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![Average. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1979-Olds-88-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance
Posted on October 4, 2019 | 74 CommentsAverage. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […] -
![I’ve been pretty busy what with working on the house lately and already played hooky the other day. As a result I didn’t drive very much in the last 24 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5803-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Outtakes: 24 Hours, Five Short Trips, Five CC’s")
On-The-Go Outtakes: 24 Hours, Five Short Trips, Five CC’s
Posted on September 21, 2019 | 14 CommentsI’ve been pretty busy what with working on the house lately and already played hooky the other day. As a result I didn’t drive very much in the last 24 […] -
![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 "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale")
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. […] -
![Everybody needs to have their basic operating procedures. A new one I’m implementing is to chronicle the cars from towns I visit where there are contradictory terms in the name. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Cars of North Sioux City, South Dakota")
CC Outtake: The Cars of North Sioux City, South Dakota
Posted on June 5, 2019 | 35 CommentsEverybody needs to have their basic operating procedures. A new one I’m implementing is to chronicle the cars from towns I visit where there are contradictory terms in the name. […] -
![Not the actual car. I’d recently moved home, and gotten a job at an auto parts store on the counter. I’d bought the 1987 F150 and sold the 1992 Saturn SC. I wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza – Short Term Flipper")
COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza – Short Term Flipper
Posted on September 1, 2018 | 33 CommentsNot the actual car. I’d recently moved home, and gotten a job at an auto parts store on the counter. I’d bought the 1987 F150 and sold the 1992 Saturn SC. I wasn’t […] -
![After so much bad luck with the ’87 Sentra, Dad had located a low-mile Ciera for a good price, and we bought it. It was to be typical of my GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OLDS1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL – It’s “A” Car!")
COAL: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL – It’s “A” Car!
Posted on July 21, 2018 | 41 CommentsAfter so much bad luck with the ’87 Sentra, Dad had located a low-mile Ciera for a good price, and we bought it. It was to be typical of my GM […] -
![If you like postwar American cars, there are probably at least a few Oldsmobiles that you like. Since the division has been gone over ten years now, it’s easy to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/535521.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Oldsmobile in Scottsdale 2018")
Auction Classics: Oldsmobile in Scottsdale 2018
Posted on April 30, 2018 | 17 CommentsIf you like postwar American cars, there are probably at least a few Oldsmobiles that you like. Since the division has been gone over ten years now, it’s easy to […] -
![I was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup")
CC Outtake: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup
Posted on March 10, 2018 | 66 CommentsI was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […] -
![While eighth generation Oldsmobile 88s are getting a bit thin on the ground it is still possible to spot the occasional single example out and about still earning its keep. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oldsmobile-Delta-88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Two for One")
CC Outtake: Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Two for One
Posted on January 6, 2018 | 28 CommentsWhile eighth generation Oldsmobile 88s are getting a bit thin on the ground it is still possible to spot the occasional single example out and about still earning its keep. […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oldsmobile-Toronado-Custom-rear-wheels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness")
Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 47 Comments(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![Located in Sidney, Montana, this fine display makes for a great advertisement for the body shop behind it and made us stop to take a look last week while heading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/P1020726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Roadtrip Outtake: Pole Position")
Roadtrip Outtake: Pole Position
Posted on July 28, 2016 | 26 CommentsLocated in Sidney, Montana, this fine display makes for a great advertisement for the body shop behind it and made us stop to take a look last week while heading […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2012) 1924 was a mere eighty-eight years ago. So put on your traveling clothes and let’s take a figurative trip back in time. There is a substantial automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Coolidge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "It’s 1924; A Glimpse Into What Was")
It’s 1924; A Glimpse Into What Was
Posted on June 20, 2016 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/23/2012) 1924 was a mere eighty-eight years ago. So put on your traveling clothes and let’s take a figurative trip back in time. There is a substantial automotive […] -
![The automotive world has lost a lot of brands over the past twenty-some years, most of them American. Some brands were starved of new product and wasted away before succumbing; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/final-plymouth-lineup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Domestic Brand Had The Best Lineup When It Was Axed?")
QOTD: Which Domestic Brand Had The Best Lineup When It Was Axed?
Posted on March 17, 2016 | 65 CommentsThe automotive world has lost a lot of brands over the past twenty-some years, most of them American. Some brands were starved of new product and wasted away before succumbing; […]
