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1986 Archive
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![Who tosses out a perfectly usable little Japanese car like it’s an old piece of aluminum foil? While this little Sentra may ball up like that foil in an accident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_8643.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Nissan Sentra (B11) – Full Circle")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Nissan Sentra (B11) – Full Circle
Posted on March 6, 2020 | 45 CommentsWho tosses out a perfectly usable little Japanese car like it’s an old piece of aluminum foil? While this little Sentra may ball up like that foil in an accident […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2014) If you were a Dodge or Plymouth dealer drawing in a good number of import buyers in the early 1980s, the arrival of a new Colt in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ColtWagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Colt Chronicles Part 7: 1985 Colt – Eight Bit Origami")
CC Colt Chronicles Part 7: 1985 Colt – Eight Bit Origami
Posted on March 2, 2020 | 31 Comments(first posted 2/23/2014) If you were a Dodge or Plymouth dealer drawing in a good number of import buyers in the early 1980s, the arrival of a new Colt in […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2014) The 1980s are not remembered as a time of subtlety, and after nearly fifteen years characterized by social consciousness and morality, overindulgence was back in. It usually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-17-at-6.59.15-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-1989 Honda Accord – Ignoring The Future In Favor Of The Present")
Curbside Classic: 1986-1989 Honda Accord – Ignoring The Future In Favor Of The Present
Posted on February 3, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/18/2014) The 1980s are not remembered as a time of subtlety, and after nearly fifteen years characterized by social consciousness and morality, overindulgence was back in. It usually […] -
![I don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in the junkyard so this was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7617.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One")
Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One
Posted on November 30, 2019 | 30 CommentsI don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in the junkyard so this was […] -
![William Rubano never fails to deliver something good to the Cohort. While struggling with what to say about a different Buick, I found a set of Buicks that neatly show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/30588165077_ba3c0cb12c_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Too Much Eyeliner?")
Cohort Outtake: Too Much Eyeliner?
Posted on October 24, 2019 | 47 CommentsWilliam Rubano never fails to deliver something good to the Cohort. While struggling with what to say about a different Buick, I found a set of Buicks that neatly show […] -
![Let’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5095-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show")
Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […] -
![I was on on my way to the office on a Sunday morning, and decided to stop and get some breakfast. In the parking lot of the breakfast joint was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190721_104435.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix – On Its Way Back Up")
CC Capsule: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix – On Its Way Back Up
Posted on August 12, 2019 | 46 CommentsI was on on my way to the office on a Sunday morning, and decided to stop and get some breakfast. In the parking lot of the breakfast joint was […] -
![After moving in together with my then-girlfriend, we decided that we didn’t need two car payments, and that I’d get rid of my 2005 Civic. Despite it being a dead-reliable and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL:1986 Ford Ranger – Compact Truck, Full-Size Thirst")
COAL:1986 Ford Ranger – Compact Truck, Full-Size Thirst
Posted on September 29, 2018 | 14 CommentsAfter moving in together with my then-girlfriend, we decided that we didn’t need two car payments, and that I’d get rid of my 2005 Civic. Despite it being a dead-reliable and […] -
![Not the actual car. I’d recently moved home, and gotten a job at an auto parts store on the counter. I’d bought the 1987 F150 and sold the 1992 Saturn SC. I wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza – Short Term Flipper")
COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza – Short Term Flipper
Posted on September 1, 2018 | 33 CommentsNot the actual car. I’d recently moved home, and gotten a job at an auto parts store on the counter. I’d bought the 1987 F150 and sold the 1992 Saturn SC. I wasn’t […] -
![After owning the Cavalier for a few months, it was clear that it wasn’t the vehicle for me. I had the itch for a small truck, and, after parting with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Mazdab2000-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Mazda B2000 – the Mazsun, or is it Datsda?")
COAL: 1986 Mazda B2000 – the Mazsun, or is it Datsda?
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 16 CommentsAfter owning the Cavalier for a few months, it was clear that it wasn’t the vehicle for me. I had the itch for a small truck, and, after parting with […] -
![Oftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?")
CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 21 CommentsOftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […] -
![Some here at CC are accomplished mechanics, whether as professionals or as hobbyists. Others of us, while mechanically inclined souls, are no threat to those who keep our cars running […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mercury-marquis-wagon-07-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was Your Best Automotive Repair Diagnosis?")
QOTD: What Was Your Best Automotive Repair Diagnosis?
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 54 CommentsSome here at CC are accomplished mechanics, whether as professionals or as hobbyists. Others of us, while mechanically inclined souls, are no threat to those who keep our cars running […] -
![(First posted 6/30/2013) In the spring of 1996, my girlfriend finally graduated from college and moved up to San Francisco to live with me. She arrived with a big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Cress1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Toyota Cressida – Stately Elegance")
COAL: 1986 Toyota Cressida – Stately Elegance
Posted on November 26, 2017 | 53 Comments(First posted 6/30/2013) In the spring of 1996, my girlfriend finally graduated from college and moved up to San Francisco to live with me. She arrived with a big […] -
![(First posted 6/2/2013) It was the beginning of 1992, and I had started my career and found myself with a regular income stream. Reality hit quickly, however, and I realized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/GTI1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!")
COAL: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!
Posted on October 29, 2017 | 47 Comments(First posted 6/2/2013) It was the beginning of 1992, and I had started my career and found myself with a regular income stream. Reality hit quickly, however, and I realized […] -
![(First Published 5/26/2013) At this point my car history so far may appear somewhat schizophrenic, so to continue the lack of any discernible pattern, I made as complete a change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Isuzu5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Isuzu I-Mark – That’s No Lie!")
COAL: 1986 Isuzu I-Mark – That’s No Lie!
Posted on October 22, 2017 | 41 Comments(First Published 5/26/2013) At this point my car history so far may appear somewhat schizophrenic, so to continue the lack of any discernible pattern, I made as complete a change […]
