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![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11-25-2012-014-1280x852-e1360612920696.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle")
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 […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2015) It is hard to believe that we here at CC have never gotten around to discussing one of the most polarizing cars of the entire 1950s. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bbui.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Buick Special – Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Buick Special – Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 112 Comments(first posted 11/27/2015) It is hard to believe that we here at CC have never gotten around to discussing one of the most polarizing cars of the entire 1950s. But […] -
![Skylark is one of those names that probably wouldn’t sell today no matter what it would be attached to, however back in 1965 it was a different story for Buick. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_1566.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1965 Buick Skylark Sedan")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1965 Buick Skylark Sedan
Posted on July 16, 2021 | 44 CommentsSkylark is one of those names that probably wouldn’t sell today no matter what it would be attached to, however back in 1965 it was a different story for Buick. […] -
![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Buick-lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2015) When looking at this car, I’m reminded of the theme song from the long-forgotten ’90s sitcom, Step by Step. Basically a slightly less sugarcoated ’90s update of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_8543.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Buick Park Avenue – Better The Second Time Around?")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Buick Park Avenue – Better The Second Time Around?
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/13/2015) When looking at this car, I’m reminded of the theme song from the long-forgotten ’90s sitcom, Step by Step. Basically a slightly less sugarcoated ’90s update of […] -
![Driving through the little town of Eaton, Colorado the other evening I passed by this pairing that was well worthy of a quick stop. Arranged as they were it could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: 1964 Buick Riviera Or 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 – Eeny Meeny Miny Moe…")
Curbside Conundrum: 1964 Buick Riviera Or 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 – Eeny Meeny Miny Moe…
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 35 CommentsDriving through the little town of Eaton, Colorado the other evening I passed by this pairing that was well worthy of a quick stop. Arranged as they were it could […] -
![Anyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne")
CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […] -
![Any feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Silverado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized")
Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 63 CommentsAny feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […] -
![Sometimes you’re just walking along minding your own business and something catches your eye that causes you to wonder aloud “What The F@%&?” This, my friends, was one of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_8070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: When The 2.5MPH Federal Bumper Standard Just Doesn’t Seem Good Enough")
Junkyard Outtake: When The 2.5MPH Federal Bumper Standard Just Doesn’t Seem Good Enough
Posted on December 18, 2020 | 16 CommentsSometimes you’re just walking along minding your own business and something catches your eye that causes you to wonder aloud “What The F@%&?” This, my friends, was one of those […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2014) The Cadillac STS and Buick Lucerne were both introduced in the mid-2000s to serve as flagship, full-size luxury sedans for their respective brands. Both sedans were caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-luc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere – Part 1: Buick Lucerne")
Future Curbside Classics: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere – Part 1: Buick Lucerne
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 134 Comments(first posted 12/3/2014) The Cadillac STS and Buick Lucerne were both introduced in the mid-2000s to serve as flagship, full-size luxury sedans for their respective brands. Both sedans were caught […] -
![As of this year, Buick no longer sells any sedans, coupes, or wagons in the North American market. Considering it dispassionately this makes sense as the buyers simply stopped showing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7022-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence – Getting To The Bingo Parlor Is Now More Fun Than Being There")
Curbside Review: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence – Getting To The Bingo Parlor Is Now More Fun Than Being There
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 34 CommentsAs of this year, Buick no longer sells any sedans, coupes, or wagons in the North American market. Considering it dispassionately this makes sense as the buyers simply stopped showing […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/50502663401_0d71f4ca35_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 6/10/2011) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-84-024-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 67 Comments(first posted 6/10/2011) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-53-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […]
