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1987 Archive
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![(first posted 6/6/2017) For this latest installment of exploring low volume production cars, let’s take a look at Dodge, the sometimes mid-priced sometimes low-priced brand in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1976-Dodge-Monaco-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Dodge Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Dodge Edition
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/6/2017) For this latest installment of exploring low volume production cars, let’s take a look at Dodge, the sometimes mid-priced sometimes low-priced brand in the […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1953-Plymouth-Foldout-00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […] -
![Much has been written over the years about former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. His various and diverse foibles in attempting to better position the company to face a rapidly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_3283.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Classic & Automotive History: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landaulet – Roger Wanted To Bury The Hatchet")
Salvage Yard Classic & Automotive History: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landaulet – Roger Wanted To Bury The Hatchet
Posted on April 1, 2023 | 32 CommentsMuch has been written over the years about former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. His various and diverse foibles in attempting to better position the company to face a rapidly […] -
![Everybody has their kindred automotive spirit. Of the various cars and pickups I have owned over the years, long ago I concluded this quad-toned Dodge pickup must have been mine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dodge-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – The Bold and The Beautiful")
COAL: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – The Bold and The Beautiful
Posted on September 24, 2022 | 54 CommentsEverybody has their kindred automotive spirit. Of the various cars and pickups I have owned over the years, long ago I concluded this quad-toned Dodge pickup must have been mine. […] -
![Somehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2975.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?")
Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 62 CommentsSomehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-03-2012-005-e1341268083452.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987
Posted on July 4, 2022 | 179 Comments(first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6055373392_8aa09ea89f_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – “H” is for Harmony")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – “H” is for Harmony
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 115 Comments(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […] -
![We arrived to Puerto Rico in December of 1987, now us being a family of three: mom, little brother and I. After a few days of staying in rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Scan-211203-0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 1989 Tercel: Suddenly it’s 1980… in 1987!")
COAL 1989 Tercel: Suddenly it’s 1980… in 1987!
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 11 CommentsWe arrived to Puerto Rico in December of 1987, now us being a family of three: mom, little brother and I. After a few days of staying in rather […] -
![This van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In")
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […] -
![(This has become a serial; the first episode can be found here.) (first posted 11/6/2015) Louis Broderick stopped the black 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue when he encountered a red light […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/khng.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Next Passenger – Part 2")
Curbside Fiction: The Next Passenger – Part 2
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 31 Comments(This has become a serial; the first episode can be found here.) (first posted 11/6/2015) Louis Broderick stopped the black 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue when he encountered a red light […] -
![(first posted 6/17/2013) We all have cars in our lives that are fondly recalled. Sometimes it’s one of our parent’s cars, or an uncle’s, or maybe just the neighbor’s next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/5-24-2013-031-800x533-e1370799439754.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Rose Quartz-Colored Linchpin Of My Formative Years")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Rose Quartz-Colored Linchpin Of My Formative Years
Posted on November 5, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 6/17/2013) We all have cars in our lives that are fondly recalled. Sometimes it’s one of our parent’s cars, or an uncle’s, or maybe just the neighbor’s next […] -
![(first posted 10/12/2012) The 1980s ushered in a seismic shift in the U.S. automobile market. The trend that had for generations carried Detroit ever higher–longer, lower and more powerful–no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1989AcuraIntegra01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded
Posted on July 26, 2021 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/12/2012) The 1980s ushered in a seismic shift in the U.S. automobile market. The trend that had for generations carried Detroit ever higher–longer, lower and more powerful–no […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1987-CadillacBrougham02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 143 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […] -
![For any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks are forever associated with their youth, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "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, 2020 | 34 CommentsFor any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks are forever associated with their youth, […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-29-and-5-30-2014-112-800x544-e1401659297942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […]
