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![After I showed you a nice blue Caprice Classic convertible a couple of days ago, mention of the other 1975 B-body convertibles was made in the comments, and I recalled that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/07-27-2012-023-e1362000020988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: Final B-Body Convertibles – Decisions, Decisions…")
Curbside Question: Final B-Body Convertibles – Decisions, Decisions…
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 68 CommentsAfter I showed you a nice blue Caprice Classic convertible a couple of days ago, mention of the other 1975 B-body convertibles was made in the comments, and I recalled that […] -
![GM’s first intermediates –the 1964-67 Chevelle, Tempest/LeMans, F85/Cutlass, and Special/Skylark–were well-proportioned and appealing automobiles. The hardtop coupes shared an elegant roof that pushed the A-body’s appeal right over the top. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/65Skylark1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1965 Buick Skylark–Very Ap-peel-ing")
Cohort Sighting: 1965 Buick Skylark–Very Ap-peel-ing
Posted on February 2, 2013 | 29 CommentsGM’s first intermediates –the 1964-67 Chevelle, Tempest/LeMans, F85/Cutlass, and Special/Skylark–were well-proportioned and appealing automobiles. The hardtop coupes shared an elegant roof that pushed the A-body’s appeal right over the top. […] -
![I am here to decry the formalization of American automobile styling that began sometime in the 1970s and had pervaded the lines of all US manufacturers by the early 1980s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/81LeSabre5jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Buick LeSabre Coupe–Overdressed for the Occasion")
CC Capsule: 1981 Buick LeSabre Coupe–Overdressed for the Occasion
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 59 CommentsI am here to decry the formalization of American automobile styling that began sometime in the 1970s and had pervaded the lines of all US manufacturers by the early 1980s. […] -
![Earlier this week, I was running errands on my lunch hour when I saw this Buick Century in the CVS parking lot. At first, it looks like any other Century of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-16-thru-1-19-2013-002-e1358370929772.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Looks Like The Brougham Fairy Has Visited…")
CC Outtake: Looks Like The Brougham Fairy Has Visited…
Posted on January 19, 2013 | 27 CommentsEarlier this week, I was running errands on my lunch hour when I saw this Buick Century in the CVS parking lot. At first, it looks like any other Century of […] -
![My name is Buck. I’m a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Yes, I know, you are thinking this is stupid as cars cannot talk. Well, we can – didn’t you ever watch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P9250065.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Curbside Christmas Carol: Over The River and Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go In Our 1979 Buick LeSabre")
A Curbside Christmas Carol: Over The River and Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go In Our 1979 Buick LeSabre
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 43 CommentsMy name is Buck. I’m a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Yes, I know, you are thinking this is stupid as cars cannot talk. Well, we can – didn’t you ever watch […] -
![Did you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Dwight_D._Eisenhower_official_photo_portrait_May_29_1959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick?")
It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick?
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 24 CommentsDid you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […] -
![This afternoon I went to my local polling place to vote. Given how many, ahem, older folks vote, I thought there might be an opportunity to spot some interesting vehicles in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/11-06-2012-007-e1352236132975.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Ballotside Outtake: Buick Century Wagon")
Ballotside Outtake: Buick Century Wagon
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 25 CommentsThis afternoon I went to my local polling place to vote. Given how many, ahem, older folks vote, I thought there might be an opportunity to spot some interesting vehicles in […] -
![As we saw in yesterday’s ’81 Skylark CC, the new FWD X-body Buick, even when it was reliable as a daily driver, was nevertheless a bit stubby–maybe a little too […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-179-041-12001-e1351349124386.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What If: 1980-81 Buick Skylark 225 And Limited Convertible")
What If: 1980-81 Buick Skylark 225 And Limited Convertible
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 28 CommentsAs we saw in yesterday’s ’81 Skylark CC, the new FWD X-body Buick, even when it was reliable as a daily driver, was nevertheless a bit stubby–maybe a little too […] -
CC Outtake: 1987 Buick Skyhawk – The Wild Blue Wonder
Posted on September 23, 2012 | 27 CommentsSince we’ve been offering up such J-bodies as a Cimarron and Firenza these past few days, let’s add another. Here’s a 1987 Buick Skyhawk, recently spotted at a farmers’ market. -
![Back in March I did a CC on a great ’74 Buick Estate Wagon I spotted in traffic. Recently, through stationwagonforums.com, I was able to connect with the current owner, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/buick3-e1342818006140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1974 Buick Estate Wagon")
CC Follow-Up: 1974 Buick Estate Wagon
Posted on July 26, 2012 | 38 CommentsBack in March I did a CC on a great ’74 Buick Estate Wagon I spotted in traffic. Recently, through stationwagonforums.com, I was able to connect with the current owner, […] -
![Ah, the W body. Say what you will about this line of bread-and-butter sedans, they had staying power. As you read this, the last W-body ’12 Impalas are rolling down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-22-2012-010-e1339953041400.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Regal Olympic Edition – Go For The Gold In Your W-Body")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Regal Olympic Edition – Go For The Gold In Your W-Body
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 45 CommentsAh, the W body. Say what you will about this line of bread-and-butter sedans, they had staying power. As you read this, the last W-body ’12 Impalas are rolling down […] -
![They all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/comproach2.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part")
Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Posted on May 31, 2012 | 98 CommentsThey all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […] -
![We have lots of sharp eyes (and sharp minds) among the CC faithful, and many of them spent part of their yesterday trying to make sense of the Clue for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BuickReatta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Follow Up: Buick Reatta Clue Explained!")
CC Follow Up: Buick Reatta Clue Explained!
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 1 CommentWe have lots of sharp eyes (and sharp minds) among the CC faithful, and many of them spent part of their yesterday trying to make sense of the Clue for […] -
![It’s clear that General Motors cars in the early 1950s had a definite family face. A wide “smile” of a grille capped off by two endearing “eyes” of headlamps and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5914740250_40701d09dc_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Concours: The Family Face")
Curbside Concours: The Family Face
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 23 CommentsIt’s clear that General Motors cars in the early 1950s had a definite family face. A wide “smile” of a grille capped off by two endearing “eyes” of headlamps and […] -
![If you asked me what General Motors heaven was, I’d probably point you to 1961-65. It was the last period that GM seemed to have everything right, while at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6095608736_5c35603ecb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Close To Heaven")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Close To Heaven
Posted on September 3, 2011 | 46 CommentsIf you asked me what General Motors heaven was, I’d probably point you to 1961-65. It was the last period that GM seemed to have everything right, while at the […]
