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About Author: Brendan Saur
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![(first posted 8/22/2016) If I could describe what I see in this picture in just a few words, it would be “generic-looking Eighties coupe”. And the sad truth is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_6739.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – The Downward Spiral")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – The Downward Spiral
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 94 Comments(first posted 8/22/2016) If I could describe what I see in this picture in just a few words, it would be “generic-looking Eighties coupe”. And the sad truth is […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2016) Although I virtually exhausted myself of everything I could possibly say regarding the Volvo 900 Series earlier this year, this 1993 Volvo 940 sitting all alone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1993-Volvo-940-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 940 – Dignified Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 940 – Dignified Luxury
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/18/2016) Although I virtually exhausted myself of everything I could possibly say regarding the Volvo 900 Series earlier this year, this 1993 Volvo 940 sitting all alone […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2016) Alright, well maybe as a humbler GXE model, this 1990 Maxima isn’t the best example to make for the whole four-door sports car case. But compared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_7237a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE – The Four-Door Sports Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE – The Four-Door Sports Car?
Posted on August 10, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/10/2016) Alright, well maybe as a humbler GXE model, this 1990 Maxima isn’t the best example to make for the whole four-door sports car case. But compared […] -
![(1981 New Yorker photos from CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 8/4/2016) As it’s been well-documented at Curbside Classic several times over the years, Chrysler’s R-bodies were by and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/27323894472_27e8db373a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Chrysler New Yorker – Failure Can Be Beautiful")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Chrysler New Yorker – Failure Can Be Beautiful
Posted on August 4, 2022 | 187 Comments(1981 New Yorker photos from CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 8/4/2016) As it’s been well-documented at Curbside Classic several times over the years, Chrysler’s R-bodies were by and […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2016) The 1990s were not good times for the Japanese economy, so much so that it is referred to as “The Lost Decade” in retrospect. How this translated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_6397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Altima – Call It A Product Of The Lost Decade")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Altima – Call It A Product Of The Lost Decade
Posted on August 1, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 7/12/2016) The 1990s were not good times for the Japanese economy, so much so that it is referred to as “The Lost Decade” in retrospect. How this translated […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2016) Not to impugn its impact on the automotive industry in any way, but the Taurus is not the most influential Ford of the past thirty years. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_6782.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Ford Explorer – The Most Influential Ford Of The Past Thirty Years")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Ford Explorer – The Most Influential Ford Of The Past Thirty Years
Posted on July 28, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 7/28/2016) Not to impugn its impact on the automotive industry in any way, but the Taurus is not the most influential Ford of the past thirty years. While […] -
![1990 Eagle Talon cohort photos by cjcz92 (first posted 6/28/2016) Take a compact sports coupe designed and engineered in Japan, manufacture it in the United States through a joint Chrysler-Mitsubishi […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/27059541942_cc6139fa2a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD – The Eagle Has Landed")
Cohort Classic: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD – The Eagle Has Landed
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 50 Comments1990 Eagle Talon cohort photos by cjcz92 (first posted 6/28/2016) Take a compact sports coupe designed and engineered in Japan, manufacture it in the United States through a joint Chrysler-Mitsubishi […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2016) The decline and fall of Oldsmobile. It is a story that has been told so many times here before, so I won’t go into great detail of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0829.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 – Dawn Turns To Dusk")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 – Dawn Turns To Dusk
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 109 Comments(first posted 6/21/2016) The decline and fall of Oldsmobile. It is a story that has been told so many times here before, so I won’t go into great detail of […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2022) Full Disclosure: I completed this article on the Plymouth Sundance for CJCZ92’s Cohort photos, only to find this black cherry pearl 1990 Dodge Shadow I couldn’t pass up using. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_6279.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1987-1994 Plymouth Sundance (With Bonus 1990 Dodge Shadow) – Opposites Attract")
Curbside Classics: 1987-1994 Plymouth Sundance (With Bonus 1990 Dodge Shadow) – Opposites Attract
Posted on June 9, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/9/2022) Full Disclosure: I completed this article on the Plymouth Sundance for CJCZ92’s Cohort photos, only to find this black cherry pearl 1990 Dodge Shadow I couldn’t pass up using. So […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both front-wheel drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jjjjn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not Just A Village")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not Just A Village
Posted on June 2, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both front-wheel drive […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_5700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One!")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One!
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 171 Comments(first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2016) Billed as “Precision Crafted Performance”, Acura, Honda’s upscale brand, launched in March 1986 with the sporty-looking Integra 3-door and 5-door hatchbacks, and the conservative yet sleek-styled Legend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_2005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Acura Legend Coupe – Precision Crafted Performance")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Acura Legend Coupe – Precision Crafted Performance
Posted on May 17, 2022 | 43 Comments(first posted 5/17/2016) Billed as “Precision Crafted Performance”, Acura, Honda’s upscale brand, launched in March 1986 with the sporty-looking Integra 3-door and 5-door hatchbacks, and the conservative yet sleek-styled Legend […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0196.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A Grandiose Name For A Car Of Grandiose Proportions")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A Grandiose Name For A Car Of Grandiose Proportions
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_3962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […]
