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Future Curbside Classic: 2006-09 Chevrolet Impala SS – A Hot Mess
Posted on March 4, 2022 | 115 Comments(first posted 3/4/2016) 280 pound-feet of torque: that was the highest torque figure ever seen in a GM W-Body until the introduction of the transversely-mounted 5.3 LS4 V8 to the […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Chevrolet Impala – The Last “Good Used Car” From General Motors
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/3/2016) Don’t take that headline to mean any of GM’s current fleet wouldn’t make a sound used car buy. On the contrary. However, the 2006 Impala – still […] -
Car Show Classic: 1936 LaSalle Series 36-50 – Almost, But Not Quite, A Cadillac
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 47 CommentsCars from the 1930’s are becoming a bit like a foreign language to many of us here. I am now north of sixty years on this orb and these were […] -
Curbside Classic: Lincoln Blackwood – Gentrification Gone Wrong
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 3/1/2016) I am not one to sneer at the efforts of car manufacturers to make luxury meals out of working-class bones. If done well, you can end up […] -
Car Show Classic: 1974 Ford Pinto Runabout – Little Boat
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 49 CommentsEvery once in a while, I will have an “a-ha” moment prompted by absolutely nothing, or so it seems. I was born somewhere in the middle of the Ford Pinto’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chrysler Town & Country – What Happened To My Wagon?
Posted on February 28, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/24/2012) Chrysler’s Town & Country went through several iterations over the decades. It had been a station wagon, two-door hardtop, four-door sedan and convertible between the 1940s and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Sedan – Trying To Out-Cadillac Cadillac
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 143 Comments(first posted 5/18/2012) Lincoln really had a hard time finding its way in the 1950s. Known for some of the finest custom bodied luxury cars in the 1930s, the mid-priced […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Skylark–The Littlest (And Last) Little Limousine
Posted on February 24, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 1/15/2013) I’ve always liked GM’s formal rooflines of the ‘70s and ‘80s. They were such a breath of fresh air when introduced, and the look worked so well […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Purposely Contentious
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 168 Comments(first posted 2/23/2016) It’s always noteworthy when one sees an AMC Gremlin in the wild, and even though Gremlins have been examined previously on this site, there can always be […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Bonneville “Model G” Wagon – Don’t Ask Questions, Just Roll With It
Posted on February 22, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 2/22/2016) Whether or not you see Pontiac’s constant reshuffling of the Bonneville nameplate as either a total commitment to the name or a lack of commit thereof, there’s […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – Just Once
Posted on February 22, 2022 | 82 CommentsWatching Looney Tunes cartoons on Saturday mornings was a highlight of my childhood, a regular occurrence that I would look forward to throughout the school week. It didn’t matter that […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994-96 Chevrolet Impala SS – Killer Whale
Posted on February 21, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/21/2016) A spacious cabin. Surprisingly good fuel economy. A controlled and relatively compliant ride. Low repair costs and widespread parts availability. These are attributes of the Impala […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Corvette – Come Home, All Is C4given
Posted on February 21, 2022 | 20 CommentsThey say time heals all wounds. I suppose it does in most cases, but it also makes plastic brittle. So I’m going to have to be very careful in my […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – The Minato Connection
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 2/18/2016) There are some cars, such as a 1973 Impala, that are pretty likely to interest a sizable swath of readers due to familiarity and first-hand experience. After […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Best-Dressed C-Body Of The Year
Posted on February 15, 2022 | 122 Comments(first posted 1/21/2013) In 1985, Buick still had an enviable position in the GM hierarchy. Though plenty of older folks gravitated to the make, Buick was not yet known as […]