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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 6/27/2011) Bernie Madoff’s first bogus trade. Richard Nixon’s first fib. Charlie Parker’s first hit of heroin. What do they have in common with this perfectly harmless-looking Pontiac Ventura […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ghgh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Pontiac Ventura II Sprint- GM’s Deadly Sin #3 – Badge Engineering Begins In Earnest")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Pontiac Ventura II Sprint- GM’s Deadly Sin #3 – Badge Engineering Begins In Earnest
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 126 Comments(first posted 6/27/2011) Bernie Madoff’s first bogus trade. Richard Nixon’s first fib. Charlie Parker’s first hit of heroin. What do they have in common with this perfectly harmless-looking Pontiac Ventura […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2011) Hard to imagine now, but the word “compact” was actually used in early Cordoba marketing materials. Weighing in at two-plus tons and measuring 215 inches makes that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-123-053-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler Cordoba – The Fine Little Chrysler")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler Cordoba – The Fine Little Chrysler
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 4/6/2011) Hard to imagine now, but the word “compact” was actually used in early Cordoba marketing materials. Weighing in at two-plus tons and measuring 215 inches makes that […] -
![Note: We re-ran all of the GM Deadly Sins on these dates in 2016, so here they come back again, one more time. (first posted here on 3/21/2011 at CC. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-17-043-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin #1")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin #1
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 138 CommentsNote: We re-ran all of the GM Deadly Sins on these dates in 2016, so here they come back again, one more time. (first posted here on 3/21/2011 at CC. […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2013. It’s an example of CC offering alternate points of view, in this case to our Olds 5.7 L V8 Diesel Deadly Sin Post) My Grand Dad always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BlockWeb-350DX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Diesel – In Defense of the Olds 350 Diesel V8")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Diesel – In Defense of the Olds 350 Diesel V8
Posted on October 31, 2022 | 138 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013. It’s an example of CC offering alternate points of view, in this case to our Olds 5.7 L V8 Diesel Deadly Sin Post) My Grand Dad always […] -
![(first posted 5/25/2012) One of my favorite cars that shows up to a number of local shows is this very sinister 1964 Deuce and a Quarter. And shortly we’ll get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMAG0130.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Electra 225 – Whatever Happened To The Deuce And A Quarter?")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Electra 225 – Whatever Happened To The Deuce And A Quarter?
Posted on October 29, 2022 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/25/2012) One of my favorite cars that shows up to a number of local shows is this very sinister 1964 Deuce and a Quarter. And shortly we’ll get […] -
![(first posted 6/13/2013) When we think of the quintessential American engine. the V8 undoubtedly comes to mind first. Understandable, given how Henry Ford’s 1932 flat head V8 and its successors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-202-054-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1928 Ford Model A Speedster – Four Banger Lust Object")
Curbside Classic: 1928 Ford Model A Speedster – Four Banger Lust Object
Posted on October 28, 2022 | 18 Comments(first posted 6/13/2013) When we think of the quintessential American engine. the V8 undoubtedly comes to mind first. Understandable, given how Henry Ford’s 1932 flat head V8 and its successors […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2013) My friends tell me that I like cars that “last forever”–last forever in my possession, that is. This is the story of my mother’s 1972 Dodge Dart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7-Right-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mi Curbside Classico: 1972 Dodge Dart Hardtop – Plain Jane Mexican Dart With Long Black Hair")
Mi Curbside Classico: 1972 Dodge Dart Hardtop – Plain Jane Mexican Dart With Long Black Hair
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 1/24/2013) My friends tell me that I like cars that “last forever”–last forever in my possession, that is. This is the story of my mother’s 1972 Dodge Dart […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2016) A famous, now-nonagenarian jazz elocutionist lives a block away from me. I won’t drop his name here, but suffice it to say that many of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/007-1964-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Jazz Riffing")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Jazz Riffing
Posted on October 20, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 10/18/2016) A famous, now-nonagenarian jazz elocutionist lives a block away from me. I won’t drop his name here, but suffice it to say that many of you […] -
![(first posted 10/20/2016) Bill Mitchell, GM’s VP of Design from 1959-1977, had a brilliant career. His 1938 Cadillac 60 Special set a design direction that could be seen for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-304-040-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Riviera – Bill Mitchell’s Pointy Dead-End")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Riviera – Bill Mitchell’s Pointy Dead-End
Posted on October 20, 2022 | 101 Comments(first posted 10/20/2016) Bill Mitchell, GM’s VP of Design from 1959-1977, had a brilliant career. His 1938 Cadillac 60 Special set a design direction that could be seen for […] -
![On a recent Sunday outing, I saw this tormented snout from afar and exclaimed: “Ooh look! It’s a Ponti-yuck!” I’m clearly not a fan, but at least this car elicits […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221002_125149-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE – Extruding Strongly")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE – Extruding Strongly
Posted on October 20, 2022 | 62 CommentsOn a recent Sunday outing, I saw this tormented snout from afar and exclaimed: “Ooh look! It’s a Ponti-yuck!” I’m clearly not a fan, but at least this car elicits […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2012) There are some things you just tend to forget about. Appointments to the dentist. Needing to tuck-point the brick on your house. What your wife wore on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/P5170575.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: The General Motors N-Body – How Quickly We Forget")
Curbside Classics: The General Motors N-Body – How Quickly We Forget
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 142 Comments(first posted 6/6/2012) There are some things you just tend to forget about. Appointments to the dentist. Needing to tuck-point the brick on your house. What your wife wore on […] -
![As my parents celebrate their 50th anniversary this winter, I can appreciate, among other things, that they’ve stayed together long enough that I never had to deal with the prospect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220917_160502.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1968 Buick Skylark/GS400 – For The Appreciation Of Stepchildren")
Car Show Classics: 1968 Buick Skylark/GS400 – For The Appreciation Of Stepchildren
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 36 CommentsAs my parents celebrate their 50th anniversary this winter, I can appreciate, among other things, that they’ve stayed together long enough that I never had to deal with the prospect […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2012) Paul Niedermeyer and I have occasionally described ourselves as yin and yang when it comes to Curbside Classics. So, when Paul the Yin brought us a 1967 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1966PontiacGTO3-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – A Goat or a Mule?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – A Goat or a Mule?
Posted on October 18, 2022 | 119 Comments(first posted 6/11/2012) Paul Niedermeyer and I have occasionally described ourselves as yin and yang when it comes to Curbside Classics. So, when Paul the Yin brought us a 1967 […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2016) Nothing looks like an El Camino. Unless it’s a GMC Caballero – the lesser known of General Motors’ half-car/half-pickup vehicles. For 17 of the El […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 GMC Caballero – The Gentleman Of The Truck World")
Curbside Classic: 1987 GMC Caballero – The Gentleman Of The Truck World
Posted on October 18, 2022 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/18/2016) Nothing looks like an El Camino. Unless it’s a GMC Caballero – the lesser known of General Motors’ half-car/half-pickup vehicles. For 17 of the El […] -
![Have you ever had a day at work when you thought “What am I supposed to be doing here?” Maybe your job became directionless, your tasks poorly defined, changed over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1971-Mercury-Marquis-RF1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – Why Am I Here?")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – Why Am I Here?
Posted on October 18, 2022 | 52 CommentsHave you ever had a day at work when you thought “What am I supposed to be doing here?” Maybe your job became directionless, your tasks poorly defined, changed over […]
