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Curbside Classics Archives
Oldsmobile 88 Archive
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![(first posted 4/30/2018) I first spotted this CC on my way to work one morning. Bellingham was covered in pea soup fog and I could only make out the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20170315_111206.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Oldsmobile 88 – Ghost Of The Future, Legend of the Past")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Oldsmobile 88 – Ghost Of The Future, Legend of the Past
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/30/2018) I first spotted this CC on my way to work one morning. Bellingham was covered in pea soup fog and I could only make out the […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2018) This is a follow-up to this article from, umm, February 2016. Uhh, sorry about the delay there. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to finish this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1980-oldsmobile-toronado-xsc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Oldsmobile Edition, Part II")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Oldsmobile Edition, Part II
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) This is a follow-up to this article from, umm, February 2016. Uhh, sorry about the delay there. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to finish this […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through Downtown Crossing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_2810.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In Aesthetics")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In Aesthetics
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 134 Comments(first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through Downtown Crossing, […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2014) A recent trip to a local junkyard yielded some interesting finds (which I hope to share more of), but among them was this black-on-black 1996 Oldsmobile LSS, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_4958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1996 Oldsmobile LSS – Still Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Just With An Extra “S”")
Junkyard Classic: 1996 Oldsmobile LSS – Still Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Just With An Extra “S”
Posted on August 19, 2020 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/19/2014) A recent trip to a local junkyard yielded some interesting finds (which I hope to share more of), but among them was this black-on-black 1996 Oldsmobile LSS, […] -
![New York City is a city of bumper guards. It’s a city where street parking is the norm and where scratches, dings and dents are unfortunately a fact of life. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/oldsmobile-1960s-full-size-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Delta – Park Very, Very Carefully")
CC Outtake: 1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Delta – Park Very, Very Carefully
Posted on April 22, 2019 | 20 CommentsNew York City is a city of bumper guards. It’s a city where street parking is the norm and where scratches, dings and dents are unfortunately a fact of life. […] -
![Looks can be deceiving. How often is it that we see a seemingly pristine car, only to notice some unfortunate malignancy, such as horrible dent or the dreaded bumper scuff marks? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_9609.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1989 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hiding A Rusty Secret")
CC Outtake: 1989 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hiding A Rusty Secret
Posted on August 31, 2015 | 52 CommentsLooks can be deceiving. How often is it that we see a seemingly pristine car, only to notice some unfortunate malignancy, such as horrible dent or the dreaded bumper scuff marks? […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2013) As I recall, it was a bright sunny February morning when I accompanied my grandparents (whom I affectionately called “Nana and Papa”) to Quirk Oldsmobile in Braintree, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/8899.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto Biography: 1994 & 1997 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hooked On The Memory Of You")
Curbside Classic/Auto Biography: 1994 & 1997 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hooked On The Memory Of You
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/11/2013) As I recall, it was a bright sunny February morning when I accompanied my grandparents (whom I affectionately called “Nana and Papa”) to Quirk Oldsmobile in Braintree, […] -
![A couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OldsEighty-EightCoupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe")
What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 91 CommentsA couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […]
