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Automotive Histories Archive
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![The Cadillac Cimarron is one of those cars people love to hate: an unconvincingly dolled-up version of a low-buck compact sedan, which debuted with an underpowered four-cylinder engine and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1988-Cadillac-Cimarron-Autumn-Red-West-Coast-Classics-front-3q-left-crop-115x115.webp "1988 Cadillac Cimarron: The Nicest Surviving Example Of Cadillac’s Most Embarrassing Car")
1988 Cadillac Cimarron: The Nicest Surviving Example Of Cadillac’s Most Embarrassing Car
Posted on December 15, 2025 | 44 CommentsThe Cadillac Cimarron is one of those cars people love to hate: an unconvincingly dolled-up version of a low-buck compact sedan, which debuted with an underpowered four-cylinder engine and a […] -
![Never very fast, but lightweight and impressively sleek, the 1949 Nash “Airflyte” 600 and Ambassador were some of the most advanced production cars of their day, with sturdy unit-body construction […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1949-Nash-600-Super-2SD-Blue-Black-Connor-Motorcar-Company-rear-3q-right-115x115.webp "1949 Nash Airflyte: Why The “Bathtub Nash” Was The Most Advanced And Aerodynamic U.S. Car Of Its Time")
1949 Nash Airflyte: Why The “Bathtub Nash” Was The Most Advanced And Aerodynamic U.S. Car Of Its Time
Posted on December 8, 2025 | 16 CommentsNever very fast, but lightweight and impressively sleek, the 1949 Nash “Airflyte” 600 and Ambassador were some of the most advanced production cars of their day, with sturdy unit-body construction […] -
![(Updated 12/5/2025) The gradual transformation of the horseless carriage into the modern car took several decades. Many important steps were needed to go from the Benz […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1932_maybach_zeppelin_ds8_stromlinien_by_spohn4.jpg "Pontoon Fenders: An Archeology (1920-1945)")
Pontoon Fenders: An Archeology (1920-1945)
Posted on December 5, 2025 | 33 Comments(Updated 12/5/2025) The gradual transformation of the horseless carriage into the modern car took several decades. Many important steps were needed to go from the Benz […] -
![(Updated 11/29/2025) In the late 1940s, DAF started the production of heavy trucks. Prior to the Second World War, the company was best known for their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8612.jpg "1937 Single Bearer Stretcher Carrier: DAF’s Smallest Vehicle Ever")
1937 Single Bearer Stretcher Carrier: DAF’s Smallest Vehicle Ever
Posted on December 1, 2025 | 23 Comments(Updated 11/29/2025) In the late 1940s, DAF started the production of heavy trucks. Prior to the Second World War, the company was best known for their […] -
![This lime green 1968 Mercury Park Lane is a very rare car: Lincoln-Mercury built only 1,112 Park Lane convertibles this year, and just 215 of them had this simulated woodgrain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1968-Mercury-Park-Lane-convert-Lime-Frost-ClassicCars.com-side-right-115x115.webp "1968 Mercury Park Lane Convertible: Very Rare Ersatz Woodie Ragtop")
1968 Mercury Park Lane Convertible: Very Rare Ersatz Woodie Ragtop
Posted on December 1, 2025 | 20 CommentsThis lime green 1968 Mercury Park Lane is a very rare car: Lincoln-Mercury built only 1,112 Park Lane convertibles this year, and just 215 of them had this simulated woodgrain […] -
![It’s hard to imagine any vaguely style-conscious American in 1967 voluntarily buying a new Ford Falcon, especially a four-door sedan. Just as its Australian cousin was starting to get interesting, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1967-Ford-Falcon-4SD-Vintage-Burgundy-All-American-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1967 Ford Falcon Sedans: Deeply Un-Hip Survivors That Have Somehow Beaten The Odds")
1967 Ford Falcon Sedans: Deeply Un-Hip Survivors That Have Somehow Beaten The Odds
Posted on November 19, 2025 | 24 CommentsIt’s hard to imagine any vaguely style-conscious American in 1967 voluntarily buying a new Ford Falcon, especially a four-door sedan. Just as its Australian cousin was starting to get interesting, […] -
![The 1958 Buick Limited was one of the biggest, gaudiest, grandest cars of a notoriously grand and gaudy era for Detroit. It was an expensive flop that lasted only a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1958-Buick-Limited-4HT-Blue-Mist-Bring-a-Trailer-side-right-Flight-Pitch-banner-115x115.webp "1958 Buick Limited: One-Year-Only Chrome Behemoth’s Flight Pitch Dynaflow Was An Early CVT – Its Air Suspension Was Just A Nightmare")
1958 Buick Limited: One-Year-Only Chrome Behemoth’s Flight Pitch Dynaflow Was An Early CVT – Its Air Suspension Was Just A Nightmare
Posted on November 15, 2025 | 27 CommentsThe 1958 Buick Limited was one of the biggest, gaudiest, grandest cars of a notoriously grand and gaudy era for Detroit. It was an expensive flop that lasted only a […] -
![(Updated 11/5/2025) The terms “General Motors” and “Innovation” aren’t often used together when referring to the 1980s. Successes were rare for GM during this period, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ad-1983-Delco-GM-Bose-1a-Featured-Image.jpg "The Delco-GM/Bose Sound System: GM’s Greatest Hit Of The 1980s")
The Delco-GM/Bose Sound System: GM’s Greatest Hit Of The 1980s
Posted on November 5, 2025 | 98 Comments(Updated 11/5/2025) The terms “General Motors” and “Innovation” aren’t often used together when referring to the 1980s. Successes were rare for GM during this period, and […] -
![(Updated 11/3/2025) Welcome to part two (see part one here) – let’s skip the preliminaries and get right to the meat of the subject, starting with the ‘70s. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1975-Citroen-DS-last-car.jpg "Last Of Their Kind: Last Cars Off The Line, Part 2: 1970-present")
Last Of Their Kind: Last Cars Off The Line, Part 2: 1970-present
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 51 Comments(Updated 11/3/2025) Welcome to part two (see part one here) – let’s skip the preliminaries and get right to the meat of the subject, starting with the ‘70s. […] -
![(Updated 11/1/2025) Extremes always fascinate. Take, for instance, the extremes of existence that are birth and death – the very first and the very last. With cars, the “first” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/traction-avant-dernière-1957-usine3.jpg "The Last Of Their Kind: Last Cars Off The Line, Part 1: 1940-1970")
The Last Of Their Kind: Last Cars Off The Line, Part 1: 1940-1970
Posted on November 1, 2025 | 46 Comments(Updated 11/1/2025) Extremes always fascinate. Take, for instance, the extremes of existence that are birth and death – the very first and the very last. With cars, the “first” […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1985-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-diesel-Grayfern-ClassicCars.com-side-left-badge-inset-115x115.webp "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 | 45 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1981-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-dElegance-Bordeaux-Red-Mecum-Auctions-W125-front-3q-high-inset-115x115.webp "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 | 51 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/squirters-115x115.png "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1990-Buick-Estate-Wagon-Red-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1955-GM-V-8-engines-115x115.webp "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 […]
