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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 12/26/2013) This car may not look it, but the 1962 Buick Special was a groundbreaking car for the entire modern automotive industry. It wasn’t the car’s compact size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1962BuickSpecial02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Special – A Truly Special Buick")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Special – A Truly Special Buick
Posted on March 23, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/26/2013) This car may not look it, but the 1962 Buick Special was a groundbreaking car for the entire modern automotive industry. It wasn’t the car’s compact size […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2018) This is one of my very favorite curbside classics in Eugene. Why? Because I actually know its whole story, having met its original owner; that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-282-004-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) This is one of my very favorite curbside classics in Eugene. Why? Because I actually know its whole story, having met its original owner; that’s […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2013) This car hurts my head. Anyone who has read CC for any length of time knows what my left brain thinks about this car. This car (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1976BuickElectra07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Electra Limited – Eat, Drink and be Merry for Tomorrow We Diet")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Electra Limited – Eat, Drink and be Merry for Tomorrow We Diet
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 220 Comments(first posted 7/24/2013) This car hurts my head. Anyone who has read CC for any length of time knows what my left brain thinks about this car. This car (and […] -
![A Time of Change Our goal in moving from Endicott to Vestal, NY in winter of 1974 was recapturing the rural magic of living in Unadilla. While the move was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/70-grille-green.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1970 Buick Riviera — Part 1: Different From Everything Else")
COAL: 1970 Buick Riviera — Part 1: Different From Everything Else
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 60 CommentsA Time of Change Our goal in moving from Endicott to Vestal, NY in winter of 1974 was recapturing the rural magic of living in Unadilla. While the move was […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/19411947Buicks02-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success")
Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2013) Dude! This winter thing blows, man. It’s, like, 25 degrees outside – that’s like -4 Celsius for you metric dudes and babes. That’s totally frigid. And then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1333.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude!")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude!
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/16/2013) Dude! This winter thing blows, man. It’s, like, 25 degrees outside – that’s like -4 Celsius for you metric dudes and babes. That’s totally frigid. And then […] -
![It’s really important to hit the right notes. Just ask a singer, since most listeners can perceive a wrong note even if they aren’t musically inclined. Some singers seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231106_082339.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hitting All The Right Notes")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hitting All The Right Notes
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsIt’s really important to hit the right notes. Just ask a singer, since most listeners can perceive a wrong note even if they aren’t musically inclined. Some singers seem […] -
![(first posted 11/26/2013) The early 1950s is commonly considered to be an era of dull conformity. This attitude bleeds through to American cars of those years. Everyone made cars that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1952BuickSuper08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Super – Hmmm, Decisions, Decisions . . .")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Super – Hmmm, Decisions, Decisions . . .
Posted on November 27, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 11/26/2013) The early 1950s is commonly considered to be an era of dull conformity. This attitude bleeds through to American cars of those years. Everyone made cars that […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2017) And here we are, back to the humble hearse. Perhaps the most unappreciated service vehicle on account that by the time you call it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/37559348255_f4cbaffa4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1994 Buickillac Fleetmaster Hearse – On the State of the Modern Hearse")
Cohort Classic: 1994 Buickillac Fleetmaster Hearse – On the State of the Modern Hearse
Posted on November 25, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 11/27/2017) And here we are, back to the humble hearse. Perhaps the most unappreciated service vehicle on account that by the time you call it, […] -
![(first written in 2007) They were both gorgeous in that all-American, wholesome, sexy, energetic way. Voluptuous, but athletic. Heartland traditional, but always ready for a good time. Exhilarating and accelerative. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-123-143-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Wildcat!")
Auto-Biography: Wildcat!
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 47 Comments(first written in 2007) They were both gorgeous in that all-American, wholesome, sexy, energetic way. Voluptuous, but athletic. Heartland traditional, but always ready for a good time. Exhilarating and accelerative. […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2017) When we look at old cars, each one tends to be something we consider on its own. Unless it is a Mustang or a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1948ChryslerNewYorker08Small-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Comparison: 1949 Chrysler New Yorkers – Early Or Late … Decisions, Decisions")
Curbside Classic Comparison: 1949 Chrysler New Yorkers – Early Or Late … Decisions, Decisions
Posted on November 3, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 11/3/2017) When we look at old cars, each one tends to be something we consider on its own. Unless it is a Mustang or a […] -
![Time to visit some Buick and Oldsmobile dealers with this mix of postcards and snapshots, with a few guest appearances for a bit of variety. We open with Reynolds, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230813-043116.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers & Postcards: Buick And Oldsmobile In The ’50s And ’60s")
Vintage Dealers & Postcards: Buick And Oldsmobile In The ’50s And ’60s
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 49 CommentsTime to visit some Buick and Oldsmobile dealers with this mix of postcards and snapshots, with a few guest appearances for a bit of variety. We open with Reynolds, a […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2017) Upon its official promotion to a full model line in 1991, the all-new Buick Park Avenue was warmly received for its combination of traditional […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2005_Buick_ParkAvenue2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2005 Buick Park Avenue Special Edition – But Really, How Special?")
CC Capsule: 2005 Buick Park Avenue Special Edition – But Really, How Special?
Posted on July 24, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 7/24/2017) Upon its official promotion to a full model line in 1991, the all-new Buick Park Avenue was warmly received for its combination of traditional […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1985-Buick-Electra-T-Type-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 […] -
![(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980TransAmPaceCar02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)
Posted on May 27, 2023 | 56 Comments(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […]
