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Automotive Histories Archive
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![Most Cadillac fans are aware that for about six and a half years, many Cadillac models were available with the unfortunate Oldsmobile 5.7-liter diesel V-8. Towards the end of that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1985-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-diesel-Grayfern-ClassicCars.com-side-left-badge-inset.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1985 Cadillac De Ville 4.3 V-6 Diesel: The Most Underpowered Cadillac Since Before WW2")
1985 Cadillac De Ville 4.3 V-6 Diesel: The Most Underpowered Cadillac Since Before WW2
Posted on October 27, 2025 | 41 CommentsMost Cadillac fans are aware that for about six and a half years, many Cadillac models were available with the unfortunate Oldsmobile 5.7-liter diesel V-8. Towards the end of that […] -
![In 1981, Cadillac rolled out a new version of its 368-cid V-8 engine with a “modulated displacement” (cylinder deactivation) system that let it run on eight, six, or four cylinders […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1981-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-dElegance-Bordeaux-Red-Mecum-Auctions-W125-front-3q-high-inset.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1981 Cadillac V8-6-4: The Real Reason Cadillac Dropped Its “Modulated Displacement” Engine After Only A Year")
1981 Cadillac V8-6-4: The Real Reason Cadillac Dropped Its “Modulated Displacement” Engine After Only A Year
Posted on October 19, 2025 | 50 CommentsIn 1981, Cadillac rolled out a new version of its 368-cid V-8 engine with a “modulated displacement” (cylinder deactivation) system that let it run on eight, six, or four cylinders […] -
![Thanks to this site’s large and eclectic crew of knowledgeable writers, it can sometimes be quite difficult to develop topics for articles. I’m not entirely sure how different CC’ers engage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/squirters.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Squirts, Bottles and Bags: A Kleer View on Windshield Washing History")
Squirts, Bottles and Bags: A Kleer View on Windshield Washing History
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 40 CommentsThanks to this site’s large and eclectic crew of knowledgeable writers, it can sometimes be quite difficult to develop topics for articles. I’m not entirely sure how different CC’ers engage […] -
![I recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1990-Buick-Estate-Wagon-Red-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way")
1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsI recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […] -
![Until the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1955-GM-V-8-engines.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines")
Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 41 CommentsUntil the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […] -
![Charting the history of Cadillac is often as much a matter of charting its decline as noting its successes. The 1990 Sedan de Ville was a little of both: It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1990-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-Slate-Gray-West-Coast-Classics-side-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1990 Cadillac Sedan De Ville And Fleetwood: Cadillac At The Crossroads")
1990 Cadillac Sedan De Ville And Fleetwood: Cadillac At The Crossroads
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 38 CommentsCharting the history of Cadillac is often as much a matter of charting its decline as noting its successes. The 1990 Sedan de Ville was a little of both: It […] -
![By the early 1970s, more than 20 years after Crosley introduced its groundbreaking but short-lived Hydradisc brakes, automakers were finally, grudgingly adopting standard disc brakes, at least for the front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1974-Ford-Maverick-2D-Polar-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "What Were The Last U.S.-Market Cars With Four-Wheel Drum Brakes?")
What Were The Last U.S.-Market Cars With Four-Wheel Drum Brakes?
Posted on October 5, 2025 | 39 CommentsBy the early 1970s, more than 20 years after Crosley introduced its groundbreaking but short-lived Hydradisc brakes, automakers were finally, grudgingly adopting standard disc brakes, at least for the front […] -
![After encountering a 1963 Cadillac Series 62 convertible with a beautiful special order turquoise-and-white leather interior, I was curious to learn more about Cadillac interior and color special orders in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1964-Cadillac-Eldorado-Firemist-Aquamarine-Classic-Cars-of-Sarasota-front-seats-door-open.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1960s Cadillac Special Orders: Non-Standard Color And Trim Options By “Special Request”")
1960s Cadillac Special Orders: Non-Standard Color And Trim Options By “Special Request”
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsAfter encountering a 1963 Cadillac Series 62 convertible with a beautiful special order turquoise-and-white leather interior, I was curious to learn more about Cadillac interior and color special orders in […] -
![If you read Curbside Classic, it’s likely that you have subscribed to at least one or two of the big automotive periodicals, and it’s just as likely that you know that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/685123-115x115.avif "1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible With A Pontiac 400 V8: Is This GM’s Most Forgotten Hybrid?")
