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citation Archive
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CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […] -
Curbside Lazarus: Chevrolet Citation – The Car That Launched 22 Million Camrys To Date
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 76 CommentsSome people claim they recently saw Bigfoot, some saw Elvis, but nobody ever seems to snap a clear picture. Yet the Lazarus effect is real wherein a random species commonly […] -
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix SJ – Pontiac Flips America The Bird
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 49 CommentsIt’s been a Herculean effort, I’ve struggled mightily while toiling far and wide to find a first-year example of the Citation that sold over 800,000 times in the 1980 model […] -
Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – How Many Could Still Be Left Out There?
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 81 CommentsI’ve had this one in the can for over a year now and after holding out to try and find a first-year example am finally giving up and giving this […] -
Eichlers And Their Cars: A Neighborhood That Time Forgot
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/5/2013) On a recent trip to the San Francisco bay area, I decided to check out one of the Eichler neighborhoods that dot the area. As mid-century architecture […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Immortal Sin
Posted on July 17, 2011 | 39 CommentsAfter I sold off my broken International, I went car-less again for awhile. We were sharing an apartment with a guy named Eric, who had a 1980 Chevy Citation two […]
![CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s (first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/80Citation1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada (first posted 6/21/2018) The police vehicle. It’s something we’ve talked about here sporadically and while most people don’t want to encounter one under self-detrimental circumstances, they serve a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1971-patrol-cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Lazarus: Chevrolet Citation – The Car That Launched 22 Million Camrys To Date Some people claim they recently saw Bigfoot, some saw Elvis, but nobody ever seems to snap a clear picture. Yet the Lazarus effect is real wherein a random species commonly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3302.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman (first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix SJ – Pontiac Flips America The Bird It’s been a Herculean effort, I’ve struggled mightily while toiling far and wide to find a first-year example of the Citation that sold over 800,000 times in the 1980 model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1833.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone I’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Citation01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – How Many Could Still Be Left Out There? I’ve had this one in the can for over a year now and after holding out to try and find a first-year example am finally giving up and giving this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2306.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Eichlers And Their Cars: A Neighborhood That Time Forgot (first posted 8/5/2013) On a recent trip to the San Francisco bay area, I decided to check out one of the Eichler neighborhoods that dot the area. As mid-century architecture […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_4886.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cars Of A Lifetime: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Immortal Sin After I sold off my broken International, I went car-less again for awhile. We were sharing an apartment with a guy named Eric, who had a 1980 Chevy Citation two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/citation.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


