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![(First Posted August 3, 2013) Compadre def: A close friend, a buddy. “They’re longtime compadres who have been through a lot together” It’s not much of a stretch to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Photo-2a-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Compadres: 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury and Friend")
Curbside Compadres: 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury and Friend
Posted on August 15, 2019 | 34 Comments(First Posted August 3, 2013) Compadre def: A close friend, a buddy. “They’re longtime compadres who have been through a lot together” It’s not much of a stretch to […] -
![On Monday December 14th 1987, one of many black Cadillac Broughams rolled down the Clark Street assembly line just as many Cadillac automobiles had before it. Boombox radios blasting stations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Photo-Jun-09-6-53-01-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Cadillac Brougham – Last Christmas at Clark Street")
COAL: 1988 Cadillac Brougham – Last Christmas at Clark Street
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 30 CommentsOn Monday December 14th 1987, one of many black Cadillac Broughams rolled down the Clark Street assembly line just as many Cadillac automobiles had before it. Boombox radios blasting stations […] -
![This was the first Curbside Classic, posted ten years ago at the other site. I didn’t really have a clear format yet for CC, or know if it was going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Pictography-2-025-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – The First Curbside Classic, Ten Years Later")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – The First Curbside Classic, Ten Years Later
Posted on March 11, 2019 | 79 CommentsThis was the first Curbside Classic, posted ten years ago at the other site. I didn’t really have a clear format yet for CC, or know if it was going […] -
![(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 […] -
![(first posted 8/9/2011) Lots of people rightfully think of Cadillac as the All American car. Founded in the U.S.A., long called the standard of the world, no other country […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catera-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1997-2001 Cadillac Catera – GM’s Deadly Sin #29")
Automotive History: 1997-2001 Cadillac Catera – GM’s Deadly Sin #29
Posted on January 19, 2019 | 168 Comments(first posted 8/9/2011) Lots of people rightfully think of Cadillac as the All American car. Founded in the U.S.A., long called the standard of the world, no other country […] -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
![The Urban Dictionary commonly defines a “Cowboy Cadillac” as a fancier, high-end expensive American-branded pickup truck, 4 doors (crew cab), lots of chrome and sporting a fancy edition name. However, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0398.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1998 Cadillac deVille d’Elegance – A Genuine Cowboy Cadillac")
CC Outtake: 1998 Cadillac deVille d’Elegance – A Genuine Cowboy Cadillac
Posted on February 14, 2018 | 35 CommentsThe Urban Dictionary commonly defines a “Cowboy Cadillac” as a fancier, high-end expensive American-branded pickup truck, 4 doors (crew cab), lots of chrome and sporting a fancy edition name. However, […] -
![I remember 1976. Quite well, in fact. For those too young to have been there, let me tell you a little bit about it. The economy was good and everyone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/76Cadillac-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Time Travel – Destination, 1976")
CC Outtake: Time Travel – Destination, 1976
Posted on October 7, 2017 | 39 CommentsI remember 1976. Quite well, in fact. For those too young to have been there, let me tell you a little bit about it. The economy was good and everyone […] -
![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 […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![Recently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man")
CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsRecently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […] -
![Located in Sidney, Montana, this fine display makes for a great advertisement for the body shop behind it and made us stop to take a look last week while heading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/P1020726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadtrip Outtake: Pole Position")
Roadtrip Outtake: Pole Position
Posted on July 28, 2016 | 26 CommentsLocated in Sidney, Montana, this fine display makes for a great advertisement for the body shop behind it and made us stop to take a look last week while heading […] -
![This is an ongoing CC Serial; the last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was lying in a hospital bed, the mental fog thicker than ever. All concept of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1969.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Inverse Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Inverse Passenger
Posted on July 21, 2016 | 16 CommentsThis is an ongoing CC Serial; the last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was lying in a hospital bed, the mental fog thicker than ever. All concept of […] -
![[Not mine, but the correct and rare triple white] My Pop was born in 1925. That made him a member of the so-called “Greatest Generation”. Folks from that era loved, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1280px-Cadillac_Sedan_DeVille.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Biiiiiiig Pimpin’")
COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Biiiiiiig Pimpin’
Posted on June 25, 2016 | 38 Comments[Not mine, but the correct and rare triple white] My Pop was born in 1925. That made him a member of the so-called “Greatest Generation”. Folks from that era loved, […] -
![In 1978, the Niederhelm family bought this Cadillac Eldorado from Stigler GMC-Cadillac in Eldon, Missouri. In early January 2015, this Cadillac had a new title issued for the first time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IMG_1443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Cadillac Eldorado – Reason #425 On Why Cadillacs Are Underappreciated")
COAL: 1978 Cadillac Eldorado – Reason #425 On Why Cadillacs Are Underappreciated
Posted on April 1, 2016 | 90 CommentsIn 1978, the Niederhelm family bought this Cadillac Eldorado from Stigler GMC-Cadillac in Eldon, Missouri. In early January 2015, this Cadillac had a new title issued for the first time […]
