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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 1/12/2016) With Toyota Week firing on all four cylinders, now is probably the right time for some respite in the form of a gargantuan US ragtop. To my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cent1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible – Catching Cows")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible – Catching Cows
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/12/2016) With Toyota Week firing on all four cylinders, now is probably the right time for some respite in the form of a gargantuan US ragtop. To my […] -
![When I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cct.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse")
Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 67 CommentsWhen I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11-25-2012-014-1280x852-e1360612920696.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […] -
![Red Torino shot by Perry Curtis in Buenos Aires, Argentina (first posted 1/9/2016) South America, especially Brazil and Argentina, is famous for its many local adaptions and permutations of US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IKA-1971-Torino-side-CP-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 IKA Torino TS – The Legendary Rambler European South American")
Curbside Classic: 1971 IKA Torino TS – The Legendary Rambler European South American
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 50 CommentsRed Torino shot by Perry Curtis in Buenos Aires, Argentina (first posted 1/9/2016) South America, especially Brazil and Argentina, is famous for its many local adaptions and permutations of US […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/oool.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2016) As George Washington once said, I cannot tell a lie. Saying I don’t have a certain, indescribable attraction to full-sized Mercury models between roughly 1963 and 1978 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mmmmn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic and CC Drive Report: 1969 Mercury Monterey Custom – Buy Yourself A Mercury And Cruise It Up And Down The Road")
Curbside Classic and CC Drive Report: 1969 Mercury Monterey Custom – Buy Yourself A Mercury And Cruise It Up And Down The Road
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/8/2016) As George Washington once said, I cannot tell a lie. Saying I don’t have a certain, indescribable attraction to full-sized Mercury models between roughly 1963 and 1978 […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2016) The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a volley lobbed right at the heart of the American car market. The best-selling cars in America during the 1990s were the Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oldsmobile-intrigue-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue – Oldsmobile’s Last Best Hope")
Curbside Classic: 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue – Oldsmobile’s Last Best Hope
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 105 Comments(first posted 1/7/2016) The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a volley lobbed right at the heart of the American car market. The best-selling cars in America during the 1990s were the Ford […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2016) Chrysler’s radical Cab-Forward LH sedans were nothing short of a sheer breakthrough for the smallest Big Three automaker, bringing it out of the dark ages, and for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_3666.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Chrysler Concorde Limited – A Last Hurrah For The LH")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Chrysler Concorde Limited – A Last Hurrah For The LH
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/6/2016) Chrysler’s radical Cab-Forward LH sedans were nothing short of a sheer breakthrough for the smallest Big Three automaker, bringing it out of the dark ages, and for […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2012) This, friends, is the last of the classic Eldorados. The less said about the ’86 successor, the better, and while the redesigned 1992-02 model was a nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – Mmm, Buttery!")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – Mmm, Buttery!
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 9/21/2012) This, friends, is the last of the classic Eldorados. The less said about the ’86 successor, the better, and while the redesigned 1992-02 model was a nice […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits")
Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2013) Despite a massive snowstorm on Tuesday, last week was most excellent for me. Long story short, I had been out of work for approximately a month, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-28-2013-001-1280x852-e1362268435705.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon Sedan – Needle, Meet Haystack")
Curbside Classic: 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon Sedan – Needle, Meet Haystack
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 114 Comments(first posted 3/7/2013) Despite a massive snowstorm on Tuesday, last week was most excellent for me. Long story short, I had been out of work for approximately a month, but […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/435-1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Z28-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […] -
![An admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Best of 2021: Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?")
Best of 2021: Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?
Posted on December 31, 2021 | 52 CommentsAn admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […] -
![(First published 1/29/2021) Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Best of 2021 – Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Best of 2021 – Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on December 31, 2021 | 44 Comments(First published 1/29/2021) Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not […] -
![Malaise (def): a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify. Our task today is to determine the exact cause and sources of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5796.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2021: Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #35 – Peak GM Malaise")
CC’s Best of 2021: Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #35 – Peak GM Malaise
Posted on December 29, 2021 | 104 CommentsMalaise (def): a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify. Our task today is to determine the exact cause and sources of the […]
