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GM A body Archive
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1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible With L66 Turnpike Cruising Option: The Ultimate Road Trip Olds
Posted on September 19, 2025 | 12 CommentsIf you read car magazines of the late ’60s and early ’70s, you can’t help but notice the tunnel vision: It’s all about straight-line acceleration over distances up to a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 6/5/2018) Mention the name “Pontiac 6000” to most people today and you’ll probably get a blank stare, considering it was discontinued 28 years ago. Mention […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu – Claustrophobics Best Ride Up-Front
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) While it may be expected that the rearmost windows in a coupe, SUV, or minivan won’t roll down, is it too much to ask for windows that […] -
GM North America’s FWD Platform Proliferation of the 1980s – A Guide To All 15 Platform Codes
Posted on July 10, 2023 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) General Motors invested heavily in downsizing its lineup during the second half of the 1970s. With CAFE targets to meet and the potential threat of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – Meeting Your Heroes
Posted on February 7, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 1/7/2017) Some people lust after split-window Stingrays, or ’64 Mustangs, or Ferrari 250 GTOs. Me? One of my dream classic cars, probably my first choice if I had […] -
Curbside Classics: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser & 1996 Buick Century Wagon – Separated By Ten Years And A Few Hundred Yards
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 132 Comments(first posted 12/5/2016) It blows my mind that ten years separate the dates in which these car were brand new, as they are essentially the exact same car, save for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Bonneville “Model G” Wagon – Don’t Ask Questions, Just Roll With It
Posted on February 22, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 2/22/2016) Whether or not you see Pontiac’s constant reshuffling of the Bonneville nameplate as either a total commitment to the name or a lack of commit thereof, there’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989-96 Buick Century & Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Sheer Frustration
Posted on September 9, 2021 | 122 Comments(first posted 9/9/2015) Sometimes I wonder, if I grew up in America, would I be as big a fan of General Motors? I wonder this because as I look at […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 8/26/2015) I recently took a couple of days off work for some much needed rest, relaxation, and a quick trip to the Cape with some of my friends […] -
CC TV: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Commercial – Who In America Would Build A Car Like This?
Posted on March 14, 2017 | 30 CommentsFor my Pontiac Grand Am article, which I published last month, I had wanted to include this launch commercial. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate it anywhere on the internet […] -
Curbside Capsule: Chevrolet Cutlass Eurosport – Euro Sport, Mexican-Style
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 22 CommentsA Chevrolet… Cutlass… Eurosport? What? Why, that looks like just an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera with some ground effects! -
CC Outtake: When The Century Was New And Full Of Promise
Posted on July 12, 2016 | 43 CommentsRegular Curbsider Christian (cjcz92) captured this Buick Century and posted it to the Cohort. I’ve seen more than my fair share of A-Bodies, their sturdy mechanicals and often elderly ownership base […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982-90 Chevrolet Celebrity – Beating The Bull To The Rodeo
Posted on December 27, 2015 | 38 CommentsThe Ford Taurus was a hugely influential and successful American car, there’s no question about it. Its aerodynamic, premium styling was a breath of fresh air in a market full […] -
CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac 6000 LE – Always Low Prices. Always.
Posted on September 22, 2015 | 47 CommentsWhile later-year Centuries and Cutlass Cieras are still lingering in small herds, earlier A-bodies are far rarer breeds. The Pontiac 6000 might as well be extinct in my parts, or […]
![1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible With L66 Turnpike Cruising Option: The Ultimate Road Trip Olds If you read car magazines of the late ’60s and early ’70s, you can’t help but notice the tunnel vision: It’s all about straight-line acceleration over distances up to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1967-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-convert-Bimini-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-F172-front.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo (first posted 6/5/2018) Mention the name “Pontiac 6000” to most people today and you’ll probably get a blank stare, considering it was discontinued 28 years ago. Mention […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pontiac-6000-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy (first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1979-pontiac-grand-lemans-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu – Claustrophobics Best Ride Up-Front (first posted 12/12/2013) While it may be expected that the rearmost windows in a coupe, SUV, or minivan won’t roll down, is it too much to ask for windows that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2905.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![GM North America’s FWD Platform Proliferation of the 1980s – A Guide To All 15 Platform Codes (first posted 7/11/2017) General Motors invested heavily in downsizing its lineup during the second half of the 1970s. With CAFE targets to meet and the potential threat of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/j-body-2-dr-sedans-and-convertibles.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – Meeting Your Heroes (first posted 1/7/2017) Some people lust after split-window Stingrays, or ’64 Mustangs, or Ferrari 250 GTOs. Me? One of my dream classic cars, probably my first choice if I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pontiac-grand-am-lakeside-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Bonneville “Model G” Wagon – Don’t Ask Questions, Just Roll With It (first posted 2/22/2016) Whether or not you see Pontiac’s constant reshuffling of the Bonneville nameplate as either a total commitment to the name or a lack of commit thereof, there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_1644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1989-96 Buick Century & Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Sheer Frustration (first posted 9/9/2015) Sometimes I wonder, if I grew up in America, would I be as big a fan of General Motors? I wonder this because as I look at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Buick-Century-1988..jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade (first posted 8/26/2015) I recently took a couple of days off work for some much needed rest, relaxation, and a quick trip to the Cape with some of my friends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Outtake: When The Century Was New And Full Of Promise Regular Curbsider Christian (cjcz92) captured this Buick Century and posted it to the Cohort. I’ve seen more than my fair share of A-Bodies, their sturdy mechanicals and often elderly ownership base […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cjcz92-buick-century.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982-90 Chevrolet Celebrity – Beating The Bull To The Rodeo The Ford Taurus was a hugely influential and successful American car, there’s no question about it. Its aerodynamic, premium styling was a breath of fresh air in a market full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chevrolet-celebrity1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac 6000 LE – Always Low Prices. Always. While later-year Centuries and Cutlass Cieras are still lingering in small herds, earlier A-bodies are far rarer breeds. The Pontiac 6000 might as well be extinct in my parts, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_7124.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


