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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics-Australian Brands Archive
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![Blink and you’ll miss that there’s an automobile this picture. It may well be the simplest shape to emanate from Volkswagen, that paragon of simple automotive shapes. What you’re looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/buggyprofile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: VW Country Buggy – Stark Bliss")
Curbside Classic: VW Country Buggy – Stark Bliss
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 19 CommentsBlink and you’ll miss that there’s an automobile this picture. It may well be the simplest shape to emanate from Volkswagen, that paragon of simple automotive shapes. What you’re looking […] -
![Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The former is best known for their hit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/holden-cascada-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum")
Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum
Posted on March 27, 2019 | 42 CommentsCascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The former is best known for their hit […] -
![When new, the VR Commodore was a perfectly respectable choice for a new car. Fleets loved the base Executive and families loved the safety-focussed Acclaim. There were posher Berlina and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/holden-vr-vs-berlina.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1993-97 Holden VR/VS Commodore – Second/Third Owner Stigma")
Curbside Capsule: 1993-97 Holden VR/VS Commodore – Second/Third Owner Stigma
Posted on December 4, 2018 | 34 CommentsWhen new, the VR Commodore was a perfectly respectable choice for a new car. Fleets loved the base Executive and families loved the safety-focussed Acclaim. There were posher Berlina and […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2014 – with comments left by the daughter of this car’s owner) Last week I caught myself an Aussie beast rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger: a Ford Landau. This example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ford-Landau.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords – Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords – Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 107 Comments(first posted 4/9/2014 – with comments left by the daughter of this car’s owner) Last week I caught myself an Aussie beast rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger: a Ford Landau. This example […] -
![One day a while back I took a long stroll to the beach. On my way I managed to capture a host of CCs, but this one in particular stuck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/53plymouth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chrysler AP2 Plainsman – Happy Accident")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chrysler AP2 Plainsman – Happy Accident
Posted on September 28, 2018 | 54 CommentsOne day a while back I took a long stroll to the beach. On my way I managed to capture a host of CCs, but this one in particular stuck […] -
![I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth here. Australian brand, GM alphabet-soup […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180705_120147.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura
Posted on August 10, 2018 | 23 CommentsI hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth here. Australian brand, GM alphabet-soup […] -
![When General Motors-Holden axed the WB Statesman and Caprice in 1984, they effectively handed the segment to Ford and its Fairlane and LTD twins. That left the Commodore was their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/holden-vq-caprice-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990-94 Holden VQ Statesman/Caprice – The Admirals To The General’s Commodore")
Curbside Classic: 1990-94 Holden VQ Statesman/Caprice – The Admirals To The General’s Commodore
Posted on July 11, 2018 | 13 CommentsWhen General Motors-Holden axed the WB Statesman and Caprice in 1984, they effectively handed the segment to Ford and its Fairlane and LTD twins. That left the Commodore was their […] -
![From 1982 until 1997, the Stopford family had a VH Commodore. It didn’t look quite like this one, mind you. Our Commodore was canary yellow with a brown vinyl interior […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/holden-vh-commodore-sl-wagon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1981-83 Holden VH Commodore – Mum, Let’s Go For A Drive")
Auto-Biography: 1981-83 Holden VH Commodore – Mum, Let’s Go For A Drive
Posted on June 14, 2018 | 38 CommentsFrom 1982 until 1997, the Stopford family had a VH Commodore. It didn’t look quite like this one, mind you. Our Commodore was canary yellow with a brown vinyl interior […] -
![To help you, our predominantly North American community, understand the Australian 1988-95 Ford Fairlane and LTD, let me describe it to you in North American Ford terms. Imagine a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ford-dc-ltd-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-95 Australian Ford Fairlane/LTD – Identifying The Common Lincs")
Curbside Classic: 1988-95 Australian Ford Fairlane/LTD – Identifying The Common Lincs
Posted on May 22, 2018 | 34 CommentsTo help you, our predominantly North American community, understand the Australian 1988-95 Ford Fairlane and LTD, let me describe it to you in North American Ford terms. Imagine a car […] -
![Most cars would usually be looking rather tired eight years into their model run. Not so the first-generation Holden Commodore. Other than an unchanged width, the VL looked remarkably different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/holden-vl-commodore-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-88 Holden VL Commodore – A Heart Transplant From Overseas")
Curbside Classic: 1986-88 Holden VL Commodore – A Heart Transplant From Overseas
Posted on May 8, 2018 | 52 CommentsMost cars would usually be looking rather tired eight years into their model run. Not so the first-generation Holden Commodore. Other than an unchanged width, the VL looked remarkably different […] -
![After six years and 120,000 miles, we had never quite gotten used to the Infiniti’s size and ponderous nature around town. It was a great highway cruiser and tow vehicle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LR4-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Land Rover LR4 – Upright and Outta Sight")
COAL: 2011 Land Rover LR4 – Upright and Outta Sight
Posted on August 27, 2017 | 29 CommentsAfter six years and 120,000 miles, we had never quite gotten used to the Infiniti’s size and ponderous nature around town. It was a great highway cruiser and tow vehicle, […] -
![The 1973 GM T-Car was a genuine world car, sold on 5 continents under the Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu and Holden brands, among others. But while it wasn’t the last “world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/holden-rb-gemini-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-87 Holden RB Gemini/1985-89 Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu I-Mark – The Stars Didn’t Align")
Curbside Classic: 1985-87 Holden RB Gemini/1985-89 Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu I-Mark – The Stars Didn’t Align
Posted on May 3, 2016 | 31 CommentsThe 1973 GM T-Car was a genuine world car, sold on 5 continents under the Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu and Holden brands, among others. But while it wasn’t the last “world […] -
![If you want to know why Mitsubishi remains a major player in Australia despite being an also-ran in other markets, it helps to look at the company’s history here. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mitsubishi-magna-elite-wagon-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Mitsubishi Magna Elite Wagon – A More-Than-Galant Effort")
Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Mitsubishi Magna Elite Wagon – A More-Than-Galant Effort
Posted on March 28, 2016 | 33 CommentsIf you want to know why Mitsubishi remains a major player in Australia despite being an also-ran in other markets, it helps to look at the company’s history here. There […] -
![In early 2000s Australia, with SUV sales booming and crossovers emerging as a significant growth segment, Ford and Holden each developed their own crossover SUVs to storm the market and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/holden-adventra-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003-07 Holden Adventra – Territory Enemy")
Curbside Classic: 2003-07 Holden Adventra – Territory Enemy
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 33 CommentsIn early 2000s Australia, with SUV sales booming and crossovers emerging as a significant growth segment, Ford and Holden each developed their own crossover SUVs to storm the market and […] -
![You can add Australia to the list of global markets that received a better compact Ford in the 1980s than North America did. Ford’s much ballyhooed “global” Escort was so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ford-kb-laser-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981-85 Ford KA/KB Laser – A Beam of Light")
Curbside Classic: 1981-85 Ford KA/KB Laser – A Beam of Light
Posted on May 12, 2015 | 57 CommentsYou can add Australia to the list of global markets that received a better compact Ford in the 1980s than North America did. Ford’s much ballyhooed “global” Escort was so […]
