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GM X-Body Archive
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![This black-over-red 1980 Pontiac Phoenix might well be the best-dressed, best-preserved FWD X-car still on the road, a relatively rare two-door notchback coupe in plush LJ trim. But, would you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1980-Pontiac-Phoenix-LJ-2CP-Starlight-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-high-115x115.webp "1980 Pontiac Phoenix LJ Coupe: Two Doors, Four Speeds, 32,349 Miles, Zero Credibility")
1980 Pontiac Phoenix LJ Coupe: Two Doors, Four Speeds, 32,349 Miles, Zero Credibility
Posted on July 16, 2026 | 60 CommentsThis black-over-red 1980 Pontiac Phoenix might well be the best-dressed, best-preserved FWD X-car still on the road, a relatively rare two-door notchback coupe in plush LJ trim. But, would you […] -
![When was the last time you saw such a clean example of the ill-fated Chevrolet Citation? A big sales success in 1980 and 1981, the X-body Citation could easily have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1981-Chevrolet-Citation-5HB-White-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1981 Chevrolet Citation 4-Speed Hatchback: A Well-Preserved Example Of GM’s Greatest Failure")
1981 Chevrolet Citation 4-Speed Hatchback: A Well-Preserved Example Of GM’s Greatest Failure
Posted on May 24, 2026 | 84 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw such a clean example of the ill-fated Chevrolet Citation? A big sales success in 1980 and 1981, the X-body Citation could easily have […] -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/j-body-2-dr-sedans-and-convertibles.jpg "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 | 103 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 […] -
![Photo courtesy of nifty43 (first posted 3/21/2017) In Spanish, “Ventura” means fortune. Pontiac must have felt they were suffering from a spate of mala ventura in the 1970s, their electrified image […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dave-7-pontiac-phoenix-1.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1975-79 Pontiac Ventura & Phoenix – Seeking Greater Fortune")
Cohort Classic: 1975-79 Pontiac Ventura & Phoenix – Seeking Greater Fortune
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 57 CommentsPhoto courtesy of nifty43 (first posted 3/21/2017) In Spanish, “Ventura” means fortune. Pontiac must have felt they were suffering from a spate of mala ventura in the 1970s, their electrified image […] -
![This Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Last week, Paul shared some photos of it taken this year by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/197579-buick-skylark6.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick
Posted on April 25, 2019 | 34 CommentsThis Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Last week, Paul shared some photos of it taken this year by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed […] -
CC Outtake: Opposites Attract
Posted on October 10, 2013 | 6 CommentsI saw this while exiting a VA Cemetery recently. Makes an unlikely couple, eh?
