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![Lew Williams Chevrolet, Eugene, OR 1960 (2007, updated 2026) Three days after our nocturnal arrival in America, my family arrived at our final destination: Iowa City. The transition was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-dealer-1960-Eugene-former-Romania.jpg "Auto-Biography: Getting Religion – The Cult Of St. Mark Of Excellence")
Auto-Biography: Getting Religion – The Cult Of St. Mark Of Excellence
Posted on March 14, 2026 | 73 CommentsLew Williams Chevrolet, Eugene, OR 1960 (2007, updated 2026) Three days after our nocturnal arrival in America, my family arrived at our final destination: Iowa City. The transition was a […] -
![(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-126-130-800-SS-sky-vert-3.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 77 Comments(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1961BuickElectra03.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2015) In many ways, the second generation Seville looked good on paper. The continued availability of a diesel engine seemed wise, given the popularity of Mercedes’ oilers and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cadillac-seville-diesel-4.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1980-85 Cadillac Seville – How to Lose Momentum (In More Ways Than One)")
Curbside Classic: 1980-85 Cadillac Seville – How to Lose Momentum (In More Ways Than One)
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 94 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) In many ways, the second generation Seville looked good on paper. The continued availability of a diesel engine seemed wise, given the popularity of Mercedes’ oilers and […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-37-068-801.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […] -
![(first posted 11/28/2013. I have long wanted to shoot a better example than the red one I found back then, as well as perhaps write a totally new tribute to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/50502663401_0d71f4ca35_o.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Riviera – The Peak GM Experience")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Riviera – The Peak GM Experience
Posted on October 22, 2020 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/28/2013. I have long wanted to shoot a better example than the red one I found back then, as well as perhaps write a totally new tribute to […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2011) “Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1962PontiacStarChief01-crop1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?
Posted on May 14, 2015 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/28/2011) “Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that […]
