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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/oool.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2016) As George Washington once said, I cannot tell a lie. Saying I don’t have a certain, indescribable attraction to full-sized Mercury models between roughly 1963 and 1978 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mmmmn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic and CC Drive Report: 1969 Mercury Monterey Custom – Buy Yourself A Mercury And Cruise It Up And Down The Road")
Curbside Classic and CC Drive Report: 1969 Mercury Monterey Custom – Buy Yourself A Mercury And Cruise It Up And Down The Road
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/8/2016) As George Washington once said, I cannot tell a lie. Saying I don’t have a certain, indescribable attraction to full-sized Mercury models between roughly 1963 and 1978 […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2016) The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a volley lobbed right at the heart of the American car market. The best-selling cars in America during the 1990s were the Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oldsmobile-intrigue-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue – Oldsmobile’s Last Best Hope")
Curbside Classic: 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue – Oldsmobile’s Last Best Hope
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 107 Comments(first posted 1/7/2016) The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a volley lobbed right at the heart of the American car market. The best-selling cars in America during the 1990s were the Ford […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2016) Chrysler’s radical Cab-Forward LH sedans were nothing short of a sheer breakthrough for the smallest Big Three automaker, bringing it out of the dark ages, and for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_3666.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Chrysler Concorde Limited – A Last Hurrah For The LH")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Chrysler Concorde Limited – A Last Hurrah For The LH
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 107 Comments(first posted 1/6/2016) Chrysler’s radical Cab-Forward LH sedans were nothing short of a sheer breakthrough for the smallest Big Three automaker, bringing it out of the dark ages, and for […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2012) This, friends, is the last of the classic Eldorados. The less said about the ’86 successor, the better, and while the redesigned 1992-02 model was a nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – Mmm, Buttery!")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – Mmm, Buttery!
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 9/21/2012) This, friends, is the last of the classic Eldorados. The less said about the ’86 successor, the better, and while the redesigned 1992-02 model was a nice […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits")
Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 135 Comments(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2013) Despite a massive snowstorm on Tuesday, last week was most excellent for me. Long story short, I had been out of work for approximately a month, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-28-2013-001-1280x852-e1362268435705.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon Sedan – Needle, Meet Haystack")
Curbside Classic: 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon Sedan – Needle, Meet Haystack
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 114 Comments(first posted 3/7/2013) Despite a massive snowstorm on Tuesday, last week was most excellent for me. Long story short, I had been out of work for approximately a month, but […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/435-1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Z28-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […] -
![(first posted 12/23/2015) Has there ever been an American brand as enduringly ill-defined as Mercury? A non-existent brand identity and a seemingly nebulous mission left the messenger brand as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mercury-sable-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Mercury Sable – A Messenger Carrying An Illegible Message")
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Mercury Sable – A Messenger Carrying An Illegible Message
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/23/2015) Has there ever been an American brand as enduringly ill-defined as Mercury? A non-existent brand identity and a seemingly nebulous mission left the messenger brand as a […] -
![Even lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211206_084620-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto")
CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsEven lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2013) The Wikipedia synopsis of John Steinbeck’s final novel, The Winter of My Discontent, reads: “Feeling the pressure from his family and acquaintances to achieve more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_78cobraII_cobradecal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Mustang Cobra II — <i>The Winter of My Discontent</i>")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Mustang Cobra II — The Winter of My Discontent
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 115 Comments(first posted 3/9/2013) The Wikipedia synopsis of John Steinbeck’s final novel, The Winter of My Discontent, reads: “Feeling the pressure from his family and acquaintances to achieve more than […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2015) N.B. – Though not stated either way in the original version of this article, by 1995, the percentage of Taurus fleet sales had indeed reached over 50%. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_1114.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Taurus GL – From America’s Sweetheart To Hertz’s A-List Star")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Taurus GL – From America’s Sweetheart To Hertz’s A-List Star
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 12/22/2015) N.B. – Though not stated either way in the original version of this article, by 1995, the percentage of Taurus fleet sales had indeed reached over 50%. […] -
![(first posted 12/15/2015) All cars carry with them a message that describes their stereotypical owners. Toyota Corolla – “I need an affordable, dependable car to get from point A to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_3266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Buick Century – Comfortably Numb")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Buick Century – Comfortably Numb
Posted on December 15, 2021 | 157 Comments(first posted 12/15/2015) All cars carry with them a message that describes their stereotypical owners. Toyota Corolla – “I need an affordable, dependable car to get from point A to […] -
![The Wildcat started out life in 1962 as a specially equipped two-door hardtop coupe to do battle with the likes of the other big sporty coupes, such as the Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_7675.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Wildcat Four Door Sedan – Mild Thing")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Wildcat Four Door Sedan – Mild Thing
Posted on December 14, 2021 | 27 CommentsThe Wildcat started out life in 1962 as a specially equipped two-door hardtop coupe to do battle with the likes of the other big sporty coupes, such as the Pontiac […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Chris Some days I feel like all I’m doing is stamping out internet bugs; you know the little inane critters that pop up constantly in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ghhbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Caprice – The LTD Reaction")
Cohort Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Caprice – The LTD Reaction
Posted on December 11, 2021 | 162 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Chris Some days I feel like all I’m doing is stamping out internet bugs; you know the little inane critters that pop up constantly in […]
