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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1987-CadillacBrougham02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 143 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2014) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-27-2013-009-e1409960707987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 149 Comments(first posted 9/29/2014) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2011) Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest Pontiac of them all? Pontiac’s golden decade, starting in 1963, has plenty of contenders. The ’63 full-size Pontiacs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-67-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – Who’s The Fairest Pontiac Of Them All?")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – Who’s The Fairest Pontiac Of Them All?
Posted on September 28, 2020 | 100 Comments(first posted 8/3/2011) Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest Pontiac of them all? Pontiac’s golden decade, starting in 1963, has plenty of contenders. The ’63 full-size Pontiacs, […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2014) The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-avanti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Studebaker Avanti – Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Studebaker Avanti – Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix
Posted on September 23, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 9/23/2014) The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2014) There’s nothing like stable or slightly declining fuel prices to induce Metro-amnesia, like the now-forgotten fact that someone bid up the price of a sixteen-year-old 1992 Metro […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-223-048-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Geo Metro XFi – The Pre-Prius Mileage Champ")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Geo Metro XFi – The Pre-Prius Mileage Champ
Posted on September 19, 2020 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/19/2014) There’s nothing like stable or slightly declining fuel prices to induce Metro-amnesia, like the now-forgotten fact that someone bid up the price of a sixteen-year-old 1992 Metro […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50334787987_939cfe003a_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 30 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […] -
![(first posted 7/14/2011) Every “overnight success” has a much larger back story than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Cressida-86.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 62 Comments(first posted 7/14/2011) Every “overnight success” has a much larger back story than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2014) At some point, everything reaches critical mass. When it comes to physical size, American car makers hit theirs in the 1970s. This event is either marked with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/belair-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Bel-Air Wagon – Not The Last Of The Mohicians, But Darn Close")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Bel-Air Wagon – Not The Last Of The Mohicians, But Darn Close
Posted on September 12, 2020 | 69 Comments(first posted 9/12/2014) At some point, everything reaches critical mass. When it comes to physical size, American car makers hit theirs in the 1970s. This event is either marked with […] -
![(first posted 9/11/2014) I’ve been around a lot of Mazda cars in my life but one of two that have left a lasting impression was a test drive in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Photo-Apr-27-7-16-57-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Mazda 323 – A Better Little (And Very Basic) Car")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Mazda 323 – A Better Little (And Very Basic) Car
Posted on September 11, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 9/11/2014) I’ve been around a lot of Mazda cars in my life but one of two that have left a lasting impression was a test drive in a […] -
![A bead of sweat trickled from under my helmet as I eased up to the starting line, the race-bred four-valve dual-overhead cam engine rasping through stainless steel headers at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01-startinggrid.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Cosworth Vega #2196 – Muscle Memory, In Honor of the Vega’s 50th Anniversary")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Cosworth Vega #2196 – Muscle Memory, In Honor of the Vega’s 50th Anniversary
Posted on September 10, 2020 | 53 CommentsA bead of sweat trickled from under my helmet as I eased up to the starting line, the race-bred four-valve dual-overhead cam engine rasping through stainless steel headers at a […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2014) Coming upon an early Panther-based Ford LTD Crown Victoria is pretty rare out here in Rustopia. Most of the ones that got inherited after Grandpa passed away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1987-Ford-LTD-Crown-Victoria-h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Helloooooooo Kitty!")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Helloooooooo Kitty!
Posted on September 9, 2020 | 90 Comments(first posted 9/9/2014) Coming upon an early Panther-based Ford LTD Crown Victoria is pretty rare out here in Rustopia. Most of the ones that got inherited after Grandpa passed away […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2014) If you grew up in the ’80s, you will most definitely remember the Chevrolet Celebrity. The General’s most affordable A-body, they were seemingly everywhere, in every flavor: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-17-2014-019-e1408316544613.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity CL – Nicest Remaining Celebrity In Captivity?")
Car Lot Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity CL – Nicest Remaining Celebrity In Captivity?
Posted on September 8, 2020 | 122 Comments(first posted 9/8/2014) If you grew up in the ’80s, you will most definitely remember the Chevrolet Celebrity. The General’s most affordable A-body, they were seemingly everywhere, in every flavor: […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2011) I know some of you are probably a bit weary with my obsession with RVs. But only once since the Model T revolutionized the car industry, has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-149-040.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Winnebago F-17 – The Model T Of Motorhomes")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Winnebago F-17 – The Model T Of Motorhomes
Posted on September 7, 2020 | 116 Comments(first posted 10/15/2011) I know some of you are probably a bit weary with my obsession with RVs. But only once since the Model T revolutionized the car industry, has […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2014) One of the truly fun aspects in writing for CC is finding a car and then being able to tie various experiences or observations to it. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-hold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden HG Monaro GTS – Heavy Metal on the Grassy Plain")
Curbside Classic: Holden HG Monaro GTS – Heavy Metal on the Grassy Plain
Posted on September 5, 2020 | 120 Comments(first posted 9/5/2014) One of the truly fun aspects in writing for CC is finding a car and then being able to tie various experiences or observations to it. The […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2011) Some things just make no sense whatsoever. Like the odd ratio of hot dogs to buns on offer at the supermarket. Giving politicians power and authority when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DVC00517.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-1992 Jeep Comanche – It Coulda Been A Contender")
Curbside Classic: 1986-1992 Jeep Comanche – It Coulda Been A Contender
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 71 Comments(first posted 7/15/2011) Some things just make no sense whatsoever. Like the odd ratio of hot dogs to buns on offer at the supermarket. Giving politicians power and authority when […]
