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![(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1973BuickLeSabre03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 116 Comments(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […] -
![The snow has melted around these parts and we can again see the hulks of relics and other fantastic curbside gems in the yards, lots, streets, and driveways of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250202_103756_54301815062_o-e1738882078688.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Pair of 1971 Fury III’s Up Close – A Furious Fuselage Duo")
Curbside Classics: A Pair of 1971 Fury III’s Up Close – A Furious Fuselage Duo
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 39 CommentsThe snow has melted around these parts and we can again see the hulks of relics and other fantastic curbside gems in the yards, lots, streets, and driveways of the […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1972LincolnContinental09Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental – Making The Case For Peak 1970s Lincoln
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/11/2018) The title may be a little provocative – after all, “peak anything” is almost always more opinion than fact. Sometimes, however, a case […] -
![(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&quality=75&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 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968ChryslerNewport07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) I have been on a streak recently. Regular readers know that I have developed some strong opinions over the years about the cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1976CadillacDeville06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Refusing To Go Gently Into The Night")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Refusing To Go Gently Into The Night
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) I have been on a streak recently. Regular readers know that I have developed some strong opinions over the years about the cars […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2017) The cars from early in our lifetimes can be hugely influential things. The cars we learn to love at a tender age can chart our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1954-Ford-Mainline-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Ford Mainline – An Alternate Take On Life")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Ford Mainline – An Alternate Take On Life
Posted on July 7, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) The cars from early in our lifetimes can be hugely influential things. The cars we learn to love at a tender age can chart our […] -
![In the early fall of 2001, I had spent about 4 years driving what had felt like someone else’s car – the 1984 Olds Ninety-Eight Regency coupe. Life was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/89MyCadillac7-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Chapter 22, Back In A Big Old Cadillac")
COAL: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Chapter 22, Back In A Big Old Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2022 | 53 CommentsIn the early fall of 2001, I had spent about 4 years driving what had felt like someone else’s car – the 1984 Olds Ninety-Eight Regency coupe. Life was […] -
![I had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968Newport02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well")
COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 50 CommentsI had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […] -
![In the summer of 1993, my car life was in fine shape: We had the stalwart ’88 Accord sedan and the ’86 Marquis Wagon (the smaller one, like a Fairmont) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1985-Crown-Victoria-02-Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Chapter 17, Heavy The Head That Wears The Crown")
COAL: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Chapter 17, Heavy The Head That Wears The Crown
Posted on November 6, 2022 | 46 CommentsIn the summer of 1993, my car life was in fine shape: We had the stalwart ’88 Accord sedan and the ’86 Marquis Wagon (the smaller one, like a Fairmont) […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1961BuickElectra03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1956FordFairlaneFordorVictoria12-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie
Posted on June 14, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […] -
![(First published 6/27/2012) The nine years from 1970 to 1978 may have been the golden age of the “mid sized” sedan in America. In those days, “mid sized” was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1978AMCMatador05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona – The Bullfighter Dies in Full Costume")
Curbside Classic: 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona – The Bullfighter Dies in Full Costume
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 170 Comments(First published 6/27/2012) The nine years from 1970 to 1978 may have been the golden age of the “mid sized” sedan in America. In those days, “mid sized” was a […] -
![Arguably one of the more conservatively styled luxury brand flagships upon its launch for 1990, now in 2021 the recently updated Lexus LS is the polar opposite, sporting a longer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_3997-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Lexus LS 500 F Sport AWD – The Identity Of The Brand")
Curbside Review: 2021 Lexus LS 500 F Sport AWD – The Identity Of The Brand
Posted on July 19, 2021 | 32 CommentsArguably one of the more conservatively styled luxury brand flagships upon its launch for 1990, now in 2021 the recently updated Lexus LS is the polar opposite, sporting a longer, […]
