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Curbside Classics Archives
1977 Archive
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![We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy")
CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/big-and-little-enos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law")
CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law
Posted on January 24, 2019 | 101 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […] -
![Downtown Fishers, Indiana, is under construction. Ten years ago it was a few aging commercial buildings and a bunch of tiny houses. Today, the houses are mostly gone, being replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17620004-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Ford F-150 – Construction Special")
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford F-150 – Construction Special
Posted on May 23, 2018 | 22 CommentsDowntown Fishers, Indiana, is under construction. Ten years ago it was a few aging commercial buildings and a bunch of tiny houses. Today, the houses are mostly gone, being replaced […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2013) The CC Cohort has just been the beneficiary of a massive upload of epic scale and diversity, by r0b0tr10t. It appears to be his collection of finds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Mazda-929L-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1978 Mazda 929L – The Japanese Brougham That Was Denied To Americans")
Cohort Outtake: 1978 Mazda 929L – The Japanese Brougham That Was Denied To Americans
Posted on January 25, 2017 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/3/2013) The CC Cohort has just been the beneficiary of a massive upload of epic scale and diversity, by r0b0tr10t. It appears to be his collection of finds […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aa-coupe-roofline.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty")
Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty
Posted on December 17, 2016 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […] -
![This is an ongoing CC serial. The last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was seething mad. To make matters worse he was in no position to do anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Absent Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Absent Passenger
Posted on October 12, 2016 | 17 CommentsThis is an ongoing CC serial. The last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was seething mad. To make matters worse he was in no position to do anything […] -
![(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P5210195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 66 Comments(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […] -
![Two years ago now, Paul Niedermeyer launched the Great Vega Hunt, a quest to find a beater Chevy Vega still powered by the 2300 inline four. Examples didn’t exactly flood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1976-77-Chevrolet-Vega-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Vega Hunt Limps On: Stock-Looking 1976-77 Vega Hatchback")
The Great Vega Hunt Limps On: Stock-Looking 1976-77 Vega Hatchback
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 47 CommentsTwo years ago now, Paul Niedermeyer launched the Great Vega Hunt, a quest to find a beater Chevy Vega still powered by the 2300 inline four. Examples didn’t exactly flood […] -
![(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-82-020-800-e1337307021577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo
Posted on September 5, 2015 | 55 Comments(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon – The Original Mini Van?
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 51 CommentsSome things instantly become dated; in the automotive world, few things proclaim its time period better than a Pinto Cruising Wagon. -
![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 […] -
![I was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1977-Chevrolet-C10-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsI was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […] -
![In 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/77newportcopper27-800x571-e1389568598665.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread")
eBay Find: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread
Posted on July 14, 2014 | 122 CommentsIn 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […] -
![I saw this car just a couple weeks ago, while sitting at a red light. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was covered on these digital pages back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-19-2014-023-e1403379625298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Sign Says It All")
CC Outtake: The Sign Says It All
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 26 CommentsI saw this car just a couple weeks ago, while sitting at a red light. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was covered on these digital pages back in […]
