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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 2/25/2019) The “Calais” name had ultimately been used by General Motors on three different occasions, spanning from the mid-1960s through the early ’90s. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1980-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Calais-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / CC Jukebox: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – High Society")
Curbside Classic / CC Jukebox: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – High Society
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 2/25/2019) The “Calais” name had ultimately been used by General Motors on three different occasions, spanning from the mid-1960s through the early ’90s. It […] -
![This is the rarest Impala body style ever. For some inexplicable reason, in 1961 Chevrolet decided to offer its top-tier Impala in the staid 2-door body style, normally reserved for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/imp2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "One Year Oddity: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 2-Door Sedan – And A Fake Super Sport Version")
One Year Oddity: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 2-Door Sedan – And A Fake Super Sport Version
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 35 CommentsThis is the rarest Impala body style ever. For some inexplicable reason, in 1961 Chevrolet decided to offer its top-tier Impala in the staid 2-door body style, normally reserved for […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2014) Chevy takes quite a beating over the Cavalier. Critics tell us the car was too heavy, remained unchanged over the years, and didn’t break any new ground. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Z-24-side-view-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Z-24- Camaro Z-28 Minus Four?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Z-24- Camaro Z-28 Minus Four?
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/9/2014) Chevy takes quite a beating over the Cavalier. Critics tell us the car was too heavy, remained unchanged over the years, and didn’t break any new ground. […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2014) I could hear it from a mile away, like a dishwasher slowly prowling my neighborhood. The famed Iron Duke has never failed to turn my head. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-26-11.48.09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cutlass Ciera – The Triumph Of TrueCoat")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cutlass Ciera – The Triumph Of TrueCoat
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 137 Comments(first posted 3/26/2014) I could hear it from a mile away, like a dishwasher slowly prowling my neighborhood. The famed Iron Duke has never failed to turn my head. […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2019) More than a few years ago, I had been semi-voluntarily vacuumed into the guilty TV pleasures that were the early seasons of “America’s Next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1973-Buick-Riviera-GS-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Riviera GS – Be Memorable")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Riviera GS – Be Memorable
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 2/11/2019) More than a few years ago, I had been semi-voluntarily vacuumed into the guilty TV pleasures that were the early seasons of “America’s Next […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […] -
![Here’s a truly rare bird; a car that wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. For that matter, the Biscayne was already missing from the 1970 brochure; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chevrolet-1971-Biscayne-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne With 250 Six and PG – “Frugal” – Don’t Look For It In The Brochure")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne With 250 Six and PG – “Frugal” – Don’t Look For It In The Brochure
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsHere’s a truly rare bird; a car that wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. For that matter, the Biscayne was already missing from the 1970 brochure; […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1986BuickLeSabreBlack06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […] -
![The 1964 Pontiac GTO unleashed a tiger, sales wise as well as performance wise. Everyone wanted in on the action, even the relatively staid Buick division. It got a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CC-108-019-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – There’s Nails In This Velvet Glove")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – There’s Nails In This Velvet Glove
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe 1964 Pontiac GTO unleashed a tiger, sales wise as well as performance wise. Everyone wanted in on the action, even the relatively staid Buick division. It got a bit […] -
![This post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3140.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars")
Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsThis post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2019) When I think about things I consider to be stylish or “cool”, one factor has remained crucial and essential: the lack of apparent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1962-Plymouth-Valiant-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Valiant – Doing Too Much")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Plymouth Valiant – Doing Too Much
Posted on February 12, 2025 | 91 Comments(first posted 1/28/2019) When I think about things I consider to be stylish or “cool”, one factor has remained crucial and essential: the lack of apparent […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1973BuickLeSabre03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 116 Comments(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […] -
![(First posted 9/7/2011) One good thing about visiting the dry, warm southwest is that if you are paying attention, it’s like a great big open air car museum. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/merkur-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Merkur XR4TI – What’s In A Name?")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Merkur XR4TI – What’s In A Name?
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 65 Comments(First posted 9/7/2011) One good thing about visiting the dry, warm southwest is that if you are paying attention, it’s like a great big open air car museum. It’s […] -
![Want a daily driver Edsel, but not its 1950’s 10 mpg fuel-gulping ways? And at least as good or better performance than the original V8? The solution is just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CC-138-076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Daily Driver With Turbo 2.3 L Four – 100% Better Mileage And Quicker Too")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Daily Driver With Turbo 2.3 L Four – 100% Better Mileage And Quicker Too
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 17 CommentsWant a daily driver Edsel, but not its 1950’s 10 mpg fuel-gulping ways? And at least as good or better performance than the original V8? The solution is just […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2012) Why was and is the ’64 Chevy so commonly loved? Well, it’s not because of its willowy X-frame (update: it actually wasn’t willowy), crappy drum brakes, Powerglide, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-98-011-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – Love Transcends All")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – Love Transcends All
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 124 Comments(first posted 1/6/2012) Why was and is the ’64 Chevy so commonly loved? Well, it’s not because of its willowy X-frame (update: it actually wasn’t willowy), crappy drum brakes, Powerglide, […]
