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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 6/4/2019) Extensively covered before, GM’s N-body needs no formal introduction. First introduced as 1985 models, the original GM N-body Buick/Oldsmobile/Pontiac trio debuted to lukewarm reception. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thumb_IMG_7152_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Pontiac Grand Am SE – All In The Eye Of The Beholder")
Curbside Find: 1994 Pontiac Grand Am SE – All In The Eye Of The Beholder
Posted on June 4, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 6/4/2019) Extensively covered before, GM’s N-body needs no formal introduction. First introduced as 1985 models, the original GM N-body Buick/Oldsmobile/Pontiac trio debuted to lukewarm reception. […] -
![As some of you may have gathered, I’m in the middle of an ‘80s binge and this is American car week. The issue with ‘80s American cars is how unfamiliar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20230108_134857_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Find: 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Placeholder Cream Puff")
CC Find: 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Placeholder Cream Puff
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsAs some of you may have gathered, I’m in the middle of an ‘80s binge and this is American car week. The issue with ‘80s American cars is how unfamiliar […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms")
Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 10 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/holden-rb-gemini-sle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark")
Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […] -
![The hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_1139_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common")
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […] -
![(note: the Microlino is not available in the US) Do you miss the Isetta and Messerschmidt bubble cars? Do you think one could be an answer to today’s traffic, width […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250115_110417.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2024 Micro Microlino – This Electric Bubble Car May Be All You Need If You Don’t Need To Exceed 56 MPH")
2024 Micro Microlino – This Electric Bubble Car May Be All You Need If You Don’t Need To Exceed 56 MPH
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 16 Comments(note: the Microlino is not available in the US) Do you miss the Isetta and Messerschmidt bubble cars? Do you think one could be an answer to today’s traffic, width […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2019) The GM N-body cars of the ’80’s have been covered several times over the years here at Curbside Classic, usually when a tired, can’t-believe-this-is-still-on-the-road […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190505_185610.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme – A Happy Baby")
Car Show Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme – A Happy Baby
Posted on May 11, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 5/10/2019) The GM N-body cars of the ’80’s have been covered several times over the years here at Curbside Classic, usually when a tired, can’t-believe-this-is-still-on-the-road […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2019) Daewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/daewoo-tacuma-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed")
2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/25/2019) Daewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a […] -
![I’ve previously noted on CC that if you want to see a Leyland truck, you have to go a classic vehicle show of some sort; to buy one, you go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20250426_143158.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted: 1989 AWD TL 8-14 – An Interesting Horsebox")
Spotted: 1989 AWD TL 8-14 – An Interesting Horsebox
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 2 CommentsI’ve previously noted on CC that if you want to see a Leyland truck, you have to go a classic vehicle show of some sort; to buy one, you go […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2019) The culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2016-to-2018-holden-barina-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina")
Future Classic: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina
Posted on April 30, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 4/20/2019) The culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2014) On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-229-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios")
Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 59 Comments(first posted 8/29/2014) On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? […] -
![Although they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241103_080557_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question")
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 22 CommentsAlthough they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1975-chevrolet-monza-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness
Posted on April 14, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kia-sedona-carnival-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan")
Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]
