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Curbside Classics Archives
GM A body Archive
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![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy")
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, […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu – Claustrophobics Best Ride Up-Front")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "GM North America’s FWD Platform Proliferation of the 1980s – A Guide To All 15 Platform Codes")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – Meeting Your Heroes")
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 […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thumb_IMG_0559_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser & 1996 Buick Century Wagon – Separated By Ten Years And A Few Hundred Yards")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Bonneville “Model G” Wagon – Don’t Ask Questions, Just Roll With It")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989-96 Buick Century & Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Sheer Frustration")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade")
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 […] -
![For 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Commercial – Who In America Would Build A Car Like This?")
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! -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: When The Century Was New And Full Of Promise")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982-90 Chevrolet Celebrity – Beating The Bull To The Rodeo")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac 6000 LE – Always Low Prices. Always.")
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 […] -
![I like my classic cars as stock as possible. Owning a classic car is like owning a capsule from the past, and I feel you have to take the good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chevrolet-chevelle-1970-72-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Resto-Modding Done Right")
CC Outtake: Resto-Modding Done Right
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 66 CommentsI like my classic cars as stock as possible. Owning a classic car is like owning a capsule from the past, and I feel you have to take the good […]
