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![It’s summer here in the Steel City, so that means we get to drive our classic cars that have been hibernating safely all winter away from the salt trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Photo-Apr-19-2024-7-22-27-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987-1992 Cadillac Brougham – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood")
Curbside Classic: 1987-1992 Cadillac Brougham – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s summer here in the Steel City, so that means we get to drive our classic cars that have been hibernating safely all winter away from the salt trucks […] -
![For all the versatility a full size sedan offers, there are just some jobs that an SUV can do better. I quickly realized that I would need to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Photo-Nov-26-2023-11-35-06-AM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Cadillac Escalade Platinum – How To Say Fleetwood Brougham In The 21st Century")
COAL: 2012 Cadillac Escalade Platinum – How To Say Fleetwood Brougham In The 21st Century
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 16 CommentsFor all the versatility a full size sedan offers, there are just some jobs that an SUV can do better. I quickly realized that I would need to find […] -
![We’ve had a few articles over the years touching on this generation of full size Buick, but nothing taking a deep dive on it from soup to nuts. Somewhat surprisingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/221849_635625140204_1520537_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 to 1996 Buick Park Avenue – The C Gets An A+")
Curbside Classic: 1991 to 1996 Buick Park Avenue – The C Gets An A+
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 38 CommentsWe’ve had a few articles over the years touching on this generation of full size Buick, but nothing taking a deep dive on it from soup to nuts. Somewhat surprisingly […] -
![I didn’t plan on buying another Cadillac after acquiring our 1994 Fleetwood Brougham, but that car has spent more time in the shop that out of it in the year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6391.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Cadillac Brougham – So Long to The Sheer Look")
COAL: 1992 Cadillac Brougham – So Long to The Sheer Look
Posted on November 12, 2022 | 18 CommentsI didn’t plan on buying another Cadillac after acquiring our 1994 Fleetwood Brougham, but that car has spent more time in the shop that out of it in the year […] -
![When Tatra87 pointed out that there hasn’t been a proper long form post on the last of the BOF RWD Cadillac sedan, it was timed perfectly since we just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Photo-Apr-12-12-58-58-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1993 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood – End Of The Evolutionary Road")
My Curbside Classic: 1993 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood – End Of The Evolutionary Road
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 24 CommentsWhen Tatra87 pointed out that there hasn’t been a proper long form post on the last of the BOF RWD Cadillac sedan, it was timed perfectly since we just […] -
![I’m not the usual car guy…where words like HEMI or SS454 would excite a normal person, it is “Tufted Velour” and “Padded Vinyl Landau Roof” that gets my pulse quickening. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1991 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue – Almost Doesn’t Count")
My Curbside Classic: 1991 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue – Almost Doesn’t Count
Posted on February 4, 2021 | 30 CommentsI’m not the usual car guy…where words like HEMI or SS454 would excite a normal person, it is “Tufted Velour” and “Padded Vinyl Landau Roof” that gets my pulse quickening. […] -
![It’s funny how your perspective changes as you age – before college, I was not into truck ownership and believed that my Sedan deVille or Brougham was enough car for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cc2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Chevrolet Suburban LT – The Truck In A Tux")
COAL: 2003 Chevrolet Suburban LT – The Truck In A Tux
Posted on October 18, 2020 | 6 CommentsIt’s funny how your perspective changes as you age – before college, I was not into truck ownership and believed that my Sedan deVille or Brougham was enough car for […] -
![I have a problem with cars – I tend to change them out like some people change phones or computers. Driving to my girlfriend’s house in Pittsburgh, another vinyl topped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200516_131857228_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Mine’s Bigger")
COAL: 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Mine’s Bigger
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 23 CommentsI have a problem with cars – I tend to change them out like some people change phones or computers. Driving to my girlfriend’s house in Pittsburgh, another vinyl topped […] -
![The running joke among my friends is that I go change cars like some people change their underwear, given that I have owned around 20 cars in the last 15 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/00V0V_13mo7dBOfqj_600x450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille: The White Whale of Long Island Sound")
COAL – 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille: The White Whale of Long Island Sound
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 17 CommentsThe running joke among my friends is that I go change cars like some people change their underwear, given that I have owned around 20 cars in the last 15 […] -
![On Monday December 14th 1987, one of many black Cadillac Broughams rolled down the Clark Street assembly line just as many Cadillac automobiles had before it. Boombox radios blasting stations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Photo-Jun-09-6-53-01-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Cadillac Brougham – Last Christmas at Clark Street")
COAL: 1988 Cadillac Brougham – Last Christmas at Clark Street
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 30 CommentsOn Monday December 14th 1987, one of many black Cadillac Broughams rolled down the Clark Street assembly line just as many Cadillac automobiles had before it. Boombox radios blasting stations […] -
![This competition could be called the “Old Off” given the cars at hand – it’s been 7 or so months since I purchased the 91 deVille, so I figured now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis vs 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille")
Curbside Comparison: 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis vs 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Posted on May 11, 2019 | 18 CommentsThis competition could be called the “Old Off” given the cars at hand – it’s been 7 or so months since I purchased the 91 deVille, so I figured now […] -
![Growing up, I never saw myself as a truck guy or a wagon guy – always Mister Sedan deVille. I usually looked upon with scorn anyone driving around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Photo-Feb-14-4-18-13-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT – The OG Tony Soprano-mobile")
COAL: 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT – The OG Tony Soprano-mobile
Posted on February 22, 2019 | 27 CommentsGrowing up, I never saw myself as a truck guy or a wagon guy – always Mister Sedan deVille. I usually looked upon with scorn anyone driving around […] -
![My Pap always used to tell me that money had a way of burning a hole in my pocket, especially whenever he would slip me my allowance. Shortly thereafter I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_4531.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – I Can’t Help Myself")
COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – I Can’t Help Myself
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 54 CommentsMy Pap always used to tell me that money had a way of burning a hole in my pocket, especially whenever he would slip me my allowance. Shortly thereafter I […] -
![I seem to be the Panther whisperer – the 98 Crown Victoria LX, the 93 Town Car, and now to complete the trifecta – my grandmother’s 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4171.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – The Last Car Your Grandparents Owned")
COAL: 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – The Last Car Your Grandparents Owned
Posted on October 2, 2018 | 50 CommentsI seem to be the Panther whisperer – the 98 Crown Victoria LX, the 93 Town Car, and now to complete the trifecta – my grandmother’s 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis […] -
![It’s funny how things can come full circle – I grew up around my dad’s 93 Lincoln Town Car, but I never really loved it as much as I did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/BLUE-5-DOOR-LIMO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Lincoln Town Car Jack Nicklaus Edition – A Hole In One")
COAL: 1993 Lincoln Town Car Jack Nicklaus Edition – A Hole In One
Posted on November 15, 2017 | 51 CommentsIt’s funny how things can come full circle – I grew up around my dad’s 93 Lincoln Town Car, but I never really loved it as much as I did […]
