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Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/13/2014) This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days. This is the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face
Posted on March 7, 2019 | 105 Comments(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […] -
Parking Lot Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday Hardtop – Happy Haunting
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/12/2013) To continue on the trajectory of early -’60s Oldsmobiles that continues to haunt me, I present this Dynamic 88, which I first met under the cover of […] -
Curbside Comparison: 1962 Buick Invicta vs. 1962 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight vs. 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport- Wide Eyes and Double Chins
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 98 Comments(first posted 10/25/2011) I didn’t realize I had another Buick-Olds mid market smackdown hiding in my photo collection. And due to some Mopar outcries, I’ll throw in the previously-covered crazy-faced […] -
Curbside Comparison: 1955 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight vs. 1955 Buick Special – Battle of The B’s
Posted on February 4, 2016 | 102 Comments(first posted 10/12/2011) So it’s 1955, and you aren’t necessarily a brand loyalist, yet still a General Motors loyalist. The all new for 1954 B-Body by Fisher cousins, the Oldsmobile […] -
Curbside Trends: The Ford Falcon – #1 In Classic Cars Among Hipsters
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 107 Comments(first posted 1/10/2012. Have things changed since then?) If you wonder “What is the most popular classic car among fashionable urban individuals 18-34 (i.e Hipsters)?” Given my non-scientific guess […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Special Deluxe Sedan – Not All That Special
Posted on June 5, 2015 | 54 Comments(first posted 11/29/2011) Of all brands that tried to make the name “Special” for its cars actually seem, well, “special,” no one did a better job of framing that name […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler LHS – The (Belated) Graduation Gift, For Me As Well As K-Car Weary America
Posted on May 30, 2015 | 87 Comments(first posted 8/2/2011) Beggars can’t (technically) be choosers. This is where I tell the story of my, as well as Chrysler’s, first modern big car. -
CC Capsule: 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria – The Ever-Eager Dalmatian
Posted on February 24, 2015 | 53 CommentsOne is majorly spoiled living in Northern California. No matter the time of the year, one can step right out their front door and, if they’re quick with their camera, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Fancy Feast
Posted on October 21, 2014 | 98 Comments(first published 4/16/2013) The Thunderbird: So irrational, so illogical, so often successful. Out of all the cars that make no sense–at least on paper– I’m willing to give the beguiling bird […] -
CC Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – Things Go Better With Coke
Posted on October 4, 2014 | 35 CommentsI’ve noted previously that October is really “high convertible season” in the San Francisco Bay Area. As Friday slides into Saturday Brunches and Farmers Markets, the first weekend of October […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 -1962 Plymouth Valiant – No One’s Kid Brother
Posted on September 11, 2014 | 82 Comments(first posted 7/6/2011) Call me crazy, call me nerdy. But one of my favorite cars of all time, just to stare at for hours, is the original Valiant. Within a […] -
CC Design Question: 1959 Forward Face Off – Who Wore Their Make-Up Better?
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsWhen Virgil Exner and the Highland Park Studios had to finish off the 1950’s, the final Forward Look interpretations for the decade got a heavy dose of new make up. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Cadillac Series 62 Town Sedan – Don Draper’s Dream
Posted on September 7, 2014 | 69 Comments(first posted 6/9/2011) My absolute favorite Cadillac of all time are the 1962 models. Turning on the television, it seems I’m not the only one. These particular Cadillacs pop up […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible
Posted on August 25, 2014 | 77 Comments(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]