Allard
1954 Allard K2 (outtake)
American Motors (incl. Nash; but not Jeep)
*1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country
1964 Rambler Classic 770 Coupe
1971 AMC Gremlin (1971 Small Car Comparison)
British Motors/BLM/Austin/Morris/Triumph/Rover/Sterling/Etc.
1987 Sterling 825 SL (Rover 825i)
1972 BMW 2002Tii – The Second Most Influential Modern Car In America
Buick
1956 Buick Century Riviera Hardtop
1967 Buick Electra 225: The Jayne Mansfield Of Convertibles
1986 Buick Riviera: GM’s Deadly Sin #1
1990 Buick Roadmaster Woody Wagon (Outtake)
Cadillac
1950 Cadillac Vintage Hot Rod Series 61 Coupe (the official CC Logo-mobile)
1954 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan: GM’s Greatest Hit #2
1962 Cadillac Series 62 Six-Window Sedan
1966 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (Outtake)
1971 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (the first CC)
1977 Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin #11
1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Classic Coupe
Checker
1967 Checker Marathon (also Checker Motors History)
1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars [NSFW]
1965 Corvair Monza: The Best European Car Ever Made In America
1967 Chevrolet El Camino (Outtake)
1968 Chevrolet Impala Coupe (with Olds 455 engine)
1970 Camaro RS: GM’s Greatest Hits #1
1970 Chevrolet Impala: The Best Big Car Of Its Time
1971 Chevrolet Vega: GM’s Deadly Sin #2 (1971 Small Car Virtual Comparison)
1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic: GM’s Deadly Sin #7
1979 Caprice Classic: GM’s Greatest Hit #3
1980 Citation – GM’s Deadliest Sin Ever
1987 Turbo Sprint (Suzuki Cultus)
1989 Camaro RS: GM’s Deadly Sin #6
1990 Corvette: GM’s Deadly Sin #9
1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ (Outtake)
2000 & 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Coupes (Outtake)
1950 Chevrolet COE truck (Outtake)
1980 Chevy Vanup (Outtake)
1977 Chevy LUV Long Bed Pickup (Outtake)
1983 Chevy S-10 Blazer: GM’s Deadly Sin #5
Chrysler/Imperial
1960 Imperial Crown Southampton: The Frankenstein Of Cars
1987 Fifth Avenue Edition – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #2
Cisitalia
Citroen
Daihatsu
Datsun/Nissan
The First Mini-Pickups: Datsun’s 1964, 1967 and 1969 Pickups
1970 Datsun 510 (Bluebird/1600)
The Revolutionary 1971 Datsun 240Z
1976 Datsun 710 Wagon (Outtake)
1977 Datsun F-10: The Ugliest Car Ever?
1986 Nissan Stanza Wagon (Prairie)
1989 Nissan 240SX (S13) and Silvia/SX History
1990 Infiniti M30 Coupe (Outtake)
Infiniti Q45 gen1 & gen2 (Outtake)
1974 Dodge D-100 “Gypsy Wagon” Camper
Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #1: 1976 Plymouth Volare And Dodge Aspen
1978 Dodge Omni (and Plymouth Horizon): Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car
1982 Dodge Rampage mini-pickup
1983 Dodge Aries (The Original K-Car)
1985 Dodge Ram Van (Caravan C/V) (Outtake)
Ford
1950 Hot Rod Ford: A True Love Story
1961 Thunderbird Convertible – The American Dream Car
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Coupe (Outtake)
1971 Ford Pinto (1971 Small Car Virtual Comparison)
1975 Mustang Cobra II-Ford’s Deadly Sin #1
1984 Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer
1985 Ford EXP: Ford’s Ugly Little Sin
1986 Ford Tempo: A Deadly Sin? Mostly
1989 Ford Festiva – Shitbox Shootout Loser (Winner)
1995 Ford ZX2 With Lambo Doors (Outtake)
Ford Trucks
The Ultimate CC: 1956 Ford F-350 Still Hard At Work Six Days A Week
1960 Ford F-600 Truck Also Still Hard At Work
1965 Econoline SuperVan Camper
Geo
1947 PD-3751 Greyhound Bus “Silversides” – The First Modern Diesel Bus
GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus
Grumman
Honda
1963 Honda T360/T500 trucks (history)
1973 Honda Civic – The Revolutionary Small Car
1976 Honda Accord: The Most Influential Modern Car In America
1980-1983 Civics – When Honda’s Mojo Was Working
