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1989 Archive
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![When my second Scirocco left me stranded after a major component failure that followed a series of many smaller failures, I knew I needed a new car. But as a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Integra-4-89-115x115.jpeg "My 1989 Acura Integra – Something Tells Me I’m (Finally) Into Something Good")
My 1989 Acura Integra – Something Tells Me I’m (Finally) Into Something Good
Posted on September 19, 2026 | 16 CommentsWhen my second Scirocco left me stranded after a major component failure that followed a series of many smaller failures, I knew I needed a new car. But as a […] -
![As a car guy from the capital of American cars, I unfortunately have less experience with Hondas than do many of CC’s readers; however, that didn’t stop me from ogling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/55497768977_2111f5cf77_k-115x115.jpg "1988/1989 Honda Accord DX Coupe: It Gets My Vote For The Best-Looking Honda")
1988/1989 Honda Accord DX Coupe: It Gets My Vote For The Best-Looking Honda
Posted on September 14, 2026 | 26 CommentsAs a car guy from the capital of American cars, I unfortunately have less experience with Hondas than do many of CC’s readers; however, that didn’t stop me from ogling […] -
![(Updated 8/10/2026) This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sunbird-1.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89")
In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 39 Comments(Updated 8/10/2026) This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was […] -
![(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 […] -
![(Updated 2/16/2026) An admission: This two-tone Ford van is a surrogate for my original target, but a fantastic and fitting one nonetheless. It’s not often a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_0819.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Club Wagon – In Life, Hope Springs Eternal")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford Club Wagon – In Life, Hope Springs Eternal
Posted on February 16, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 2/16/2026) An admission: This two-tone Ford van is a surrogate for my original target, but a fantastic and fitting one nonetheless. It’s not often a […] -
![Back in 1995, the movie Get Shorty turned product placement into a running gag by proclaiming the Oldsmobile Silhouette “the Cadillac of minivans.” Six years earlier, Chrysler tried to create […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1990-Plymouth-Voyager-LX-and-Dodge-Caravan-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-high-banner-115x115.webp "1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo and 1990 Plymouth Voyager Turbo: Rare Turbocharged Four-Cylinder Chrysler Minivans")
1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo and 1990 Plymouth Voyager Turbo: Rare Turbocharged Four-Cylinder Chrysler Minivans
Posted on February 14, 2026 | 23 CommentsBack in 1995, the movie Get Shorty turned product placement into a running gag by proclaiming the Oldsmobile Silhouette “the Cadillac of minivans.” Six years earlier, Chrysler tried to create […] -
![If you’d asked me in 1989 to predict what the automobiles of the 2020s would be like, I would have presumed that they’d look a lot like this car: the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1989-Merkur-Scorpio-5HT-Tuscany-Gold-Cars-and-Bids-side-right-1-115x115.webp "1989 Merkur Scorpio: This Rare Luxury Hatchback Seemed Like A Preview Of An Automotive Future That Never Arrived")
1989 Merkur Scorpio: This Rare Luxury Hatchback Seemed Like A Preview Of An Automotive Future That Never Arrived
Posted on February 11, 2026 | 37 CommentsIf you’d asked me in 1989 to predict what the automobiles of the 2020s would be like, I would have presumed that they’d look a lot like this car: the […] -
![(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 […] -
![Usually when I check out the cars for sale on eBay, I gravitate to Volvo 200, 700 and 900 Series, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Buick Electras, Olds Ninety-Eights and Imperials. This weird […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lincoln-allante-21-115x115.jpg "The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior")
The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 19 CommentsUsually when I check out the cars for sale on eBay, I gravitate to Volvo 200, 700 and 900 Series, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Buick Electras, Olds Ninety-Eights and Imperials. This weird […] -
![(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 […] -
![Charting the history of Cadillac is often as much a matter of charting its decline as noting its successes. The 1990 Sedan de Ville was a little of both: It […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1990-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-Slate-Gray-West-Coast-Classics-side-right-115x115.webp "1990 Cadillac Sedan De Ville And Fleetwood: Cadillac At The Crossroads")
1990 Cadillac Sedan De Ville And Fleetwood: Cadillac At The Crossroads
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 38 CommentsCharting the history of Cadillac is often as much a matter of charting its decline as noting its successes. The 1990 Sedan de Ville was a little of both: It […] -
![(Updated 10/6/2025) Never let it be said that I dislike a car, any car. I can generally find something to appreciate about any of them once I really […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6012.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1989 Pontiac LeMans LE – K-Po(o)p Kadett")
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Pontiac LeMans LE – K-Po(o)p Kadett
Posted on October 4, 2025 | 64 Comments(Updated 10/6/2025) Never let it be said that I dislike a car, any car. I can generally find something to appreciate about any of them once I really […] -
![For quite some time the popular consensus has been Cadillac spent the 1980s squandering their brand equity in the grandest of fashions. With such product offerings as the not yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0367.jpg "1989 Cadillac Fleetwood – Deadly Sin or Greatest Hit?")
1989 Cadillac Fleetwood – Deadly Sin or Greatest Hit?
Posted on September 24, 2025 | 26 CommentsFor quite some time the popular consensus has been Cadillac spent the 1980s squandering their brand equity in the grandest of fashions. With such product offerings as the not yet […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2019) Justice – If such a concept really existed, then any of the total beaters of the world that we see every day would be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4457.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1989 Subaru Justy GL ECVT – There Just Isn’t Any Justice")
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Subaru Justy GL ECVT – There Just Isn’t Any Justice
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 8/24/2019) Justice – If such a concept really existed, then any of the total beaters of the world that we see every day would be […] -
![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 […]
