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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 8/30/2015) Lincoln had somewhat of a surprise hit with the 1988 Continental. Thoroughly modern, with front-wheel-drive and air suspension, the Continental offered the six-passenger comfort and smooth ride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1995-1997-lincoln-continental.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995-2002 Lincoln Continental – In Pursuit of the Pursuer")
Curbside Classic: 1995-2002 Lincoln Continental – In Pursuit of the Pursuer
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/30/2015) Lincoln had somewhat of a surprise hit with the 1988 Continental. Thoroughly modern, with front-wheel-drive and air suspension, the Continental offered the six-passenger comfort and smooth ride […] -
![According to family lore, my car obsession started pretty early – as it must have for many of you. I had learned to read by age three and liked to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_20210524_105043-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 Coupe – Lean Mean Green Pleasure Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 Coupe – Lean Mean Green Pleasure Machine
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 24 CommentsAccording to family lore, my car obsession started pretty early – as it must have for many of you. I had learned to read by age three and liked to […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2015) I love Michigan. Our state goes car-crazy pretty much the entire month of August. There are many noteworthy shows occurring that month, including the Woodward Dream Cruise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/939-1973-AMC-Javelin-AMX-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX – Right On Target")
Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX – Right On Target
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/29/2015) I love Michigan. Our state goes car-crazy pretty much the entire month of August. There are many noteworthy shows occurring that month, including the Woodward Dream Cruise […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2015) Even though Jefferson City is one of only a handful of state capitals in the United States not serviced by an interstate, there are still a whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-1960-Nomad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Nomad – Out on Parole")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Nomad – Out on Parole
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 36 Comments(first posted 8/28/2015) Even though Jefferson City is one of only a handful of state capitals in the United States not serviced by an interstate, there are still a whole […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2015) I recently took a couple of days off work for some much needed rest, relaxation, and a quick trip to the Cape with some of my friends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 8/26/2015) I recently took a couple of days off work for some much needed rest, relaxation, and a quick trip to the Cape with some of my friends […] -
![Earlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2080.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On")
Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 27 CommentsEarlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2015) Poor Imperial. Despite Chrysler’s efforts, the automaker’s flagship luxury division never seemed to get both feet off the ground and pose a serious threat to Cadillac and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1963 Imperial Crown Four-Door Hardtop – America’s Most Carefully Built Car")
Carshow Classic: 1963 Imperial Crown Four-Door Hardtop – America’s Most Carefully Built Car
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 131 Comments(first posted 8/24/2015) Poor Imperial. Despite Chrysler’s efforts, the automaker’s flagship luxury division never seemed to get both feet off the ground and pose a serious threat to Cadillac and […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2015) I get it. I understand why personal luxury coupes were so darn popular in 1970s America. The days of high-performance were an increasingly distant memory, with rising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-1977-XR-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Grandest Torino")
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Grandest Torino
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/24/2015) I get it. I understand why personal luxury coupes were so darn popular in 1970s America. The days of high-performance were an increasingly distant memory, with rising […] -
![For subscribers of the philosophy that bigger is better, I present to you a full-sized Buick passenger car of ample external proportions, this ’82 Electra Park Avenue coupe. This model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2012-12-18-Tuesday-1982-Buick-Electra-Limited-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Good & Plenty")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Good & Plenty
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 38 CommentsFor subscribers of the philosophy that bigger is better, I present to you a full-sized Buick passenger car of ample external proportions, this ’82 Electra Park Avenue coupe. This model […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2015) There was one major problem that plagued Saturn. It wasn’t just the fact than when it was released it looked like a Mini-me decontented Cutlass that had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn VUE – Just Enough, Too Late.")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn VUE – Just Enough, Too Late.
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/22/2015) There was one major problem that plagued Saturn. It wasn’t just the fact than when it was released it looked like a Mini-me decontented Cutlass that had […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2015) Sedans. Minivans. Hatchbacks. Convertibles. Coupes. The K-Car platform and its offshoots had almost any permutation imaginable, even a factory limousine! If you need a concise guide to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chrysler-lebaron-gts-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-89 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – Hatchback Setbacks")
Curbside Classic: 1985-89 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – Hatchback Setbacks
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/21/2015) Sedans. Minivans. Hatchbacks. Convertibles. Coupes. The K-Car platform and its offshoots had almost any permutation imaginable, even a factory limousine! If you need a concise guide to […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2015) Perhaps it’s unfair to level the blame for the 1974-77 full-size Plymouth’s failure entirely at the 1973 OPEC Oil Crisis. After all, Chrysler Corporation was grappling with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Plymouth-1974-Gran-Fury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974-77 Plymouth Gran Fury – Struck By Oil")
Curbside Classic: 1974-77 Plymouth Gran Fury – Struck By Oil
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) Perhaps it’s unfair to level the blame for the 1974-77 full-size Plymouth’s failure entirely at the 1973 OPEC Oil Crisis. After all, Chrysler Corporation was grappling with […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2015) The third-generation (1986-91) Cadillac Seville is seemingly remembered only for one thing, which ironically is just how unmemorable it was. Sadly, the 1980s were not kind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1990-cadillac-seville-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-91 Cadillac Seville – The Sales in Spain Fall Mostly With The Plain")
Curbside Classic: 1986-91 Cadillac Seville – The Sales in Spain Fall Mostly With The Plain
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 150 Comments(first posted 8/17/2015) The third-generation (1986-91) Cadillac Seville is seemingly remembered only for one thing, which ironically is just how unmemorable it was. Sadly, the 1980s were not kind […] -
![The annual Back To The Bricks car festival is happening this week in my hometown of Flint, Michigan, and this year will mark only the second time since 2010 that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/010-1973-Cadillac-Eldorado-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado – Somebody Else’s Nice Things")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado – Somebody Else’s Nice Things
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 27 CommentsThe annual Back To The Bricks car festival is happening this week in my hometown of Flint, Michigan, and this year will mark only the second time since 2010 that […] -
![Of the many trends in the 1980s US auto market, the growing popularity of both pickups and convertibles remain two of the most memorable. But it turned out that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LF-1-1989-Dodge-Dakota-Convertible.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Dakota Sport Convertible – All Trends Have Their Limits")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Dakota Sport Convertible – All Trends Have Their Limits
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 27 CommentsOf the many trends in the 1980s US auto market, the growing popularity of both pickups and convertibles remain two of the most memorable. But it turned out that the […]
