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minivan Archive
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![(Updated 9/24/2026) The place: Dearborn, Michigan. The date: March 1, 1994. “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1998-Ford-Windstar-07.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Windstar – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan (part 7)")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Windstar – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan (part 7)
Posted on September 24, 2026 | 66 Comments(Updated 9/24/2026) The place: Dearborn, Michigan. The date: March 1, 1994. “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) […] -
![(Updated 3/10/2026) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/91ChevyLuminaAPV1jg.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk
Posted on March 10, 2026 | 85 Comments(Updated 3/10/2026) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […] -
![(Updated 2/11/2026) It has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SedonaShortie04Small.jpg "Curbside Find: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan")
Curbside Find: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan
Posted on February 11, 2026 | 43 Comments(Updated 2/11/2026) It has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is […] -
My 2000 Chrysler Grand Voyager Minivan: Deluxe, Plush, Yet Too Big For The Long-Term
Posted on January 17, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn the summer of 2000, we decided we needed a minivan, and I was to return to family roots with the purchase with a Chrysler Grand Voyager. -
![We had a US-built Toyota Camry that was serving us well, but with two growing kids, having more space sounded like a good plan. In 1995, we decided to get […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1991-previa-probably-115x115.jpg "1991 Toyota Previa: This Low-Drama Mid-Engine Toyota Became My First Minivan")
1991 Toyota Previa: This Low-Drama Mid-Engine Toyota Became My First Minivan
Posted on December 20, 2025 | 19 CommentsWe had a US-built Toyota Camry that was serving us well, but with two growing kids, having more space sounded like a good plan. In 1995, we decided to get […] -
![(Updated 10/24/2025) I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3967.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special
Posted on October 24, 2025 | 70 Comments(Updated 10/24/2025) I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very […] -
![(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1991-Toyota-Previa-03-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)")
Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 78 Comments(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […] -
![(Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3.jpg "Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country")
Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 72 Comments(Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Freestar.jpg "My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly")
My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1994-Pontiac-Trans-sport-01-Front.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 100 Comments(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2017) In today’s day and age, minivans are not frequently looked upon in a positive light. Despite being among the most versatile and space-efficient people movers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thumb_IMG_7924_1024.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE – Chrysler Rides The Fantastic Voyage")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE – Chrysler Rides The Fantastic Voyage
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 11/9/2017) In today’s day and age, minivans are not frequently looked upon in a positive light. Despite being among the most versatile and space-efficient people movers, […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2013) Now before I go any further, I must confess something to you: I have a thing for minivans. For as long as I could say “Volkswagen Buggy” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1997plymouthvoyagerse.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1997 Plymouth Voyager Rallye – Split Personality Disorder")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Plymouth Voyager Rallye – Split Personality Disorder
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 76 Comments(first posted 5/19/2013) Now before I go any further, I must confess something to you: I have a thing for minivans. For as long as I could say “Volkswagen Buggy” […] -
![(first posted 7/17/2017) Taking a look back, it’s truly quite interesting how the minivan segment in North America began, grew, evolved, and declined, even if the vehicles themselves […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/thumb_IMG_1213_1024.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1998 Mercury Villager GS – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 5)")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Mercury Villager GS – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 5)
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 7/17/2017) Taking a look back, it’s truly quite interesting how the minivan segment in North America began, grew, evolved, and declined, even if the vehicles themselves […] -
![Last week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2012-Kia-Sedona-04.jpg "COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler")
COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 58 CommentsLast week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […] -
![Last week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1996-Odyssey-2.jpg "COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex")
COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex
Posted on January 1, 2023 | 44 CommentsLast week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]
