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- Simply put, cars are my greatest passion.
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About Author: Brendan Saur
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![Finding a classic car out in the open is always an exciting experience. However, as often the case, a classic car may look as out of place as a walker-supported grandma turning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_6420.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Flashback Day")
Curbside Find: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Flashback Day
Posted on August 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsFinding a classic car out in the open is always an exciting experience. However, as often the case, a classic car may look as out of place as a walker-supported grandma turning […] -
![Take a 1997 model, give it the front and rear fascias, bumpers, and bodyside moldings of the same car from 1995, add in the chrome grille, wheels, and interior from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4676-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1997 Oldsmobile Regency – The Last Of The White-Walled Oldsmobiles")
1997 Oldsmobile Regency – The Last Of The White-Walled Oldsmobiles
Posted on August 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsTake a 1997 model, give it the front and rear fascias, bumpers, and bodyside moldings of the same car from 1995, add in the chrome grille, wheels, and interior from a […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2017) With a lot of rainy, overcast days in May and early June, summer was a bit late arriving in Southeastern Massachusetts this year, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/thumb_IMG_4252_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 (A124) – Warmer Days Are Here Again")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 (A124) – Warmer Days Are Here Again
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) With a lot of rainy, overcast days in May and early June, summer was a bit late arriving in Southeastern Massachusetts this year, but […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2019) Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thumb_IMG_7079_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses")
Curbside Find: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2018) While North America keeps getting more and more SUVs/CUVs to fit every perceived niche of the market, Europe has always received some truly interesting small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thumb_IMG_6623_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2003 BMW 318td (E46 3 Series Compact) – The Bug-Eyed Bimmer")
Curbside Find: 2003 BMW 318td (E46 3 Series Compact) – The Bug-Eyed Bimmer
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 5/14/2018) While North America keeps getting more and more SUVs/CUVs to fit every perceived niche of the market, Europe has always received some truly interesting small […] -
![Anyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumb_IMG_0396_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye")
Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsAnyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2018) “The Greatest” — it’s a title which carries with it great responsibility, and one that should neither be applied nor accepted lightly. Yet for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/thumb_IMG_0948_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E (W124) – The Greatest Mercedes Of All Time?")
Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E (W124) – The Greatest Mercedes Of All Time?
Posted on June 10, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/20/2018) “The Greatest” — it’s a title which carries with it great responsibility, and one that should neither be applied nor accepted lightly. Yet for […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2019) Extensively covered before, GM’s N-body needs no formal introduction. First introduced as 1985 models, the original GM N-body Buick/Oldsmobile/Pontiac trio debuted to lukewarm reception. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thumb_IMG_7152_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Pontiac Grand Am SE – All In The Eye Of The Beholder")
Curbside Find: 1994 Pontiac Grand Am SE – All In The Eye Of The Beholder
Posted on June 4, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 6/4/2019) Extensively covered before, GM’s N-body needs no formal introduction. First introduced as 1985 models, the original GM N-body Buick/Oldsmobile/Pontiac trio debuted to lukewarm reception. […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2013) Naming cars can be a difficult challenge. Some names are very unfitting; Ford’s Aspire, for example, was the exact opposite of anything ever aspired to. Another misnomer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_2011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Acura Legend – True Life: “I’m A Legend”")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Acura Legend – True Life: “I’m A Legend”
Posted on May 31, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 6/24/2013) Naming cars can be a difficult challenge. Some names are very unfitting; Ford’s Aspire, for example, was the exact opposite of anything ever aspired to. Another misnomer […] -
![I was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but remember the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_1513-e1747978780546.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better Than Two?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better Than Two?
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 26 CommentsI was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but remember the car […] -
![Good things have a funny way of happening when you least expect them. Much to my frustration, I’ve recently been going through somewhat of a drought when it comes to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2257.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Fury III – The Long Search For A Fuselage Fury Finally Pays Off")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Fury III – The Long Search For A Fuselage Fury Finally Pays Off
Posted on May 3, 2025 | 37 CommentsGood things have a funny way of happening when you least expect them. Much to my frustration, I’ve recently been going through somewhat of a drought when it comes to […] -
![Buick — Is there any other modern American brand that speaks louder to traditional values, “understated luxury”, mature mindsets, AND one that has done so with so much success for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/auickthumb_IMG_9148_1024.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick Electra Park Avenue – A Genuine Buick!")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick Electra Park Avenue – A Genuine Buick!
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 17 CommentsBuick — Is there any other modern American brand that speaks louder to traditional values, “understated luxury”, mature mindsets, AND one that has done so with so much success for […] -
![(first posted 3/21/2019) The fourth and final generation Toyota Cressida was by no means an exciting car. Clean and innocuous-looking, it could be confused with just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1990-Toyota-Cressida-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1986 & 1990 Toyota Cressida – The Ur-Lexus Or The Un-Lexus?")
Curbside Classics: 1986 & 1990 Toyota Cressida – The Ur-Lexus Or The Un-Lexus?
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 51 Comments(first posted 3/21/2019) The fourth and final generation Toyota Cressida was by no means an exciting car. Clean and innocuous-looking, it could be confused with just […] -
![The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year of the doomed Edsel, the beginning of the end for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Seneca1960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under")
1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 22 CommentsThe year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year of the doomed Edsel, the beginning of the end for […] -
![I doubt that few could have guessed that SUVs, with their favorable seating position, versatility, and somewhat inflated sense of security would ultimately overtake the automobile industry and leave the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1990_GrandWagoneer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Elite-Ender Weekender")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Elite-Ender Weekender
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 CommentsI doubt that few could have guessed that SUVs, with their favorable seating position, versatility, and somewhat inflated sense of security would ultimately overtake the automobile industry and leave the […]
