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1979 Archive
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![Over the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-SJ-Platinum-Dark-Charcoal-Mecum-Auctions-T303-front-MT-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsOver the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […] -
![Pontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula-Starlight-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-15-front-3q-left-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 15 CommentsPontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […] -
![Average. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1979-Olds-88-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance
Posted on September 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsAverage. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […] -
![When the Fox-body Ford Mustang debuted for 1979, American critics lauded its sleek styling and supposed European flair. However, when the British car magazine Motor tried a Mustang Ghia coupe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1979-Ford-Mustang-Turbo-coupe-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-9-front-3q-left-high-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor UK Review: 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Turbo — “Is This Really The Americans’ Idea of ‘A European Flavour’?”")
Vintage Motor UK Review: 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Turbo — “Is This Really The Americans’ Idea of ‘A European Flavour’?”
Posted on September 25, 2025 | 37 CommentsWhen the Fox-body Ford Mustang debuted for 1979, American critics lauded its sleek styling and supposed European flair. However, when the British car magazine Motor tried a Mustang Ghia coupe […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2019) Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5044.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories")
Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 9/8/2019) Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t […] -
![The 1979 Chevrolet Camaro was an incredibly popular car — model-year production topped 282,000 units, the Camaro’s all-time peak — and it still looks pretty good in its swaggering disco-era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1979-Chevrolet-Camaro-Med-Beige-Bring-a-Trailer-3-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1979 Chevrolet Camaro: The Best-Selling Camaro In Its Second-Worst Color")
1979 Chevrolet Camaro: The Best-Selling Camaro In Its Second-Worst Color
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 62 CommentsThe 1979 Chevrolet Camaro was an incredibly popular car — model-year production topped 282,000 units, the Camaro’s all-time peak — and it still looks pretty good in its swaggering disco-era […] -
![Where the Continental Mark IV and Mark V of the ’70s were among Lincoln’s greatest hits, the Lincoln Versailles, a luxo version of the Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch, is often regarded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-1980-Lincoln-Versailles-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1977–1980 Lincoln Versailles: Slow-Selling, Cynical, But Very Profitable")
1977–1980 Lincoln Versailles: Slow-Selling, Cynical, But Very Profitable
Posted on August 25, 2025 | 42 CommentsWhere the Continental Mark IV and Mark V of the ’70s were among Lincoln’s greatest hits, the Lincoln Versailles, a luxo version of the Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch, is often regarded […] -
![Huge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-Dark-Jade-Primo-Classics-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green")
1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green
Posted on August 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsHuge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […] -
![Although the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1985-Buick-Riviera-red-coupe-and-white-convert-Survivor-and-Mecum-side-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)")
1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)
Posted on August 18, 2025 | 49 CommentsAlthough the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […] -
![In the 1970s, the Cadillac De Ville was not merely Cadillac’s cash cow, but a veritable thundering herd of cash buffalo, sold in enormous numbers at high prices. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1970-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-Adriatic-Turquoise-Bring-a-Trailer-16-side.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Decade De Ville: Cadillac’s Bestselling ’70s De Villes")
Decade De Ville: Cadillac’s Bestselling ’70s De Villes
Posted on July 31, 2025 | 18 CommentsIn the 1970s, the Cadillac De Ville was not merely Cadillac’s cash cow, but a veritable thundering herd of cash buffalo, sold in enormous numbers at high prices. The […] -
![So far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Reliant-Scottsdale-Vandalia-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsSo far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […] -
![With its front-wheel drive, fully independent suspension, and optional turbocharged engine, the downsized 1979–1985 Buick Riviera was a huge step forward in sophistication, with improved road manners and crisp new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Road-Track-1979-03-p52-a.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage R/T Review: 1979 Buick Riviera S Type – The “S” Stands For “Sharp,” Not “Sporty”")
Vintage R/T Review: 1979 Buick Riviera S Type – The “S” Stands For “Sharp,” Not “Sporty”
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 18 CommentsWith its front-wheel drive, fully independent suspension, and optional turbocharged engine, the downsized 1979–1985 Buick Riviera was a huge step forward in sophistication, with improved road manners and crisp new […] -
![The Volvo 200 Series ran for 19 years and 2.8 million cars, and many still consider it the definitive Volvo for its brick-like styling and sensible-shoes dependability. However, its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1979_volvo_242_coupe_15531297296de3ef250D8O6286.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1979 Volvo 242DL Lambda Sond – Volvo And Bosch Revolutionize Engine Technology")
CC Tech: 1979 Volvo 242DL Lambda Sond – Volvo And Bosch Revolutionize Engine Technology
Posted on January 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe Volvo 200 Series ran for 19 years and 2.8 million cars, and many still consider it the definitive Volvo for its brick-like styling and sensible-shoes dependability. However, its […] -
![In the fall of 1978, Cadillac rolled out the model that would become one of its greatest all-time hits: the 1979 Cadillac Eldorado — newly downsized and a half-ton lighter, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CD1979-05-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Review: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – A Brilliant False Dawn")
Vintage C/D Review: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – A Brilliant False Dawn
Posted on January 23, 2025 | 51 CommentsIn the fall of 1978, Cadillac rolled out the model that would become one of its greatest all-time hits: the 1979 Cadillac Eldorado — newly downsized and a half-ton lighter, […] -
![For Part 4, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year was 2018, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCN8721-e1723655282626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 4: Vacation Time to VA and WV; Mountains Not Optional.")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 4: Vacation Time to VA and WV; Mountains Not Optional.
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor Part 4, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year was 2018, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided […]
