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1994 Archive
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1994 Ford Thunderbird LX: As Teal As You Remember It, But A Little Rustier
Posted on October 3, 2026 | 20 CommentsDo you remember when these big MN12 Thunderbirds were all over the road, many of them painted the same Teal Clearcoat Metallic as this 1994 model? You weren’t imagining it. […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded
Posted on June 15, 2026 | 38 Comments(Updated 6/15/2026) My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro […] -
1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View
Posted on March 15, 2026 | 32 Comments(Updated 3/15/2026) The Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep […] -
1994 Mercury Capri XR2 Turbo: The Nearly Forgotten Capri, In Very Rare Turbo Form
Posted on January 16, 2026 | 14 CommentsHere in the not-too-far north, I spotted this rare 1994 Mercury Capri XR2. The car was out and about on the somewhat salty roads in Pennsylvania, on a late December […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 78 Comments(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1994 Plymouth Sundance – Come On Down!
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 9/17/2019) At one point in the very early 1990’s, I tried to convince my father that a Dodge Shadow or Plymouth Sundance would be a very […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 101 Comments(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS – Last Of The Best
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 4/26/2012) Ah, Caprice. The pride of GM’s big car line, darling of police departments and taxi companies everywhere; you were taken from us too soon. Yes, the GM […] -
Curbside Critique / QOTD: What’s The Craziest Price You’ve Seen Lately?
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 57 CommentsIt’s no big secret used car prices are currently elevated. While some sources have observed the market is starting to soften due to higher interest rates and various other factors, […] -
COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 26 CommentsBecause each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Lincoln Town Car – Best U.S. Luxury Car Of The ’90s
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) By the late ’80s, Lincoln and Chrysler were essentially selling caricatures of their ’70s offerings. Hey, I like the square-rigged Panther Town Cars, and the FWD EEK […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1994 Jaguar XJ12 (XJ81) – Do V-12 Jaguars Actually Get The Full Nine Lives?
Posted on May 1, 2021 | 27 CommentsOh kitty, what have you gotten yourself into this time? I fear that you’ve now used up all nine of your lives and this will finally be it for you. […] -
CC Capsule: 1993-94 Ford Explorer Limited – How Did It Escape Cash For Clunkers?
Posted on February 4, 2021 | 57 CommentsI was 22 when Ford introduced the Explorer. I was sitting in my living room watching TV with my girlfriend when we saw our first commercial for it. We were […]
![1994 Ford Thunderbird LX: As Teal As You Remember It, But A Little Rustier Do you remember when these big MN12 Thunderbirds were all over the road, many of them painted the same Teal Clearcoat Metallic as this 1994 model? You weren’t imagining it. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/55525003890_25729acd7e_k-e1790545096679-115x115.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded (Updated 6/15/2026) My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1374.jpg)
![1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View (Updated 3/15/2026) The Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1994-Dodge-Ram-Van02Small.jpg)
![1994 Mercury Capri XR2 Turbo: The Nearly Forgotten Capri, In Very Rare Turbo Form Here in the not-too-far north, I spotted this rare 1994 Mercury Capri XR2. The car was out and about on the somewhat salty roads in Pennsylvania, on a late December […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1994-mercury-capri-roadster-xr2-turbo-with-convertible-top_55014761051_o-scaled-e1768426482128-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6) (Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1991-Toyota-Previa-03-Small.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1994 Plymouth Sundance – Come On Down! (Updated 9/17/2019) At one point in the very early 1990’s, I tried to convince my father that a Dodge Shadow or Plymouth Sundance would be a very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_4366.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0 (first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1995EagleVision08-crop.jpg)
![Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition (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)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS – Last Of The Best (first posted 4/26/2012) Ah, Caprice. The pride of GM’s big car line, darling of police departments and taxi companies everywhere; you were taken from us too soon. Yes, the GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-001-e1334681582137.jpg)
![Curbside Critique / QOTD: What’s The Craziest Price You’ve Seen Lately? It’s no big secret used car prices are currently elevated. While some sources have observed the market is starting to soften due to higher interest rates and various other factors, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1994-ford-2.webp)
![COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing Because each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1994-Club-Wagon-02.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle (first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11-25-2012-014-e1360612920696.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Lincoln Town Car – Best U.S. Luxury Car Of The ’90s (first posted 6/18/2013) By the late ’80s, Lincoln and Chrysler were essentially selling caricatures of their ’70s offerings. Hey, I like the square-rigged Panther Town Cars, and the FWD EEK […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=559,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09-18-2012-009-e1371325347127.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1994 Jaguar XJ12 (XJ81) – Do V-12 Jaguars Actually Get The Full Nine Lives? Oh kitty, what have you gotten yourself into this time? I fear that you’ve now used up all nine of your lives and this will finally be it for you. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1627.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1993-94 Ford Explorer Limited – How Did It Escape Cash For Clunkers? I was 22 when Ford introduced the Explorer. I was sitting in my living room watching TV with my girlfriend when we saw our first commercial for it. We were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/93-94FordExplorer1.jpg)


