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![photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. The ’80-’85 X-body is one of GM’s most notorious deadly sins, but let’s not hold that against this incredibly well-preserved ’85 Buick Skylark Limited. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54188549102_07cc5f9db1_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1985 Buick Skylark – The Best Preserved X-Body Still Around?")
Curbside Find: 1985 Buick Skylark – The Best Preserved X-Body Still Around?
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 17 Commentsphotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. The ’80-’85 X-body is one of GM’s most notorious deadly sins, but let’s not hold that against this incredibly well-preserved ’85 Buick Skylark Limited. […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to look at some Chryslers; one of my favorite carmakers mainly because they were well engineered for the most part. Plus I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-02-12-15.03.12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chryslers On The Road – ’50-’60s-’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Chryslers On The Road – ’50-’60s-’70s
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 29 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to look at some Chryslers; one of my favorite carmakers mainly because they were well engineered for the most part. Plus I […] -
![Throughout the 1960s, the full-size Chevrolet was the bestselling car in the entire world. However, its role in the marketplace was shifting rapidly, from big and basic family sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1960-Chevrolet-Biscayne-Collector-Classic-Cars-engine.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: How Common Were Stripped-Down Full-Size Chevrolets In The 1960s?")
Automotive History: How Common Were Stripped-Down Full-Size Chevrolets In The 1960s?
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 48 CommentsThroughout the 1960s, the full-size Chevrolet was the bestselling car in the entire world. However, its role in the marketplace was shifting rapidly, from big and basic family sedan […] -
![In my previous installments, I spoke of my Miata and short co-ownership of a Corolla. While I had both cars, I was in search of another to be my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/BMW-Roundel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 1995 E34 BMW 525i – Past The Curve")
My 1995 E34 BMW 525i – Past The Curve
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 15 CommentsIn my previous installments, I spoke of my Miata and short co-ownership of a Corolla. While I had both cars, I was in search of another to be my […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/39751772213_11c6fe16ef_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines")
CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […] -
![Photos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54313542132_83a15badff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street")
Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 10 CommentsPhotos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […] -
![Here’s a truly rare bird; a car that wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. For that matter, the Biscayne was already missing from the 1970 brochure; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chevrolet-1971-Biscayne-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne With 250 Six and PG – “Frugal” – Don’t Look For It In The Brochure")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne With 250 Six and PG – “Frugal” – Don’t Look For It In The Brochure
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsHere’s a truly rare bird; a car that wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. For that matter, the Biscayne was already missing from the 1970 brochure; […] -
![Most people know that by the late 1950s, most U.S. cars offered automatic transmissions, and most American buyers preferred them, although the compacts and sporty car boom of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1962_rambler_classic_img_5208-14865.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Which U.S. Cars Of The 1960s Most Often Had Manual Transmission?")
Automotive History: Which U.S. Cars Of The 1960s Most Often Had Manual Transmission?
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 45 CommentsMost people know that by the late 1950s, most U.S. cars offered automatic transmissions, and most American buyers preferred them, although the compacts and sporty car boom of the […] -
![Ford Corcel II LDO and Belina, image from brochure. As many CC readers are aware, this series belongs to Cars of a Lifetime. But whose lifetime are we talking about? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Corcel-II-LDO-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Family’s Ford Corcel II, L, LDO, LDO Belina & GT – The Extended Car Family")
My Family’s Ford Corcel II, L, LDO, LDO Belina & GT – The Extended Car Family
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 10 CommentsFord Corcel II LDO and Belina, image from brochure. As many CC readers are aware, this series belongs to Cars of a Lifetime. But whose lifetime are we talking about? […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1986BuickLeSabreBlack06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery for this Valentine’s Day is a good variety of trucks, their owners and how they were used in both work and play. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-04-21-15.10.58.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery for this Valentine’s Day is a good variety of trucks, their owners and how they were used in both work and play. In the […] -
![In the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240407_115140_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […] -
![Ford’s flagship Lincoln Continental Mark was all-new for 1972, sporting a new look selected by Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company. Let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1972-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-IV-RM-Sothebys-spare-tire-hump.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark")
Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 38 CommentsFord’s flagship Lincoln Continental Mark was all-new for 1972, sporting a new look selected by Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company. Let’s […] -
![Chevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide automatic had a long and somewhat curious relationship with the Corvette—both the first and last Corvettes to use PG came with triple carburation. The first Corvette (1953) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1967Corvette1-33028.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second")
1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 24 CommentsChevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide automatic had a long and somewhat curious relationship with the Corvette—both the first and last Corvettes to use PG came with triple carburation. The first Corvette (1953) […]
