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			Curbside Classic: “1988” Cadillac Cimarron Convertible – So Many QuestionsPosted on July 3, 2024 | 75 CommentsThis isn’t the first time that this exact car has been featured at CC before, as well as other classic car blogs, but to my knowledge this is the first […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1982-89 Holden Camira – The Thrill Of Writing About J-CarsPosted on January 18, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Five years ago today, I published my first article here on Curbside Classic. The subject was the Holden Camira, Australia’s version of the GM […]
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			GM North America’s FWD Platform Proliferation of the 1980s – A Guide To All 15 Platform CodesPosted 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 […]
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			CC Outtake: 1995 & 2003 Chevrolet Cavaliers – Is This 8 Years Of Progress?Posted on June 7, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 6/7/2017) One of Old GM’s worst habits was to drag out model cycles. This afflicted most severely their subcompact and compact offerings—witness the 13-year run of […]
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			COAL: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird SE – Welcome to Payments!Posted on October 28, 2018 | 44 CommentsWith the Cutlass gone, it was time to turn my attention to a new car search. I had no wheels and had my first real job that I had get […]
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			CC Outtake: 2002 Pontiac Sunfire SE – Used But Miraculously Un-AbusedPosted on January 25, 2017 | 25 CommentsPontiac Sunfires have never been on my radar that much, neither now nor when still in production. I never remember this over-styled Cavalier twin being all that common in my […]
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			CC Capsule: Well-Traveled Wagons On The Street Less TraveledPosted on November 10, 2015 | 14 CommentsThere’s a street not too far from my office in Brisbane’s central business district that consists almost entirely of backpacker hostels, serviced apartments and other traveler-friendly accommodation. Being a local, […]
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			Cohort Capsule: Oldsmobile Firenza – Should They Have Called It A Cutlass?Posted on February 17, 2015 | 55 CommentsAlthough a great decline was looming on the horizon, Oldsmobile was on a remarkable high in the mid-1980s. From 1984-1986, the Olds division posted consecutive output of over 1 million cars each […]
 
				![Curbside Classic: “1988” Cadillac Cimarron Convertible – So Many Questions This isn’t the first time that this exact car has been featured at CC before, as well as other classic car blogs, but to my knowledge this is the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/thumb_IMG_2770_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982-89 Holden Camira – The Thrill Of Writing About J-Cars (first posted 1/18/2018)        Five years ago today, I published my first article here on Curbside Classic. The subject was the Holden Camira, Australia’s version of the GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/holden-camira-6.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)
![CC Outtake: 1995 & 2003 Chevrolet Cavaliers – Is This 8 Years Of Progress? (first posted 6/7/2017)       One of Old GM’s worst habits was to drag out model cycles. This afflicted most severely their subcompact and compact offerings—witness the 13-year run of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/chevrolet-cavaliers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1992 Pontiac Sunbird SE Convertible – The Most Appealing J-Car? (first posted 12/10/2015)    Was there ever a truly appealing J-car? I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a fan of any J-car. But if I was forced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_0031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird SE – Welcome to Payments! With the Cutlass gone, it was time to turn my attention to a new car search. I had no wheels and had my first real job that I had get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 2002 Pontiac Sunfire SE – Used But Miraculously Un-Abused Pontiac Sunfires have never been on my radar that much, neither now nor when still in production. I never remember this over-styled Cavalier twin being all that common in my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/thumb_IMG_1464_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: Well-Traveled Wagons On The Street Less Traveled There’s a street not too far from my office in Brisbane’s central business district that consists almost entirely of backpacker hostels, serviced apartments and other traveler-friendly accommodation. Being a local, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ford-falcon-holden-camira-nissan-pintara.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Capsule: Oldsmobile Firenza – Should They Have Called It A Cutlass? Although a great decline was looming on the horizon, Oldsmobile was on a remarkable high in the mid-1980s. From 1984-1986, the Olds division posted consecutive output of over 1 million cars each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Firenza1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


