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Curbside Classics Archives
1974 Archive
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![(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vega-2-e1338664061959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […] -
![Kind words from me about a ’70s land yacht might suggest a cold snap in the infernal realms, but I was grudgingly impressed by this handsome Energy Crisis-era flagship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1974-oldsmobile-98-regency-front-3q-Orlando-Classic-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe – A Car With A Dress Code (And A Drinking Problem)")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe – A Car With A Dress Code (And A Drinking Problem)
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 62 CommentsKind words from me about a ’70s land yacht might suggest a cold snap in the infernal realms, but I was grudgingly impressed by this handsome Energy Crisis-era flagship […] -
![Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More")
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1972AMCJavelin04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…")
Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1972LincolnContinental09Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […] -
![Some things in life appeal to a person much more than what the rational parts of our brains would ever allow. Please see Exhibit 1, in green. Everything about this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240801_195809.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Monaco Custom – Bitten By Wanderlust")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Monaco Custom – Bitten By Wanderlust
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 42 CommentsSome things in life appeal to a person much more than what the rational parts of our brains would ever allow. Please see Exhibit 1, in green. Everything about this […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2018) This lovely orange with white stripe and IH 200 box truck stopped me in my tracks after dinner one evening a couple of weeks ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_1058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Hauler: 1974 International Harvester 200 Eight Box Truck – Creamsicle Cowboy")
Curbside Hauler: 1974 International Harvester 200 Eight Box Truck – Creamsicle Cowboy
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/9/2018) This lovely orange with white stripe and IH 200 box truck stopped me in my tracks after dinner one evening a couple of weeks ago. […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2018) For today’s CC, let’s look at something from the mysterious end of the spectrum. My last CC was on a white pickup that generated some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_3777.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Mystery: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino Spirit of America (Or Is It?) – Better Than Any Dime Store Mystery Novel")
Curbside Classic Mystery: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino Spirit of America (Or Is It?) – Better Than Any Dime Store Mystery Novel
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/1/2018) For today’s CC, let’s look at something from the mysterious end of the spectrum. My last CC was on a white pickup that generated some […] -
![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?")
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 99 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1973Auburn02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be")
CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […] -
![(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 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7395.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 119 Comments(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […] -
Cohort Pic(K) Of The Day: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Before And After
Posted on May 26, 2023 | 38 CommentsMatt Wilda recently captured this ’74 Charger SE at the Cohort. A project in the midst of eventual completion? A long-term labor of love? -
![(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 […]
