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1990 Archive
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![(Updated 7/13/2026) Automotive history has a way of repeating itself. Thirty years after Ford found itself chasing Chevrolet’s seemingly unstoppable success, the tables had turned. By 1990, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1990-Chevrolet-Lumina-03-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina — Suddenly It’s 1960 (In Reverse)")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina — Suddenly It’s 1960 (In Reverse)
Posted on July 13, 2026 | 71 Comments(Updated 7/13/2026) Automotive history has a way of repeating itself. Thirty years after Ford found itself chasing Chevrolet’s seemingly unstoppable success, the tables had turned. By 1990, […] -
![(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 […] -
![In February 1949, Oldsmobile installed their new OHV V-8 engine in their smaller body shell, creating the legendary Rocket 88. They also offered the V-8 in a rare wood-bodied Series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1949-Oldsmobile-88-4SW-Seafoam-Green-and-1990-Custom-Cruiser-Lt-Sapphire-Blue-Met-side-right-115x115.webp "1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon And 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: First And Last Wagons With The Olds Rocket V-8")
1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon And 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: First And Last Wagons With The Olds Rocket V-8
Posted on May 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn February 1949, Oldsmobile installed their new OHV V-8 engine in their smaller body shell, creating the legendary Rocket 88. They also offered the V-8 in a rare wood-bodied Series […] -
![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 […] -
![I recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1990-Buick-Estate-Wagon-Red-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way")
1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsI recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […] -
![(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 […] -
![At this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_4740.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale")
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale
Posted on September 11, 2025 | 13 CommentsAt this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard. […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2019) Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_150535-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/6/2019) Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured […] -
![When was the last time you saw a Plymouth Laser, or any Plymouth for that matter? This ‘92 Laser RS is a nice looking car – don’t you agree? It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Laser-K4.jpg "My 1990 Plymouth Laser RS – Owning Plymouth’s Forgotten Coupe Of The ’90s")
My 1990 Plymouth Laser RS – Owning Plymouth’s Forgotten Coupe Of The ’90s
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 13 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw a Plymouth Laser, or any Plymouth for that matter? This ‘92 Laser RS is a nice looking car – don’t you agree? It’s […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2019) If Darth Vader was a real person and inhabited this planet in the 1980’s would this in fact be Darth’s choice of ride to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4436.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Saab 900 Turbo SPG – Darth Vader’s Ride?")
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Saab 900 Turbo SPG – Darth Vader’s Ride?
Posted on August 13, 2025 | 39 Comments(first posted 8/16/2019) If Darth Vader was a real person and inhabited this planet in the 1980’s would this in fact be Darth’s choice of ride to […] -
![A year after its European debut, Volkswagen’s chunky new Corrado coupe came to the U.S., powered by a 1.8-liter four with VW’s unusual G-Lader supercharger. Car and Driver tested the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Car-and-Driver-1989-11-p125-top.webp "Vintage C/D Road Test: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60: “Machinelike In A Somewhat Agricultural Way”")
Vintage C/D Road Test: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60: “Machinelike In A Somewhat Agricultural Way”
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 24 CommentsA year after its European debut, Volkswagen’s chunky new Corrado coupe came to the U.S., powered by a 1.8-liter four with VW’s unusual G-Lader supercharger. Car and Driver tested the […] -
![(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 […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1985-Buick-Electra-T-Type-01.jpg "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2017) It’s time once again for our ongoing exploration of low volume regular production cars. Today, we look at Oldsmobile, one of the few car brands […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1970-Oldsmobile-Full-Line-Prestige-10-69-08-09.jpg "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Oldsmobile Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Oldsmobile Edition
Posted on May 31, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/31/2017) It’s time once again for our ongoing exploration of low volume regular production cars. Today, we look at Oldsmobile, one of the few car brands […]
