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Curbside Classics Archives
convertible Archive
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![Whenever I see a Saab 900 convertible, I assume the driver has stepped right out of the yuppified 1980s: pastel sweater draped over his shoulders with its arms tied around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1992-Saab-900-Turbo-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible – The Ultimate Yuppiemobile’s Day at the Fair")
CC Capsule: 1992 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible – The Ultimate Yuppiemobile’s Day at the Fair
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 26 CommentsWhenever I see a Saab 900 convertible, I assume the driver has stepped right out of the yuppified 1980s: pastel sweater draped over his shoulders with its arms tied around […] -
![Does Curbside Classic have the most comprehensive history of Crosley on the Internet? If not, we’re surely pretty high up on the list. Jeff Nelson’s excellent article on the history […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1950 Crosley Super Convertible – Condition 1 Crosley")
eBay Find: 1950 Crosley Super Convertible – Condition 1 Crosley
Posted on February 27, 2015 | 16 CommentsDoes Curbside Classic have the most comprehensive history of Crosley on the Internet? If not, we’re surely pretty high up on the list. Jeff Nelson’s excellent article on the history […] -
![Ladies and Gentlemen of the CC Commentariat, let me tell you a story–a nightcap, if you will. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful car called the Lincoln. About […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aa-09-20-2014-540.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1966-67 Lincoln Continental Convertible – End Of An Era")
Car Show Classic: 1966-67 Lincoln Continental Convertible – End Of An Era
Posted on October 27, 2014 | 77 CommentsLadies and Gentlemen of the CC Commentariat, let me tell you a story–a nightcap, if you will. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful car called the Lincoln. About […] -
![I’ve noted previously that October is really “high convertible season” in the San Francisco Bay Area. As Friday slides into Saturday Brunches and Farmers Markets, the first weekend of October […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10660263_10152333469887201_4685983160681827395_n-e1412398969956.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – Things Go Better With Coke")
CC Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – Things Go Better With Coke
Posted on October 4, 2014 | 35 CommentsI’ve noted previously that October is really “high convertible season” in the San Francisco Bay Area. As Friday slides into Saturday Brunches and Farmers Markets, the first weekend of October […] -
![In honor of our slow re-run of the legendary Cutlass Chronicles, I’ve dug up pictures of this 1969 Cutlass S convertible that I took this past spring. It’s a very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-04-28-12.00.09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1969 Cutlass S Convertible – Goodbye Sixties")
Curbside Capsule: 1969 Cutlass S Convertible – Goodbye Sixties
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 35 CommentsIn honor of our slow re-run of the legendary Cutlass Chronicles, I’ve dug up pictures of this 1969 Cutlass S convertible that I took this past spring. It’s a very […] -
![What is it that makes a car sexy? Not just attractive, but really sexy. Is it looks? Power? Handling? The formula is not so simple. We could ask a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2001VolvoC7005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible – The Sexy Swede")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible – The Sexy Swede
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 38 CommentsWhat is it that makes a car sexy? Not just attractive, but really sexy. Is it looks? Power? Handling? The formula is not so simple. We could ask a lot […] -
![While it may appear this 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2 + 2 is waiting for a tow to the salvage yard, a closer look reveals decent tires and valid license plates. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ford-Granada-Rear-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: How Far Gone is Too Far Gone?")
Curbside Question: How Far Gone is Too Far Gone?
Posted on April 25, 2014 | 74 CommentsWhile it may appear this 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2 + 2 is waiting for a tow to the salvage yard, a closer look reveals decent tires and valid license plates. […] -
Morning After Outtake: 1968 Cadillac Deville Convertible – The Party’s Over
Posted on March 27, 2014 | 34 CommentsI was out for a leisurely bike ride when I spotted this old convertible parked with the top down on a side street in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. -
![I had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/brady-bunch-house.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener")
CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener
Posted on February 2, 2014 | 101 CommentsI had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […] -
![It has been downright frigid here in the midwestern U.S. Record-breaking cold weather has had us all bundled up like, well, Canadians. I figured that we could all use a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ToplessSwedes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – How About a Couple of Topless Swedes?")
CC Outtake – How About a Couple of Topless Swedes?
Posted on January 9, 2014 | 15 CommentsIt has been downright frigid here in the midwestern U.S. Record-breaking cold weather has had us all bundled up like, well, Canadians. I figured that we could all use a […] -
![With the current CC tune up ongoing, I thought some nice B-bodies would make everybody feel better. It is undisputed that the 1977-up B-body GM full-size is a CC favorite, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1978-Chevrolet-Fullsize-021-e1381548054861.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Downsized Caprice Classic And Bonneville Convertibles – Coulda Been Curbside Classics")
What If: Downsized Caprice Classic And Bonneville Convertibles – Coulda Been Curbside Classics
Posted on October 12, 2013 | 40 CommentsWith the current CC tune up ongoing, I thought some nice B-bodies would make everybody feel better. It is undisputed that the 1977-up B-body GM full-size is a CC favorite, […] -
![Like his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1-55-NY-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible")
Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsLike his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […] -
![(Image courtesy imcdb.org) Hands up if you’ve ever seen the 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville…. I didn’t think so. It was a strange “black comedy” effort, based […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IM002700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: The Grand Theft Parsons 1966 Chrysler Newport")
Curbside Cinema: The Grand Theft Parsons 1966 Chrysler Newport
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 28 Comments(Image courtesy imcdb.org) Hands up if you’ve ever seen the 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville…. I didn’t think so. It was a strange “black comedy” effort, based […] -
![This 1963 Chrysler 300 Sport Convertible is truly a sad, but not-so lonely wreck. While I was leaving Honest Gary’s Used Car Emporium, I noticed it and asked Gary about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image6-e1365438490381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Patina Week Classic: 1963 Chrysler 300 Convertible – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow")
Patina Week Classic: 1963 Chrysler 300 Convertible – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Posted on April 27, 2013 | 32 CommentsThis 1963 Chrysler 300 Sport Convertible is truly a sad, but not-so lonely wreck. While I was leaving Honest Gary’s Used Car Emporium, I noticed it and asked Gary about […] -
![It was a bright and sunny day, and I was going home. While on the way, I saw a few neat cars at a used-car lot, so I decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image1-e1365109543234.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible By Hess & Eisenhardt – There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute")
CC Capsule: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible By Hess & Eisenhardt – There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 42 CommentsIt was a bright and sunny day, and I was going home. While on the way, I saw a few neat cars at a used-car lot, so I decided to […]
