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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 5/15/2017) I’ve been seeing this big, increasingly grungy Bonneville around town for years, but have never had a proper close encounter. I shot it once from some distance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-324-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Long, Longer, Longest Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Long, Longer, Longest Tail
Posted on May 15, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/15/2017) I’ve been seeing this big, increasingly grungy Bonneville around town for years, but have never had a proper close encounter. I shot it once from some distance […] -
![I have been waiting a decade to find a genuine CC/driver-quality Studebaker Avanti. I have now checked another life-box after I stumbled across this one several weeks ago. My delight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1963-Studbaker-Avanti-R1-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Avanti – Remembering A Mentor")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Avanti – Remembering A Mentor
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 56 CommentsI have been waiting a decade to find a genuine CC/driver-quality Studebaker Avanti. I have now checked another life-box after I stumbled across this one several weeks ago. My delight […] -
![You’ve seen this scenario before, maybe in front of you in the grocery store line. Perhaps it was the young you who was the would-be recipient of a parent’s generosity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/017-1964-Rambler-American-330-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler American 330 – This Or Nothing")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler American 330 – This Or Nothing
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 55 CommentsYou’ve seen this scenario before, maybe in front of you in the grocery store line. Perhaps it was the young you who was the would-be recipient of a parent’s generosity […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2017) Cadillac’s greatly downsized 1985 DeVille and Fleetwood have been extensively covered here before, but we’ve never featured a front-wheel drive C-body Fleetwood Seventy-Five limousine… and we still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/thumb_IMG_3878_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac DeVille Limousine – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood Seventy-Five")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac DeVille Limousine – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood Seventy-Five
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) Cadillac’s greatly downsized 1985 DeVille and Fleetwood have been extensively covered here before, but we’ve never featured a front-wheel drive C-body Fleetwood Seventy-Five limousine… and we still […] -
![It was sometime around 1981 or 1982; the nation was under an ongoing civil war and vehicle imports had ceased altogether due to government edict. Thus, our family was under […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20211020_200630243.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1973 Ford Torino Sport – Shopping With Mom")
Parking Lot Classic: 1973 Ford Torino Sport – Shopping With Mom
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 30 CommentsIt was sometime around 1981 or 1982; the nation was under an ongoing civil war and vehicle imports had ceased altogether due to government edict. Thus, our family was under […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2017) Just having photographed a last generation Pontiac Grand Prix for another editor’s article, I turned around to be presented with one of the more famous derrieres in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_0962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Two-Ten – Overexposed, Commercialized, Handle Me With Care")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Two-Ten – Overexposed, Commercialized, Handle Me With Care
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/5/2017) Just having photographed a last generation Pontiac Grand Prix for another editor’s article, I turned around to be presented with one of the more famous derrieres in […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2017) It’s 5PM, Tuesday. I’ve just come in from tearing a bathroom apart while thinking about the Promaster conversion. There’s no CC scheduled for Wednesday morning. What to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-308-024-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham Coupe – The Recycled Imperial and the Recycled CC")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham Coupe – The Recycled Imperial and the Recycled CC
Posted on May 3, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 5/3/2017) It’s 5PM, Tuesday. I’ve just come in from tearing a bathroom apart while thinking about the Promaster conversion. There’s no CC scheduled for Wednesday morning. What to […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2017) Can a guy who hates holds a healthy dislike for early ’60s Chevrolets as much as I do give one a fair shake here on CC? Well, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1961ChevroletImpala02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Wherein The Author Meets His Nemesis And Finds Love")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Wherein The Author Meets His Nemesis And Finds Love
Posted on May 1, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 5/1/2017) Can a guy who hates holds a healthy dislike for early ’60s Chevrolets as much as I do give one a fair shake here on CC? Well, I […] -
![Driving home from Port Orford yesterday there was a new sight along the scenic drive, in the town of Bandon: this 1955 Studebaker Conestoga wagon. That wasn’t here when we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0766.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Studebaker Commander Conestoga – “Original”, Runs Great, And It’s For Sale")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Studebaker Commander Conestoga – “Original”, Runs Great, And It’s For Sale
Posted on May 1, 2023 | 29 CommentsDriving home from Port Orford yesterday there was a new sight along the scenic drive, in the town of Bandon: this 1955 Studebaker Conestoga wagon. That wasn’t here when we […] -
![1996 Eagle Talon ESi When the Toyota pickup died I decided that I was ready to buy a new car. Anticipating that we would (hopefully) soon be starting a family […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Talon-Front.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Chapter 12: 1996 Eagle Talon – My Last Coupe")
COAL Chapter 12: 1996 Eagle Talon – My Last Coupe
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 13 Comments1996 Eagle Talon ESi When the Toyota pickup died I decided that I was ready to buy a new car. Anticipating that we would (hopefully) soon be starting a family […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2017) Has there ever been a car more mercilessly attacked from every angle than the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix? It’s not a surprise it became fleet fodder, ending […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2004-2008-pontiac-grand-prix-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Final Lap")
Curbside Classic: 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Final Lap
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 4/28/2017) Has there ever been a car more mercilessly attacked from every angle than the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix? It’s not a surprise it became fleet fodder, ending […] -
![“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It” – Walt Disney (first posted 4/27/2017) No matter the make or type of vehicle, seeing an exotic concept car go into production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Prowler_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Plymouth Prowler – If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Plymouth Prowler – If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 67 Comments“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It” – Walt Disney (first posted 4/27/2017) No matter the make or type of vehicle, seeing an exotic concept car go into production […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2017) One of the things I enjoy most about April in Chicago is how rapidly spring seems to manifest itself once the snow melts for the last time. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/021-1987-Buick-Skyhawk-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Buick Skyhawk Coupe – Once Like Sparrows")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Buick Skyhawk Coupe – Once Like Sparrows
Posted on April 25, 2023 | 53 Comments(first posted 4/25/2017) One of the things I enjoy most about April in Chicago is how rapidly spring seems to manifest itself once the snow melts for the last time. […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2017) Who would be driving a 33-year-old Pontiac on a late winter afternoon when the roads were wet with messy, melting snow? That question was on my mind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Bonneville LE – Better Than A New Volkswagen")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Bonneville LE – Better Than A New Volkswagen
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017) Who would be driving a 33-year-old Pontiac on a late winter afternoon when the roads were wet with messy, melting snow? That question was on my mind […] -
![(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1976ChevroletLagunaS303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 132 Comments(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […]