1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible With A Pontiac 400 V8: Is This GM’s Most Forgotten Hybrid?
Posted on September 30, 2025 | 34 CommentsIf you read Curbside Classic, it’s likely that you have subscribed to at least one or two of the big automotive periodicals, and it’s just as likely that you know that […] -
![If you think the first muscular Buicks were the GS400 and GS455 of the late ’60s and early ’70s, think again — more than 25 years earlier, the Buick Century […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1941-Buick-Century-2SD-blue-Theodore-W.-Pieper-RM-Auctions-front-3q-with-CC-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1941 Buick Century Sedanet With Compound Carburetion – Buick’s First Muscle Car")
1941 Buick Century Sedanet With Compound Carburetion – Buick’s First Muscle Car
Posted on September 24, 2025 | 11 CommentsIf you think the first muscular Buicks were the GS400 and GS455 of the late ’60s and early ’70s, think again — more than 25 years earlier, the Buick Century […] -
![The late fifties were peak automotive excess with over-the-top styling, fins, jet and rocket-inspired details and gimmicks of all sorts. One of the more outlandish ones were hardtop station wagons; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/a-58-voyager-fq.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "The Only Two-Door Hardtop Wagons Ever: The Unique 1957-1959 Mercury Commuter & Voyager")
The Only Two-Door Hardtop Wagons Ever: The Unique 1957-1959 Mercury Commuter & Voyager
Posted on September 21, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe late fifties were peak automotive excess with over-the-top styling, fins, jet and rocket-inspired details and gimmicks of all sorts. One of the more outlandish ones were hardtop station wagons; […] -
![(updated 9/20/2025) We recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1984-Oldsmobile-ES-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s")
Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 69 Comments(updated 9/20/2025) We recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model […] -
![If you read car magazines of the late ’60s and early ’70s, you can’t help but notice the tunnel vision: It’s all about straight-line acceleration over distances up to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1967-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-convert-Bimini-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-F172-front.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible With L66 Turnpike Cruising Option: The Ultimate Road Trip Olds")
1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible With L66 Turnpike Cruising Option: The Ultimate Road Trip Olds
Posted on September 19, 2025 | 12 CommentsIf you read car magazines of the late ’60s and early ’70s, you can’t help but notice the tunnel vision: It’s all about straight-line acceleration over distances up to a […] -
![In retrospect, however short-lived it turned out to be, one can safely assume that the arrival of the 4-door hardtop station wagon was inevitable. Both the station wagon and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1957-Mercury-Commuter-and-1957-Oldsmobile-Golden-Rocket-88-Fiesta.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops – Hardtop Station Wagons Of The 1950s")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops – Hardtop Station Wagons Of The 1950s
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 27 CommentsIn retrospect, however short-lived it turned out to be, one can safely assume that the arrival of the 4-door hardtop station wagon was inevitable. Both the station wagon and the […] -
![Once upon a time, one of the distinguishing features of American luxury cars was that not only were they available in a whole rainbow of colors, you could coordinate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Color-Coordinated-Cadillac-montage-68-Eldo-75-CdV-78-Eldo-63-Eldo.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Color-Coordinated Cadillacs: Colorful Eldorados, De Villes, And Fleetwood Broughams")
Color-Coordinated Cadillacs: Colorful Eldorados, De Villes, And Fleetwood Broughams
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 12 CommentsOnce upon a time, one of the distinguishing features of American luxury cars was that not only were they available in a whole rainbow of colors, you could coordinate the […]
