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Blog Archive
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – Traditional Architecture
Posted on October 27, 2022 | 38 CommentsCohort poster Roshake keeps finding cars in Budapest that used to be prolific on our streets, but no longer. Where did all these budget Sevilles go? To Hungary, apparently. -
![(first posted 6/22/2013) Like Jim Cavanaugh — or even more so, if that’s possible — I found the 1980 Mark VI to be rather pathetic: a rolling monument to bad […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lincoln-Mark-6-Ad03.jpg "Design Analysis: Did The Lincoln Mark VI Have The Biggest Overhang Ratio Ever?")
Design Analysis: Did The Lincoln Mark VI Have The Biggest Overhang Ratio Ever?
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 128 Comments(first posted 6/22/2013) Like Jim Cavanaugh — or even more so, if that’s possible — I found the 1980 Mark VI to be rather pathetic: a rolling monument to bad […] -
![Mucho axles, brute power, hefty. Heayy and special haulage combinations must be the most fascinating on-road big rigs, all over the world. What we have here is a 2013 Scania […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_0643.jpg "CC Outtake: Rollin’ Low")
CC Outtake: Rollin’ Low
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 5 CommentsMucho axles, brute power, hefty. Heayy and special haulage combinations must be the most fascinating on-road big rigs, all over the world. What we have here is a 2013 Scania […] -
![For many years, Mazda tried to break into the lucrative executive saloon market. But just like they stuck to the Wankel engine until they ironed out nearly all the issues […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20210920_113613-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1999 Mazda Millenia – Flagship Down")
CC Capsule: 1999 Mazda Millenia – Flagship Down
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 13 CommentsFor many years, Mazda tried to break into the lucrative executive saloon market. But just like they stuck to the Wankel engine until they ironed out nearly all the issues […] -
![When one discusses American cars of the 1970s, good handling is not typically something that pops into one’s thoughts. If anything, most American cars of the 1970s have a reputation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1973-Grand-Am-cutaway.jpg "CC Tech: 1973-77 GM Colonnade Chassis Design – Corner Carving through the Brougham Era")
CC Tech: 1973-77 GM Colonnade Chassis Design – Corner Carving through the Brougham Era
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 67 CommentsWhen one discusses American cars of the 1970s, good handling is not typically something that pops into one’s thoughts. If anything, most American cars of the 1970s have a reputation […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2016) I’ve had a bit of a think since the last time I visited Oldsmobile. Don’t get me wrong, that revolting half-baked attempt at making the Malibu into […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/29542575176_23cb398667_z.jpg "Cohort Classic: 2000 Oldsmobile Alero – More Trouble Than it Was Worth.")
Cohort Classic: 2000 Oldsmobile Alero – More Trouble Than it Was Worth.
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/25/2016) I’ve had a bit of a think since the last time I visited Oldsmobile. Don’t get me wrong, that revolting half-baked attempt at making the Malibu into […] -
![This Chevy tilt cab truck as almost as new as the cars, as these trucks were first sold in 1960. Although the ’61 Chevy is generally held in fairly high […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/51994804384_a2aa0db331_k.jpg "Vintage Car Carrier: Chevrolet Tilt Cab Hauling 1961 Chevy Biscaynes And One Bel Air – A Spartan Load")
Vintage Car Carrier: Chevrolet Tilt Cab Hauling 1961 Chevy Biscaynes And One Bel Air – A Spartan Load
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 31 CommentsThis Chevy tilt cab truck as almost as new as the cars, as these trucks were first sold in 1960. Although the ’61 Chevy is generally held in fairly high […] -
![GM’s N-Bodies may be considered worthless and highly disposable in their home country, but apparently they are held in high esteem elsewhere, like the Grand Am we saw the other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/52439388878_cb42c6e9a2_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Buick Skylark Custom – Disdained At Home; Loved Abroad")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Buick Skylark Custom – Disdained At Home; Loved Abroad
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 36 CommentsGM’s N-Bodies may be considered worthless and highly disposable in their home country, but apparently they are held in high esteem elsewhere, like the Grand Am we saw the other […] -
![A GM Ranger? In Europe? Yes, for a few years (1970-1978) GM had a third brand in Europe, in addition to Opel and Vauxhall. The notion seems a bit silly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/51907255417_00eb1bd3d3_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: GM Ranger, A Short-Lived Third European GM Brand")
Vintage Ad: GM Ranger, A Short-Lived Third European GM Brand
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 31 CommentsA GM Ranger? In Europe? Yes, for a few years (1970-1978) GM had a third brand in Europe, in addition to Opel and Vauxhall. The notion seems a bit silly […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2016) I photographed these two, fine specimens of 80’s American luxury at the same intersection (Jackson & Franklin) adjacent to the Willis (née Sears) Tower within the span […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1985-Cadillac-1989-Lincoln-collage-CC.jpg "Classics-In-Traffic: 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham & 1989 Lincoln Town Car – Buses & Broughams")
Classics-In-Traffic: 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham & 1989 Lincoln Town Car – Buses & Broughams
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 10/24/2016) I photographed these two, fine specimens of 80’s American luxury at the same intersection (Jackson & Franklin) adjacent to the Willis (née Sears) Tower within the span […] -
![The gen1 Caravan and Voyager are finally starting to get a bit thin on the ground, but this one is still a daily driver in Port Orford, as are a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_9698.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1990 Dodge Grand Caravan – CarVan")
Curbside Outtake: 1990 Dodge Grand Caravan – CarVan
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe gen1 Caravan and Voyager are finally starting to get a bit thin on the ground, but this one is still a daily driver in Port Orford, as are a […] -
![The other day, as I engaged with my own personal Ship of Theseus – otherwise known as a 2001 Whirlpool Duet washing machine – I encountered the special frustration of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_1508.jpeg "QOTD: Have You Been Stymied by “Special Tools”?")
QOTD: Have You Been Stymied by “Special Tools”?
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 133 CommentsThe other day, as I engaged with my own personal Ship of Theseus – otherwise known as a 2001 Whirlpool Duet washing machine – I encountered the special frustration of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Kissing Cousins
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 11 CommentsQuite a few similarities here, with a bit if distance. In case you’re wondering about the Mercury’s grille, it’s a Canadian Meteor, actually. Photo by canadiancatgreen. -
Wordless Outtake: Never Mind The Vee Dubs (Or The 1970 Vignale Gamine That Got Away)
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 7 Comments -
![One of the things that gets in my craw about vintage cars is how every Chevelle was a Big Block and every Coronet had a 426 Hemi. Coming from someone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EA-827.jpg "Opinion: Len’s Top Five Engines That Don’t Get No Respect")
Opinion: Len’s Top Five Engines That Don’t Get No Respect
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 67 CommentsOne of the things that gets in my craw about vintage cars is how every Chevelle was a Big Block and every Coronet had a 426 Hemi. Coming from someone […]
