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![(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents")
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1949-Missing-B-Body-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/19411947Buicks02-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success")
Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1985-Buick-Electra-T-Type-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2015) It is hard to believe that we here at CC have never gotten around to discussing one of the most polarizing cars of the entire 1950s. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bbui.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Buick Special – Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Buick Special – Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 112 Comments(first posted 11/27/2015) It is hard to believe that we here at CC have never gotten around to discussing one of the most polarizing cars of the entire 1950s. But […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – 1941 Buick Roadmaster
Posted on November 4, 2019 | 27 CommentsThank you to nifty43 (nifticus) -
![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&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 […] -
![Greetings. Let me introduce myself; my name is Betty and I’m a Buick Roadmaster. Perhaps you are asking yourself about a talking car. Since you hopefully met my garage mate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/P7250015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Curbside Christmas Carol: I’ll Be Home for Christmas in My LT1 Powered Buick Roadmaster")
A Curbside Christmas Carol: I’ll Be Home for Christmas in My LT1 Powered Buick Roadmaster
Posted on December 23, 2013 | 32 CommentsGreetings. Let me introduce myself; my name is Betty and I’m a Buick Roadmaster. Perhaps you are asking yourself about a talking car. Since you hopefully met my garage mate, […] -
![Saturday morning, I had to run down to the junkyad to pick up a couple of trim pieces to help out a neighbor (the trip is about ten miles each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16-Miata.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Saturday Morning California Junkyard Drive")
CC Road Trip: A Saturday Morning California Junkyard Drive
Posted on July 19, 2013 | 38 CommentsSaturday morning, I had to run down to the junkyad to pick up a couple of trim pieces to help out a neighbor (the trip is about ten miles each […] -
![I am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/92BuickRoadmaster1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt")
CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
Posted on June 22, 2013 | 76 CommentsI am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […] -
Curbside Announcement: Dear John, Happy Trails To You
Posted on April 1, 2013 | 11 CommentsPaul has been kind enough to allow me to make this extended announcement. -
![There are certain things in life most of us don’t like to think about. For most of us with a bit more seasoning these would be things like prostate exams […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P6260704.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Trip to the Salvage Yard")
A Trip to the Salvage Yard
Posted on July 8, 2012 | 26 CommentsThere are certain things in life most of us don’t like to think about. For most of us with a bit more seasoning these would be things like prostate exams […]
