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- Simply put, cars are my greatest passion.
![(Updated 10/2/2026) The 1970s was a decade of some of the biggest shakeups in the automobile industry. Two energy crises, increased federal safety standards, and a flood of imports […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-cad.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – When A DeVille Isn’t Big Enough")
![(Updated 8/19/2026) A recent trip to a local junkyard yielded some interesting finds (which I hope to share more of), but among them was this black-on-black 1996 Oldsmobile LSS, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_4958.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1996 Oldsmobile LSS – Still Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Just With An Extra “S”")
![(Updated 8/6/2026) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5303.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink")
![(Updated 7/15/2026) Bigger is better. While this phrase isn’t always true, there is no denying that the Ford Expedition was, and still is, one big vehicle. My reaction upon seeing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_4218.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1997 Ford Expedition – My Introduction To Excess")
![(Updated 7/3/2026) The Chrysler LHS has always been one of those cars that’s baffled me, as I’ve never known quite what to make of it. Sure Chrysler marketed it as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_4841.jpg "1996 Chrysler LHS: Lost Hopeless Soul — Sports Sedan or a Luxury Car?")
![(Updated 5/10/2026) The personal luxury car market in the late-eighties was a world of polar opposites. At one end were mostly soft-riding, comfort-oriented American cars like the Cadillac Eldorado […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_4227.jpg "1990 Volvo 780 Turbo Coupe – An Exotic Automobile For A Practical Consumer")
![(Updated 3/28/2026) You got to hand it to Cadillac. Although color coordinated paint and interior schemes were long de rigueur in Detroit, no one either took it to quite the same […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_3805.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – “Garanimals Galore”")
![(Updated 2/20/2026) Introduced as a 1995 model, the Avalon was Toyota’s first true full-size family sedan sold in North America. Although externally smaller than most front-wheel drive, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/uofqwPQQdy8U9xN3TgL4w_thumb_a427.jpg "Curbside Find: 2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – Bench Seats Are For Buicks")
![(Updated 2/2/2026) Upon its introduction as a 2001 model, few could deny that the Chrysler PT Cruiser was an undeniably “cool” car, at least from afar. In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chrysler_pt_cruiser_83.jpeg "2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Retro-Grade or Retro-Chic?")
![(Updated 1/31/2026) For the latter part of the 20th century, the two Swedish brands could easily be distinguished by their shapes. Volvos were square and Saabs were distinctly swoopy. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_2484.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 9000 CS Aero – The Square Saab")
![(Updated 1/29/2026) When it comes to describing the trending automotive styling in the mid-00s, “peak retro” just might best the best description. Popularized by mass market mainstream cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/jwirgY0IQsi837hf06RS4Q_thumb_800.jpg "Curbside Find: 1991 Nissan Figaro – Figaro, Figaro, Figawi?")
![(Updated 1/23/2026) Ever since childhood, owning a red Bimmer has been a dream of mine. Even today, as I’m in my 20s, this dream is still very much alive. Back […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2816.jpg "1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Red Bimmer Of My Childhood Dreams")
![(Updated 12/20/2025) When it comes to naming their passenger car models, American and Asian brands have historically favored actual word names, while European brands predominately stuck with alphanumeric nomenclature — […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sd3ieoPTzeF4GIneUdsw_thumb_36.jpg "1997 Audi Cabriolet: Ja, We Will Just Call It What It Is")
![Debuting for 1960 as a full-size model, the Dodge Dart was subsequently downsized to a midsize model in 1962, and then again in 1963 to a compact model, where it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ahdG1odVTAW7WnodrmTsAQ_thumb_5589.jpg "1976 Dodge Dart: A Car Of Few Words")
![(Updated 12/3/2025) Saturn. Is there a car brand whose mission and purpose in life was initially so clear-cut and targeted, yet one whose mission and purpose went […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jfP2kVK7QlmZprZfc7vgRQ_thumb_a023.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2007 Saturn Aura XE – Positive Outlook, Grim Vue")
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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