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1981 Archive
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![In a temporary fit of practicality, I’d sold my Triumph Spitfire and found myself regretting the decision almost immediately. I was a car guy without an interesting car and as usual, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1981-Mazda-RX-7-S-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Mazda RX-7 S – Almost Perfect")
COAL: 1981 Mazda RX-7 S – Almost Perfect
Posted on April 27, 2014 | 28 CommentsIn a temporary fit of practicality, I’d sold my Triumph Spitfire and found myself regretting the decision almost immediately. I was a car guy without an interesting car and as usual, […] -
![Toyota’s ads throughout the ’80s are easily remembered for their large graphics and simple approach. Buyers were urged to pick a Toyota because they were honest and a good value. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tercel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1981 Toyota Tercel – The Car That Pulls Its Own Weight")
Vintage Ad: 1981 Toyota Tercel – The Car That Pulls Its Own Weight
Posted on March 24, 2014 | 37 CommentsToyota’s ads throughout the ’80s are easily remembered for their large graphics and simple approach. Buyers were urged to pick a Toyota because they were honest and a good value. […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Ford Escort Wagon – Di-Noc Twilight
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 42 CommentsI was almost home on a Friday evening in February when I spotted this Escort Squire Wagon. -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Ooh boy, am I going to get into it for this one! The 1980-83 Continental Mark VI is a car I like, but even some true-blue Panther fans do not, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/115749_0d0c2e2a61_low_res-e1383518790850.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1981 Continental Mark VI – Pine Opalescent Panther")
eBay Find: 1981 Continental Mark VI – Pine Opalescent Panther
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 32 CommentsOoh boy, am I going to get into it for this one! The 1980-83 Continental Mark VI is a car I like, but even some true-blue Panther fans do not, […] -
![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 […] -
![If you’ve been reading CC for a while, you probably know that I absolutely love the 1977-86 B-body Pontiacs. Catalina, Bonneville, Grand Safari, Parisienne–I like ’em all. But I especially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/April-2013-094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Brougham Behind Bars")
CC Outtake: Brougham Behind Bars
Posted on June 30, 2013 | 31 CommentsIf you’ve been reading CC for a while, you probably know that I absolutely love the 1977-86 B-body Pontiacs. Catalina, Bonneville, Grand Safari, Parisienne–I like ’em all. But I especially […] -
![I am here to decry the formalization of American automobile styling that began sometime in the 1970s and had pervaded the lines of all US manufacturers by the early 1980s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/81LeSabre5jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Buick LeSabre Coupe–Overdressed for the Occasion")
CC Capsule: 1981 Buick LeSabre Coupe–Overdressed for the Occasion
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 59 CommentsI am here to decry the formalization of American automobile styling that began sometime in the 1970s and had pervaded the lines of all US manufacturers by the early 1980s. […] -
![Now here’s a highly uncommon sight here in the heartland, at least outside of big cities like Chicago. While Paul’s S1 Esprit find was pretty remarkable, I posit that spotting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/09-08-2012-200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit – Turbo Doorstop")
CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit – Turbo Doorstop
Posted on November 9, 2012 | 15 CommentsNow here’s a highly uncommon sight here in the heartland, at least outside of big cities like Chicago. While Paul’s S1 Esprit find was pretty remarkable, I posit that spotting […] -
![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 […] -
![I was at the Auto Zone today and just minding my own business when in came this car. Even though it has two wheels too many there were reasons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/81AMC1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1981 AMC Concord – Deadly Sin? Not")
CC Outtake: 1981 AMC Concord – Deadly Sin? Not
Posted on July 2, 2012 | 49 CommentsI was at the Auto Zone today and just minding my own business when in came this car. Even though it has two wheels too many there were reasons […] -
![I still remember the time when I was on an air conditioning call and the lady decided to compliment me for my service. She said that when she wanted work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/UOM-IMG_1119.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Just Hire An Ugly Old…1981 C10")
CC Outtake: Just Hire An Ugly Old…1981 C10
Posted on May 29, 2012 | 25 CommentsI still remember the time when I was on an air conditioning call and the lady decided to compliment me for my service. She said that when she wanted work […]
