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![Over the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1973-Mercury-Cougar-XR-7-convert-Gold-Glamour-Met-Cars-Remember-When-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed")
![The early ’80s were a rough time for the Ford Thunderbird. Moved to the compact Fox platform for 1980, the final “Malaise Era” T-Bird was smaller and more efficient than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1982-Ford-Thunderbird-Heritage-Polar-White-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-right-high-115x115.webp "1982 Ford Thunderbird Heritage Edition: The T-Bird Reaches Maximum Malaise Just Before The Dawn")
![Let’s say you had the opportunity to buy a bright red vintage Corvette convertible — one of the very last of the C3 generation — with close to zero miles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1975-Chevrolet-Corvette-convert-Mille-Miglia-Red-Bring-a-Trailer-36-side-right-high-insets-1-115x115.webp "1975 Chevrolet Corvette L48 Convertible: Only 165 HP And Just 61 Miles On This Final-Year C3 Convertible")
![While Oldsmobile would still offer a ragtop in the larger B-body Delta 88 Royale series through 1975, the midsize Cutlass convertible took its last bow in 1972. This 1972 Cutlass […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1972-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-convert-Cameo-White-Bring-a-Trailer-10-front-3q-left.inset-2-115x115.webp "1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4-4-2 Convertible: Rare 4-Speed And L75 455 In The Final Ragtop 4-4-2")
![The 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1975-B-body-convertible-collage-LeSabre-Delta-88-Caprice-Grand-Ville-115x115.webp "GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville")
![There are some cars you find yourself rooting for just because they look cool. Unfortunately, not all of them live up to the promise of their styling. The H-body Buick […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1976-Buick-Skyhawk-S-Pewter-Gray-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1976 Buick Skyhawk S: Even With The Rare 5-Speed, The H-Body Skyhawk Was “One Of GM’s Losers”")
![The 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Am was strike two for Pontiac’s sporty “import alternative” intermediate: Though praised by contemporary reviewers for its capable handling, the downsized second-generation Grand Am sold even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Pontiac-Grand-Am-CP-Nocturne-Blue-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1979 Pontiac Grand Am Coupe: Ultra-Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Sporty Flop")
![Along with the new turbo Regal, Buick introduced a second turbocharged model for 1978: the full-size Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe. Unfortunately, buyers weren’t very interested, although the turbocharged Buick V-6 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Buick-LeSabre-Sport-Coupe-Red-smclassiccars-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1978 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe: This Turbo V-6 Was Faster Than A V-8 In The B-Body, But Buyers Weren’t Convinced")
![A full-size 1970s Pontiac with fender skirts, wire wheels, Landau vinyl top, crushed velour upholstery, and … bucket seats? This rare buckets-and-console 1979 Bonneville coupe is the rolling embodiment of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1979-Pontiac-Bonneville-CP-Platinum-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1979 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe: Rare And Plush Bucket Seat B-Body")
![Since the 1990s, the new car market has been inundated with car-like trucks and truck-like car-based crossovers. It’s getting so you can’t tell the difference between a car and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Honda-CR-V-and-KIA-Niro-composite-labeled-115x115.webp "What’s The Difference Between A Car And A Truck These Days? Here’s How The NHTSA And EPA Define It")
![The early ’60s fad of offering bucket seats and a console on full-sized cars had died out by the early ’70s, but in 1978, Oldsmobile decided to give it another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Holiday-Coupe-Camel-Beige-Med-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-side-left-inset-115x115.webp "1978 Oldsmobile Holiday 88 Coupe: A Rare B-Body Olds With Bucket Seats And Center Console")
![Radical changes were in the wind in the auto industry by 1976, but at Buick, things still seemed to be mostly business as usual for one last year. This 1976 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1976-Buick-Electra-Limited-Congressional-Cream-Mecum-Auctions-F18-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1976 Buick Electra Limited: The Last Buick 4-Door Hardtop Offered Excess In Moderation")
![Oldsmobile advertised this Cutlass convertible as one of the “1963 sports cars by Oldsmobile,” with “the look and feel of sports cars costing much, much more.” It had bucket seats, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1963-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-convert-Regal-Mist-Bring-a-Trailer-4-front-3q-right-top-up-inset-115x115.webp "1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Convertible With Aluminum V-8 And 4-Speed: Not Quite A 4-4-2")
![When did GM first offer airbags on its cars? 1988? 1989? Nope — Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac all offered dual front airbags way back in 1974. Known as the GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1973-Chevrolet-Impala-Lt-Green-Gold-Bonhams-ACRS-FTP-car-with-insets-115x115.webp "GM Air Cushion Restraint System: The Whole Story Of GM’s Very Rare 1974–1976 Dual Airbag Option")
![Today, turbocharged cars and trucks are very common, but back in 1978, turbos were still rare and fairly exotic. The only U.S. manufacturer offering turbocharged engines in production cars was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Buick-Regal-Sport-Coupe-Dark-Gold-Mecum-Auctions-W32-side-right-115x115.webp "1978 Buick Regal Sport Coupe: Unrestored First-Year Turbocharged Regal, 1978’s “Performance Car Of The Future”")
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