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Curbside Classics Archives
1975 Archive
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![(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ytfbnn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 103 Comments(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2012) The Fleetwood Brougham. The top-of-the-line Cadillac. Luxurious in space, in gadgets, and in power. The best “owner-driven” Cadillac money could buy. While Cadillac wasn’t necessarily the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cdd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Brougham’s Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Brougham’s Brougham
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 168 Comments(first posted 8/6/2012) The Fleetwood Brougham. The top-of-the-line Cadillac. Luxurious in space, in gadgets, and in power. The best “owner-driven” Cadillac money could buy. While Cadillac wasn’t necessarily the top […] -
![We arrived to Puerto Rico in December of 1987, now us being a family of three: mom, little brother and I. After a few days of staying in rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Scan-211203-0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 1989 Tercel: Suddenly it’s 1980… in 1987!")
COAL 1989 Tercel: Suddenly it’s 1980… in 1987!
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 11 CommentsWe arrived to Puerto Rico in December of 1987, now us being a family of three: mom, little brother and I. After a few days of staying in rather […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/oool.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […] -
![While selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mazda-pu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup")
Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 38 CommentsWhile selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […] -
![Normally I try to limit the junkers I share here to those of the creampuff or at least more complete variety but it’s just getting ever so much harder to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5404.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1975 Hurst/Olds W-25 – It Hurst So Bad")
Curbside Recycling: 1975 Hurst/Olds W-25 – It Hurst So Bad
Posted on September 2, 2021 | 34 CommentsNormally I try to limit the junkers I share here to those of the creampuff or at least more complete variety but it’s just getting ever so much harder to […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1975DodgePowerWagon11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […] -
![(first posted 7/17/2015) So many of the cars I find prompt some degree of daydreaming about possessing them in their as-found condition. Not this one; it had me thinking about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Chevelle-1975.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic – A Dollop of Sanity")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic – A Dollop of Sanity
Posted on July 17, 2021 | 116 Comments(first posted 7/17/2015) So many of the cars I find prompt some degree of daydreaming about possessing them in their as-found condition. Not this one; it had me thinking about […] -
![Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
![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 […] -
![Possibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPossibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-11-09-2014-078-1280x746.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […] -
![It has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1310-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 47 CommentsIt has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2014) At some point, everything reaches critical mass. When it comes to physical size, American car makers hit theirs in the 1970s. This event is either marked with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/belair-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Bel-Air Wagon – Not The Last Of The Mohicians, But Darn Close")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Bel-Air Wagon – Not The Last Of The Mohicians, But Darn Close
Posted on September 12, 2020 | 69 Comments(first posted 9/12/2014) At some point, everything reaches critical mass. When it comes to physical size, American car makers hit theirs in the 1970s. This event is either marked with […] -
![It’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/photos-2-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album")
CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]
