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J-body Archive
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![(first posted 2/6/2013) We had some lively discussion the other day about the J-body Oldsmobile Firenza, thanks to the beige sedan Paul found at a 7-11. Lansing’s version of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/88-Firenza-coupe-e1359485789585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curious Case Of The 1988 Oldsmobile Firenza")
Automotive History: The Curious Case Of The 1988 Oldsmobile Firenza
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 2/6/2013) We had some lively discussion the other day about the J-body Oldsmobile Firenza, thanks to the beige sedan Paul found at a 7-11. Lansing’s version of the […] -
![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&quality=75&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 […] -
![This is the closest I’ve come to seeing a Holden Calibra in the metal in years, craning over a chain-link fence to snap a long-distance photo of a beaten up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/holden-calibra.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Holden Calibra – The Sexiest Vectra")
Curbside Outtake: Holden Calibra – The Sexiest Vectra
Posted on April 15, 2015 | 41 CommentsThis is the closest I’ve come to seeing a Holden Calibra in the metal in years, craning over a chain-link fence to snap a long-distance photo of a beaten up […] -
![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 "Cohort Capsule: Oldsmobile Firenza – Should They Have Called It A Cutlass?")
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 […] -
CC Outtake: Sunburned
Posted on November 15, 2014 | 34 CommentsThis circa-1993 Sunbird sedan was spotted way back in March, when I was in Iowa City for the day. -
![Pity the poor Cavalier. Never a car purchased for love, most of them have had uncaring owners from new, resulting in their rarity these days, despite impressive production numbers from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aa-12-28-2013-027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Rapidly Disappearing Cavalier Wagon")
CC Outtake: The Rapidly Disappearing Cavalier Wagon
Posted on January 12, 2014 | 54 CommentsPity the poor Cavalier. Never a car purchased for love, most of them have had uncaring owners from new, resulting in their rarity these days, despite impressive production numbers from […]
