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Curbside Classics Archives
1986 Archive
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![I just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1986-Mitsubishi-Mighty-Max-Sport-e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland")
CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 35 CommentsI just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […] -
![I love it when in animated TV shows there is a touch of realism in the cars, when you can recognize what they are supposed to be. So when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/KOTH.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Plymouth Reliant – I Thought for a Moment I’d Found Peggy Hill’s Car")
CC Outtake: 1986 Plymouth Reliant – I Thought for a Moment I’d Found Peggy Hill’s Car
Posted on December 23, 2014 | 67 CommentsI love it when in animated TV shows there is a touch of realism in the cars, when you can recognize what they are supposed to be. So when I […] -
![Jerry Underwood was opening his fifth beer in thirty minutes. Despite having always heard one cannot find any wisdom in the bottom of a bottle, Jerry was determined to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1907.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: Sonny Came Home")
Curbside Fiction: Sonny Came Home
Posted on October 2, 2014 | 27 CommentsJerry Underwood was opening his fifth beer in thirty minutes. Despite having always heard one cannot find any wisdom in the bottom of a bottle, Jerry was determined to find […] -
![There might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7-19-2014-117-e1407689295872.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”")
CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 53 CommentsThere might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […] -
![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 […] -
![It is a rather familiar theme in this series, but once again I found myself needing a set of cheap wheels. This time around money was really tight, but I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1986-Chrysler-LeBaron.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Mini Brougham")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Mini Brougham
Posted on June 29, 2014 | 47 CommentsIt is a rather familiar theme in this series, but once again I found myself needing a set of cheap wheels. This time around money was really tight, but I […] -
![As was the case with my Hyundai Stellar, my ownership of this 1986 Mazda B2000 can be tied to my Locost Seven project. Luckily, the Mazda met a happier fate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1986-Mazda-B2000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Mazda B2000 Pickup – Short Timer Hauler")
Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Mazda B2000 Pickup – Short Timer Hauler
Posted on May 11, 2014 | 30 CommentsAs was the case with my Hyundai Stellar, my ownership of this 1986 Mazda B2000 can be tied to my Locost Seven project. Luckily, the Mazda met a happier fate […] -
![This Hyundai Stellar was purchased as a parts donor for my Locost Seven roadster project, but it is an interesting enough car that I think it deserves its own COAL […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1986-Hyundai-Stellar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Hyundai Stellar GSL")
Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Hyundai Stellar GSL
Posted on May 4, 2014 | 39 CommentsThis Hyundai Stellar was purchased as a parts donor for my Locost Seven roadster project, but it is an interesting enough car that I think it deserves its own COAL […] -
CC Outtake: It Should Have Been a Plymouth
Posted on April 19, 2014 | 26 CommentsThe best surprises often happen at the oddest of times. After getting the oil changed in the Galaxie, I rolled up behind a Dodge Daytona. -
![I’ve been inspired by Keith’s junkyard series to do some scouting of my own, and decided to explore Auto Heaven, the small lot on the south side of Bloomington, near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/69Caprice9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: A Handful Of Hondas and A Clutch Of Chevies")
Junkyard Outtake: A Handful Of Hondas and A Clutch Of Chevies
Posted on March 2, 2014 | 44 CommentsI’ve been inspired by Keith’s junkyard series to do some scouting of my own, and decided to explore Auto Heaven, the small lot on the south side of Bloomington, near […] -
![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, […] -
![It has been repeatedly requested by CCers–most notably LAx–that we really need to do a CC on that underrated E-body Olds, the 1986-88 Trofeo. Well guess what I saw on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/4-6-2013-010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Moving Target: The Elusive Toronado Trofeo")
Moving Target: The Elusive Toronado Trofeo
Posted on April 6, 2013 | 61 CommentsIt has been repeatedly requested by CCers–most notably LAx–that we really need to do a CC on that underrated E-body Olds, the 1986-88 Trofeo. Well guess what I saw on […] -
![While there are still tons of Cavaliers on the road here in the Midwest, some of the earliest versions are virtually extinct. Such as this 1984-87 Cavalier two-door notchback. Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-12-2013-030-e1362004978530.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Rare Survivor")
CC Outtake: A Rare Survivor
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 48 CommentsWhile there are still tons of Cavaliers on the road here in the Midwest, some of the earliest versions are virtually extinct. Such as this 1984-87 Cavalier two-door notchback. Not […] -
![I was pulling out of a shopping center the other evening when, to my surprise, I saw a Pontiac Parisienne ahead of me. And in the dark, how did I know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-03-2013-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Brougham In The Night")
CC Outtake: A Brougham In The Night
Posted on January 9, 2013 | 36 CommentsI was pulling out of a shopping center the other evening when, to my surprise, I saw a Pontiac Parisienne ahead of me. And in the dark, how did I know […] -
![Now here’s a highly uncommon sight here in the heartland, at least outside of big cities like Chicago. While Paul’s S1 Esprit find was pretty remarkable, I posit that spotting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/09-08-2012-200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit – Turbo Doorstop")
CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit – Turbo Doorstop
Posted on November 9, 2012 | 15 CommentsNow here’s a highly uncommon sight here in the heartland, at least outside of big cities like Chicago. While Paul’s S1 Esprit find was pretty remarkable, I posit that spotting […]
