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Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In...
(first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through...
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CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac STS – Lack Of Cadillac Style
Heavily criticized from the point of its introduction, through the years and into the present day, the 1986-1991 Cadillac Seville was a car with many shortcomings. From its forgettable, anonymous...
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CC/Driving Impressions: 2008 Land Rover LR3 – My Re-Discovery Of SUV Empowerment
If I were the kind of person who wrote my thoughts down in a journal, my experience with this 2008 Land Rover LR3 would go something like this: “It was a feeling of satisfaction I had never felt...
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CC Outtake: 1991 Acura Integra LS – Minty Fresh
Boasting a low curb weight, acclaimed handling dynamics, and rev-happy, high output four cylinders, from very early on, the Honda/Acura Integra was always a popular car for tuning and various other...
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QOTD: Which Car Did You Want Your Parents To Get When You Were A Child?
It’s no secret that I’ve possessed a sizable affinity for the third generation (1996-2000) NS Chrysler minivans ever since they debuted when I was a very small child. To the very young me, there was...
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Curbside Classic: 1996-2004 Acura 3.5RL – A Rather Lost, Relative Letdown,...
Following up on a Legend is no easy task, especially when referring to the Acura Legend. Despite it lacking a V8 and rear-wheel drive, it was a highly successful and recognizable enthusiast-oriented...
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Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu – Claustrophobics Best Ride Up-Front
(first posted 12/12/2013) While it may be expected that the rearmost windows in a coupe, SUV, or minivan won’t roll down, is it too much to ask for windows that roll down in a sedan? Apparently,...
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CC Capsule: 2005 Hyundai XG350 – Grander, But Not Grandeur
Recent years have seen Hyundai grow from the bottom of the barrel value brand it once was to a confident full-line mainstream brand on the same level as Honda and Toyota. Its luxury offerings which...
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Curbside Classic: 2000 Lincoln Continental – Time Doesn’t Change Everything
(First Posted 1/2/2014 – includes revisions) Automobile nameplates with lengthy histories naturally see more changes over their storied lifetime. This 2000 Lincoln Continental may seem like the...
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CC Outtake: Crossover Conformity In Columbine Cliffs
A recent drive through the neighborhood of Milton I grew up in, referred to “Columbine Cliffs” or simply, “The Columbines”, revealed a few distinct car related-changes in the almost seven years since...
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Car Show Classic: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Disco Is Dead
Never able to match the Big Three’s sheer amount of capital needed for R&D, annual styling changes, and a broader lineup, AMC’s fortunes could always be described as somewhat shaky. By the...
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CC’s Best of 2017: CC/Driving Impressions: 2003 Volkswagen Passat – Cheap...
(First published 1/9/2017) Some cars don’t have to be new, expensive, or even particularly special to be fun-to-drive. I was recently reassured of this in the most pleasantly surprising way when I...
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CC’s Best of 2017: Curbside Classic: 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora – Waiting To Exhale
(First published 4/4/2017) Apple. Converse. Ray-Ban. Old Spice. Tina Turner. Throughout history, numerous struggling “brands”, including the aforementioned, have successfully reinvented themselves,...
View ArticleCC Feature/QOTD: Would You Drive A Beater Miata From Boston To LA?
It’s one thing to drive a beater close to home, but would you risk driving one across the entire continental United States from coast to coast? Our own David Saunders has shared his own Great Beater...
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Curbside Classic: 1998 Mercury Mystique LS – Case of Mystique-en Identity
Developing a new vehicle completely from the ground up is no easy undertaking for any automaker, even if it is one of the world’s largest automakers, possessing a multitude of resources on hand. The...
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CC Outtake: 1992 Volvo 240 – The Trusty Swedish Workhorse
In a world where today’s Volvos are full-fledged luxury vehicles, it’s hard to imagine a time when most Volvos did not feature fine Nappa leather-covered seats with so many electronic adjustments,...
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CC Outtake: 1998 Mercedes-Benz A170 CDI (W245) – Das Baby Benz
Despite its own efforts with smaller, subcompact/C-segment vehicles and their growing popularity worldwide, at least in the U.S., Mercedes-Benz hasn’t had widespread success in this size class of...
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Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series – Signing A Vow Of...
I’m well aware that I may be opening up the floodgate here by bestowing this title, but if I were to name a car that best represents everlasting fullsize American luxury, it’s the 1990-1997 Lincoln...
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CC Comparison: 2001 Cadillac Seville SLS & 2004 Lincoln LS V6 – Similar...
After WW2, Cadillac and Lincoln emerged as the big two players in American luxury automobiles. And while they came to define “American luxury” with their living-room-on-wheels, land-yacht isolation...
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CC Outtake: 1996 Ford Taurus G – Camelot Lowers The Rent
If the second generation Ford Taurus could be described as Camelot, the third generation might as well have been the Great Depression. Despite its cautious evolutionary approach in design, and largely...
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