1985 Honda Civic CR-X (Outtake)
Hyundai
1988 Hyundai Excel – The Damn Near Deadly Sin
International
1964 International Travelette Pickup
Jaguar
1987 Wagoneer (XJ) Outtake
Jensen
gen1 Kia Sportage shorty (Outtake)
LaForza
1989 Laforza 5 Liter (Outtake)
Lincoln/Continental
An Illustrated History of Lincoln Up To 1961
1946 Lincoln Continental Coupe
1968 Lincoln Continental (Outtake)
1970 Lincoln Continental Coupe
Mazda
Mercedes 207D and other older Mercedes Vans/Small Buses
Mercury
1968 Cougar – Mercury’s Greatest (only) Hit
1970 Mercury Montego Coupe (Outtake)
1978 Mercury Grand Marquis Brougham
Steam Injected 1978 Mercury Bobcat
Ford’s Sin of Name Debasement: 1981 Mercury Cougar
Military Vehicles (no brand name)
1987 Mitsubishi Precis (Outtake)
1963 Olds Dynamic 88 Convertible
Packard
Panhard
Panhard Dyna Junior X-87 Roadster
Plymouth
1965 Plymouth Valiant Wagon: The Ultimate A-Body – Daily Long-Distance Driver
1971 Simca 1204 (no original pictures) (1971 Small Car Comparison)
1978 Plymouth Horizon: Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car
1983 Plymouth Colt & 198o Champ
Pontiac
1963 Tempest LeMans: Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs And Almost Succeeds
1963 Pontiac Catalina: The Sexiest Big Car Of Its Time
1971 Pontiac Ventura II: GM’s Deadly Sin #3
1976 Pontiac Firebird (Outtake)
1984 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham: GM’s Deadly Sin #8
Pontiac Transvertible and Trans Sport
1987 Sunbird GT: The Exciting Collectable Deadly Sin
1990 Le Mans (Daewoo) GM’s Deadly Sin #12
Renault
Renault R-17 (Outtake)
Saab
Saturn
1991 Saturn SL2: GM’s Deadly Sin #4
Simca
1971 Simca 1204 (no original pictures) (1971 Small Car Comparison)
1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
Subaru
1977 Subaru Four Wheel Drive Wagon: The First Of Its Kind
Sunbeam
1965 Sunbeam Tiger – The Other Cobra
1979 Suzuki Jimny (LJ80/SJ20) Pickup
Toyota
1971 Toyota Corolla (1971 Small Car Comparison)
1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback (editorial)
1983 Toyota Starlet: The Most Reliable Car Ever Built?
1984 Toyota Celica Supra Mk II
Vauxhall
1966 (Vauxhall) Envoy Epic (guest writer)
Volkswagen
1960 VW Bus (Type 2) Westfalia
1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle (Small Car Comparison)
1972 VW Super Beetle Cabriolet (Outtake)
1974 VW 412: Volkswagen’s Deadly Sin #1
1975 VW Rabbit/Golf Mk.I: The Most Influential Modern Global Car
Volvo
RVs
Ultra Van: Cross An Airplane With A Corvair For The Ultimate RV
1985 Winnebago LeSharo Turbo Diesel
Concours
The Curbside Classic Treasure Hunt: Skinner Butte District
The Curbside Classic Graveyard: May They Rust In Peace
The Official Curbside Classic Sales Lot: All $895 Or Less
Thanks, Paul. I’ve loved every damn one.
Nice cake, but the proportions are a little off. :) Oh and before someone makes the obvious “Pink Cadillac” reference let me stick up for the song “Reno Bound” by Southern Pacific. It’s probably the only reason I still have Cadillac dreams, even though I know the last few decades have been a bit “lost” for Caddy.
“Rooling down the super-slab, pearl pink Cadillac, red head ridding shotgun, guitar in the back. I got the radio up. CADILLAC! Top rolled down. CADILLAC! Reno bound!.”
Hey you removed the picture of the Cadillac cake!
Forget the Cadillac cake; my new Curbside Classic site is up and running: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/
The original post way back when you opened the portal there was a pic of a Cadillac cake to celebrate the huge number of CCs that had been created. http://www.abccakeshop.com/uploads/pink_cadillac_birthday_cake1%282%29.jpg
Dan; thanks for reminding me. It’s back, in the Cadillac section. I Think I’ll embellish each brand with a picture too.
Great column Paul. I look forward to them. Your encyclopedic knowledge of cars is . . . prodigious. Thanks.
