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Curbside Classics Archives
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![“Just be yourself.” “You do you girl.” “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” “Be whoever the *expletive* you wanna be and screw the haters!!!” These are just a few of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240819_160707298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 21 Comments“Just be yourself.” “You do you girl.” “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” “Be whoever the *expletive* you wanna be and screw the haters!!!” These are just a few of […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
![Lord, won’t you buy me an Oldsmobile sang no one ever, certainly not Janis, and not any of the legions of artists since. Yet here we were in the times […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5251.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – A 1970 4-4-2 It Is Not")
Curbside Recycling: 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – A 1970 4-4-2 It Is Not
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 54 CommentsLord, won’t you buy me an Oldsmobile sang no one ever, certainly not Janis, and not any of the legions of artists since. Yet here we were in the times […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2013. For those that didn’t make the jump to Part 2 the other day) In 1980 my father’s autobiography was published under the title “An Addiction to Automobiles”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Platt-book.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive Part 2 – From Churchill Tanks To Body Rot")
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive Part 2 – From Churchill Tanks To Body Rot
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/6/2013. For those that didn’t make the jump to Part 2 the other day) In 1980 my father’s autobiography was published under the title “An Addiction to Automobiles”. […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pontiac-safari1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
![GM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 58 CommentsGM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1959PontiacCatalina09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […] -
![The robbers had somehow entered the house. How did dad and mom never heard them is beyond me, but it was now up to me to find a way to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20221029_163521567_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Streetside Classic: 1974 “El Cherito” – GM’s BTV ‘Dreams’ Project")
Streetside Classic: 1974 “El Cherito” – GM’s BTV ‘Dreams’ Project
Posted on March 3, 2023 | 13 CommentsThe robbers had somehow entered the house. How did dad and mom never heard them is beyond me, but it was now up to me to find a way to […] -
![(originally posted 1/19/2012. Updated 12/21/2022 with information from “The Cadillac Frame – A New design Concept For Lower Cars” a paper submitted to the SAE by GM engineers that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/X-Frame-61-Buick-a.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An X-Ray Look At GM’s X-Frame (1957-1970) – Xing Out Some Myths")
Automotive History: An X-Ray Look At GM’s X-Frame (1957-1970) – Xing Out Some Myths
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 210 Comments(originally posted 1/19/2012. Updated 12/21/2022 with information from “The Cadillac Frame – A New design Concept For Lower Cars” a paper submitted to the SAE by GM engineers that was […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2013) The storied Bel Air name is mostly remembered for the glamorous 1955-1957 models. As a top line model it was dripping with flashy chrome, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1977-Chevrolet-Bel-Air.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Bel Air Coupe – A Once-Storied Name’s Last Stand In Canada")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Bel Air Coupe – A Once-Storied Name’s Last Stand In Canada
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 2/21/2013) The storied Bel Air name is mostly remembered for the glamorous 1955-1957 models. As a top line model it was dripping with flashy chrome, but the […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-5-31-2012-006-800x577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park")
Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […] -
![What else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down")
Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 63 CommentsWhat else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […] -
![Sometime after retirement GM’s Vice President of Design Chuck Jordan took a writing stint at Sports Cars International, a now-gone auto enthusiast oriented magazine. Naturally, for someone who worked at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Scan-220729-0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Commentary: ‘A Design Revolution’ – Chuck Jordan On The Styling Of GM’s Wild 1959 Cars")
Vintage Commentary: ‘A Design Revolution’ – Chuck Jordan On The Styling Of GM’s Wild 1959 Cars
Posted on August 11, 2022 | 16 CommentsSometime after retirement GM’s Vice President of Design Chuck Jordan took a writing stint at Sports Cars International, a now-gone auto enthusiast oriented magazine. Naturally, for someone who worked at […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2013) In the rich history of the Australian automotive industry, few cars have offered so much hope–and have provided so much disappointment–as GM’s ill-fated Australian J-car adaptation, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ccnmh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden Camira – The Short-Lived Australian J-Car")
Curbside Classic: Holden Camira – The Short-Lived Australian J-Car
Posted on February 26, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 1/18/2013) In the rich history of the Australian automotive industry, few cars have offered so much hope–and have provided so much disappointment–as GM’s ill-fated Australian J-car adaptation, the […] -
Wordless Outtake: Super Sport Jock
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 10 Comments
