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- Simply put, cars are my greatest passion.
![(first posted 1/14/2015) “Oh no, not again. Brendan’s writing about another minivan”. Yes I am, and I want to apologize upfront to those of you who view the minivan as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_5481.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan – This Is How We Do It, Nineties Style")
![(first posted 1/7/2015) Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t describe the styling elements of this 1984 Buick Electra Limited, or any other upscale/luxury American car from this era, as subtle. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_3786.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick Electra Limited Coupe – A Regal Rendezvous")
![(first posted 11/20/2014) It is difficult to remember a time when the best-selling car in the United States wasn’t an Accord or Camry. For the past seventeen years, these Japanese […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_6133.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercury Sable GS – Successful By Any Measure")
![(first posted 11/13/2014) Until 1984, the phrase ‘luxury car’ was largely used to described two very different types of vehicles in North America. The first was the traditional American luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6215.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Legend LS Sedan – The Empire Strikes Back")
![(first posted 11/7/2014) Most people, when they hear the word Lincoln, immediately think one of two things: Abraham Lincoln or the Lincoln Town Car. Now because we’re talking strictly cars, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6157.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2003 Lincoln LS V8 – (Momentarily) Reach Higher")
![(first posted 10/28/2014) If the ’80s was the decade of the minivan, and the ’00s the decade of the crossover, then the ’90s was certainly the decade of the SUV. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_3510.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer – Exploring Higher Elevations")
![Another year, another decade over, a new one’s just begun. Now in the midst of New Year’s Eve champagne-fueled intellectual discussions, we could get into deep predictions about this decade […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2018-dodge-journey-gallery-exterior8-1.jpg.image_.2880-1.jpg "QOTD: It’s 2020, Which Vehicle Are You Most Surprised Has Made It To The Next Decade?")
![Debuting for 1960 initially 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ahdG1odVTAW7WnodrmTsAQ_thumb_5589.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Dart – A Car Of Few Words")
![As it’s well-known already, earlier this week Buick announced that it will soon be discontinuing all variants of the Regal — eschewing it from selling any “cars” for the first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_8bb.jpg "QOTD: Is There A Brand Of Car You’d Never Buy Because It Carries A Certain Stigma?")
![Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive an exotic sports car as your daily driver? Emotionally speaking, it would be an incredible experience for sure. However […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/4IyYLwnkSOtzCB1aPIfYA_thumb_2a5.jpg "QOTD: If You Could Daily Drive Something Exotic for One Year for Free, What Would You Choose?")
![In the automotive world, the plain jane American full-size, rear-wheel, V8-powered sedan might as well be as basic as a cup of black coffee. While hardly popular anymore, these were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/gaqylxpDQxwdi2QPoeVOQ_thumb_9da0.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – A Latte From Its Black Coffee Roots")
![(First posted September 28, 2014; now with some revisions) While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5943.jpg "CC Outtake: 1996 Buick Regal GS – Trying To Wear Too Many Hats")
![There was once a time when car interiors could be ordered in just about any color under the rainbow. Peaking during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with luxury cars, one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/aqKu61OnRLeiXo6nr5ZOQ_thumb_12.jpg "CC Outtake/QOTD: 1994 Mercury Sable GS – What’s Your Preferred Interior Color?")
![In today’s small but steady field of minivan offerings, most brands cover a broad spectrum from spartan to luxurious with numerous trim levels all under one model — the one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/thumb_IMG_5313_1024.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1990-1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette – An O.G. Luxury Minivan, But By No Means A Cadillac")
![Unlike so many other neighborhoods, which have seen their identities become much more anonymous through the gentrification process, South Boston, or “Southie” as it’s known to locals remains one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LOiyr3juQQiQOpfE3Cw15A_thumb_8b.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis – The Southie Stalwart")
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