March 25, 2014 | 7 CommentsChannaher uploaded these excellent pictures of this 1971 Jeepster Commando and after being teased with seventy degree temperatures this past weekend, they’re a necessary reminder that it will get warm […] -
![Just after Christmas, I read Seams Unlikely, an autobiography by Nancy Zieman. While Zieman likely falls outside the radar for many of us, she may be well known to your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/71fordltd_rfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was Your Most Inefficient Daily Driver?")
QOTD: What Was Your Most Inefficient Daily Driver?
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 123 CommentsJust after Christmas, I read Seams Unlikely, an autobiography by Nancy Zieman. While Zieman likely falls outside the radar for many of us, she may be well known to your […] -
![I have always wanted to come upon a classic Citroën in the wild–any one will do. 2CV, DS, CX, Traction Avant. But finding one in Northwestern Illinois is about as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/9472563685_da60ec1d83_c-e1385237828607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Citroen SM – Gran Touring, Franco-Italian Style")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Citroen SM – Gran Touring, Franco-Italian Style
Posted on December 9, 2013 | 94 CommentsI have always wanted to come upon a classic Citroën in the wild–any one will do. 2CV, DS, CX, Traction Avant. But finding one in Northwestern Illinois is about as […] -
![The poor old BMC “Landcrab” took some pot-shots on CC a few weeks ago, due to its lackluster sales, uncomfortable driving position, and somewhat awkward styling. There were also the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/page26_4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: The Austin 3-Litre – Landcrab Imperial")
Cohort Classic: The Austin 3-Litre – Landcrab Imperial
Posted on December 4, 2013 | 50 CommentsThe poor old BMC “Landcrab” took some pot-shots on CC a few weeks ago, due to its lackluster sales, uncomfortable driving position, and somewhat awkward styling. There were also the […]
