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Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – GM’s Deadly Sin #7 – Gluttony
(first posted on 3/25/2010 at TTAC. New to CC) You want to know one of the reasons why the Honda Accord took the country by storm in 1976? You’re looking at its ugly face. That grille looks positively...
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Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of New York City In The 1970s
In 1973, I was a performer in an experimental theater company, and we got a gig to play in NYC, for six weeks, in the Village. Since our performances were in the evening, we had all day to roam the...
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Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – GM’s Deadly Sin #8
(first posted 4/12/2010 at TTAC. New to CC) Yes, when it comes to GM, there were definitely more than seven deadly sins. Actually, there were tens of millions of them. And while this is perhaps...
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Vintage Review: 1975 Buick Skyhawk –‘It Isn’t A Finished Car’
GM’s Badge Engineering Department was working overtime in the early 70s. The energy crisis made Pontiac, Olds and Buick dealers desperate for small cars, so Chevy was tapped several times, starting...
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QOTD: Can Anyone ID This VW-Based Convertible?
This is a very familiar scene, except for the car. It’s the bell tower of the former village of Graun (Südtirol, Italy), which was submerged when the Reschensee was created as a hydropower project,...
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Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All?
I compared the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to the Civic, with numerous comments stating that these...
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Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette – GM’s Deadly Sin #9 – Loss Of Soul
(first posted at TTAC in 2010, at CC on 4/1/2013) I walked well past this Corvette before I stopped and gave it a backwards glance. I wavered momentarily, gauging my feelings. Yes, it was fast and...
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Vintage Review: 1975 Honda Civic CVCC –‘If It Were The Standard Car In...
How’s that for an outsized proclamation? Did Road and Track jump the shark this time? Well, like everything else, it’s all in the context. Or more specifically, the price of gas. In 1975, in response...
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Curbside Classic: Cimarron by Cadillac – GM’s Deadly Sin #10 by Cadillac
(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 6/6/2014 at CC) What exactly is it that magnetically stops us in our tracks to look at a junky old car sitting at the curb and ponder it? Yes, it might unleash a...
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CC Outtake: The Rambler American Has Been Tagged
A month ago I showed you this Rambler American with a sign on it saying “Feel Free To Tag”. And the invitation was acted upon. So here it is, sporting its latest paint job. Cheaper than taking it to...
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Vintage Review: 1975 VW Scirocco –‘A Truly Remarkable New Small GT’
The VW Scirocco was as much of a game-changer in its class as was the Rabbit/Golf, upon which it was heavily based. Ultra-light, zippy, and eminently tossable, the Scirocco had very little genuine...
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Curbside Classic: 1962 Studebaker M35 6×6 Truck – A Veteran For Veteran’s Day
(first posted 11/11/2011) Time to salute our veterans, and what better way than with a military veteran, especially a deuce and a half. Next to the Jeep or Humvee, it is the quintessential military...
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Curbside Classic: 1976-1979 Cadillac Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin #11 – The Sin...
(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; on 9/6/2012 at CC) In 1977, GM offered the above two vehicles for sale. Squint a bit; can you see a certain fundamental similarity? Yes, the exterior skins and...
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NYC Vintage Outtake: Central Park West and 72nd Street, 1965
As a postscript and antidote to our grimy deep dive into New York City of the 70s, here’s a shot from 1965 I just can’t not share. And somewhat curiously, there’s no less than three convertibles in...
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Automotive Alter-History: 1965 Cadillac Seville – The Car That Beat Back...
(image by Barry Koch) (first posted 12/10/2014) In the annals of automotive history, there are few cars that played such a pivotal role as the 1965 Cadillac Seville. It is the first in that long...
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Curbside Classic: 1990 Pontiac LeMans – The Lows And Rocky Mountain Highs Of...
(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 8/13/2013 at CC) Between the years 1988 and 1993, GM decided to use Americans in a mass experiment, in which I found myself an unwitting participant. Seemingly...
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Vintage Classified Ads, Toyota Ads and PS from the January 1975 Road and Track
We’ve been gleaning reviews from the January 1975 R&T, but how about a quick look at a couple of other tidbits, starting with this PS. Too bad it’s not an El Dorado trailer (actually, El Dorado...
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Cohort Outtake: 1988 Chevrolet Diplomata
Alberto Simon has been posting all sorts of exotic South American finds at the Cohort; I wonder if he’ll consider posting them directly at CC? This on is a 1988 Chevrolet Diplomata, which is sort of...
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Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Deadliest Sin (#13)
(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 12/19/2014 at CC) The 1980s was the worst decade ever for GM. It lost a full ten points of market share, starting the decade with 45%, and ending with 35%, an...
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