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![A few weekends ago, I attended a high school reunion back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. I had mentioned these plans in an essay that ran just over a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/164-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle – The Importance Of Boundaries")
Curbside Musings: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle – The Importance Of Boundaries
Posted on November 15, 2022 | 36 CommentsA few weekends ago, I attended a high school reunion back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. I had mentioned these plans in an essay that ran just over a […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2013) Foreign travel has a way of making you see your own local surroundings differently, with a bit more insight and clarity. Seeing familiar American cars in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-Maverick.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classico do Brasil: Ford Maverick GT")
Curbside Classico do Brasil: Ford Maverick GT
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted 2/26/2013) Foreign travel has a way of making you see your own local surroundings differently, with a bit more insight and clarity. Seeing familiar American cars in a […] -
![(first posted 3/2/2011) Having repeatedly been confronted with the picture of the 1963 Grand Prix in other articles the last couple of days made me think: when exactly did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-SanMateo-047-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – GM’s Deadly Sin #14 – Thou Shalt Not Take Thy Own Name In Vain")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – GM’s Deadly Sin #14 – Thou Shalt Not Take Thy Own Name In Vain
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 82 Comments(first posted 3/2/2011) Having repeatedly been confronted with the picture of the 1963 Grand Prix in other articles the last couple of days made me think: when exactly did […] -
Vintage Postcard: “Everybody Drives A Used Car” – I’d Like To Drive Some Of These
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 16 CommentsUmm; there’s some sweet cars in this shot, at the L.F. Jacod & Co. Chrysler-Plymouth Used Car Lot. Can you identify them? -
![In anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/111_0585a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Apart At The Seams")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Apart At The Seams
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 37 CommentsIn anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […] -
![They’re mighty rare nowadays, but there was a time when Eagle Premiers (and Dodge Monacos) were being sent out into the great big world, having been birthed at Brampton, Ontario. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/8442586394_5ea0822bb6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Carrier Of The Day: A Mixed Load Including Four Eagle Premiers")
Car Carrier Of The Day: A Mixed Load Including Four Eagle Premiers
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 12 CommentsThey’re mighty rare nowadays, but there was a time when Eagle Premiers (and Dodge Monacos) were being sent out into the great big world, having been birthed at Brampton, Ontario. […] -
![It’s often been claimed, both on this website and elsewhere, that the late ‘80s / early ‘90s, otherwise known as the Roger Smith era, General Motors was at the bottom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220517_091302-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – No Sin To See Here")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – No Sin To See Here
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 48 CommentsIt’s often been claimed, both on this website and elsewhere, that the late ‘80s / early ‘90s, otherwise known as the Roger Smith era, General Motors was at the bottom […] -
![(first posted 11/12/2016) Alberto Simon has been posting all sorts of exotic South American finds at the Cohort; I wonder if he’ll consider posting them directly at CC? This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chevrolet-diplomata-sfq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1988 Chevrolet Diplomata")
Cohort Outtake: 1988 Chevrolet Diplomata
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 11/12/2016) Alberto Simon has been posting all sorts of exotic South American finds at the Cohort; I wonder if he’ll consider posting them directly at CC? This […] -
![It’s no big secret used car prices are currently elevated. While some sources have observed the market is starting to soften due to higher interest rates and various other factors, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1994-ford-2.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Critique / QOTD: What’s The Craziest Price You’ve Seen Lately?")
Curbside Critique / QOTD: What’s The Craziest Price You’ve Seen Lately?
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 57 CommentsIt’s no big secret used car prices are currently elevated. While some sources have observed the market is starting to soften due to higher interest rates and various other factors, […] -
![posted by William Garrett You would be forgiven for thinking this was a business coupe, given its shortened roof and resulting long trunk. It would be a business coupe if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52493507854_addd867f09_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Un-Business Business Coupe")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Un-Business Business Coupe
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 28 Commentsposted by William Garrett You would be forgiven for thinking this was a business coupe, given its shortened roof and resulting long trunk. It would be a business coupe if […] -
![Well, I’m not so sure it was actually “her” new Nash; maybe just the official car she got driven around on on this publicity tour? More likely so. I doubt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/51775984448_16893a0937_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Miss America 1950 And Her New Bathtub Nash")
Vintage PR Shot: Miss America 1950 And Her New Bathtub Nash
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 19 CommentsWell, I’m not so sure it was actually “her” new Nash; maybe just the official car she got driven around on on this publicity tour? More likely so. I doubt […] -
![Because each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1994-Club-Wagon-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing")
COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 26 CommentsBecause each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […] -
![(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 8/13/2013 at CC) Between the years 1988 and 1993, GM decided to use Americans in a mass experiment, in which I found myself […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-39-003-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Pontiac LeMans – The Lows And Rocky Mountain Highs Of GM’s Deadly Sin #12")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Pontiac LeMans – The Lows And Rocky Mountain Highs Of GM’s Deadly Sin #12
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 143 Comments(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 8/13/2013 at CC) Between the years 1988 and 1993, GM decided to use Americans in a mass experiment, in which I found myself […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2014) In the annals of automotive history, there are few cars that played such a pivotal role as the 1965 Cadillac Seville. It is the first in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/seville-4-door-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Alter-History: 1965 Cadillac Seville – The Car That Beat Back Mercedes and Became A Global Best-Seller")
Automotive Alter-History: 1965 Cadillac Seville – The Car That Beat Back Mercedes and Became A Global Best-Seller
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 156 Comments(first posted 12/10/2014) In the annals of automotive history, there are few cars that played such a pivotal role as the 1965 Cadillac Seville. It is the first in […] -
![I didn’t plan on buying another Cadillac after acquiring our 1994 Fleetwood Brougham, but that car has spent more time in the shop that out of it in the year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6391.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Cadillac Brougham – So Long to The Sheer Look")
COAL: 1992 Cadillac Brougham – So Long to The Sheer Look
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 18 CommentsI didn’t plan on buying another Cadillac after acquiring our 1994 Fleetwood Brougham, but that car has spent more time in the shop that out of it in the year […]
