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Curbside Classics Archives
1972 Archive
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![(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 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-05-2012-011-e1347236131228.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Catalina – Getting More For Your Dollar
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 10/8/2012) For a long time, stepping up to a Pontiac meant getting a genuinely nicer vehicle whose differences went beyond the grille and trim. For example, this Catalina–the […] -
![(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 […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2012) I am surprised that we’ve not yet had a CC on the mid-size, mid-70s Ford Gran Torino. Of course, most of us remember a certain Gran Torino […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/08-03-2012-002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Isolation Chamber")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Isolation Chamber
Posted on September 22, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 9/17/2012) I am surprised that we’ve not yet had a CC on the mid-size, mid-70s Ford Gran Torino. Of course, most of us remember a certain Gran Torino […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2016) A humble confession: This car has been pestering me continually throughout ten vain attempts at some degree of literary (in)justice over the last fifteen months. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0916.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Reading The Tea Leaves Near Stage Left")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Reading The Tea Leaves Near Stage Left
Posted on August 19, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/19/2016) A humble confession: This car has been pestering me continually throughout ten vain attempts at some degree of literary (in)justice over the last fifteen months. While […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-15-2013-182-800x533-e1377984030199.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-23-2013-045-800x533-e1372965497647.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…")
Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 94 Comments(first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […] -
![The other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_2659.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road")
Car Show Coverage: The May 2022 Mid-Missouri Old Car Club Cruise-In – Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 46 CommentsThe other day I realized, not even accounting for that little viral thing, it had been several years since I had been to a car show. While that isn’t always […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Plymouth-1972-scamp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 122 Comments(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […] -
![Earlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2080.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On")
Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 27 CommentsEarlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […] -
![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![Driving through the little town of Eaton, Colorado the other evening I passed by this pairing that was well worthy of a quick stop. Arranged as they were it could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: 1964 Buick Riviera Or 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 – Eeny Meeny Miny Moe…")
Curbside Conundrum: 1964 Buick Riviera Or 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 – Eeny Meeny Miny Moe…
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 35 CommentsDriving through the little town of Eaton, Colorado the other evening I passed by this pairing that was well worthy of a quick stop. Arranged as they were it could […] -
![Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020")
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
![I realize it may seem that I spend an inordinate amount of time in the parking lots outside of junkyards, however that’s not really the case. Sometimes the best finds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_8138.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Suburban – Waiting Outside The Pearly Chainlink Gates")
Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Suburban – Waiting Outside The Pearly Chainlink Gates
Posted on December 25, 2020 | 39 CommentsI realize it may seem that I spend an inordinate amount of time in the parking lots outside of junkyards, however that’s not really the case. Sometimes the best finds […] -
![(first posted 8/13/2014) This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days. This is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14870503304_33bc4e5b89_h-e1407646318657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/13/2014) This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days. This is the […]
