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GM B-Body Archive
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![For many years, a whole range of common automotive features were technically optional on all but the most expensive Detroit cars, allowing automakers to advertise unrealistically low prices. Did anyone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1961-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88-4SD-Ebony-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-3-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: Would You Pay $43,500 For A 3-Speed Stick-Shift Car With No Radio Or Outside Mirrors?")
1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: Would You Pay $43,500 For A 3-Speed Stick-Shift Car With No Radio Or Outside Mirrors?
Posted on May 26, 2026 | 32 CommentsFor many years, a whole range of common automotive features were technically optional on all but the most expensive Detroit cars, allowing automakers to advertise unrealistically low prices. Did anyone […] -
![In February 1949, Oldsmobile installed their new OHV V-8 engine in their smaller body shell, creating the legendary Rocket 88. They also offered the V-8 in a rare wood-bodied Series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1949-Oldsmobile-88-4SW-Seafoam-Green-and-1990-Custom-Cruiser-Lt-Sapphire-Blue-Met-side-right-115x115.webp "1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon And 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: First And Last Wagons With The Olds Rocket V-8")
1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon And 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: First And Last Wagons With The Olds Rocket V-8
Posted on May 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn February 1949, Oldsmobile installed their new OHV V-8 engine in their smaller body shell, creating the legendary Rocket 88. They also offered the V-8 in a rare wood-bodied Series […] -
![The eternal question with GM brands is whether there was really a meaningful difference between them, and whether that difference was worth the differences in price. The early ’70s Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1972-Pontiac-Catalina-Cinnamon-Bronze-and-Chevrolet-Impala-Custom-Golden-Brown-front-3q-comp-115x115.webp "1972 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Vs. Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe: Battle Of The B-Bodies")
1972 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Vs. Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe: Battle Of The B-Bodies
Posted on May 20, 2026 | 30 CommentsThe eternal question with GM brands is whether there was really a meaningful difference between them, and whether that difference was worth the differences in price. The early ’70s Chevrolet […] -
![Long before it became an intermediate, the Buick Century was Buick’s hot rod, combining the shorter, smaller body of the entry-level Special with the bigger, more powerful engine from the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1955-Buick-Century-2HT-Cherokee-Red-Bring-a-Trailer-15-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1955 Buick Century Riviera Hardtop: One Of 1955’s Fastest Cars, With Rare 3-Speed Manual")
1955 Buick Century Riviera Hardtop: One Of 1955’s Fastest Cars, With Rare 3-Speed Manual
Posted on May 11, 2026 | 25 CommentsLong before it became an intermediate, the Buick Century was Buick’s hot rod, combining the shorter, smaller body of the entry-level Special with the bigger, more powerful engine from the […] -
![The 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1975-B-body-convertible-collage-LeSabre-Delta-88-Caprice-Grand-Ville-115x115.webp "GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville")
GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville
Posted on April 27, 2026 | 23 CommentsThe 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […] -
![Along with the new turbo Regal, Buick introduced a second turbocharged model for 1978: the full-size Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe. Unfortunately, buyers weren’t very interested, although the turbocharged Buick V-6 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Buick-LeSabre-Sport-Coupe-Red-smclassiccars-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1978 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe: This Turbo V-6 Was Faster Than A V-8 In The B-Body, But Buyers Weren’t Convinced")
1978 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe: This Turbo V-6 Was Faster Than A V-8 In The B-Body, But Buyers Weren’t Convinced
Posted on April 23, 2026 | 12 CommentsAlong with the new turbo Regal, Buick introduced a second turbocharged model for 1978: the full-size Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe. Unfortunately, buyers weren’t very interested, although the turbocharged Buick V-6 […] -
![A full-size 1970s Pontiac with fender skirts, wire wheels, Landau vinyl top, crushed velour upholstery, and … bucket seats? This rare buckets-and-console 1979 Bonneville coupe is the rolling embodiment of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1979-Pontiac-Bonneville-CP-Platinum-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1979 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe: Rare And Plush Bucket Seat B-Body")
1979 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe: Rare And Plush Bucket Seat B-Body
Posted on April 20, 2026 | 29 CommentsA full-size 1970s Pontiac with fender skirts, wire wheels, Landau vinyl top, crushed velour upholstery, and … bucket seats? This rare buckets-and-console 1979 Bonneville coupe is the rolling embodiment of […] -
![The early ’60s fad of offering bucket seats and a console on full-sized cars had died out by the early ’70s, but in 1978, Oldsmobile decided to give it another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Holiday-Coupe-Camel-Beige-Med-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-side-left-inset-115x115.webp "1978 Oldsmobile Holiday 88 Coupe: A Rare B-Body Olds With Bucket Seats And Center Console")
1978 Oldsmobile Holiday 88 Coupe: A Rare B-Body Olds With Bucket Seats And Center Console
Posted on April 17, 2026 | 29 CommentsThe early ’60s fad of offering bucket seats and a console on full-sized cars had died out by the early ’70s, but in 1978, Oldsmobile decided to give it another […] -
![With its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1976-Buick-LeSabre-V6-2CP-Continental-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-T227-front-3q-left-slant-inset-115x115.webp "1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car?")
1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car?
Posted on December 20, 2025 | 36 CommentsWith its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […] -
![If you were a Chevrolet enthusiast in the late ’70s, daydreaming about what options you’d select to “build” the perfect big Chevy, the result would probably have been a lot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1977-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-2CP-LtBlue-DkBlue-ClassicCars.com-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic: Low-Mileage, Two-Door, Two-Tone, 350 F41 Positraction Dreamboat")
1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic: Low-Mileage, Two-Door, Two-Tone, 350 F41 Positraction Dreamboat
Posted on December 13, 2025 | 30 CommentsIf you were a Chevrolet enthusiast in the late ’70s, daydreaming about what options you’d select to “build” the perfect big Chevy, the result would probably have been a lot […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2015) The re-introduction of a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedan to Buick’s lineup in the 1990s was somewhat surprising. After all, despite switching almost entirely to front-wheel-drive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buick-roadmaster-2.jpg "Curbside Find: 1992-96 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Who Needs An SUV?")
Curbside Find: 1992-96 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Who Needs An SUV?
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) The re-introduction of a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedan to Buick’s lineup in the 1990s was somewhat surprising. After all, despite switching almost entirely to front-wheel-drive […] -
![Hoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1975-oldsmobile-delta-88-convertible-press-photo.webp "The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era")
The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 22 CommentsHoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1981-Specs.jpg "COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle")
COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 112 Comments(first posted 10/26/2014) Here at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a […] -
![(First posted 7/24/2013) In response to JPC’s (1976 Buick Electra) find and Paul’s (1976 Buick Skyhawk) Cohort post, I present you a third option with this 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. As most of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_1970.jpg "CC Outtake: 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Topless Exit")
CC Outtake: 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Topless Exit
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 75 Comments(First posted 7/24/2013) In response to JPC’s (1976 Buick Electra) find and Paul’s (1976 Buick Skyhawk) Cohort post, I present you a third option with this 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. As most of […] -
![There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]
