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Curbside Classics Archives
minivan Archive
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![(first posted 3/15/2014) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/91ChevyLuminaAPV1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/15/2014) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […] -
![It has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is the one that most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SedonaShortie04Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan")
CC Capsule: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 40 CommentsIt has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is the one that most […] -
![I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very soon after I publish this, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special
Posted on October 23, 2019 | 58 CommentsI’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very soon after I publish this, […] -
![After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been a long time. Perhaps I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1991-Toyota-Previa-03-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)")
Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 18, 2019 | 65 CommentsAfter too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been a long time. Perhaps I […] -
![(First Posted August 30, 2013) I mentioned the other day in the piece about our “new to us” 2012 VW Routan that we have three generations of Chrysler minivans in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_generations_lfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Voyager Generations – The Sequel")
Curbside Outtake: Voyager Generations – The Sequel
Posted on September 19, 2019 | 22 Comments(First Posted August 30, 2013) I mentioned the other day in the piece about our “new to us” 2012 VW Routan that we have three generations of Chrysler minivans in […] -
![(First Posted August 27, 2013) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country")
Curbside Capsule: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country
Posted on September 16, 2019 | 66 Comments(First Posted August 27, 2013) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were […] -
![(First Posted August 14, 2013) Mexico’s Nissan Tsuru. Brazil’s VW Kombi. India’s Hindustan Ambassador. Add to that list the Mitsubishi Express, another car that has gone years without any major […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-1991-1994_Mitsubishi_TR_Magna_GLX_sedan_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Express – The White, Boxy Cockroach")
Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Express – The White, Boxy Cockroach
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 45 Comments(First Posted August 14, 2013) Mexico’s Nissan Tsuru. Brazil’s VW Kombi. India’s Hindustan Ambassador. Add to that list the Mitsubishi Express, another car that has gone years without any major […] -
![That’s a picture of my Dad, a couple of years before he passed away, so around 1993 or so. Pictured with him is his van, nicknamed “Finbar”. He loved that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4320-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: The Van Life – What’s Your Van Preference?")
QOTD: The Van Life – What’s Your Van Preference?
Posted on July 29, 2019 | 50 CommentsThat’s a picture of my Dad, a couple of years before he passed away, so around 1993 or so. Pictured with him is his van, nicknamed “Finbar”. He loved that […] -
![Just this Thursday, Chrysler has announced that it will be splitting its Pacifica minivan off into two individual models. The prestige minivan will retain the Pacifica name, while as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2020-chrysler-voyager-0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newsstand: Chrysler To Revive Voyager Nameplate In North America For 2020")
CC Newsstand: Chrysler To Revive Voyager Nameplate In North America For 2020
Posted on June 29, 2019 | 34 CommentsJust this Thursday, Chrysler has announced that it will be splitting its Pacifica minivan off into two individual models. The prestige minivan will retain the Pacifica name, while as a […] -
![A long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2007-Nissan-Quest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting")
CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 38 CommentsA long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […] -
![In my recent review of the 2018 Kia Sedona, I mentioned that one of the terms of the rental provided by my Kia dealer was that I could not take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018DodgeGrandCaravanFeature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Review: 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan – Old Faithful")
CC Rental Review: 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan – Old Faithful
Posted on October 17, 2018 | 61 CommentsIn my recent review of the 2018 Kia Sedona, I mentioned that one of the terms of the rental provided by my Kia dealer was that I could not take […] -
![I am currently spending time in a new Kia Sedona, courtesy of the manufacturer. Yes, there is a story here. I recently opened one of those Recall envelopes. You can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018KiaSedonaFeature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Kia Sedona SX – Comparing Apples And Oranges")
CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Kia Sedona SX – Comparing Apples And Oranges
Posted on September 20, 2018 | 75 CommentsI am currently spending time in a new Kia Sedona, courtesy of the manufacturer. Yes, there is a story here. I recently opened one of those Recall envelopes. You can […] -
![(First Posted 1/12/2014, new updates at the end) After several months in our new home with just an older Chevy Tahoe and a Honda Civic Hybrid, going anywhere with our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1000365.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet…(Now With Updates!)")
COAL: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet…(Now With Updates!)
Posted on June 10, 2018 | 59 Comments(First Posted 1/12/2014, new updates at the end) After several months in our new home with just an older Chevy Tahoe and a Honda Civic Hybrid, going anywhere with our […] -
![(First posted 12/8/2013) Yes, I can admit that I loved our minivan and was saddened when it involuntarily left our lives too soon at too young an age. For many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sienna3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE – The Love That Dareth Not Speak Its Name")
COAL: 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE – The Love That Dareth Not Speak Its Name
Posted on May 6, 2018 | 36 Comments(First posted 12/8/2013) Yes, I can admit that I loved our minivan and was saddened when it involuntarily left our lives too soon at too young an age. For many […] -
![We have caught some rare and interesting things through the car windows of our many skilled car-spotting correspondents. But how about this: an early Windstar. Not just any early Windstar, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Windstar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtake: 1998 Ford Windstar – Long Live The King Door")
In-Motion Outtake: 1998 Ford Windstar – Long Live The King Door
Posted on April 16, 2018 | 50 CommentsWe have caught some rare and interesting things through the car windows of our many skilled car-spotting correspondents. But how about this: an early Windstar. Not just any early Windstar, […]
