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![color photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-67-019-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada")
Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 49 Commentscolor photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […] -
![A hangover from the Saturnalian revelry of the 1959 models, the facelifted 1960 full-size General Motors line seems to inhabit a peculiar place. More subdued than their immediate counterparts, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/111_0542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista Hardtop – A Few Extra Inches Of Prestige")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista Hardtop – A Few Extra Inches Of Prestige
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 48 CommentsA hangover from the Saturnalian revelry of the 1959 models, the facelifted 1960 full-size General Motors line seems to inhabit a peculiar place. More subdued than their immediate counterparts, but […] -
![In retrospect, my timing on my previous COAL must have been off. I thought I had kept my Caprice Classic through my first year of employment after earning my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bonneville04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Pontiac Bonneville SE – The Yuppiemobile")
COAL: 1987 Pontiac Bonneville SE – The Yuppiemobile
Posted on November 22, 2020 | 17 CommentsIn retrospect, my timing on my previous COAL must have been off. I thought I had kept my Caprice Classic through my first year of employment after earning my […] -
![In the last installment I left it hanging with trying to source a speedometer gear wheel. The good news is we were able to obtain one thanks to the generosity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/streetwheelers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 4 – Mechanical Fix Up Continued")
Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 4 – Mechanical Fix Up Continued
Posted on September 28, 2020 | 18 CommentsIn the last installment I left it hanging with trying to source a speedometer gear wheel. The good news is we were able to obtain one thanks to the generosity […] -
![In the last installment we had managed to uplift the Fiero’s appearance but now it was time to move on to some of the mechanical concerns. The overhaul of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 3 – Mechanical Fix Up")
Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 3 – Mechanical Fix Up
Posted on September 1, 2020 | 23 CommentsIn the last installment we had managed to uplift the Fiero’s appearance but now it was time to move on to some of the mechanical concerns. The overhaul of the […] -
![“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/67Tempest1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 10 Comments“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […] -
![In the last installment my son was able to find and purchase a suitable project Pontiac Fiero. We had taken a calculated risk on a 1985 GT that had mysteriously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Fiero-on-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 2 – Assessment and Cosmetic Upgrades")
Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 2 – Assessment and Cosmetic Upgrades
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 18 CommentsIn the last installment my son was able to find and purchase a suitable project Pontiac Fiero. We had taken a calculated risk on a 1985 GT that had mysteriously […] -
![When my son turned sixteen, he, like many teenagers, wanted a car of his own. Unlike his older brother he did not want to go the reasonable and conventional path […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49566459297_aca7a96936_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 1 – Searching for the right Pontiac Fiero")
Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 1 – Searching for the right Pontiac Fiero
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 34 CommentsWhen my son turned sixteen, he, like many teenagers, wanted a car of his own. Unlike his older brother he did not want to go the reasonable and conventional path […] -
![This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was it an optimistic statement that the malaise era was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sunbird-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89")
In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 37 CommentsThis car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was it an optimistic statement that the malaise era was […] -
![For any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks are forever associated with their youth, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA – Generating Teenage Appreciation; Now, Getting Transglobal Attention")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA – Generating Teenage Appreciation; Now, Getting Transglobal Attention
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 34 CommentsFor any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks are forever associated with their youth, […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2014) The big B-bodies of 1971 to 1976 are certainly a love or hate type of automobile. With Perry’s recent e-bay find of a ’75 Chevrolet Bel-Air wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1971-Buick-16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Big B-Body Rarities – Six-Bangers and Three-Speeds")
Automotive History: The Big B-Body Rarities – Six-Bangers and Three-Speeds
Posted on June 21, 2020 | 132 Comments(first posted 5/27/2014) The big B-bodies of 1971 to 1976 are certainly a love or hate type of automobile. With Perry’s recent e-bay find of a ’75 Chevrolet Bel-Air wagon […] -
![My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1374.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded")
Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 33 CommentsMy sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […] -
![If we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1963-Pontiac-Catalina-Safari-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 69 CommentsIf we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […] -
![With everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package")
Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 27 CommentsWith everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin")
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]
