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Curbside Classics Archives
falcon Archive
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![(first posted 2/17/2011) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-70-067-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 111 Comments(first posted 2/17/2011) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved […] -
![If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
![(First Posted September 5, 2013) When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_62falcon_rfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon + Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream")
Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon + Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream
Posted on September 28, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 5, 2013) When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor […] -
![One of my favorite finds of recent years was a stunningly original 1961 Ford Falcon sedan outside of a local restaurant three years ago. I had not seen the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Falcon-Revisited-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Update – The Falcon Thrives!")
CC Update – The Falcon Thrives!
Posted on August 13, 2019 | 11 CommentsOne of my favorite finds of recent years was a stunningly original 1961 Ford Falcon sedan outside of a local restaurant three years ago. I had not seen the car […] -
![(first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-51-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 52 Comments(first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […] -
![(first posted 1/29/2014) Those who follow the auto industry know of all the lazily rebadged cars used to fill different manufacturers’ model line-ups. The derisive term “badge engineering” was coined […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/800px-MITSUBISHI_PROUDIA_BY51_01_ceficefi.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around the World")
Obscure Rebadges From Around the World
Posted on March 6, 2019 | 140 Comments(first posted 1/29/2014) Those who follow the auto industry know of all the lazily rebadged cars used to fill different manufacturers’ model line-ups. The derisive term “badge engineering” was coined […] -
![So far I’ve covered full-size Fords, Lincolns, Edsels and most of the Mercs at Carlisle, so that brings me to the midsized and compact Fords. There was pretty good coverage of both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ford-Carlisle-2018192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Three – Intermediate and Compact Fords")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Three – Intermediate and Compact Fords
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 50 CommentsSo far I’ve covered full-size Fords, Lincolns, Edsels and most of the Mercs at Carlisle, so that brings me to the midsized and compact Fords. There was pretty good coverage of both […] -
![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 1/10/2012. Have things changed since then?) If you wonder “What is the most popular classic car among fashionable urban individuals 18-34 (i.e Hipsters)?” Given my non-scientific guess […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/5969449436_9eac37d710_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Trends: The Ford Falcon – #1 In Classic Cars Among Hipsters")
Curbside Trends: The Ford Falcon – #1 In Classic Cars Among Hipsters
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 107 Comments(first posted 1/10/2012. Have things changed since then?) If you wonder “What is the most popular classic car among fashionable urban individuals 18-34 (i.e Hipsters)?” Given my non-scientific guess […] -
![Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising")
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
![2014 really hasn’t been a bad year for cars at all. Dare I say we find ourselves in the middle of what some people will call “the good old days” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: The Future CC of 2014?")
QOTD: The Future CC of 2014?
Posted on December 31, 2014 | 81 Comments2014 really hasn’t been a bad year for cars at all. Dare I say we find ourselves in the middle of what some people will call “the good old days” […] -
![I’m looking to replace my Ford Focus, which is in the shop every three months like clockwork and has therefore worn out its welcome. What I want: reliable, compact, inexpensive, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/65FalconVan1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Find: 1965 Ford Falcon Van – As Close to Showroom Fresh As You’ll Find")
Craigslist Find: 1965 Ford Falcon Van – As Close to Showroom Fresh As You’ll Find
Posted on November 18, 2014 | 40 CommentsI’m looking to replace my Ford Focus, which is in the shop every three months like clockwork and has therefore worn out its welcome. What I want: reliable, compact, inexpensive, […] -
![I saw this Ford XD/XE Falcon very recently, and was shocked. American Curbsiders might be mystified by my surprise; it looks like a fairly generic, 1980s two-door sedan/coupe, right? Crisp […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Dr. Frankenstein’s Falcon")
Curbside Outtake: Dr. Frankenstein’s Falcon
Posted on September 25, 2014 | 54 CommentsI saw this Ford XD/XE Falcon very recently, and was shocked. American Curbsiders might be mystified by my surprise; it looks like a fairly generic, 1980s two-door sedan/coupe, right? Crisp […] -
![At this point I had owned quite a few cars but never a big, old, American cruiser. I figured I needed a cheap classic for the summer to cruise around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CanadaDayFalcon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Ford Falcon – Budget Friendly Family Classic")
COAL: 1968 Ford Falcon – Budget Friendly Family Classic
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 36 CommentsAt this point I had owned quite a few cars but never a big, old, American cruiser. I figured I needed a cheap classic for the summer to cruise around […] -
![They all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/comproach2.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part")
Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Posted on May 31, 2012 | 98 CommentsThey all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […]
