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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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![Well, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14544155857_91fe4dfccb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 16 CommentsWell, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2015) Prejudice forms early, and in the case of the 700/900-series wagons, I had a serious bias against them from a young age. The luckiest kids […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CC-214-028-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – Deservedly Legendary")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – Deservedly Legendary
Posted on June 5, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/22/2015) Prejudice forms early, and in the case of the 700/900-series wagons, I had a serious bias against them from a young age. The luckiest kids […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2014) The late ’80s and early ’90s might be my favorite automotive era; my idea of the good ol’ days. Chassis were light and able to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Audi 200 Avant – Doing It Right")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Audi 200 Avant – Doing It Right
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/11/2014) The late ’80s and early ’90s might be my favorite automotive era; my idea of the good ol’ days. Chassis were light and able to […] -
![(First posted 7/22/2014) When pictures of this Citroen CX were uploaded to the cohort by Triborough some weeks ago, I noticed them immediately but let them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-08-15.33.47.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Citroen CX Pallas D – Modernism’s Last Stand")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Citroen CX Pallas D – Modernism’s Last Stand
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 84 Comments(First posted 7/22/2014) When pictures of this Citroen CX were uploaded to the cohort by Triborough some weeks ago, I noticed them immediately but let them […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2014) This custard colored station wagon has got to be one of my favorite daily drivers in Bloomington. I’ve seen it shamble around my neighborhood and though I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ygg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Dodge Aspen – Rock Bottom And Loving It")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Dodge Aspen – Rock Bottom And Loving It
Posted on March 11, 2025 | 60 Comments(first posted 3/4/2014) This custard colored station wagon has got to be one of my favorite daily drivers in Bloomington. I’ve seen it shamble around my neighborhood and though I […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) Chrysler officially retired the K-cars in 1989, but the scaling back of different variations began earlier. This 1986-1988 LeBaron Town and Country wagon, with Turbo, was one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DSCN0645.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chrysler LeBaron Town And Country Turbo – Queen Of The K-Cars")
Curbside Classic: Chrysler LeBaron Town And Country Turbo – Queen Of The K-Cars
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) Chrysler officially retired the K-cars in 1989, but the scaling back of different variations began earlier. This 1986-1988 LeBaron Town and Country wagon, with Turbo, was one […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2014) If anyone wants to know why the Mercedes W124 and W201 were considered so influential in their day, consider their predecessor, the W123. Conservative even by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/W123b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – More Than A Fashion Statement")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – More Than A Fashion Statement
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/13/2014) If anyone wants to know why the Mercedes W124 and W201 were considered so influential in their day, consider their predecessor, the W123. Conservative even by […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2014) I could hear it from a mile away, like a dishwasher slowly prowling my neighborhood. The famed Iron Duke has never failed to turn my head. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-26-11.48.09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cutlass Ciera – The Triumph Of TrueCoat")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cutlass Ciera – The Triumph Of TrueCoat
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 137 Comments(first posted 3/26/2014) I could hear it from a mile away, like a dishwasher slowly prowling my neighborhood. The famed Iron Duke has never failed to turn my head. […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2014) There are people who don’t feel any particular allegiance to their given nationality, but rather, claim a more global identity. Likewise, while many cars undeniably reflect their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hondaciviccrxinsides1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback – Citizen Of The World")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback – Citizen Of The World
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/29/2014) There are people who don’t feel any particular allegiance to their given nationality, but rather, claim a more global identity. Likewise, while many cars undeniably reflect their […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2014) From a midwesterner’s perspective, it might seem that the Northwest is crawling with old cars, but for the locals who encounter them regularly, like Washingtonian cohort member Runningonfumes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/GrandPrix1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Big Deal In Any City")
Cohort Classic: 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Big Deal In Any City
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 98 Comments(first posted 4/29/2014) From a midwesterner’s perspective, it might seem that the Northwest is crawling with old cars, but for the locals who encounter them regularly, like Washingtonian cohort member Runningonfumes, […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2014) You can’t help but pity Nissan who, after making a good name for itself, saw its reputation and influence sink following its name change and a string […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-05-12.31.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Infiniti Q45 – l’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, And Doggonit, People Like Me")
Curbside Classic: Infiniti Q45 – l’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, And Doggonit, People Like Me
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 119 Comments(first posted 5/7/2014) You can’t help but pity Nissan who, after making a good name for itself, saw its reputation and influence sink following its name change and a string […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NSU_Ro_80_-_2009-10-11_Foto_Sp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe")
Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2014) When it comes to the domestic manufacturers, the products of Ford Motor Co taken as a whole rank low on my list of desired models. However, that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Mystique1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Mercury Mystique – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Mercury Mystique – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 98 Comments(first posted 3/31/2014) When it comes to the domestic manufacturers, the products of Ford Motor Co taken as a whole rank low on my list of desired models. However, that’s […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2014) What do you do when you own one of the more whimsical artifacts from the bad old days of Datsun’s renaming? Apparently, you just ignore it and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-08-19.35.51.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo – Unused, Unloved, Unlocked")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo – Unused, Unloved, Unlocked
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) What do you do when you own one of the more whimsical artifacts from the bad old days of Datsun’s renaming? Apparently, you just ignore it and […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2018) I wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-01-00.48.20.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham?")
Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham?
Posted on November 17, 2024 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/25/2018) I wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) […]
