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![Most of the cars at any classic-car auction are brought on a trailer. But not this Jeep Wagoneer. Its owner drove it to the auction all the way from St. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1976-Jeep-Wagoneer-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: 1976 Jeep Wagoneer – Driven to the Auction")
Auction Capsule: 1976 Jeep Wagoneer – Driven to the Auction
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsMost of the cars at any classic-car auction are brought on a trailer. But not this Jeep Wagoneer. Its owner drove it to the auction all the way from St. […] -
![I was very happy to spot this Pacer “in the wild,” though it was apparent its destination was the same as mine…the first Classy Chassy Car Club cruise night […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/4-26-2014-002-800x533-e1398988895491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Nothing Drives Like A Pacer Because Nothing’s Wide Like A Pacer…Until 2014")
CC Outtake: Nothing Drives Like A Pacer Because Nothing’s Wide Like A Pacer…Until 2014
Posted on May 5, 2014 | 49 CommentsI was very happy to spot this Pacer “in the wild,” though it was apparent its destination was the same as mine…the first Classy Chassy Car Club cruise night […] -
![I went into this post hoping to do what would be my first eBay find, but the extensive choices I came across made it posed a challenge. Did I want to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-21-19.24.27.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: eBay Edition – Malaise Era Coupes")
QOTD: eBay Edition – Malaise Era Coupes
Posted on April 22, 2014 | 74 CommentsI went into this post hoping to do what would be my first eBay find, but the extensive choices I came across made it posed a challenge. Did I want to […] -
![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 a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aa-6-28-13-252.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good!")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good!
Posted on January 27, 2014 | 40 CommentsI have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […] -
![“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can” So sang the Allman Brothers in 1973, and although the song was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Ramblin’ in the Southern Hemisphere")
Automotive History: Ramblin’ in the Southern Hemisphere
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 62 Comments“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can” So sang the Allman Brothers in 1973, and although the song was […] -
![The Curbside Effect kicked in again, delivering to us this ’74-’77 AMC Hornet. Normally, I’d just throw these pictures in the files for a future Curbside Classic, but I wanted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Hornet-Hatchback.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 (?) AMC Hornet- Future Curbside Classic")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 (?) AMC Hornet- Future Curbside Classic
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 33 CommentsThe Curbside Effect kicked in again, delivering to us this ’74-’77 AMC Hornet. Normally, I’d just throw these pictures in the files for a future Curbside Classic, but I wanted to […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1968-AMC-Full-Line-22-23-800x481-e1388529237300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 57 Comments(first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […] -
![I’ve been holding onto these Eagle Wagon pictures since last July. Paul’s article on the Eagle covered the topic thoroughly, eliminating the need to post a historical article. Still this is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Front-3-quarter1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: AMC Eagle Wagon – Let’s Talk Power Options")
What If: AMC Eagle Wagon – Let’s Talk Power Options
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 58 CommentsI’ve been holding onto these Eagle Wagon pictures since last July. Paul’s article on the Eagle covered the topic thoroughly, eliminating the need to post a historical article. Still this is a […] -
![There it sits, moldering in the California sun: a 1966-69 Rambler American. I see cars like this in the junkyard all the time. Straight, complete cars with no obvious accident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-Beauty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1966-69 Rambler American – A Sad End")
Junkyard Classic: 1966-69 Rambler American – A Sad End
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 34 CommentsThere it sits, moldering in the California sun: a 1966-69 Rambler American. I see cars like this in the junkyard all the time. Straight, complete cars with no obvious accident […] -
![I stumbled upon this first generation Javelin a few weeks ago when getting some work done on the wife’s van. This first generation Javelin – complete with old white wall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_0292.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1st Generation Javelin Found")
CC Outtake: 1st Generation Javelin Found
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsI stumbled upon this first generation Javelin a few weeks ago when getting some work done on the wife’s van. This first generation Javelin – complete with old white wall […] -
![Last week the QOTD asked which seventies car had the ugliest five MPH bumpers. Daniel M. nominated the Matador sedans, and I’ll concur. Dick Teague developed some interesting federalized bumper designs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/4-Sleek-Flanks-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: Last Generation Matador- At the End of the Road")
Junkyard Classic: Last Generation Matador- At the End of the Road
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 31 CommentsLast week the QOTD asked which seventies car had the ugliest five MPH bumpers. Daniel M. nominated the Matador sedans, and I’ll concur. Dick Teague developed some interesting federalized bumper designs, […] -
![Sick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/matador-6-800x600-e1388877445429.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper")
eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 34 CommentsSick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […] -
![Since I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-022-800x533-e1388360020874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too")
Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 40 CommentsSince I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […] -
CC Outtake: I’m Guessing His Horn Went Beep Beep Beep…
Posted on December 12, 2013 | 21 CommentsWhile driving in my Lincoln, what to my surprise! A little Rambler was following me, roughly half my size.
