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About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) 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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 – 1985 Fiat 128 – The Fiat We Must Remember
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) Fiat’s present day existence presents a rather inconsistent picture. On one hand, we see a multinational with the savvy to buy a gigantic presence in the all-important […] -
Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […] -
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […] -
CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […] -
1967 Dodge Polara 2-Door Hardtop — A Case Of Substance Over Style
Posted on May 7, 2020 | 44 Comments(Updated 4/29/2026) Popularity is a curious thing—some cars seem to earn it effortlessly, while others never quite manage to do it, no matter how much they have […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You!
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […] -
Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Riviera – Riding The Curve
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/21/2014) It’s become obvious that I like white cars more than most people, but even I’m getting an excessive share. A good portion majority of the CCs I’ve […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Electra 225 – The Great Society
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 1/31/2014) This car is the perfect counterpoint to my first CC. Both are white domestic full-size sedans from the mid-late 1960s and both are rather basically equipped cars […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […]
![Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group (first posted 12/16/2016) 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2364.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery (first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Snaab2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 – 1985 Fiat 128 – The Fiat We Must Remember (first posted 3/21/2016) Fiat’s present day existence presents a rather inconsistent picture. On one hand, we see a multinational with the savvy to buy a gigantic presence in the all-important […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/128.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility (first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Nissan-Maxima.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan (first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mpv.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days (first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-q.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat… (first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-must.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost (first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-ny.jpg)
![1967 Dodge Polara 2-Door Hardtop — A Case Of Substance Over Style (Updated 4/29/2026) Popularity is a curious thing—some cars seem to earn it effortlessly, while others never quite manage to do it, no matter how much they have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Polara1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You! (first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-14-11.18.43.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird (first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-03-11.48.33.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Riviera – Riding The Curve (first posted 3/21/2014) It’s become obvious that I like white cars more than most people, but even I’m getting an excessive share. A good portion majority of the CCs I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-06-12.01.48.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities (first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lute-e1391980843730.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Electra 225 – The Great Society (first posted 1/31/2014) This car is the perfect counterpoint to my first CC. Both are white domestic full-size sedans from the mid-late 1960s and both are rather basically equipped cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCN0594.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park (first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Newport2.jpg)


