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- Lover of strange and interesting cars. The fact that most of them happen to be terrible is entirely coincidental. Follow me on twitter @gaasc123.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Gerardo Solis
Posts by Gerardo Solis
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![By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car that was so advanced that it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?
Posted on December 25, 2015 | 58 CommentsBy 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car that was so advanced that it […] -
eBay Find: 1995 Mercury Sable – Space Pod
Posted on December 23, 2015 | 50 CommentsIs it possible for something that’s 20 years old to still look futuristic? Yes. Yes it is. -
Wordless Outtake: Barrio La Fuente, Tegucigalpa, 1961
Posted on December 21, 2015 | 31 CommentsHow many can you identify? (the Beetle doesn’t count.) -
![1961-62 are just about my favorite years for classic Cadillac design. After the ‘50s excess and before they started going full pimp-mobile, those two years represent a new, cleaner, modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/62cad101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Instant Respectability.")
eBay Find: 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Instant Respectability.
Posted on December 7, 2015 | 50 Comments1961-62 are just about my favorite years for classic Cadillac design. After the ‘50s excess and before they started going full pimp-mobile, those two years represent a new, cleaner, modern […] -
![In the interest of actually talking about the car and not covering familiar ground, let’s get the elephant out of the way: O.J Simpson drove one. There. Now the reason […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1997_ford_expedition_4dr-suv_eddie-bauer_fq_oem_1_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1994 Ford Bronco – The Roof Goes Away")
Cohort Classic: 1994 Ford Bronco – The Roof Goes Away
Posted on November 16, 2015 | 28 CommentsIn the interest of actually talking about the car and not covering familiar ground, let’s get the elephant out of the way: O.J Simpson drove one. There. Now the reason […] -
![James May, he of Top Gear fame, said that there was simply no way you could look bad in a ‘Shad’. It’s true, the old Rollers are now in that special […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – The Ultimate Business Coupe.")
eBay Find: 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – The Ultimate Business Coupe.
Posted on November 7, 2015 | 56 CommentsJames May, he of Top Gear fame, said that there was simply no way you could look bad in a ‘Shad’. It’s true, the old Rollers are now in that special […] -
![Of course today being the date it is we here at CC can’t help but join in the celebration of one of the best films made in the last 30 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 – Contractual Obligations")
eBay Find: 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 – Contractual Obligations
Posted on October 21, 2015 | 70 CommentsOf course today being the date it is we here at CC can’t help but join in the celebration of one of the best films made in the last 30 […] -
![American Apparel, which is apparently a clothing company that was so successful that they filed for Chapter 11 bankrupcy, are trying to bounce back from the blow to their image […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati – Italian Apparel")
eBay Find: 1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati – Italian Apparel
Posted on October 12, 2015 | 41 CommentsAmerican Apparel, which is apparently a clothing company that was so successful that they filed for Chapter 11 bankrupcy, are trying to bounce back from the blow to their image […] -
![The Toyota Camry wagon that isn’t a Venza is dying this year. When Paul described the second generation Scion xB as a slice of everything that GM had gotten wrong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/382716.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic (Japan Edition): 2005 Toyota bB – xBox Two")
Future Classic (Japan Edition): 2005 Toyota bB – xBox Two
Posted on October 10, 2015 | 22 CommentsThe Toyota Camry wagon that isn’t a Venza is dying this year. When Paul described the second generation Scion xB as a slice of everything that GM had gotten wrong […] -
![I think it’s safe to say that the resale value of most Volkswagens of the past decade or so is falling fast, whether they are affected by the scandal or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 2004 Volkswagen Phaeton – Taking Advantage")
eBay Find: 2004 Volkswagen Phaeton – Taking Advantage
Posted on October 9, 2015 | 82 CommentsI think it’s safe to say that the resale value of most Volkswagens of the past decade or so is falling fast, whether they are affected by the scandal or […] -
![Hey you? Yes You! Do you want a Cadillac that looks as though someone sawed most of the trunk and awkwardly welded the rest back in? Boy do I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1517cad06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "ebay Find: 1984 Cadillac Seville – Hustle and Bustle")
ebay Find: 1984 Cadillac Seville – Hustle and Bustle
Posted on September 30, 2015 | 58 CommentsHey you? Yes You! Do you want a Cadillac that looks as though someone sawed most of the trunk and awkwardly welded the rest back in? Boy do I have […] -
![…At least those were the words that the man at the dealership said to my dad when he was buying it to haul God-knows-what to God-knows-where. I was far more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1997_chevrolet_s_10_ls_brown_in_columbus_indiana_1190005415669002954.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1997 Chevrolet S10 – “What You’re Buying Here Is a Car. Not a Truck.”")
Auto-Biography: 1997 Chevrolet S10 – “What You’re Buying Here Is a Car. Not a Truck.”
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 31 Comments…At least those were the words that the man at the dealership said to my dad when he was buying it to haul God-knows-what to God-knows-where. I was far more […] -
![The Mercedes R-Class was never the best looking, best-built or best-engineered Mercedes. The market responded accordingly with sales that were far below expectations in America, so low in fact that Mercedes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/am-general5-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG – The Least Desired AMG?")
Future Classic: 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG – The Least Desired AMG?
Posted on August 8, 2015 | 36 CommentsThe Mercedes R-Class was never the best looking, best-built or best-engineered Mercedes. The market responded accordingly with sales that were far below expectations in America, so low in fact that Mercedes […] -
![Some car fans that are around my age lament the fact that almost all of the affordable exciting sports cars are to either be found in the pages of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/honda-s660-kei-sportscar-is-a-baby-mclaren-with-lost-of-cool-details-photo-gallery_25.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History (Japan Edition): 1993 Honda Beat – Bite-Sized Fun")
Automotive History (Japan Edition): 1993 Honda Beat – Bite-Sized Fun
Posted on August 6, 2015 | 43 CommentsSome car fans that are around my age lament the fact that almost all of the affordable exciting sports cars are to either be found in the pages of the […] -
![Quick, does the image above make you think of the most ’70s commercial ever to grace television screens across the country? It has for me, even if I was about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/zg_640.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1980 Datsun 280ZX – Enough To Make My Heart Melt")
eBay Find: 1980 Datsun 280ZX – Enough To Make My Heart Melt
Posted on August 4, 2015 | 35 CommentsQuick, does the image above make you think of the most ’70s commercial ever to grace television screens across the country? It has for me, even if I was about […]
