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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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1990–1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette – An O.G. Luxury Minivan, But By No Means A Cadillac
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsIn today’s small field of minivan offerings, brands cover a broad spectrum from spartan to luxurious, with numerous trim levels all under one model. Yet when the minivan was a […] -
1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sports: Throwing A Girder Into The Works
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 25 CommentsMy dad has been a passenger on many of my automotive journeys, but there’s one that certainly made him ill-at-ease, and that’s when I bought my first General Motors product. […] -
1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 20 CommentsI have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […] -
1968 Pontiac LeMans 4-Door Hardtop – Pure Attraction
Posted on October 1, 2025 | 23 CommentsI think that, like most, whenever I think of GM’s 1968-1972 A-Bodies, the first image that comes to mind is that of a 2-door hardtop coupe. Understandably, since the 2-doors […] -
2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans
Posted on September 30, 2025 | 26 Comments(Updated 9/30/2025) The world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the […] -
1991 Ford LTD Country Squire – Falling Out Of Love
Posted on September 29, 2025 | 35 CommentsThis never-ending car show that is Curbside Classic has generated a fabulous car collection for me. A collection of the best kind — one that exists purely electronically. I once […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance
Posted on September 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsAverage. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […] -
1987 Cadillac Seville – Somebody Loves Me
Posted on September 28, 2025 | 11 CommentsThis may well be Curbside Classic’s most reviled car. Debuting at a crucial time for General Motors and for domestic manufacturers in general, the Seville bombed. Sales fell 50% after […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon With Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream
Posted on September 27, 2025 | 9 Comments(Updated 9/27/2025) When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor for my brothers […] -
1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Hardtop – WOW! It Stands Out On The Used Car Lot Today, But How Did It Compare When New?
Posted on September 25, 2025 | 42 CommentsBeing reasonably well off and shopping for a new car in 1965 would have been a nightmare for the indecisive, as there was a virtual bounty of riches in American […] -
1989 Cadillac Fleetwood – Deadly Sin or Greatest Hit?
Posted on September 24, 2025 | 26 CommentsFor quite some time the popular consensus has been Cadillac spent the 1980s squandering their brand equity in the grandest of fashions. With such product offerings as the not yet […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Comet – Orphan Looking For A Home
Posted on September 22, 2025 | 90 Comments(updated 9/22/2025) If this goofy-assed little car showed up at your premium brand’s doorstep and told you it was an unwanted orphan, would you let it in? And keep it […] -
2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick?
Posted on September 21, 2025 | 19 CommentsIt’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – The Trickster
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 11 CommentsNo doubt the Eagle SX/4 is a joke; the only question being whether it’s a good one or a bad one, or whether the joke is on us. Did I […] -
Curbside Classic: 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS – Not Very Intimidating (M.E.SS #3)
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 13 CommentsLet another praise you, and not your own mouth. – Proverbs 27:2 That lesson wasn’t learned by Chevrolet’s 2002 Monte Carlo SS, at least if it was a Dale Earnhardt […]
![1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sports: Throwing A Girder Into The Works My dad has been a passenger on many of my automotive journeys, but there’s one that certainly made him ill-at-ease, and that’s when I bought my first General Motors product. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PXL_20230825_153832488-115x115.jpg)
![1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs? I have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1970Bronco07Small.jpg)
![1968 Pontiac LeMans 4-Door Hardtop – Pure Attraction I think that, like most, whenever I think of GM’s 1968-1972 A-Bodies, the first image that comes to mind is that of a 2-door hardtop coupe. Understandably, since the 2-doors […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_20250821_174510_PORTRAIT-115x115.jpg)
![2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans (Updated 9/30/2025) The world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190924_114429-copy.jpg)
![1991 Ford LTD Country Squire – Falling Out Of Love This never-ending car show that is Curbside Classic has generated a fabulous car collection for me. A collection of the best kind — one that exists purely electronically. I once […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1991-Ford-Country-Squire-01-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance Average. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1979-Olds-88-01-Small.jpg)
![1987 Cadillac Seville – Somebody Loves Me This may well be Curbside Classic’s most reviled car. Debuting at a crucial time for General Motors and for domestic manufacturers in general, the Seville bombed. Sales fell 50% after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/L-1.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon With Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream (Updated 9/27/2025) When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor for my brothers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_62falcon_rfront.jpg)
![1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Hardtop – WOW! It Stands Out On The Used Car Lot Today, But How Did It Compare When New? Being reasonably well off and shopping for a new car in 1965 would have been a nightmare for the indecisive, as there was a virtual bounty of riches in American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/54785270951_814f4eff39_k-e1757852917464-115x115.jpg)
![1989 Cadillac Fleetwood – Deadly Sin or Greatest Hit? For quite some time the popular consensus has been Cadillac spent the 1980s squandering their brand equity in the grandest of fashions. With such product offerings as the not yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0367.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Comet – Orphan Looking For A Home (updated 9/22/2025) If this goofy-assed little car showed up at your premium brand’s doorstep and told you it was an unwanted orphan, would you let it in? And keep it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/a-com-Screenshot-2025-09-20-154540-115x115.jpg)
![2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick? It’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190808_103627.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS – Not Very Intimidating (M.E.SS #3) Let another praise you, and not your own mouth. – Proverbs 27:2 That lesson wasn’t learned by Chevrolet’s 2002 Monte Carlo SS, at least if it was a Dale Earnhardt […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20210321_185504-scaled-e1757361669185-115x115.jpg)


