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Oldsmobile Archive
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CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 17 CommentsBack in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […] -
The Auto World Museum, Revisited
Posted on June 25, 2015 | 39 CommentsCo-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […] -
CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 42 CommentsWith the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
CC Outtake: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Underrepresented on This Site
Posted on April 21, 2015 | 30 CommentsHow is it that we’ve not done a full-on CC on the final full-sized Oldsmobile wagon? Before now, the only time one has appeared here was in this CC capsule […] -
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics 2
Posted on February 23, 2015 | 70 CommentsSometimes, an automaker will launch a model and quickly realize it’s not worth any more investment. Maybe it was a stopgap solution to plug a hole in a model lineup […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite W-Body?
Posted on January 20, 2015 | 84 CommentsThe W-Body is not a platform that gets a lot of love from enthusiasts, but it is one that, for better or for worse, has been in constant production since […] -
QOTD: Care For Some Brougham?
Posted on January 8, 2015 | 101 CommentsA couple of weeks ago I explained the silly import laws in my country, using a beautiful 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight as an example. I was surprised to find out that brougham […] -
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
The Reverse Mercedes Law
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 54 CommentsAs anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […] -
CCCCC Part 14: 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass – The Walking Dead
Posted on November 21, 2014 | 46 CommentsThis is a Chevrolet Malibu. There is no hiding that fact; there is not even an attempt to hide that fact. Fortune magazine called it in 1983 and we’re seeing […] -
CC Capsule: 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar – Transitioning from Dork to Cool, and Almost Succeeding
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 37 CommentsEvery car manufacturer has a platform they just milk for all it’s worth. They put it on everything and anything that makes its way to the shop floor. The best […] -
CC Capsule: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – Loose Pillow Tumor Syndrome
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 85 CommentsBi-monthly mandatory store meetings on Sundays at 6am are the very bane of my existence – but if there was one good thing to come out of our most recent one, it […]
![The Auto World Museum, Revisited Co-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_4939.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest With the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Underrepresented on This Site How is it that we’ve not done a full-on CC on the final full-sized Oldsmobile wagon? Before now, the only time one has appeared here was in this CC capsule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/01-013-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics 2 Sometimes, an automaker will launch a model and quickly realize it’s not worth any more investment. Maybe it was a stopgap solution to plug a hole in a model lineup […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1977-mercury-cougar-villager.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What’s Your Favorite W-Body? The W-Body is not a platform that gets a lot of love from enthusiasts, but it is one that, for better or for worse, has been in constant production since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2002_pontiac_grand-prix_sedan_se_fq_oem_1_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Care For Some Brougham? A couple of weeks ago I explained the silly import laws in my country, using a beautiful 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight as an example. I was surprised to find out that brougham […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cadillac_Fleetwood_-_10-30-2009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Reverse Mercedes Law As anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/picture-of-2006-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-lt-4dr-hatchback_d725c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CCCCC Part 14: 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass – The Walking Dead This is a Chevrolet Malibu. There is no hiding that fact; there is not even an attempt to hide that fact. Fortune magazine called it in 1983 and we’re seeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1999_oldsmobile_alero_coupe_gls_rq_oem_2_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar – Transitioning from Dork to Cool, and Almost Succeeding Every car manufacturer has a platform they just milk for all it’s worth. They put it on everything and anything that makes its way to the shop floor. The best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GS-005-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – Loose Pillow Tumor Syndrome Bi-monthly mandatory store meetings on Sundays at 6am are the very bane of my existence – but if there was one good thing to come out of our most recent one, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6187.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


