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1980 Archive
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![Last month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides")
CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 23, 2019 | 42 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
![The sun was shining brightly, the new restaurant Mrs. Jason and I had just tried was a success, and we were taking a nice stroll around the downtown area. With […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0276.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 to 1980 Dodge Omni – The Formative Years")
Curbside Classic: 1978 to 1980 Dodge Omni – The Formative Years
Posted on July 18, 2019 | 80 CommentsThe sun was shining brightly, the new restaurant Mrs. Jason and I had just tried was a success, and we were taking a nice stroll around the downtown area. With […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1983LincContMarkVI02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 129 Comments(first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […] -
![(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980-Dodge-Maxivan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”")
COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 41 Comments(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […] -
![Note: None of these pictures are of my actual car During the ownership of the Mazda B2000 in last week’s COAL, I described how some particular issues sidelined the truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/01-1980-Acadian.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Pontiac Acadian – Any Port in a Storm")
COAL: 1980 Pontiac Acadian – Any Port in a Storm
Posted on June 9, 2018 | 27 CommentsNote: None of these pictures are of my actual car During the ownership of the Mazda B2000 in last week’s COAL, I described how some particular issues sidelined the truck […] -
![This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters")
CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 57 CommentsThis true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […] -
![While perusing old pictures for another article, I stumbled upon this. What a visual delight – a Chrysler Newport R-body and a 1972 Plymouth Fury coupe. It’s almost hard to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Tasty-Grill-in-Wville.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Picture Outtake: Do You C The R-Body?")
Vintage Picture Outtake: Do You C The R-Body?
Posted on April 9, 2016 | 21 CommentsWhile perusing old pictures for another article, I stumbled upon this. What a visual delight – a Chrysler Newport R-body and a 1972 Plymouth Fury coupe. It’s almost hard to […] -
CC Outtake: 1980 Mercury Cougar – When You Cross a Cat With a Fox
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn my way to Auburn, and what do I see? -
![(first posted 11/14/2012) If one reads (and believes) the various articles and reviews relating to the Dodge Aspen, it would be easy to conclude it was the biggest chunk of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG-20120928-00459.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Dodge Aspen Wagon – Defying Expectations Since the Carter Administration")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Dodge Aspen Wagon – Defying Expectations Since the Carter Administration
Posted on August 23, 2014 | 101 Comments(first posted 11/14/2012) If one reads (and believes) the various articles and reviews relating to the Dodge Aspen, it would be easy to conclude it was the biggest chunk of […] -
![Pop quiz time! What has a straight six, a four-speed manual, four-wheel drive and…opera windows? Nothing, you say? Au contraire. Take a look at that instrument panel, guess, and click […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KGrHqZHJCIFJZJM7FzBSdvzeO0w60_57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "eBay Find: Want A Four-Speed 4×4 With Opera Windows?")
eBay Find: Want A Four-Speed 4×4 With Opera Windows?
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 49 CommentsPop quiz time! What has a straight six, a four-speed manual, four-wheel drive and…opera windows? Nothing, you say? Au contraire. Take a look at that instrument panel, guess, and click […] -
![Okay, I was not even born until after the Van Craze was on the way out. Missed it by “that” much! But for you friendly folks who lived through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Labor-Day-Weekend-2013-105-800x533-e1384121232843.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: The Highway Star – The Most ’70s Van I’ve Ever Seen")
Car Show Classic: The Highway Star – The Most ’70s Van I’ve Ever Seen
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 50 CommentsOkay, I was not even born until after the Van Craze was on the way out. Missed it by “that” much! But for you friendly folks who lived through the […] -
![The CC Effect can really freak me out sometimes. No sooner had I finished the post on the Pine Opalescent Mark VI, and what else do I see on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KGrHqRHJBFH6f0iPUqBSDodBO0Bg60_57-e1383607515110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Panther Finale: 1981 Town Coupe In Pine Opalescent – The eBay CC Effect")
Panther Finale: 1981 Town Coupe In Pine Opalescent – The eBay CC Effect
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 60 CommentsThe CC Effect can really freak me out sometimes. No sooner had I finished the post on the Pine Opalescent Mark VI, and what else do I see on the […] -
![It is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/291-800x533-e1376854657432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […] -
![Here’s something different–a Mercury Bobcat drag car. I had not seen one of these L-M Pinto knockoffs in about twenty-five years, so out came the camera. The 1979 model got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-28-13-055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cruise Night Outtake: Runs Like A Scalded…Well, You Know")
Cruise Night Outtake: Runs Like A Scalded…Well, You Know
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 18 CommentsHere’s something different–a Mercury Bobcat drag car. I had not seen one of these L-M Pinto knockoffs in about twenty-five years, so out came the camera. The 1979 model got […] -
![Last Sunday I went to a car show on the Hennepin Canal. Most of the cars were the usual “seen-it” Camaros, Tri-Five Chevs and–you guessed it–Corvettes, but I liked this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-28-13-413.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: A Third-Gen Corvette That’s Not Red")
Car Show Outtake: A Third-Gen Corvette That’s Not Red
Posted on July 7, 2013 | 36 CommentsLast Sunday I went to a car show on the Hennepin Canal. Most of the cars were the usual “seen-it” Camaros, Tri-Five Chevs and–you guessed it–Corvettes, but I liked this […]
