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![In 1988, Oldsmobile tried to breathe some life into the dowdy N-body Calais by offering it with the new DOHC Quad 4 engine. Car and Driver compared the combination to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1988-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Calais-CP-Dark-Garnet-Hemmings-front-3q-right-insets-115x115.webp "1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais With Quad 4 And Rare 5-Speed: “A Heady Blend of High Revs and Haut Velour”")
![“The heart wants what it wants” is a frequently recurring sentiment when it comes to old cars, and one that justifies a lot of expenditures (of time, money, and effort) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1964-Rambler-Classic-2HT-Classic-Black-Street-Dreams-Texas-front-3q-left-e1792888994697-115x115.webp "1964 Rambler Classic 770 V-8 Hardtop With Bucket Seats: Somebody’s Idea Of The Perfect Rambler")
![2026 marks roughly 100 years of a feature most of us have long taken for granted: the car radio. This 1972 article from the long-defunct Special Interest Autos magazine explores […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Putting-Radio-on-the-Road-1931-radio-installation-diagram-115x115.webp "“Getting Radio On The Road” (And Which Automakers Were Really First To Offer Car Radio?)")
![The Studebaker Hawk got a new lease on life with Brooks Stevens’ dramatic 1962 restyling, but by the 1964 model year, that lease was running out: The Hawk would be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1964-Studebaker-GT-Hawk-Horizon-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-10-front-3q-right-lights-115x115.webp "1964 Studebaker GT Hawk: One Of Only 70 Final-Year Hawks With The R2 Supercharged Engine")
![The original Oldsmobile Toronado was a landmark design that Oldsmobile stylists spent the next four years undermining. By 1970, the final year of the first generation, the wine had definitely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1970-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Burnished-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-4-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1970 Oldsmobile Toronado GT: 400 Horsepower And A Face Only A Mother Could Love")
![Although the mid-’60s AMC Ambassador was still firmly in the intermediate class in exterior size and interior space, American Motors encouraged buyers to compare the plush new Ambassador DPL with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1966-AMC-Ambassador-DPL-Frost-White-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-with-interior-inset-2-115x115.webp "1966 AMC Ambassador DPL Hardtop: American’s Dressed-Up Intermediate, Masquerading As A Full-Size Car")
![The 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1970-Buick-Riviera-and-1937-Delage-D8-120-side-comp-115x115.webp "1970 Buick Riviera GS: This Unloved Riviera Was Inspired By A Spectacular Prewar Classic")
![The early bucket-seat Falcon Futura wasn’t available in station wagon form, but in 1962 and 1963, you could order the Futura buckets and console as a standalone option on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Ford-Falcon-Squire-Raven-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-109-side-right-buckets-composite-115x115.webp "1963 Ford Falcon Squire V-8 Station Wagon: One Of Just 162 Falcon Wagons With The 260 V-8 And Bucket Seats")
![GM’s last full-size convertibles expired in 1975 (and the Cadillac Eldorado in 1976), but what about Ford Motor Company? This “Ginger Glow” 1972 Ford LTD ragtop is a late example […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1972-Ford-LTD-convert-Ginger-Glow-Bring-a-Trailer-14-front-3q-left-top-down-115x115.webp "1972 Ford LTD Convertible: Final Year For The Factory-Built Full-Size Ford Ragtop")
![Talking about “bargains” and “value” in the luxury car league is often a quixotic effort, but back in 1972, the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight gave you a full measure of Detroit luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1972-Oldsmobile-98-LS-4HT-Nutmeg-Bring-a-Trailer-3-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1972 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan: A Full-Size Luxury Bargain From Big Sky Country")
![The compact Comet, the bigger, plusher version of the Ford Falcon, was Mercury’s only real hit in the early ’60s, appealing to buyers who wanted a slightly more upscale smaller […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Mercury-Comet-4SD-Sultana-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-e1791455577911-115x115.webp "1963 Mercury Comet V-8 Sedan: “For Better Or For Worse, Something Different Under The Hood”")
![Buick’s 1971–1973 “Boattail” Riviera has always been controversial, but its 1974–1976 successor remains a non-entity, a car you could easily forget had existed at all. That’s not just a latter-day […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1976-Buick-Riviera-Judicial-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-3-front-3q-left-Road-Test-115x115.webp "Vintage Review: 1976 Buick Riviera – “Once Big, Flashy, Fast And Unique, It Is Now Simply Big”")
![Introduced during the 1961 model year, the Oldsmobile Starfire was a flashy, well-equipped sporty version of the full-size Olds 88. It survived through 1966, but by the end, changing buyer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1966-Oldsmobile-Starfire-Target-Red-Midwest-Car-Exchange-front-3q-right-badge-115x115.webp "1966 Oldsmobile Starfire: The Last Full-Size Starfire, Lost In the Shadow Of The Toronado"){kind=icon}
![While the 1967–1968 Cougar remains most people’s favorite Mercury, the brand’s most distinctive models were certainly the 1963–1966 Breezeway cars, with their reverse-slant C-pillars and retractable rear windows. Although most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Mercury-Monterey-S-55-2HT-Pink-Frost-Connors-Motorcar-Company-side-right-and-buckets-115x115.webp "1963 Mercury Monterey S-55: One-Year-Only Bucket-Seat Sporty Version Of Mercury’s Weird Breezeway Roof")
![Buick sold fewer than 200,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2025, but seven decades earlier, they were one of America’s top automotive brands, accounting for more than one in every […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1955-Buick-Special-2HT-Dover-Gray-Cadet-Blue-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1955 Buick Special Riviera: This Buick Was As Popular In 1955 As A Camry Is Today — And It Has Only 5,000 Miles")
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