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QOTD: It’s 2020, Which Vehicle Are You Most Surprised Has Made It To The Next...
Another year, another decade over, a new one’s just begun. Now in the midst of New Year’s Eve champagne-fueled intellectual discussions, we could get into deep predictions about this decade as it...
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QOTD: If You Could Daily Drive Something Exotic for One Year for Free, What...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive an exotic sports car as your daily driver? Emotionally speaking, it would be an incredible experience for sure. However the logical (and yes,...
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Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Red Bimmer Of My Childhood Dreams
(first posted 12/16/2013) Ever since childhood, owning a red Bimmer has been a dream of mine. Even today, as I’m in my 20s, this dream is still very much alive. Back to the nineties, and there were...
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CC Capsule: 1991 Nissan Figaro – Figaro, Figaro, Figawi?
When it comes to describing the trending automotive styling in the mid-00s, “peak retro” just might best the best description. Popularized by mass market mainstream cars including but not limited to...
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Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 9000 CS Aero – The Square Saab
(first posted 1/28/2014) For the latter part of the 20th century, the two Swedish brands could easily be distinguished by their shapes. Volvos were square and Saabs were distinctly swoopy. This...
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Curbside Classic: 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Retro-Grade or Retro-Chic?
Upon its introduction as a 2001 model, few could deny that the Chrysler PT Cruiser was an undeniably “cool” car, at least from afar. In a world where affordable compact cars were relatively boring and...
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CC Outtake: 2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – Bench Seats Are For Buicks
Introduced as a 1995 model, the Avalon was Toyota’s first true full-size family sedan sold in North America. Although externally smaller than most front-wheel drive, full-size rivals including...
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Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz –“Garanimals Galore”
(first posted 5/7/2014) You got to hand it to Cadillac. Although color coordinated paint and interior schemes were long de rigueur in Detroit, no one either took it to quite the same degree, nor...
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Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 780 Turbo Coupe – An Exotic Automobile For A...
(first posted 5/27/2014) The personal luxury car market in the late-eighties was a world of polar opposites. At one end were mostly soft-riding, comfort-oriented American cars like the Cadillac...
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Curbside Classic: 1996 Chrysler LHS – Lost Hopeless Soul
(first posted 7/9/2014) The Chrysler LHS has always been one of those cars that’s baffled me, as I’ve never known quite what to make of it. Sure Chrysler marketed it as a large import sports sedan...
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Curbside Classic: 1997 Ford Expedition – My Introduction To Excess
(first posted 7/15/2014) Bigger is better. While this phrase isn’t always true, there is no denying that the Ford Expedition was, and still is, one big vehicle. My reaction upon seeing an Expedition...
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Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink
(first posted 8/8/2014) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when it comes to exterior...
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Junkyard Classic: 1996 Oldsmobile LSS – Still Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Just...
(first posted 8/19/2014) A recent trip to a local junkyard yielded some interesting finds (which I hope to share more of), but among them was this black-on-black 1996 Oldsmobile LSS, a car that...
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Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – When A DeVille Isn’t Big...
(first posted 10/3/2014) The 1970s was a decade of some of the biggest shakeups in the automobile industry. Two energy crises, increased federal safety standards, and a flood of imports...
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Curbside Classic: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer – Exploring Higher Elevations
(first posted 10/28/2014) If the ’80s was the decade of the minivan, and the ’00s the decade of the crossover, then the ’90s was certainly the decade of the SUV. After several years without a...
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Curbside Classic: 2003 Lincoln LS V8 – (Momentarily) Reach Higher
(first posted 11/7/2014) Most people, when they hear the word Lincoln, immediately think one of two things: Abraham Lincoln or the Lincoln Town Car. Now because we’re talking strictly cars, I’m...
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Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Legend LS Sedan – The Empire Strikes Back
(first posted 11/13/2014) Until 1984, the phrase ‘luxury car’ was largely used to described two very different types of vehicles in North America. The first was the traditional American luxury...
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Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercury Sable GS – Successful By Any Measure
(first posted 11/20/2014) It is difficult to remember a time when the best-selling car in the United States wasn’t an Accord or Camry. For the past seventeen years, these Japanese (although mostly...
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Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick Electra Limited Coupe – A Regal Rendezvous
(first posted 1/7/2015) Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t describe the styling elements of this 1984 Buick Electra Limited, or any other upscale/luxury American car from this era, as subtle. With...
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Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan – This Is How We Do It, Nineties...
(first posted 1/14/2015) “Oh no, not again. Brendan’s writing about another minivan”. Yes I am, and I want to apologize upfront to those of you who view the minivan as a fate worse than death. But...
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