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1987 Archive
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![If you needed graphic evidence that the Sloan Ladder was essentially defunct by 1987, this Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon may be it. You’ve probably forgotten that it existed, or perhaps […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/87-Olds-1-115x115.webp "1987 Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon: A Rare, Rust-Free Example Of A Wagon You’ve Probably Forgotten About")
1987 Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon: A Rare, Rust-Free Example Of A Wagon You’ve Probably Forgotten About
Posted on August 26, 2026 | 29 CommentsIf you needed graphic evidence that the Sloan Ladder was essentially defunct by 1987, this Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon may be it. You’ve probably forgotten that it existed, or perhaps […] -
![(Updated 7/9/2026) For any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1054.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA – Generating Teenage Appreciation; Now, Getting Transglobal Attention")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA – Generating Teenage Appreciation; Now, Getting Transglobal Attention
Posted on July 9, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 7/9/2026) For any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks […] -
![Since the 1990s, the car magazines of the world have pushed the idea that serious luxury cars must have rear-wheel drive. However, there have been plenty of luxury sedans that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1987-Lincoln-Continental-Givenchy-Rose-Quartz-Dark-Taupe-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1987 Lincoln Continental Givenchy Designer Series: The Last RWD Continental")
1987 Lincoln Continental Givenchy Designer Series: The Last RWD Continental
Posted on June 16, 2026 | 18 CommentsSince the 1990s, the car magazines of the world have pushed the idea that serious luxury cars must have rear-wheel drive. However, there have been plenty of luxury sedans that […] -
![By the time the 1978-vintage RWD Buick Regal reached the end of the line in 1987, the turbocharged Regal Grand National had become a serious muscle car — arguably the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1986-Buick-Regal-Grand-National-Black-Laguna-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-high-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Reviews: 1986 Buick Grand National And 1987 GNX: “Quicker Than A Lamborghini Countach”")
Vintage C/D Reviews: 1986 Buick Grand National And 1987 GNX: “Quicker Than A Lamborghini Countach”
Posted on May 7, 2026 | 21 CommentsBy the time the 1978-vintage RWD Buick Regal reached the end of the line in 1987, the turbocharged Regal Grand National had become a serious muscle car — arguably the […] -
![(Updated 4/28/2026) When it was introduced, the Dakota did not fit neatly into the then-common world of regular trucks and compact trucks. But its unusual size would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1988-Dodge-Dakota-02-Small.jpg "1988 Dodge Dakota: Not Too Big, Not Too Small — Quietly Defining The Modern Midsize Truck")
1988 Dodge Dakota: Not Too Big, Not Too Small — Quietly Defining The Modern Midsize Truck
Posted on April 28, 2026 | 58 Comments(Updated 4/28/2026) When it was introduced, the Dakota did not fit neatly into the then-common world of regular trucks and compact trucks. But its unusual size would […] -
![(Updated 3/5/2026) 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 1985 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/McColt.jpg "CC Colt Chronicles Part 7: 1985 Colt – Eight Bit Origami")
CC Colt Chronicles Part 7: 1985 Colt – Eight Bit Origami
Posted on March 5, 2026 | 34 Comments(Updated 3/5/2026) 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 1985 […] -
![(Updated 2/2/2026) 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 takes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-17-at-6.59.15-PM.png "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 2, 2026 | 97 Comments(Updated 2/2/2026) 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 takes […] -
![(Updated 1/9/2026) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/87BuickCentury1jg.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 9, 2026 | 82 Comments(Updated 1/9/2026) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
![Whenever I think of the Chevrolet Chevette (and I usually try not to), I tell myself that most of them surely went to the boneyard long ago. So, you can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1987-Chevrolet-Chevette-3HB-Silver-Mecum-Auctions-W158-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1987 Chevrolet Chevette CS: Practically Pristine Penalty Box With Only 47 (Yes, 47) Miles")
1987 Chevrolet Chevette CS: Practically Pristine Penalty Box With Only 47 (Yes, 47) Miles
Posted on December 14, 2025 | 44 CommentsWhenever I think of the Chevrolet Chevette (and I usually try not to), I tell myself that most of them surely went to the boneyard long ago. So, you can […] -
![(Updated 10/25/2025) Some of the simple things in life can be so satisfying….a juicy steak…..finding money in the sock drawer…..a glass of sweet tea on a hot day…..writing about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P6050230.jpg "1987 or 1988 Mercury Cougar: Picking At An Open Wound")
1987 or 1988 Mercury Cougar: Picking At An Open Wound
Posted on October 25, 2025 | 68 Comments(Updated 10/25/2025) Some of the simple things in life can be so satisfying….a juicy steak…..finding money in the sock drawer…..a glass of sweet tea on a hot day…..writing about […] -
![(Updated 10/10/2025) By now, it seems that Volkswagen has tried almost everything to find success in the American market. The original VW (which we covered HERE) was a true “People’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1987VWFox011.jpg "1987 Volkswagen Fox – This German Fox Has A Brazilian Accent")
1987 Volkswagen Fox – This German Fox Has A Brazilian Accent
Posted on October 10, 2025 | 91 Comments(Updated 10/10/2025) By now, it seems that Volkswagen has tried almost everything to find success in the American market. The original VW (which we covered HERE) was a true “People’s […] -
![In March 1986, Honda launched a new luxury brand called Acura, which originally offered two models: the luxurious new Legend sedan and a sporty compact hatchback called Integra. Based on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1988-Acura-Integra-LS-3dr-5dr-BaT-4-and-7-side-composite.webp "1986–1989 Acura Integra: Was This The Most Satisfying ’80s Honda?")
1986–1989 Acura Integra: Was This The Most Satisfying ’80s Honda?
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 33 CommentsIn March 1986, Honda launched a new luxury brand called Acura, which originally offered two models: the luxurious new Legend sedan and a sporty compact hatchback called Integra. Based on […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1986BuickLeSabreBlack06.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […] -
![Since the CC comment section has (almost) always been a model of civil discourse, I thought it would the perfect forum for a question that’s been bothering me. When […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0370.jpg "QOTD: When Did Clear Coat Come Along? My My My Patina")
QOTD: When Did Clear Coat Come Along? My My My Patina
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsSince the CC comment section has (almost) always been a model of civil discourse, I thought it would the perfect forum for a question that’s been bothering me. When […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2014) Some car models have very linear lives. Take the Lincoln Town Car. All throughout its long life, from Continental option package in 1969 through the final […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=536,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/aa-3-20-2013-004.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Many Lives Of The ’80s Bonneville")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Many Lives Of The ’80s Bonneville
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/11/2014) Some car models have very linear lives. Take the Lincoln Town Car. All throughout its long life, from Continental option package in 1969 through the final […]
