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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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![(first posted 3/26/2014) I could hear it from a mile away, like a dishwasher slowly prowling my neighborhood. The famed Iron Duke has never failed to turn my head. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-26-11.48.09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cutlass Ciera – The Triumph Of TrueCoat")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cutlass Ciera – The Triumph Of TrueCoat
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 136 Comments(first posted 3/26/2014) I could hear it from a mile away, like a dishwasher slowly prowling my neighborhood. The famed Iron Duke has never failed to turn my head. […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2014) There are people who don’t feel any particular allegiance to their given nationality, but rather, claim a more global identity. Likewise, while many cars undeniably reflect their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hondaciviccrxinsides1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback – Citizen Of The World")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback – Citizen Of The World
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/29/2014) There are people who don’t feel any particular allegiance to their given nationality, but rather, claim a more global identity. Likewise, while many cars undeniably reflect their […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2014) From a midwesterner’s perspective, it might seem that the Northwest is crawling with old cars, but for the locals who encounter them regularly, like Washingtonian cohort member Runningonfumes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/GrandPrix1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Big Deal In Any City")
Cohort Classic: 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Big Deal In Any City
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 98 Comments(first posted 4/29/2014) From a midwesterner’s perspective, it might seem that the Northwest is crawling with old cars, but for the locals who encounter them regularly, like Washingtonian cohort member Runningonfumes, […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2014) You can’t help but pity Nissan who, after making a good name for itself, saw its reputation and influence sink following its name change and a string […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-05-12.31.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Infiniti Q45 – l’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, And Doggonit, People Like Me")
Curbside Classic: Infiniti Q45 – l’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, And Doggonit, People Like Me
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 119 Comments(first posted 5/7/2014) You can’t help but pity Nissan who, after making a good name for itself, saw its reputation and influence sink following its name change and a string […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NSU_Ro_80_-_2009-10-11_Foto_Sp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe")
Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 76 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2014) When it comes to the domestic manufacturers, the products of Ford Motor Co taken as a whole rank low on my list of desired models. However, that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Mystique1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Mercury Mystique – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Mercury Mystique – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 98 Comments(first posted 3/31/2014) When it comes to the domestic manufacturers, the products of Ford Motor Co taken as a whole rank low on my list of desired models. However, that’s […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2014) What do you do when you own one of the more whimsical artifacts from the bad old days of Datsun’s renaming? Apparently, you just ignore it and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-08-19.35.51.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo – Unused, Unloved, Unlocked")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo – Unused, Unloved, Unlocked
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) What do you do when you own one of the more whimsical artifacts from the bad old days of Datsun’s renaming? Apparently, you just ignore it and […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2018) I wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-01-00.48.20.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham?")
Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham?
Posted on November 17, 2024 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/25/2018) I wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2018) Finds like this one, by S. Forrest, really validate the cohort and enrich CC, because as much as we’d like to go for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-17-22.51.40.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1974 Audi 100LS – Keep It Beautiful")
Cohort Capsule: 1974 Audi 100LS – Keep It Beautiful
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 8/18/2018) Finds like this one, by S. Forrest, really validate the cohort and enrich CC, because as much as we’d like to go for […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-01-16.01.21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/190crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pontiac-safari1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2364.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group")
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Snaab2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […]
