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1980 Archive
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![image: american-excellence.com Maybe you recall my post some time back about the 1980 Bonneville Brougham coupe. Well, the very same company offers a Mark VI Signature Series sedan. Since today […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bigpic.php_.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Mini CC Alert: Continental Mark VI And VII – Yes, Really")
Mini CC Alert: Continental Mark VI And VII – Yes, Really
Posted on June 22, 2013 | 15 Commentsimage: american-excellence.com Maybe you recall my post some time back about the 1980 Bonneville Brougham coupe. Well, the very same company offers a Mark VI Signature Series sedan. Since today […] -
![I had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-001-800x573-e1366570582706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…")
CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…
Posted on April 30, 2013 | 15 CommentsI had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […] -
![I surely write about a lot of trucks here at Curbside Classic. It’s not that I’m particularly partial to them; actually, I’m much more a car guy. But old trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/81DodgeTruckAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Dodge D-series Adventurer – The Essence of a Truck")
CC Capsule: 1980 Dodge D-series Adventurer – The Essence of a Truck
Posted on March 30, 2013 | 17 CommentsI surely write about a lot of trucks here at Curbside Classic. It’s not that I’m particularly partial to them; actually, I’m much more a car guy. But old trucks […] -
![So many pristine originals or restored classics were the lust objects of their day–the most expensive, the fastest, or the most wildly styled. Such cars make our collective minds go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/80Fairmont1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1980 Ford Fairmont–The Finest Fairmont Anywhere")
Cohort Sighting: 1980 Ford Fairmont–The Finest Fairmont Anywhere
Posted on January 13, 2013 | 69 CommentsSo many pristine originals or restored classics were the lust objects of their day–the most expensive, the fastest, or the most wildly styled. Such cars make our collective minds go […] -
Outtake Follow-up: 1980 Chevrolet “Yenko” Malibu – Oh, The Plot Thickens
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 42 CommentsRecently, reader Jake contacted Paul. Jake is the new owner of the “Yenko” Malibu featured back in April of this year (here). The story hardly stops there. -
![The Vega has been discussed here on CC ad infinitum (if you missed it, further reading on CC can be found here and here), so I won’t rehash what all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Vega-four-door-Estate-e1352509123128.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What If: Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto Four-Door Wagons")
What If: Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto Four-Door Wagons
Posted on November 11, 2012 | 52 CommentsThe Vega has been discussed here on CC ad infinitum (if you missed it, further reading on CC can be found here and here), so I won’t rehash what all […] -
![As we saw in yesterday’s ’81 Skylark CC, the new FWD X-body Buick, even when it was reliable as a daily driver, was nevertheless a bit stubby–maybe a little too […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-179-041-12001-e1351349124386.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What If: 1980-81 Buick Skylark 225 And Limited Convertible")
What If: 1980-81 Buick Skylark 225 And Limited Convertible
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 28 CommentsAs we saw in yesterday’s ’81 Skylark CC, the new FWD X-body Buick, even when it was reliable as a daily driver, was nevertheless a bit stubby–maybe a little too […] -
![Oh, Chrysler, you had such a time in the ’70s. You axed the Challenger and ‘cuda after five model years of disappointing sales. Then came your all-new 1974 full-sizers–just in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/08-23-2012-001-e1345940457484.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – B Plus C Equals R")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – B Plus C Equals R
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 73 CommentsOh, Chrysler, you had such a time in the ’70s. You axed the Challenger and ‘cuda after five model years of disappointing sales. Then came your all-new 1974 full-sizers–just in […] -
![High fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HPIM1421-e1338091388149.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet")
My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2012 | 116 CommentsHigh fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […]
