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Future CC: 2005 Buick Terraza – GM’s Deadly Sin #24 – The Answer To A...
(first posted 8/6/2015) The mid-2000s was a pivotal time for the minivan. For starters, this would be the point when minivans would begin drastically losing significant ground, as SUVs and now...
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Curbside Classic: 1997 Chevrolet Lumina – GM’s Deadly Sin #28 – The Re-Gifter
The year was 1995. Seinfeld was the number one show on Televison. “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio was the #1 song of the year, and the highest-grossing film of the year was Toy Story. “The Rachel” was...
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CC Outtake: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – High Life Underground
In the underground parking garage of a downtown luxury shopping, office, and apartment sprawl heavily populated with many new, high-end luxury cars, a Malaise Era B-body Pontiac was one of the last...
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Curbside Classics: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser & 1996 Buick Century Wagon...
It blows my mind that ten years separate the dates in which these car were brand new, as they are essentially the exact same car, save for a few unique trim details. Even more astounding is that a...
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CC Outtake: 1995 Mercedes-Benz C280 – Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Due to some common long-term quality and reliability issues, the first generation Mercedes C-Class (known internally as the W202), does not hold a high opinion in the minds of many. Having never been...
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Curbside Classic: 1995 Acura Legend L Coupe – Legends Never Die
It’s no secret that I’ve been a longtime, nearly lifetime fan of the second generation Acura Legend. And while it was the far more frequently seen sedan I fell in love with and put this car on my...
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CC Outtake: 1996 Chrysler Town & Country LX – Short On Wheelbase, High On Style
If anyone remembers my 1998 Chrysler Town & Country SX post from a short time ago, you’ll remember that the short-wheelbase 1996-2000 Chrysler “NS” Town & Countrys were quite rare, even when...
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CC Global Outtake: Ford Kuga À Pérouges – Modern Convenience Meets Medieval...
My mother’s recent rendevous to France yielded countless amazing photos, but naturally, I gravitated towards the few that included cars. Now the Ford Kuga is hardly a head turning sight, as it’s...
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Wishing You A Very Merry MINI Christmas!
Wishing a Merry Christmas to all, wherever you are, wherever you come from! May you enjoy spending time with family and friends, and maybe get to take a nice drive in a car you enjoy! And yes...
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Best of 2016 Curbside Classic: 1981 Chrysler New Yorker – Failure Can Be...
(1981 New Yorker photos from CC Cohort by William Rubano) As it’s been well-documented at Curbside Classic several times over the years, Chrysler’s R-bodies were by and large a colossal failure, doomed...
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Best of 2016 Curbside Classic: 1992 Ford Explorer – The Most Influential Ford...
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 wakened the idea that an American...
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QOTD: Of The Cars You’ve Driven in 2016, Which One Was Your Favorite?
Well folks, it’s that time of year again, the close of one year and the dawn of a new one. Time to take down the Christmas decorations, pledge the same old New Year’s resolutions that will last all of...
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Curbside Classic: 1979 Volvo 244 DL – Swedish Sense And Sensibility
In the not-so-vast, somewhat leisurely changing Scandinavian automobile landscape, with the possible exception of the classic Saab 900, there is no more iconic car than the Volvo 200 Series. With...
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Curbside Classic: 1995 Acura Legend L Coupe – Legends Never Die
It’s no secret that I’ve been a longtime, nearly lifetime fan of the second generation Acura Legend. And while it was the far more frequently seen sedan I fell in love with and put this car on my...
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CC/Driving Impressions: 2003 Volkswagen Passat – Cheap Thrills
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 drove this ’03 VW Passat wagon...
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CC Capsule: 1994 Mercury Tracer – Good Humor
I’m willing to bet at least all of us have humored another individual with at least one insincere compliment, word of encouragement, or token of appreciation in the moment before. Whether this was...
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CC Outtake: Getting Passed By A Pontiac Grand Am On The Right – Not Grand,...
Third generation Pontiac Grand Ams (first generation N-bodies) haven’t been common sights in the Northeast for a long time now, but a recent visit to the Sunshine State gave me a decidedly different...
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Future Classic Outtake: 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn – A Grand Floridian
I’m not a big fan of Rolls-Royces, and have never been. They’re far too stodgy and stuffy for my tastes, their baroque design language hasn’t changed in decades, and most tend to look like a brick on...
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Curbside Classic: 1994 Lexus ES 300 – A Drinkable Prosecco Among Pricier...
Lexus. An automotive brand that instantly conjures images of classical music, golf courses, and a tower of champagne coupes resting on its hood. Lexus. An automotive brand that instantly ignites...
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