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Curbside Classics Archives
Oldsmobile Archive
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![With the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest")
CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 42 CommentsWith the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […] -
![Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?")
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 135 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
![How is it that we’ve not done a full-on CC on the final full-sized Oldsmobile wagon? Before now, the only time one has appeared here was in this CC capsule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/01-013-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Underrepresented on This Site")
CC Outtake: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Underrepresented on This Site
Posted on April 21, 2015 | 30 CommentsHow is it that we’ve not done a full-on CC on the final full-sized Oldsmobile wagon? Before now, the only time one has appeared here was in this CC capsule […] -
![Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising")
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
![We recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model lines of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1984-Oldsmobile-ES-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s")
Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s
Posted on March 10, 2015 | 63 CommentsWe recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model lines of the […] -
![Sometimes, an automaker will launch a model and quickly realize it’s not worth any more investment. Maybe it was a stopgap solution to plug a hole in a model lineup […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1977-mercury-cougar-villager.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics 2")
(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics 2
Posted on February 23, 2015 | 70 CommentsSometimes, an automaker will launch a model and quickly realize it’s not worth any more investment. Maybe it was a stopgap solution to plug a hole in a model lineup […] -
![The W-Body is not a platform that gets a lot of love from enthusiasts, but it is one that, for better or for worse, has been in constant production since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2002_pontiac_grand-prix_sedan_se_fq_oem_1_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite W-Body?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite W-Body?
Posted on January 20, 2015 | 84 CommentsThe W-Body is not a platform that gets a lot of love from enthusiasts, but it is one that, for better or for worse, has been in constant production since […] -
![A couple of weeks ago I explained the silly import laws in my country, using a beautiful 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight as an example. I was surprised to find out that brougham […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cadillac_Fleetwood_-_10-30-2009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Care For Some Brougham?")
QOTD: Care For Some Brougham?
Posted on January 8, 2015 | 101 CommentsA couple of weeks ago I explained the silly import laws in my country, using a beautiful 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight as an example. I was surprised to find out that brougham […] -
![My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas")
Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas
Posted on December 26, 2014 | 49 CommentsMy recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […] -
![One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives")
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
![As anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/picture-of-2006-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-lt-4dr-hatchback_d725c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Reverse Mercedes Law")
The Reverse Mercedes Law
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 54 CommentsAs anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […] -
![This is a Chevrolet Malibu. There is no hiding that fact; there is not even an attempt to hide that fact. Fortune magazine called it in 1983 and we’re seeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1999_oldsmobile_alero_coupe_gls_rq_oem_2_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 14: 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass – The Walking Dead")
CCCCC Part 14: 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass – The Walking Dead
Posted on November 21, 2014 | 46 CommentsThis is a Chevrolet Malibu. There is no hiding that fact; there is not even an attempt to hide that fact. Fortune magazine called it in 1983 and we’re seeing […] -
![Every car manufacturer has a platform they just milk for all it’s worth. They put it on everything and anything that makes its way to the shop floor. The best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GS-005-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar – Transitioning from Dork to Cool, and Almost Succeeding")
CC Capsule: 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar – Transitioning from Dork to Cool, and Almost Succeeding
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 37 CommentsEvery car manufacturer has a platform they just milk for all it’s worth. They put it on everything and anything that makes its way to the shop floor. The best […] -
![Bi-monthly mandatory store meetings on Sundays at 6am are the very bane of my existence – but if there was one good thing to come out of our most recent one, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6187.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – Loose Pillow Tumor Syndrome")
CC Capsule: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – Loose Pillow Tumor Syndrome
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 85 CommentsBi-monthly mandatory store meetings on Sundays at 6am are the very bane of my existence – but if there was one good thing to come out of our most recent one, it […] -
![(In anticipation of Halloween, we’re going to feature one hearse each day this week.) Since Halloween is knocking on our doors, it was terrific to find this old beast for sale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/00Q0Q_4MPnikwnNul_600x450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Hearse Week Capsule: 1974 Olds Hearse – The Keeper’s Crypt")
Hearse Week Capsule: 1974 Olds Hearse – The Keeper’s Crypt
Posted on October 27, 2014 | 68 Comments(In anticipation of Halloween, we’re going to feature one hearse each day this week.) Since Halloween is knocking on our doors, it was terrific to find this old beast for sale […]
