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- Simply put, cars are my greatest passion.
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About Author: Brendan Saur
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![(My grandmother, circa 1949) Most of you know how I like to bring up my grandfather and his Oldsmobiles, but you may notice how I rarely mention my grandmother when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Nana-c.1940s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Kind Of Car Did Your Grandmother Drive?")
QOTD: What Kind Of Car Did Your Grandmother Drive?
Posted on February 5, 2015 | 178 Comments(My grandmother, circa 1949) Most of you know how I like to bring up my grandfather and his Oldsmobiles, but you may notice how I rarely mention my grandmother when […] -
![The 1986-1991 H-bodies tend to get a lot of hate (although not quite as much as their 1985-1990 C-body cousins). Even as someone with a soft spot for these cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe – Once In A Blue Moon")
eBay Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe – Once In A Blue Moon
Posted on February 3, 2015 | 81 CommentsThe 1986-1991 H-bodies tend to get a lot of hate (although not quite as much as their 1985-1990 C-body cousins). Even as someone with a soft spot for these cars, […] -
![Given my tremendous enthusiasm for just about anything automotive related, it’s needless to say that attending the New England International Auto Show is an annual tradition I thoroughly enjoy. I’ve gone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_7436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: The 2015 New England International Auto Show – The Curbside Classics For Future Generations")
Future Classics: The 2015 New England International Auto Show – The Curbside Classics For Future Generations
Posted on January 22, 2015 | 33 CommentsGiven my tremendous enthusiasm for just about anything automotive related, it’s needless to say that attending the New England International Auto Show is an annual tradition I thoroughly enjoy. I’ve gone […] -
![Finding a classic car out in the open is always an exciting experience. However, as often the case, a classic car may look as out of place as a walker-supported grandma turning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_6420.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Flashback Friday")
CC Outtake: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Flashback Friday
Posted on January 9, 2015 | 60 CommentsFinding a classic car out in the open is always an exciting experience. However, as often the case, a classic car may look as out of place as a walker-supported grandma turning […] -
![On Christmas morning, I accompanied my mom on a morning stroll through her childhood neighborhood in South Boston. Walking along the waterfront, we passed this final-generation B-body Caprice wagon, parked exactly where I recall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_7037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Beached Whale")
CC Outtake: Beached Whale
Posted on December 30, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn Christmas morning, I accompanied my mom on a morning stroll through her childhood neighborhood in South Boston. Walking along the waterfront, we passed this final-generation B-body Caprice wagon, parked exactly where I recall […] -
![It was a chilly mid-December night in 1984. The tree had been trimmed, the stockings had been hung, and Robert and Monique Hamilton were on their way home from Robert’s office Christmas party […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/snow-night.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: Silent Night")
Curbside Fiction: Silent Night
Posted on December 18, 2014 | 31 CommentsIt was a chilly mid-December night in 1984. The tree had been trimmed, the stockings had been hung, and Robert and Monique Hamilton were on their way home from Robert’s office Christmas party […] -
![(It was almost two years ago that I wrote my very first piece here at Curbside Classic on my mom’s 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I’ve often mentioned the ’99 that replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Hinckley-Rd-Milton-MA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Mom’s Ex-COAL: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo – Rotor Eater")
My Mom’s Ex-COAL: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo – Rotor Eater
Posted on December 11, 2014 | 48 Comments(It was almost two years ago that I wrote my very first piece here at Curbside Classic on my mom’s 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I’ve often mentioned the ’99 that replaced […] -
![The Lincoln Mark VIII was truly one of the last of its kind. In just two decades, from the 1970s to the 1990s, the personal luxury car market had gone from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/MarkVIIIconvertible3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1994 Lincoln Mark VIII Convertible – Hold On To Your Hat Abe")
CC Outtake: 1994 Lincoln Mark VIII Convertible – Hold On To Your Hat Abe
Posted on December 9, 2014 | 33 CommentsThe Lincoln Mark VIII was truly one of the last of its kind. In just two decades, from the 1970s to the 1990s, the personal luxury car market had gone from […] -
![Amidst the Thanksgiving rush at Whole Foods the other day, I spotted this stately-looking 1995-1997 Lincoln Town Car parked at the edge of the parking lot. Its superb condition first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_6579.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Bill Blass Is Back!")
CC Outtake: Bill Blass Is Back!
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 16 CommentsAmidst the Thanksgiving rush at Whole Foods the other day, I spotted this stately-looking 1995-1997 Lincoln Town Car parked at the edge of the parking lot. Its superb condition first […] -
![With over a century of history, it’s an understatement to say that the look of Mercedes-Benzes has changed substantially over the years. Yet through all the various styling trends that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_6494.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) – Snow White And The W124 Dwarf")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) – Snow White And The W124 Dwarf
Posted on November 26, 2014 | 27 CommentsWith over a century of history, it’s an understatement to say that the look of Mercedes-Benzes has changed substantially over the years. Yet through all the various styling trends that […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – Loose Pillow Tumor Syndrome")
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 […] -
![It’s 1958. You’ve just gone to your local grocery store to buy some canned Dole pineapple chunks, because for whatever reason, fresh fruit just won’t do. You notice that Dole is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WinAFamilyOfFords1958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Win A Whole Family Of 1958 Fords!")
Vintage Ad: Win A Whole Family Of 1958 Fords!
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 34 CommentsIt’s 1958. You’ve just gone to your local grocery store to buy some canned Dole pineapple chunks, because for whatever reason, fresh fruit just won’t do. You notice that Dole is […] -
![Although you don’t need me to tell you, take a look at this ravishing woman. Now whatever you may be imagining about this young twenty-something blonde, try to imagine what kind of car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1987-Cadillac-Ad-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Every Young Girl’s Dream… A 1987 Cadillac Seville?")
Vintage Ad: Every Young Girl’s Dream… A 1987 Cadillac Seville?
Posted on October 15, 2014 | 67 CommentsAlthough you don’t need me to tell you, take a look at this ravishing woman. Now whatever you may be imagining about this young twenty-something blonde, try to imagine what kind of car […] -
![(Photo: AGuyInVancouver) A quick glance at this rather anonymous early-1990s Mazda sedan may have you thinking 626, but a keener look will make you want to flip your sixes around – this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/929r.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1992 Mazda 929 – The Ur-Millenia")
Cohort Capsule: 1992 Mazda 929 – The Ur-Millenia
Posted on October 9, 2014 | 68 Comments(Photo: AGuyInVancouver) A quick glance at this rather anonymous early-1990s Mazda sedan may have you thinking 626, but a keener look will make you want to flip your sixes around – this […] -
![As it was mentioned during the recent 1979 Newport post, the Chrysler R-body lacked both the station wagon and 2-door coupe body styles of its predecessors and competitors. Given Chrysler’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1980-NewYorkerFifthAvenue-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Chrysler R-Body Wagons and Coupes?")
What If: Chrysler R-Body Wagons and Coupes?
Posted on September 1, 2014 | 40 CommentsAs it was mentioned during the recent 1979 Newport post, the Chrysler R-body lacked both the station wagon and 2-door coupe body styles of its predecessors and competitors. Given Chrysler’s […]