Glad to hear you’re only going for a year – it means I haven’t missed too much by only finding you recently.
Have just been rading about the 83 Starlet – “the most reliable car ever built “?? Here in Ireland we never found out how reliable they were.They had such serious rust problems that Toyota bought them all back in the late 80’s and crushed them ,to preserve their reputation.
Hey, that’s a tasty Caddy on the top of the page…
Awesome work on the links. I’ve been going around trying to read back CCs, but with no navigation have been left to type in random page numbers in the URL bar or search for random years hoping I’ll find something. Now you just need to do the same for the outtakes and other assorted non-reviews!
It’s done! All Curbside Classics, long and short, and Outtakes too.
To all with CC withdrawal symptoms: Paul N. is back with a site of his own http://www.curbsideclassic.com, apparently going live on 8 February.
Awesome effort! It’s great to see the range of styling that has flowed through the years. Classics, indeed.
This would make a really awesome bound book. I think it would sell extremely well as a large format coffee table sized gift book.
I have had thoughts along the same lines…sounds like a big project…maybe next year.
That ’50 Cadillac is still the cream of the crop. Love that car.
Mr. Niedermeyer, you have 2 GM greatest hits #3. Caprice and a Cadillac.
And you should make a CC on an Alfa Romeo 75 or Milano as I guess was called over there.
A ZJ Grand Cherokee wouldn’t hurt either. We need also a 73-87 and a 88-98 Chevy truck ones.
Stingray; Thanks for the heads up on DS #3.
There’s so much more yet to come!
Several links not working this am. Mitsu ones especially.
Subie links are broken as well. Just fyi.
PS. Great to have them all together. Thanks!
I’m going to fix the rest this morning…
Poof……… perhaps inevitable but the fleeting thought of creating a “Dumpsters I have Dived and the people who have found their sustenance therein” blog enters my mind.
Will doing so lead to fame? The fortune that has eluded me for so many decades?
Will the effort be as futile as the previous effort to achieve fame/fortune via the “Females as Property Movement”?
What is an aging increasingly physically/morally/mentally unfit Disgruntled Old Coot to do?
No frontier remaining to grab 160 acres, build a little shanty made of sod and spread civilization amongst the buffalo herds….. even if the diminishing physical abilities are not conducive to such efforts.
Perhaps a multi-level marketing scheme/scam will result in acquiring adequate wealth to fend off abject poverty in my oldest elder years.
Sniff.
Continuing search for the so-far proverbial rich widow lady continues.
Or, perhaps, will find that low mileage hemi ‘Cuda convertible with a 4-speed in great shape parked in the barn for many years and bought for a pittance then sold at auction for an immense amount of money.
Grocery prices locally continuously rising. And what is it with the cost of a basic nothing-special can of generic soup?
Loan disapproved to buy a few cans of the stuff.
And the ever-rising cost of veggies even makes home-made soup a budget breaker.
Off to dig into a dumpster.
If human remains found perhaps an episode of Crime Scene Investigation will be dedicated to the Disgruntled One resulting in payment and residuals allowing comestible acquisitions.
Happy motoring.
That’s my boy!
Excellent work, thank you!
Great cars and great writing about cars. i suspect that several of these articles motivated people to buy their own curbside classics (the 63 econoline pickup write-uo nearly got me). A great list from Alpha Romeo to Panhard but then – where is it? Really Paul, no old Peugeots in Eugene? Impossible
Thanks. Only several 505s, which I will write up soon. I can’t even find a 504, never mind a 404.
So sorry the camera phone was in the work van….
Earlier this am: It was low, it was pointy, it was screwably sexy, it was yellow (with horridly highschool twin black racing stripes) and it was pulling in to the same bank lot I was.
A Lambo ESPADA?!? WTF? I haven’t seen one of those on the road for years especially after leaving the SF Bay…
But wait, obnoxious pushrod V8 rumble? And the proportions are not lining up with my last Espada ride/drive memory.
IT WAS AN EFFEN ISO RIVOLTA LELE. 1 of 295ish total, and god knows maybe, maybe, a hundred made it Stateside.
Sadly, restored and “updated” to a Michael-Bay-would-love-it yellow with horrid black stripes/trim/bumpers/Campys motif. But still. 1 of 295 of this car ever made. Makes Bristol sightings rather pedestrian. Even here in The Colonies.
This is why I don’t bother to buy lottery tickets. Cars use up my luck.
Damn.
Link for Mazda RX-7 goes to Mazda 626 instead.
Fixed; thanks for the heads up.