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About Author: Perry Shoar
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![(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/2014/03/DodgeAspenWagon1.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, 2019 | 57 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 4, 2019 | 70 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://i1.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, 2019 | 71 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. Normally […]](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, 2019 | 127 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. Normally […] -
![(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://i1.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, 2019 | 69 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, 2019 | 96 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://i2.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 30, 2019 | 117 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, 2019 | 64 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://i2.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, 2019 | 91 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, 2018 | 65 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 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-01-16.01.21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame
Posted on September 15, 2018 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/190crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!
Posted on December 14, 2017 | 110 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pontiac-safari1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2017 | 47 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
![Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of failures bearing “the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?
Posted on January 12, 2017 | 108 CommentsWhy, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of failures bearing “the […] -
![There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been featured on these pages […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2364.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group")
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group
Posted on December 15, 2016 | 48 CommentsThere’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been featured on these pages […]
