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- Lover of strange and interesting cars. The fact that most of them happen to be terrible is entirely coincidental. Follow me on twitter @gaasc123.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Gerardo Solis
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![(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-202-099-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street")
Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2019) I think it’s fair to say that GM has historically been…hit and miss with their compact and below cars. The Corvair was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EXTERIOR-CHEVROLET-CAVALIER.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2018 Chevrolet Cavalier – Yes, You Read that Right.")
Future Classic: 2018 Chevrolet Cavalier – Yes, You Read that Right.
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 16 Comments(first posted 1/27/2019) I think it’s fair to say that GM has historically been…hit and miss with their compact and below cars. The Corvair was […] -
![(first posted 12/25/2015) By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/25/2015) By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2018) Pride may be a destructive force, especially in such quantities that it turns into hubris. For Kia, though, Pride was just an example of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43203505020_5e64fe896c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2003 Kia Rio Cinco – No Pride")
Cohort Classic: 2003 Kia Rio Cinco – No Pride
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/1/2018) Pride may be a destructive force, especially in such quantities that it turns into hubris. For Kia, though, Pride was just an example of […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2018) I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but thanks to the magic of the Internet it seems like our timeline is compressing upon itself. Well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_0042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Jeep Cherokee – Remains of the Old Millennium")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Jeep Cherokee – Remains of the Old Millennium
Posted on October 23, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/23/2018) I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but thanks to the magic of the Internet it seems like our timeline is compressing upon itself. Well, […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2018) Duesenberg. The name brings back old Popular mechanics articles for me. In them, some comedian I’d never heard of before called Jay Leno would do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1960s-and-1970s-duesenberg-concept-cars-8_waifu2x_photo_noise1_scale_tta_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1980 Duesenberg – One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name")
Automotive History: 1980 Duesenberg – One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 75 Comments(first posted 9/20/2018) Duesenberg. The name brings back old Popular mechanics articles for me. In them, some comedian I’d never heard of before called Jay Leno would do […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2018) Between Lee Iacocca showing up on television backing up his confidence on their products, reminding congress that they had given bailout money to any number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/41921331945_b0761c738b_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1984 Dodge Rampage – Iacocca Swings…and Misses")
Cohort Classic: 1984 Dodge Rampage – Iacocca Swings…and Misses
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/27/2018) Between Lee Iacocca showing up on television backing up his confidence on their products, reminding congress that they had given bailout money to any number of […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) (Me, in 1973): “Hello? Yes, good morning, I would like to get an insurance quote on a new car please? Of course I can wait….Oh, yes. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/29421417588_0a551844ee_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1973 Pontiac GTO – Insurer’s Special")
Cohort Classic: 1973 Pontiac GTO – Insurer’s Special
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) (Me, in 1973): “Hello? Yes, good morning, I would like to get an insurance quote on a new car please? Of course I can wait….Oh, yes. […] -
![(first posted 8/9/2018) Americans and wagons are a combination that baffles the mind of product developers everywhere. From being the darling of families looking for a second car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/43257854132_9eb4b8e549_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback – Another One-Year Wonder")
Cohort Classic: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback – Another One-Year Wonder
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 8/9/2018) Americans and wagons are a combination that baffles the mind of product developers everywhere. From being the darling of families looking for a second car […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2018) “O-kay,” someone at Ford (probably) said after the last Blackwood was sold “That…didn’t really work out did it? It was hideously expensive, we had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/29506927168_4c9948b9c7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Lincoln Mark LT – A Study of Silly Pickups")
Cohort Classic: Lincoln Mark LT – A Study of Silly Pickups
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 7/24/2018) “O-kay,” someone at Ford (probably) said after the last Blackwood was sold “That…didn’t really work out did it? It was hideously expensive, we had to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993-1999 Toyota Celica – Those Headlights
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) Those. Headlights. -
![(first posted 11/27/2017) And here we are, back to the humble hearse. Perhaps the most unappreciated service vehicle on account that by the time you call it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/37559348255_f4cbaffa4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1994 Buickillac Fleetmaster Hearse – On the State of the Modern Hearse")
Cohort Classic: 1994 Buickillac Fleetmaster Hearse – On the State of the Modern Hearse
Posted on November 25, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 11/27/2017) And here we are, back to the humble hearse. Perhaps the most unappreciated service vehicle on account that by the time you call it, […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2017) A late 90’s design that was meant to look like a modern interpretation of a 1930s trunkless sedan and has since been painted up to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36908940681_8b6363835c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Decade Clash")
Cohort Classic: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Decade Clash
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 9/12/2017) A late 90’s design that was meant to look like a modern interpretation of a 1930s trunkless sedan and has since been painted up to […] -
Cohort Classic: Porsche 928 – Design Dead-End
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) I wouldn’t say no to a Porsche, but I would think it for a bit before saying yes to this one. -
![(first posted 10/25/2016) I’ve had a bit of a think since the last time I visited Oldsmobile. Don’t get me wrong, that revolting half-baked attempt at making the Malibu into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/29542575176_23cb398667_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2000 Oldsmobile Alero – More Trouble Than it Was Worth.")
Cohort Classic: 2000 Oldsmobile Alero – More Trouble Than it Was Worth.
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/25/2016) I’ve had a bit of a think since the last time I visited Oldsmobile. Don’t get me wrong, that revolting half-baked attempt at making the Malibu into […]
