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Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 31 CommentsMany people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsUnsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […] -
Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 17 CommentsAs has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […] -
Bi-Directional Dual 440-Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit – The Legendary CoronoroC Is Saved
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 14 CommentsI first found this double-ended Coronet police car in Eugene in 2011. It sat here for sale for the following 14 years. I had planned to rerun its story again […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 23 CommentsFor quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. Its job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […] -
Truckstop Classic: 1961 Ford F-350 – The Y-Chromosome Butch Brother
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 7/8/2011) Here we have the Y chromosome-rich brother to the rather fem 1962 Styleside: a plain no-nonsense work/utility truck like the tens of millions that before and after […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 21 CommentsShe sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although she knew the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Coupe – Good News, Mostly
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 24 CommentsWalking around certain blocks of the student neighborhood near the University of Oregon on a gray drizzly day can be as depressing as recalling much of GM’s decline and fall […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsDress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […] -
Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […] -
1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread
Posted on March 25, 2025 | 31 CommentsIn 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Six – Simply Good
Posted on March 24, 2025 | 44 CommentsGM’s 1973-77 intermediate cars, known as Colonnades, get much love from us at CC. While the collector market hasn’t warmed to most of these models, we here at CC recognize […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 121 Comments(first posted 9/15/2013) The original 1960 Corvair Monza coupe introduced and pioneered a European-inspired category to the US: the sporty compact coupe. The formula: a new roof line, maybe some […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 13 CommentsTo most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days Many people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-RF-2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times Unsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1978-riviera-5.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot (first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2006-lincoln-zephyr-3.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle… As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/c-5-24-2013-012-e1376862504347.jpg)
![Bi-Directional Dual 440-Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit – The Legendary CoronoroC Is Saved I first found this double-ended Coronet police car in Eugene in 2011. It sat here for sale for the following 14 years. I had planned to rerun its story again […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-133-020-800.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement For quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. Its job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1986Pontiac6000STE10.jpg)
![Truckstop Classic: 1961 Ford F-350 – The Y-Chromosome Butch Brother (first posted 7/8/2011) Here we have the Y chromosome-rich brother to the rather fem 1962 Styleside: a plain no-nonsense work/utility truck like the tens of millions that before and after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-141-069-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting She sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although she knew the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0653.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Coupe – Good News, Mostly Walking around certain blocks of the student neighborhood near the University of Oregon on a gray drizzly day can be as depressing as recalling much of GM’s decline and fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-62-014-900.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best Dress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1979-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-7-CC.jpg)
![Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum (first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/holden-cascada-3.jpg)
![1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread In 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=534,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/77newportcopper13-e1389568684123.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Six – Simply Good GM’s 1973-77 intermediate cars, known as Colonnades, get much love from us at CC. While the collector market hasn’t warmed to most of these models, we here at CC recognize […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=900,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00b0b_a82HZQlqnph_1200x900.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin (first posted 9/15/2013) The original 1960 Corvair Monza coupe introduced and pioneered a European-inspired category to the US: the sporty compact coupe. The formula: a new roof line, maybe some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-130-146-925.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type To most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/015a.jpg)


