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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 1/27/2013) California has long been recognized as a pioneer and trend-setter in so many ways, even in a field so seemingly mundane as school buses. If one lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gggb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Gillig School Bus – Built Like A Tank")
Curbside Classic: Gillig School Bus – Built Like A Tank
Posted on February 1, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 1/27/2013) California has long been recognized as a pioneer and trend-setter in so many ways, even in a field so seemingly mundane as school buses. If one lived […] -
![GM’s new 1961 cars appeared just a few weeks after we arrived in the US. I instantly fell in love with all of them, and covered up the walls of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Buick-1961-electra-coupe-side-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1961 Buick Electra And Oldsmobile 98 Hardtop Coupes – Big Beautiful Bubbletop Rarities")
Curbside Classics: 1961 Buick Electra And Oldsmobile 98 Hardtop Coupes – Big Beautiful Bubbletop Rarities
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 44 CommentsGM’s new 1961 cars appeared just a few weeks after we arrived in the US. I instantly fell in love with all of them, and covered up the walls of […] -
Curbside Classic at Night: 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88–Ready for Launch!
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 20 CommentsI was bringing dinner home tonight and passed this–a 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 hardtop coupe sitting on a car carrier. Or is it a launch pad? -
![(first posted 1/25/2016) Ah, the Chevy Cavalier. It would seem that every person I know (myself included) has either owned one or at least one of its J-body cousins in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/caxxv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier CL Wagon – Final Days")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier CL Wagon – Final Days
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 1/25/2016) Ah, the Chevy Cavalier. It would seem that every person I know (myself included) has either owned one or at least one of its J-body cousins in […] -
![(first posted here 11/8/2012) No one’s going to accuse me of not having a nostalgic streak, especially when it comes to cars. That’s what motivated me to write the Auto-biography, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ojoj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Driving Impressions: 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Rocketing Back In Time")
Curbside Classic/Driving Impressions: 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Rocketing Back In Time
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted here 11/8/2012) No one’s going to accuse me of not having a nostalgic streak, especially when it comes to cars. That’s what motivated me to write the Auto-biography, […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2016) Pity the poor American inline six. It just never got any real love or attention, unlike the sexier V8s, which were such a cheap way to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tttf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Dodge Aspen Wagon – Super Six")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Dodge Aspen Wagon – Super Six
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 112 Comments(first posted 1/24/2016) Pity the poor American inline six. It just never got any real love or attention, unlike the sexier V8s, which were such a cheap way to get […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2012) The Fleetwood Brougham. The top-of-the-line Cadillac. Luxurious in space, in gadgets, and in power. The best “owner-driven” Cadillac money could buy. While Cadillac wasn’t necessarily the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cdd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Brougham’s Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Brougham’s Brougham
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 168 Comments(first posted 8/6/2012) The Fleetwood Brougham. The top-of-the-line Cadillac. Luxurious in space, in gadgets, and in power. The best “owner-driven” Cadillac money could buy. While Cadillac wasn’t necessarily the top […] -
![We don’t see snow in Eugene very often, but that did happen on December 27th, when we measured a good six inches at our house. It tends not to stick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_8220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Chevy Van 90 – Just The Thing For A Snowy Day")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Chevy Van 90 – Just The Thing For A Snowy Day
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 18 CommentsWe don’t see snow in Eugene very often, but that did happen on December 27th, when we measured a good six inches at our house. It tends not to stick […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2016) Let’s face it, Cadillac’s downsized, front-wheel drive 1985 de Ville (and Fleetwood) do not receive much love, and probably get even more hate than they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_0064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1989 Cadillac Coupe de Ville & 1990 Sedan de Ville – Better As Time Goes By?")
Curbside Classics: 1989 Cadillac Coupe de Ville & 1990 Sedan de Ville – Better As Time Goes By?
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/18/2016) Let’s face it, Cadillac’s downsized, front-wheel drive 1985 de Ville (and Fleetwood) do not receive much love, and probably get even more hate than they […] -
![I have been reacquainting myself over the past couple of years with many of the television programs I used to love when I was growing up. In an essay that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2010-10-31-Sunday-5133415594_8fe6bd9246_o-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Esprit Sky Bird – Pretty Bird")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Esprit Sky Bird – Pretty Bird
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 60 CommentsI have been reacquainting myself over the past couple of years with many of the television programs I used to love when I was growing up. In an essay that […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2016) With Toyota Week firing on all four cylinders, now is probably the right time for some respite in the form of a gargantuan US ragtop. To my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cent1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible – Catching Cows")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible – Catching Cows
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/12/2016) With Toyota Week firing on all four cylinders, now is probably the right time for some respite in the form of a gargantuan US ragtop. To my […] -
![When I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cct.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse")
Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 67 CommentsWhen I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11-25-2012-014-1280x852-e1360612920696.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […] -
![Red Torino shot by Perry Curtis in Buenos Aires, Argentina (first posted 1/9/2016) South America, especially Brazil and Argentina, is famous for its many local adaptions and permutations of US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IKA-1971-Torino-side-CP-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 IKA Torino TS – The Legendary Rambler European South American")
Curbside Classic: 1971 IKA Torino TS – The Legendary Rambler European South American
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 52 CommentsRed Torino shot by Perry Curtis in Buenos Aires, Argentina (first posted 1/9/2016) South America, especially Brazil and Argentina, is famous for its many local adaptions and permutations of US […]
