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Ford Archive
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![(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?")
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 99 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1969LincolnContinental02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2018) I’ve said everything I have to say about the Mustang II, numerous times, most vociferously here. So I’m just going to let Road and Track […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – “Neither Fast Nor Particularly Good-Handling…”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – “Neither Fast Nor Particularly Good-Handling…”
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 48 Comments(first posted 3/3/2018) I’ve said everything I have to say about the Mustang II, numerous times, most vociferously here. So I’m just going to let Road and Track […] -
![(first posted 7/18/2013) For Ford, the eighties was the most miraculous decade for any American automaker since Chrysler’s first magic ten years (1924-1933). After nearly going bankrupt in 1981 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-205-039-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Mustang SVO – A Turbocharged Tribute To Philip Caldwell And Donald Petersen")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Mustang SVO – A Turbocharged Tribute To Philip Caldwell And Donald Petersen
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/18/2013) For Ford, the eighties was the most miraculous decade for any American automaker since Chrysler’s first magic ten years (1924-1933). After nearly going bankrupt in 1981 […] -
![In 2007, Ford advertising adopted the theme: Bold Moves. Their truck ads featured stories of buyers who used their new trucks to make real changes in their lives. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20170602_103626-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL#13: 2007 Ford F150 – Bold Moves")
COAL#13: 2007 Ford F150 – Bold Moves
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 11 CommentsIn 2007, Ford advertising adopted the theme: Bold Moves. Their truck ads featured stories of buyers who used their new trucks to make real changes in their lives. Like […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”")
Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […] -
![We acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0216x1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd")
COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 18 CommentsWe acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […] -
![With our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/490BB189-58D7-4A48-8EE3-BFDA0A19BC09.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait")
COAL: 1966 Ford Country Sedan — Ten Years Is Too Long To Wait
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 20 CommentsWith our Pontiac gone, it appeared we were in dire transportation straits in the fall of 1972. But surprisingly, we had a utility infielder waiting in the transportation dugout. […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2018) I’ve already written a full CC/Auto-Biography on the new 1984 Bronco II we had for about six months, so I’m going to go lightly on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-344-104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer- The Bucking Broncette")
CC Capsule: Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer- The Bucking Broncette
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 2/5/2018) I’ve already written a full CC/Auto-Biography on the new 1984 Bronco II we had for about six months, so I’m going to go lightly on the […] -
![(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/70-f100-1-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 26 Comments(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2018) For years, and most particularly after the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973, American car enthusiast magazines had been clamoring for Detroit to build more internationally-oriented […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CD0977-Fairmont-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1978 Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr – Functional But Flavorless")
Vintage Review: 1978 Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr – Functional But Flavorless
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/11/2018) For years, and most particularly after the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973, American car enthusiast magazines had been clamoring for Detroit to build more internationally-oriented […] -
![There are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_152021990.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d")
CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 18 CommentsThere are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2018) Every journey starts with a step. Or, in our case, replace the “e” with an “o” and make it a “stop” for gas and coffee […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_0267.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero – On The Road To Resurrection. Hopefully.")
CC Outtake: 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero – On The Road To Resurrection. Hopefully.
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/3/2018) Every journey starts with a step. Or, in our case, replace the “e” with an “o” and make it a “stop” for gas and coffee […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 161 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2013) Based on the reader’s comments in last week’s 1969 Ranchero article, I know there’s little love for this last generation Ranchero. Based on some personal experience with the Torino […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Front-3-Quarters.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Ford Ranchero- No Curbside Love For This One!")
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Ford Ranchero- No Curbside Love For This One!
Posted on December 6, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 12/5/2013) Based on the reader’s comments in last week’s 1969 Ranchero article, I know there’s little love for this last generation Ranchero. Based on some personal experience with the Torino […]
