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Curbside Classics Archives
1983 Archive
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Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really? -
![Forgive my Vacation quote, but whenever I see one of these ’80s Country Squires, I am immediately transported back to Clark Griswold’s new wagon purchase on the silver screen. That […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/08-24-2014-002-e1409699335375.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: “Ed, This Is Not The Car I Ordered…”")
CC Outtake: “Ed, This Is Not The Car I Ordered…”
Posted on September 25, 2014 | 58 CommentsForgive my Vacation quote, but whenever I see one of these ’80s Country Squires, I am immediately transported back to Clark Griswold’s new wagon purchase on the silver screen. That […] -
![I recently attended the annual car show in the tiny Swedish enclave of Bishop Hill, IL. I will likely be posting some of the more remarkable cars from that show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/07-27-2014-181-e1406500154486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible – Sleek!")
CC Outtake: 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible – Sleek!
Posted on July 30, 2014 | 33 CommentsI recently attended the annual car show in the tiny Swedish enclave of Bishop Hill, IL. I will likely be posting some of the more remarkable cars from that show […] -
![I seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-20-2014-001-e1404085264495.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan")
Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan
Posted on July 16, 2014 | 35 CommentsI seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […] -
![The Fox-bodied 1983-86 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis are getting pretty scarce around here. However, I did catch this one last spring–the same day I discovered the Schuco 1967 Cadillac, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/4-27-2013-010-800x658-e1390692048940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983-86 Mercury Marquis – The Zephyr Goes Aero")
CC Capsule: 1983-86 Mercury Marquis – The Zephyr Goes Aero
Posted on February 14, 2014 | 58 CommentsThe Fox-bodied 1983-86 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis are getting pretty scarce around here. However, I did catch this one last spring–the same day I discovered the Schuco 1967 Cadillac, […] -
![In 1984, at the age of 16, I went to Germany on an exchange program. At the time, our family’s only vehicle was that Chevy van with the unattached rear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/renault3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Renault Alliance MT–The Appliance")
COAL: 1983 Renault Alliance MT–The Appliance
Posted on December 15, 2012 | 32 CommentsIn 1984, at the age of 16, I went to Germany on an exchange program. At the time, our family’s only vehicle was that Chevy van with the unattached rear […]
