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Curbside Classics Archives
1984 Archive
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![(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1984Oldsmobile9803-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2018) Inexpensive. And Built To Stay That Way. So read Subaru’s advertising tagline for all of the 1980’s and nowhere was the “Inexpensive” part more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1617-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1984 Subaru Hatchback – $146.73 Of Depreciation Per Year (For 34 Years)")
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Subaru Hatchback – $146.73 Of Depreciation Per Year (For 34 Years)
Posted on November 9, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 11/9/2018) Inexpensive. And Built To Stay That Way. So read Subaru’s advertising tagline for all of the 1980’s and nowhere was the “Inexpensive” part more […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2013) Few car names are any better and carry more punch than “Charger”. You know its intended purpose and capabilities in one succinct word. Mustang? You know what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1984-Dodge-Ad-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classic: 1984 Dodge Shelby Charger – Let’s Take an Econobox and Turn it into a Muscular Car!")
Roadside Classic: 1984 Dodge Shelby Charger – Let’s Take an Econobox and Turn it into a Muscular Car!
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 8/31/2013) Few car names are any better and carry more punch than “Charger”. You know its intended purpose and capabilities in one succinct word. Mustang? You know what […] -
![(first posted 2/4/2013) Cadillac entered the ’80s in fine shape–at least on the outside. The de Ville series and Fleetwoods were given an attractive facelift, the sharp ’79 Eldo continued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-07-2012-010-e1358285702681.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Nice Car; Shame About The Engine")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Nice Car; Shame About The Engine
Posted on January 27, 2024 | 223 Comments(first posted 2/4/2013) Cadillac entered the ’80s in fine shape–at least on the outside. The de Ville series and Fleetwoods were given an attractive facelift, the sharp ’79 Eldo continued […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1985-Buick-Electra-T-Type-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Buick Edition
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/22/2017) Welcome to the Buick Edition of our journey into shockingly low volume production cars produced between 1946 and 1995. As always, car models whose production is […] -
![(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980TransAmPaceCar02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)
Posted on May 27, 2023 | 56 Comments(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […] -
![After getting a stupid idea and a 2 door Buick out of my system, I was as happy as I had ever been with a pair of cars – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1984-Olds-98-02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Chapter 21, Somebody Else’s Car")
COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Chapter 21, Somebody Else’s Car
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 47 CommentsAfter getting a stupid idea and a 2 door Buick out of my system, I was as happy as I had ever been with a pair of cars – the […] -
![In a short 18 months or so, I had gone from piloting a land yacht (’66 Fury III) to having a blast in a go kart (’83 Colt) to needing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1986-Marquis-Wagon-01-Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Mercury Marquis Wagon – Chapter 16, No Not That Marquis, The Smaller One. Like A Fairmont")
COAL: 1986 Mercury Marquis Wagon – Chapter 16, No Not That Marquis, The Smaller One. Like A Fairmont
Posted on October 30, 2022 | 69 CommentsIn a short 18 months or so, I had gone from piloting a land yacht (’66 Fury III) to having a blast in a go kart (’83 Colt) to needing […] -
![Recently, my wife and I accompanied our daughter, Eileen, to the Western National Roundup in Denver, an event hosted by Colorado State University. The event was the national finals for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0346.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Urban Neighborhood Walk & Talk: Denver, Colorado")
Urban Neighborhood Walk & Talk: Denver, Colorado
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 29 CommentsRecently, my wife and I accompanied our daughter, Eileen, to the Western National Roundup in Denver, an event hosted by Colorado State University. The event was the national finals for […] -
![Never buy a first-year car… Wait until the problems are ironed out… New model, new problems… That may be the conventional wisdom when it comes to some cars, but not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 17 CommentsNever buy a first-year car… Wait until the problems are ironed out… New model, new problems… That may be the conventional wisdom when it comes to some cars, but not […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2015) “Waddya mean “The Last Ford” – Ford still makes cars. Indeed it does. You can buy a Focus, a Fusion, or any number of crossovers. But if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ford-1986-CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Final Ford")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Final Ford
Posted on July 28, 2021 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/28/2015) “Waddya mean “The Last Ford” – Ford still makes cars. Indeed it does. You can buy a Focus, a Fusion, or any number of crossovers. But if […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1983-Mercury-Full-Line-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2015) Every one of us has had experiences that have seared themselves into our consciousness. Sometimes these remain at the forefront; other times, such as my experience with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/b-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe deVille – You Can Kill a Horse, But Not a Cadillac")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe deVille – You Can Kill a Horse, But Not a Cadillac
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 4/15/2015) Every one of us has had experiences that have seared themselves into our consciousness. Sometimes these remain at the forefront; other times, such as my experience with […] -
![Even a full 35 years after production stopped of the venerable W123 series, it’s still a pretty common occurrence to spot one of the sedans (denoted as the “W”123) in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9808.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel – What, Me Worry?")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel – What, Me Worry?
Posted on February 19, 2021 | 24 CommentsEven a full 35 years after production stopped of the venerable W123 series, it’s still a pretty common occurrence to spot one of the sedans (denoted as the “W”123) in […]
