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Curbside Classics Archives
1974 Archive
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![(first posted 3/25/2011) A found Vega is a terrible thing to waste, so even though we’ve done one already, let’s indulge in a little Take Two. But let’s do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-132-159-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Vega Kammback – GM’s Deadly Sexy Sin #2, Take Two")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Vega Kammback – GM’s Deadly Sexy Sin #2, Take Two
Posted on May 15, 2019 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/25/2011) A found Vega is a terrible thing to waste, so even though we’ve done one already, let’s indulge in a little Take Two. But let’s do […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2013) The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aa-6-23-2013-038.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!
Posted on April 22, 2019 | 83 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as […] -
![Recently I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild during 2019. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/74-Coronet-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader & Craigslist Classic: 1974 Dodge Coronet – A Tall Glass Of Water")
Reader & Craigslist Classic: 1974 Dodge Coronet – A Tall Glass Of Water
Posted on January 25, 2019 | 42 CommentsRecently I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild during 2019. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![My daily walk to work in the Sears Tower never ceases to amaze me, especially in spring when many examples of classic Detroit iron come out of hibernation. Today’s find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/043-rotated-crop-CC-1974-Satellite-Sebring-Plus.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – Satellite Of Love")
CC Outtake – Satellite Of Love
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 76 CommentsMy daily walk to work in the Sears Tower never ceases to amaze me, especially in spring when many examples of classic Detroit iron come out of hibernation. Today’s find […] -
![A few months back I was on my way somewhere on a dreary day when I spotted something bright off to my right. It materialized into a classic 1973-87 Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-04-2014-034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: An Honest Truck")
CC Outtake: An Honest Truck
Posted on November 8, 2014 | 37 CommentsA few months back I was on my way somewhere on a dreary day when I spotted something bright off to my right. It materialized into a classic 1973-87 Chevrolet […] -
![(In anticipation of Halloween, we’re going to feature one hearse each day this week.) Since Halloween is knocking on our doors, it was terrific to find this old beast for sale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/00Q0Q_4MPnikwnNul_600x450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Hearse Week Capsule: 1974 Olds Hearse – The Keeper’s Crypt")
Hearse Week Capsule: 1974 Olds Hearse – The Keeper’s Crypt
Posted on October 27, 2014 | 68 Comments(In anticipation of Halloween, we’re going to feature one hearse each day this week.) Since Halloween is knocking on our doors, it was terrific to find this old beast for sale […] -
Car Show Outtake: Harlequin Duster?
Posted on August 15, 2014 | 22 CommentsI saw this 1973-74 Duster at a recent Quad Cities Cruisers show. Nice old Duster, right? Sure. But it was a little different. Maybe you can tell already… -
![Yesterday Aaron65 favored us with some delectable ’70s U.S.-themed Curbside Classics. As mentioned, there were three Spirit of America Chevrolets available in MY 1974: Impala, Nova and Vega. However much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6-20-2014-121-e1404507446900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fourth of July Weekend Capsule: 1974 Nova Spirit of America Hatchback – When Hatchbacks Roamed The Land Without Disdain!")
Fourth of July Weekend Capsule: 1974 Nova Spirit of America Hatchback – When Hatchbacks Roamed The Land Without Disdain!
Posted on July 5, 2014 | 25 CommentsYesterday Aaron65 favored us with some delectable ’70s U.S.-themed Curbside Classics. As mentioned, there were three Spirit of America Chevrolets available in MY 1974: Impala, Nova and Vega. However much […] -
![Ladies and gentlemen, today we are looking at one of my favorite classic Volvos. The 164E was the luxury Volvo from 1969 through 1975, and a long line of luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1-e1400892916866.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1974 Volvo 164E – Because Swedes Need Luxury Too")
eBay Find: 1974 Volvo 164E – Because Swedes Need Luxury Too
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 39 CommentsLadies and gentlemen, today we are looking at one of my favorite classic Volvos. The 164E was the luxury Volvo from 1969 through 1975, and a long line of luxury […] -
![After I had sold my beloved Z28 to help fund a down payment on our first house, I was without a ‘fun’ car for the first time ever. In fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1974-Triumph-Spitfire-1500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1974 Triumph Spitfire 1500 – The Ideal First Classic Car")
COAL: 1974 Triumph Spitfire 1500 – The Ideal First Classic Car
Posted on March 30, 2014 | 45 CommentsAfter I had sold my beloved Z28 to help fund a down payment on our first house, I was without a ‘fun’ car for the first time ever. In fact […] -
![Quick, what’s the rarest Vega? A Cosworth, you say. No, no. Though rare when new, they have since wound up the most common, being about the only Vega that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Wapsinonoc-20130920-01156-800x554-e1391988648665.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: That Rarest Of Vegas")
CC Outtake: That Rarest Of Vegas
Posted on February 25, 2014 | 74 CommentsQuick, what’s the rarest Vega? A Cosworth, you say. No, no. Though rare when new, they have since wound up the most common, being about the only Vega that was […] -
![Alright everyone, I know AMC week ended a little while back, but I will confess–I just didn’t want it to end. When Tom Klockau brought us an Ambassador, he reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1974Ambassador10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Would You Have Saved the Ambassador?")
QOTD: How Would You Have Saved the Ambassador?
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 60 CommentsAlright everyone, I know AMC week ended a little while back, but I will confess–I just didn’t want it to end. When Tom Klockau brought us an Ambassador, he reminded […] -
![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 […]
