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Curbside Classic: 2005 Chrysler Sebring Coupe – A Mitsubishi In All But Name
(first posted 4/20/2016) It may have been the first and briefly, the only Chrysler Sebring, but the 1995 Sebring coupe was soon joined by a completely unrelated Sebring convertible, and later a...
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Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch...
(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as minivans and SUVs, it was...
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Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A...
(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is the Tesla Model X P90D...
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Curbside Classic: 1988 Acura Legend Coupe – Precision Crafted Performance
(first posted 5/17/2016) Billed as “Precision Crafted Performance”, Acura, Honda’s upscale brand, launched in March 1986 with the sporty-looking Integra 3-door and 5-door hatchbacks, and the...
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Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One!
(first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since I learned of this car...
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Curbside Classic: 1999 Mercury Villager – It Takes A Town And Country, Not...
(first posted 6/2/2016) Conceived under a rather unusual joint-venture between Ford and Nissan, the 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were each automaker’s first minivans that were both...
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Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition –“B” There ‘Til...
(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate...
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Curbside Classics: 1987-1994 Plymouth Sundance (With Bonus 1990 Dodge Shadow)...
(first posted 6/9/2022) Full Disclosure: I completed this article on the Plymouth Sundance for CJCZ92’s Cohort photos, only to find this black cherry pearl 1990 Dodge Shadow I couldn’t pass up using....
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Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 – Dawn Turns To Dusk
(first posted 6/21/2016) The decline and fall of Oldsmobile. It is a story that has been told so many times here before, so I won’t go into great detail of it. What you need to know is that from...
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Cohort Classic: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD – The Eagle Has Landed
1990 Eagle Talon cohort photos by cjcz92 (first posted 6/28/2016) Take a compact sports coupe designed and engineered in Japan, manufacture it in the United States through a joint...
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Curbside Classic: 1992 Ford Explorer – The Most Influential Ford Of The Past...
(first posted 7/28/2016) Not to impugn its impact on the automotive industry in any way, but the Taurus is not the most influential Ford of the past thirty years. While the Taurus once again...
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Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan Altima – Call It A Product Of The Lost Decade
(first posted 7/12/2016) The 1990s were not good times for the Japanese economy, so much so that it is referred to as “The Lost Decade” in retrospect. How this translated to Japan’s auto industry...
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Curbside Classic: 1981 Chrysler New Yorker – Failure Can Be Beautiful
(1981 New Yorker photos from CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 8/4/2016) As it’s been well-documented at Curbside Classic several times over the years, Chrysler’s R-bodies were by and...
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Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE – The Four-Door Sports Car?
(first posted 8/10/2016) Alright, well maybe as a humbler GXE model, this 1990 Maxima isn’t the best example to make for the whole four-door sports car case. But compared to bulkier-looking modern...
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Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 940 – Dignified Luxury
(first posted 8/18/2016) Although I virtually exhausted myself of everything I could possibly say regarding the Volvo 900 Series earlier this year, this 1993 Volvo 940 sitting all alone on the...
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Curbside Classic: 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – The Downward Spiral
(first posted 8/22/2016) If I could describe what I see in this picture in just a few words, it would be “generic-looking Eighties coupe”. And the sad truth is that’s just how someone would’ve...
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Curbside Classic: 1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – Head In The Clouds
(first posted 9/20/2016) Styling has gone to the moon and back over the past century, yet the overwhelming majority of the time, the changes in car styling from year-to-year are evolutionary as...
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Future CC: 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon – Born A Classic
(first posted 10/5/2016) For us Curbavores, it’s always a satisfying moment to spot an older car that has since become a rare sight on the road. However, it’s infrequently the situation where this...
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Curbside Classic: 1998 Chrysler Town & Country SX – Voyaging Downward
(first posted 10/11/2016) After the success of its highly profitable and industry-leading Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager duo, Chrysler decided to push the envelope by creating the first ever...
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Curbside Classic: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro – Close, But No “Zigarre”
(first posted 10/17/2016) Very unjustifiably, in the early 1990s Audi was almost completely shoved out of the U.S. market amidst false claims of unintended acceleration as a result of vehicle...
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