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GM Archive
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Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […] -
Design History: Buick’s Fully-Open Rear Wheel Wells (1953 – 1957) – The Year-By-Year Opening
Posted on November 25, 2020 | 20 Comments1954 Special One of the most distinctive and readily-identifiable styling cues of the 1950s was Buick’s full rear-wheel openings. It sure made them easy to ID as a kid in […] -
Curbside Newsstand: GM All In On EVs; Cadillac Offering Up To $500,000 To EV-Wary Dealers To Exit Their Franchise
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 25 CommentsBy now it’s old news that Cadillac (and the GMC Hummer) is going to be at the forefront of GM’s massive commitment to EVs. At a recent investor presentation, GM […] -
Curbside Recycling Update: 1978 Chevrolet Nova – Last Call
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 33 CommentsWe last saw (or first met) our protagonist almost two months ago and I happened to stumble across it (him, her, them?) again the other day. I immediately realized that […] -
Curbside Review: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence – Getting To The Bingo Parlor Is Now More Fun Than Being There
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 34 CommentsAs of this year, Buick no longer sells any sedans, coupes, or wagons in the North American market. Considering it dispassionately this makes sense as the buyers simply stopped showing […] -
Automotive History: Toyota Kijang – Brand Evolution
Posted on November 1, 2020 | 16 Comments(first posted 11/1/2014) A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about the Compadre, neé GM BTV. In comparison to that little project, the Kijang is considerably less ambitious […] -
Automotive History: Compadre – The Anti-Cadillac For Developing Nations
Posted on October 16, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 10/16/2014) Fellow readers, what you see above this text, while admittedly not beautiful, is a piece of history. More unique than a Ferrari 250 GTO, though not nearly […] -
Curbside Recycling: 2004 Chevrolet Aveo – It’s Red
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsI’m glad I changed the title of the Junkyard Classic series a few months ago as it now doesn’t lock me in to any specific type of vehicle or age […] -
Curbside Review: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado RST Double Cab 4WD – The Personal Luxury Coupe Never Went Away, It Just Morphed
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 78 CommentsYes, perhaps this will be viewed as heresy, declaring a large pickup as a PLC. Well, it is and it has what’s necessary to qualify. Large engine? 6.2L V8 so […] -
CC For Sale: 2007 Chevy Cobalt SS – A Somewhat Compelling Performance Compact
Posted on February 1, 2020 | 36 CommentsIn the 2000s, American automakers introduced several performance compacts. The SVT Focus, Cobalt SS, Neon SRT-4, and Caliber SRT-4 all came equipped with some pretty respectable powertrains and decent driving […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Last Act For A Long Roof
Posted on November 14, 2019 | 76 CommentsThe GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale
Posted on September 15, 2019 | 36 CommentsAt this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard. […] -
CC Cinema – Something Was Bugging General Motors In The 70’s
Posted on April 9, 2018 | 22 CommentsI ran across this mesmerizing General Motors production the other day and thought it was interesting that GM definitely internally acknowledged the import threat quite early in the 70’s. I […] -
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 1 – The Visit To GM Headquarters
Posted on December 10, 2017 | 110 Comments(first posted 9/4/2013) In 1957, I was a sickly 12-year-old English schoolboy when I went with my parents on a pilgrimage to General Motors headquarters in Detroit. My father, Maurice […] -
Automotive History: 1985 Chevrolet CorNova – Lessons Not Learned
Posted on March 15, 2017 | 98 Comments(first posted 8/19/2011) We often take General Motors to task in this space for its failure to learn from its mistakes. But today’s tale involves the opposite problem for GM […]
![Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone I’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Citation01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Design History: Buick’s Fully-Open Rear Wheel Wells (1953 – 1957) – The Year-By-Year Opening 1954 Special One of the most distinctive and readily-identifiable styling cues of the 1950s was Buick’s full rear-wheel openings. It sure made them easy to ID as a kid in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Buick-1956-yellow-coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: GM All In On EVs; Cadillac Offering Up To $500,000 To EV-Wary Dealers To Exit Their Franchise By now it’s old news that Cadillac (and the GMC Hummer) is going to be at the forefront of GM’s massive commitment to EVs. At a recent investor presentation, GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cadillac-lyriq-101-1596744486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling Update: 1978 Chevrolet Nova – Last Call We last saw (or first met) our protagonist almost two months ago and I happened to stumble across it (him, her, them?) again the other day. I immediately realized that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence – Getting To The Bingo Parlor Is Now More Fun Than Being There As of this year, Buick no longer sells any sedans, coupes, or wagons in the North American market. Considering it dispassionately this makes sense as the buyers simply stopped showing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7022-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Toyota Kijang – Brand Evolution (first posted 11/1/2014) A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about the Compadre, neé GM BTV. In comparison to that little project, the Kijang is considerably less ambitious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GS-003-04.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Compadre – The Anti-Cadillac For Developing Nations (first posted 10/16/2014) Fellow readers, what you see above this text, while admittedly not beautiful, is a piece of history. More unique than a Ferrari 250 GTO, though not nearly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 2004 Chevrolet Aveo – It’s Red I’m glad I changed the title of the Junkyard Classic series a few months ago as it now doesn’t lock me in to any specific type of vehicle or age […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado RST Double Cab 4WD – The Personal Luxury Coupe Never Went Away, It Just Morphed Yes, perhaps this will be viewed as heresy, declaring a large pickup as a PLC. Well, it is and it has what’s necessary to qualify. Large engine? 6.2L V8 so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0334.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 2007 Chevy Cobalt SS – A Somewhat Compelling Performance Compact In the 2000s, American automakers introduced several performance compacts. The SVT Focus, Cobalt SS, Neon SRT-4, and Caliber SRT-4 all came equipped with some pretty respectable powertrains and decent driving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/00s0s_hmWg7guLOWj_1200x900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Last Act For A Long Roof The GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190527_074141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale At this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_4740.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 1 – The Visit To GM Headquarters (first posted 9/4/2013) In 1957, I was a sickly 12-year-old English schoolboy when I went with my parents on a pilgrimage to General Motors headquarters in Detroit. My father, Maurice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gm-building-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: 1985 Chevrolet CorNova – Lessons Not Learned (first posted 8/19/2011) We often take General Motors to task in this space for its failure to learn from its mistakes. But today’s tale involves the opposite problem for GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nova-saloon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


