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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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![(first posted 8/15/2014) The sight of this denim blue Pinto wagon amounted to redemption of what was rapidly turning out to be a very crappy Saturday about a month ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-07-12-13.37.39.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto – Disappointment As Necessity")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto – Disappointment As Necessity
Posted on August 15, 2020 | 76 Comments(first posted 8/15/2014) The sight of this denim blue Pinto wagon amounted to redemption of what was rapidly turning out to be a very crappy Saturday about a month ago. […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2014) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-06-30-14.40.15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle Sedan – Kindertrauma
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 8/6/2014) As a young child, I could’ve been forgiven for thinking the Subaru DL/GL/Loyale and AMC Eagle were the best sellers in the US. They were extremely popular […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2014) I was certain we’d had the Fox-based Cougar sedan covered, but as it turns out, that wasn’t the case! So thanks to AGuyInVancouver for posting such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-03-22.12.50.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Mercury Cougar Sedan – Bob Barker Reminds You To Spay And Neuter")
Cohort Capsule: Mercury Cougar Sedan – Bob Barker Reminds You To Spay And Neuter
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 8/4/2014) I was certain we’d had the Fox-based Cougar sedan covered, but as it turns out, that wasn’t the case! So thanks to AGuyInVancouver for posting such a […] -
![(First posted July 30, 2014) “The perfect car,” that’s what the ad for the then-current 3-series, which I remember running on MTV between segments of The Real World San Francisco […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-05-11.27.28.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 BMW 325i (E36) – Have We Moved On?")
Curbside Classic: 1994 BMW 325i (E36) – Have We Moved On?
Posted on July 29, 2020 | 59 Comments(First posted July 30, 2014) “The perfect car,” that’s what the ad for the then-current 3-series, which I remember running on MTV between segments of The Real World San Francisco […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2014) This is almost too nice of a car to be a true CC, given that it spends most of its time in the garage, but when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-05-15.07.04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Century Regal – The Confident Colonnade?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Century Regal – The Confident Colonnade?
Posted on July 28, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 7/28/2014) This is almost too nice of a car to be a true CC, given that it spends most of its time in the garage, but when I […] -
![(first posted 7/18/2014) Long-term readers will recognize these shots as those of Laurence Jones, with a characteristic richness and saturation only fitting for a car with such exaggerated proportions. Though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9221649546_3e29648ee8_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Coventrian")
Curbside Classic: Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Coventrian
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 78 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) Long-term readers will recognize these shots as those of Laurence Jones, with a characteristic richness and saturation only fitting for a car with such exaggerated proportions. Though […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2014) If you pay much attention to pop culture, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that a certain vision of nerdiness is passed off as sexy. In a typical example, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-155-013-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Stanza – Queen Dork")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Stanza – Queen Dork
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/12/2014) If you pay much attention to pop culture, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that a certain vision of nerdiness is passed off as sexy. In a typical example, the […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2014) Well, not really. “Dystopian” maybe not be the most apt descriptor of a car which sold well, formed the foundation of the Mustang’s 1980s revival and remains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Fairmont Futura Wagon – Dystopian Family Hauler?")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Fairmont Futura Wagon – Dystopian Family Hauler?
Posted on July 13, 2020 | 109 Comments(first posted 7/10/2014) Well, not really. “Dystopian” maybe not be the most apt descriptor of a car which sold well, formed the foundation of the Mustang’s 1980s revival and remains […] -
![Images posted at the Cohort by Robadr1 (first posted 7/8/2014) Most Citroën fans will recognize this car, but to those for whom the brand is associated only with big, space age […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14404242389_7781bb5474_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Citroën GS – One For The Anoraks")
Cohort Classic: Citroën GS – One For The Anoraks
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 107 CommentsImages posted at the Cohort by Robadr1 (first posted 7/8/2014) Most Citroën fans will recognize this car, but to those for whom the brand is associated only with big, space age […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2014) I wanted to post this car on the fourth of July; I really, really did. It was the best selling privately purchased passenger car in the US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-04-20-19.15.27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord – Naturalized Citizen")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord – Naturalized Citizen
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 103 Comments(first posted 7/2/2014) I wanted to post this car on the fourth of July; I really, really did. It was the best selling privately purchased passenger car in the US […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2014) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-14-16.01.19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom – Heavenly Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom – Heavenly Hash
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 5/21/2014) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2014) When I wrote up the Mercury Mystique a few months ago, I got a twofer; this Mercury Tracer was lurking in the background and Jason Shafer, ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-02-26-12.13.00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Mercury Tracer – The Road To Hiroshima Runs Through Hermosillo")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Mercury Tracer – The Road To Hiroshima Runs Through Hermosillo
Posted on June 19, 2020 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/11/2014) When I wrote up the Mercury Mystique a few months ago, I got a twofer; this Mercury Tracer was lurking in the background and Jason Shafer, ever […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2014) It’s one thing to live through an era and quite another to analyze it using leftover artifacts. In the case of this particular Firebird, I’m not sure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-10-13.30.47.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Firebird 25th Anniversary Daytona 500 Limited Edition Trans Am – Fake It ‘Til You Make It")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Firebird 25th Anniversary Daytona 500 Limited Edition Trans Am – Fake It ‘Til You Make It
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/24/2014) It’s one thing to live through an era and quite another to analyze it using leftover artifacts. In the case of this particular Firebird, I’m not sure […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2014) The sight of this car outside the local food co-op, where it couldn’t look more out of place, provides an apt parallel to the unfortunate timing of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 300ZX Convertible – Out Of Touch, Out Of Time")
Curbside Classic: 1994 300ZX Convertible – Out Of Touch, Out Of Time
Posted on June 11, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 6/25/2014) The sight of this car outside the local food co-op, where it couldn’t look more out of place, provides an apt parallel to the unfortunate timing of […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2014) This white Corvair Monza convertible is a great way to inaugurate the start of convertible season, and as a bigger, better, all-American take on the rear-engined economy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Memorial Day Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – Unofficial Start To Convertible Season")
Memorial Day Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – Unofficial Start To Convertible Season
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/26/2014) This white Corvair Monza convertible is a great way to inaugurate the start of convertible season, and as a bigger, better, all-American take on the rear-engined economy […]
