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Curbside Classics Archives
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![The 1955 – 1957 Chevy Nomad was a bold exercise to build the first sports wagon, and it quickly became iconic. Station wagons were the hot new trend (along with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nomad-64-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1964 Chevelle 300 2-Door Station Wagon: It Should Have Been Called Nomad – Why Did They Build These Anyway?")
1964 Chevelle 300 2-Door Station Wagon: It Should Have Been Called Nomad – Why Did They Build These Anyway?
Posted on March 5, 2025 | 31 CommentsThe 1955 – 1957 Chevy Nomad was a bold exercise to build the first sports wagon, and it quickly became iconic. Station wagons were the hot new trend (along with […] -
![The Pontiac GTO generally gets bragging rights as the first of its kind: the classic intermediate-sized Detroit muscle car. The GTO first appeared in 1964, and pretty much defined the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-109-080-925.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — A Hot Number")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — A Hot Number
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe Pontiac GTO generally gets bragging rights as the first of its kind: the classic intermediate-sized Detroit muscle car. The GTO first appeared in 1964, and pretty much defined the […] -
![(originally posted 7/31/2011) Follow your own path. Have the courage of your convictions. Haste makes waste. Ford would prove each of these adages with its 1960 full-size cars, although not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Greg_pictures_Dec_2010_-_June_2011_131.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Starliner – Haste Makes Waste")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Starliner – Haste Makes Waste
Posted on March 3, 2025 | 162 Comments(originally posted 7/31/2011) Follow your own path. Have the courage of your convictions. Haste makes waste. Ford would prove each of these adages with its 1960 full-size cars, although not […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2012) It is really hard to think of the cars of my Childhood as classic cars. But I write this 90 days from the point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6811140114_ba7e641d5a_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon- 20/20 Hindsight 30 Years Down The Road")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon- 20/20 Hindsight 30 Years Down The Road
Posted on March 2, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/14/2012) It is really hard to think of the cars of my Childhood as classic cars. But I write this 90 days from the point […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) Chrysler officially retired the K-cars in 1989, but the scaling back of different variations began earlier. This 1986-1988 LeBaron Town and Country wagon, with Turbo, was one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DSCN0645.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chrysler LeBaron Town And Country Turbo – Queen Of The K-Cars")
Curbside Classic: Chrysler LeBaron Town And Country Turbo – Queen Of The K-Cars
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) Chrysler officially retired the K-cars in 1989, but the scaling back of different variations began earlier. This 1986-1988 LeBaron Town and Country wagon, with Turbo, was one […] -
![Whoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CC-288-008-1200.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder, Three-On-The-Tree, Un-Sporty Unicorn")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder, Three-On-The-Tree, Un-Sporty Unicorn
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 25 CommentsWhoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2011) Most of you can’t probably remember where you were or what you were doing on April 29, 2004. I can. As an auto enthusiast, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Olds-aurora-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora – Into That Quiet Good Night")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora – Into That Quiet Good Night
Posted on February 26, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/28/2011) Most of you can’t probably remember where you were or what you were doing on April 29, 2004. I can. As an auto enthusiast, […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2019) If there was one GM nameplate to pull a full-180 turnaround for the better in the 1980s, it was the Pontiac Bonneville. Launched […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1993-Pontiac-Bonneville-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SE – Plus Bonne Dans Ta “Bonneville”")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SE – Plus Bonne Dans Ta “Bonneville”
Posted on February 26, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 2/26/2019) If there was one GM nameplate to pull a full-180 turnaround for the better in the 1980s, it was the Pontiac Bonneville. Launched […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2012) The 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was the last redesign of Oldsmobile’s top-of-the-line model. Built from 1991 to 1996, it was effectively replaced by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/profile-e1330890834425.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan – A Regency With An Attitude")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan – A Regency With An Attitude
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/7/2012) The 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was the last redesign of Oldsmobile’s top-of-the-line model. Built from 1991 to 1996, it was effectively replaced by […] -
![(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 | 56 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 […]
