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buick Archive
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CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […] -
Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)?
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 99 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Special DeLuxe – Nothing Special
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/3/2014) After the brilliantly adventurous 1961 Buick Special failed to make much of a splash in the market, Buick (along with the rest of GM’s midmarket divisions) […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
COAL: 1970 Buick Riviera — Part 1: Different From Everything Else
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 61 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 […] -
Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 61 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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, […] -
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. […]
![CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2) (first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1) (first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1949-Missing-B-Body-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Since The 1975 Granada Was The Worst Malaise-Mobile, What Was The Best (Or Maybe Just Better)? (first posted 4/24/2018) A while back, Paul wrote a very enlightening article about the 250 six powered 1975 Ford Granada winning the dunce cap award for having Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1977-AMC-Auto-Show-Edition-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Special DeLuxe – Nothing Special (first posted 1/3/2014) After the brilliantly adventurous 1961 Buick Special failed to make much of a splash in the market, Buick (along with the rest of GM’s midmarket divisions) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1964BuickSpecial10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Special – A Truly Special Buick (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Electra Limited – Eat, Drink and be Merry for Tomorrow We Diet (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1970 Buick Riviera — Part 1: Different From Everything Else 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude! (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hitting All The Right Notes 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Super – Hmmm, Decisions, Decisions . . . (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Classic: 1994 Buickillac Fleetmaster Hearse – On the State of the Modern Hearse (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Auto-Biography: Wildcat! (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&quality=75&ssl=1)


