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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![After some delay, we present another chapter in our occasional series, How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? In it, we continue to explore the auto industry’s many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1990OldsSilhouette03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette–How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? (Part 3)")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette–How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? (Part 3)
Posted on December 6, 2012 | 82 CommentsAfter some delay, we present another chapter in our occasional series, How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? In it, we continue to explore the auto industry’s many […] -
![My Christmas list will forever include one of the four forward-thinking compacts produced by General Motors in the early 1960s. But my lust is strongest for the special song sung […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMAG1744.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Skylark – Gimme")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Skylark – Gimme
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 25 CommentsMy Christmas list will forever include one of the four forward-thinking compacts produced by General Motors in the early 1960s. But my lust is strongest for the special song sung […] -
![When I first came across this this four-door Dodge pickup I thought I’d surely found a kind of vehicular unicorn. After all, how many Dodge D200 Crew Cabs with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dodge-D200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: A Big, Basic Bruiser Of A Truck With A Slant Six")
Curbside Classic: A Big, Basic Bruiser Of A Truck With A Slant Six
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 43 CommentsWhen I first came across this this four-door Dodge pickup I thought I’d surely found a kind of vehicular unicorn. After all, how many Dodge D200 Crew Cabs with the […] -
![Talk about long-lived vehicles. The Dodge Van–staple of plumbers, electricians, utility companies and the ’70s Custom-Van Man–enjoyed a long run, from 1971 to 2003. And wow, what a run it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-09-2012-001-e1352325971288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Dodge B100 Van – Is It The Real Thing?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Dodge B100 Van – Is It The Real Thing?
Posted on November 26, 2012 | 69 CommentsTalk about long-lived vehicles. The Dodge Van–staple of plumbers, electricians, utility companies and the ’70s Custom-Van Man–enjoyed a long run, from 1971 to 2003. And wow, what a run it […] -
![When it comes to being cynical about GM, I probably rank only slightly below our boss himself. In fact, long before Paul took on the 1971 models and the 1976 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/329492_10150973193417201_2124370849_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "General Motors Greatest Hit #13: Were The 1963-64 Cadillacs the Greatest Postwar Cadillacs?")
General Motors Greatest Hit #13: Were The 1963-64 Cadillacs the Greatest Postwar Cadillacs?
Posted on November 24, 2012 | 53 CommentsWhen it comes to being cynical about GM, I probably rank only slightly below our boss himself. In fact, long before Paul took on the 1971 models and the 1976 […] -
![Last week we looked at the first-generation F-series Vauxhall Victor. Today, we’ll look at another British saloon, this one from the Blue Oval boys. Although it appears quite modest–its styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Ford-Zephyr-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Field Classic: Ford Zephyr Mark 1 – Ford Builds The Chevrolet Cadet")
Storage Field Classic: Ford Zephyr Mark 1 – Ford Builds The Chevrolet Cadet
Posted on November 22, 2012 | 47 CommentsLast week we looked at the first-generation F-series Vauxhall Victor. Today, we’ll look at another British saloon, this one from the Blue Oval boys. Although it appears quite modest–its styling […] -
![NB: The car pictured here is a 1959 Thunderbird, but my article is about its near-identical 1958 predecessor due to its historical significance. As a kid, I could never tell them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-42-063-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Revolutionary American Car Of The Fifties")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Ford Thunderbird – The Most Revolutionary American Car Of The Fifties
Posted on November 16, 2012 | 55 CommentsNB: The car pictured here is a 1959 Thunderbird, but my article is about its near-identical 1958 predecessor due to its historical significance. As a kid, I could never tell them […] -
![This field of cars was once owned by friends of mine, but I drifted out of contact with them over the past few years after I moved out of town. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1959-Vaxuhall-Victor-Super.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Field Classic: Vauxhall Victor F-Series – The British ’57 Chevy")
Storage Field Classic: Vauxhall Victor F-Series – The British ’57 Chevy
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 72 CommentsThis field of cars was once owned by friends of mine, but I drifted out of contact with them over the past few years after I moved out of town. […] -
![In the IAMMMMW post, Tom Klockau mentioned not seeing a fifties’ vintage Ford F-600 in decades. This isn’t a cab-forward model like the one in the movie, but it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-180-066-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-600 – Every Neighborhood Should Have A CC Community Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-600 – Every Neighborhood Should Have A CC Community Truck
Posted on November 4, 2012 | 11 CommentsIn the IAMMMMW post, Tom Klockau mentioned not seeing a fifties’ vintage Ford F-600 in decades. This isn’t a cab-forward model like the one in the movie, but it is […] -
![You may not believe it, folks, but there was a period, circa late 2007, when I questioned my devotion to my ovoid Sable. It began after my sister had returned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/DSCN0613.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ex-Curbside Classic: 2003 Volkswagen Golf – What Makes You Think You’re Something Special When You Smile?")
Ex-Curbside Classic: 2003 Volkswagen Golf – What Makes You Think You’re Something Special When You Smile?
Posted on November 3, 2012 | 45 CommentsYou may not believe it, folks, but there was a period, circa late 2007, when I questioned my devotion to my ovoid Sable. It began after my sister had returned […] -
![As anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-10-2012-004-e1349903468481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx")
Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 52 CommentsAs anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […] -
![Sadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1990-Lada-Niva-Truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck")
Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 32 CommentsSadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […] -
![If I made a mental list of things I didn’t expect to see in a small, Southern Alberta city while riding home from work, I suspect a Japanese Midget would be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Daihatsu-Midget-II-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Daihatsu Midget II")
Curbside Classic: Daihatsu Midget II
Posted on October 9, 2012 | 45 CommentsIf I made a mental list of things I didn’t expect to see in a small, Southern Alberta city while riding home from work, I suspect a Japanese Midget would be […] -
![How many Datsun 710 wagons still roll on the streets of your town? I shot the first of three almost three years ago but never wrote it up. I met […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-176-153-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Datsun 710 Wagon – Third Time’s The Charm; Or Not")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Datsun 710 Wagon – Third Time’s The Charm; Or Not
Posted on September 27, 2012 | 33 CommentsHow many Datsun 710 wagons still roll on the streets of your town? I shot the first of three almost three years ago but never wrote it up. I met […] -
![Back in June, Jason Shafer shared with us a CC on the 1986 Thunderbird Elan. While it elicited many positive comments, the one most repeated was that even though this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Summer-Oh-Eleven-017-e1348604090504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – Ask And You Shall Receive")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – Ask And You Shall Receive
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 61 CommentsBack in June, Jason Shafer shared with us a CC on the 1986 Thunderbird Elan. While it elicited many positive comments, the one most repeated was that even though this […]
