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![(first posted 5/20/2016) GM struggled in many market sectors during its decades-long decline, but none more than the minivan segment. Given that this segment was expanding rapidly, had high transaction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CC-265-015-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV – GM Deadly Sin #25 – We Just Can’t Make a Successful Minivan!")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV – GM Deadly Sin #25 – We Just Can’t Make a Successful Minivan!
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 5/20/2016) GM struggled in many market sectors during its decades-long decline, but none more than the minivan segment. Given that this segment was expanding rapidly, had high transaction […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2015) The mid-2000s was a pivotal time for the minivan. For starters, this would be the point when minivans would begin drastically losing significant ground, as SUVs and now crossovers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC: 2005 Buick Terraza – GM’s Deadly Sin #24 – The Answer To A Question No One Ever Asked")
Future CC: 2005 Buick Terraza – GM’s Deadly Sin #24 – The Answer To A Question No One Ever Asked
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 106 Comments(first posted 8/6/2015) The mid-2000s was a pivotal time for the minivan. For starters, this would be the point when minivans would begin drastically losing significant ground, as SUVs and now crossovers […] -
![(first posted 11/16/2016) As a car-crazed kid growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I was always envious of other people who came from “car towns”. Detroit was, of course, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1976InternationalScout05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 International Scout Terra – The Hometown Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1976 International Scout Terra – The Hometown Truck
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 79 Comments(first posted 11/16/2016) As a car-crazed kid growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I was always envious of other people who came from “car towns”. Detroit was, of course, the […] -
![(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 12/19/2014 at CC) The 1980s was the worst decade ever for GM. It lost a full ten points of market share, starting the decade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-23-012-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Deadliest Sin (#13)")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Deadliest Sin (#13)
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 294 Comments(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 12/19/2014 at CC) The 1980s was the worst decade ever for GM. It lost a full ten points of market share, starting the decade […] -
![Spotting these two New Yorkers next to each other on a Sunday morning outside the former Western Hotel & Casino was like Curbside manna descended from heaven. I almost couldn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/983-1984-1992-Chrysler-New-Yorkers-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1984 & 1992 Chrysler New Yorkers – Diet Iacocca Cola")
Curbside Classics: 1984 & 1992 Chrysler New Yorkers – Diet Iacocca Cola
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsSpotting these two New Yorkers next to each other on a Sunday morning outside the former Western Hotel & Casino was like Curbside manna descended from heaven. I almost couldn’t […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2013) The story of the Seville has five chapters, and unfortunately most of them are rather sad. By far the most depressing one is Chapter Three, which covers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/trrt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-1991 Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin #21; And To Think That I Had One (Briefly)!")
Curbside Classic: 1986-1991 Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin #21; And To Think That I Had One (Briefly)!
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/17/2013) The story of the Seville has five chapters, and unfortunately most of them are rather sad. By far the most depressing one is Chapter Three, which covers […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2013) The real test of a great company is the ability to precisely define the vision for its products and then execute it with the least possible deviation. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-203-077-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – GM’s Deadly Sin #19 – Give Us Five Years To Get It Almost Right And Then We’ll Kill It")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – GM’s Deadly Sin #19 – Give Us Five Years To Get It Almost Right And Then We’ll Kill It
Posted on November 19, 2022 | 157 Comments(first posted 10/10/2013) The real test of a great company is the ability to precisely define the vision for its products and then execute it with the least possible deviation. […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2013) Despite its name, the Lumina failed to bring any light to those dark years at GM when it arrived. The Lumina was a desperate effort to play […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-165-127-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina Euro – GM’s Deadly Sin # 18 – Where’s The Light?")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina Euro – GM’s Deadly Sin # 18 – Where’s The Light?
Posted on November 18, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 3/3/2013) Despite its name, the Lumina failed to bring any light to those dark years at GM when it arrived. The Lumina was a desperate effort to play […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2012) There were innumerable milestones in GM’s terminal decline, but the Cadillac Seville makes for a very convenient set of markers. In its four incarnations as GM’s most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-12-086-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-1985 Cadillac Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin No. 17 – From Halo To Devil’s Pitchfork")
Curbside Classic: 1980-1985 Cadillac Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin No. 17 – From Halo To Devil’s Pitchfork
Posted on November 17, 2022 | 207 Comments(first posted 3/19/2012) There were innumerable milestones in GM’s terminal decline, but the Cadillac Seville makes for a very convenient set of markers. In its four incarnations as GM’s most […] -
![(first posted 11/17/2016) We all know what a sport sedan is, from the ur-BMW 5 series to the legions it spawned. But there was an earlier, American era of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WP_20140725_19_19_09_Pro-e1479100181161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler 300: Requiem for the Big American Sport Sedan")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler 300: Requiem for the Big American Sport Sedan
Posted on November 17, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/17/2016) We all know what a sport sedan is, from the ur-BMW 5 series to the legions it spawned. But there was an earlier, American era of the […] -
![(first posted 11/22/2011) The question of when exactly GM first started committing its many Deadly Sins is subject to debate, although I did make a stab at it once. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-50-016-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – GM’s Deadly Sin #16 – Let’s Try A Different Position For A Change")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – GM’s Deadly Sin #16 – Let’s Try A Different Position For A Change
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 161 Comments(first posted 11/22/2011) The question of when exactly GM first started committing its many Deadly Sins is subject to debate, although I did make a stab at it once. […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2011. Revised 11/14/2016) It was the rear door that did it. I should never have opened it. Yes, these mega-size GM cars have gotten a lot of love […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-132-198-8001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – GM’s Deadly Sin #15 – GM Discovers Rubbermaid")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – GM’s Deadly Sin #15 – GM Discovers Rubbermaid
Posted on November 15, 2022 | 129 Comments(first posted 3/30/2011. Revised 11/14/2016) It was the rear door that did it. I should never have opened it. Yes, these mega-size GM cars have gotten a lot of love […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2013) Foreign travel has a way of making you see your own local surroundings differently, with a bit more insight and clarity. Seeing familiar American cars in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-Maverick.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classico do Brasil: Ford Maverick GT")
Curbside Classico do Brasil: Ford Maverick GT
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted 2/26/2013) Foreign travel has a way of making you see your own local surroundings differently, with a bit more insight and clarity. Seeing familiar American cars in a […] -
![(first posted 3/2/2011) Having repeatedly been confronted with the picture of the 1963 Grand Prix in other articles the last couple of days made me think: when exactly did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-SanMateo-047-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – GM’s Deadly Sin #14 – Thou Shalt Not Take Thy Own Name In Vain")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – GM’s Deadly Sin #14 – Thou Shalt Not Take Thy Own Name In Vain
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 82 Comments(first posted 3/2/2011) Having repeatedly been confronted with the picture of the 1963 Grand Prix in other articles the last couple of days made me think: when exactly did […] -
![It’s often been claimed, both on this website and elsewhere, that the late ‘80s / early ‘90s, otherwise known as the Roger Smith era, General Motors was at the bottom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220517_091302-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – No Sin To See Here")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – No Sin To See Here
Posted on November 14, 2022 | 48 CommentsIt’s often been claimed, both on this website and elsewhere, that the late ‘80s / early ‘90s, otherwise known as the Roger Smith era, General Motors was at the bottom […]
