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![I wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1994-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 71 CommentsI wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […] -
![I just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1986-Mitsubishi-Mighty-Max-Sport-e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland")
CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 35 CommentsI just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […] -
![Given that the last Wagoneers exited the Toledo factory 24 years ago now, it’s not surprising that they’re becoming fairly rare, especially here in Rustopia. And so even though we’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1990-Jeep-Grand-Wagoneer-g.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Coffee Colored and Out for Coffee")
CC Capsule: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Coffee Colored and Out for Coffee
Posted on July 28, 2015 | 51 CommentsGiven that the last Wagoneers exited the Toledo factory 24 years ago now, it’s not surprising that they’re becoming fairly rare, especially here in Rustopia. And so even though we’ve […] -
![It was right after Labor Day in 1985 when I moved into my Freshman dorm at engineering school. And there it was: this beautiful 1963 Thunderbird. I figured it belonged […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1961-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Outtake: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Dean’s Car")
CC Vintage Outtake: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Dean’s Car
Posted on July 21, 2015 | 38 CommentsIt was right after Labor Day in 1985 when I moved into my Freshman dorm at engineering school. And there it was: this beautiful 1963 Thunderbird. I figured it belonged […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 BMW 325i – A Young Engineer’s Dream
Posted on July 14, 2015 | 27 CommentsMy engineering-school buddies were split right down the middle on the kind of car they dreamed of buying after graduation: a 3-series BMW, or a Mustang LX 5.0. -
![I have a rule of thumb: if I can’t confidently say yes, I say no. It keeps with my conservative personality; it serves me well. But once in a while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1989-Mercury-Grand-Marquis-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Pangs of Regret")
CC Capsule: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Pangs of Regret
Posted on July 7, 2015 | 39 CommentsI have a rule of thumb: if I can’t confidently say yes, I say no. It keeps with my conservative personality; it serves me well. But once in a while […] -
![Just what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1986-Toyota-truck-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period")
CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period
Posted on June 30, 2015 | 37 CommentsJust what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […] -
![I have mixed feelings about this big red Chevy. The ’68 Impala is my favorite car of all time. And top-down driving can be such a pleasure. But so much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1968-Chevrolet-Impala-a-rawproc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible – Enormous(ly Powerful)")
CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible – Enormous(ly Powerful)
Posted on June 12, 2015 | 34 CommentsI have mixed feelings about this big red Chevy. The ’68 Impala is my favorite car of all time. And top-down driving can be such a pleasure. But so much […] -
![Speaking of small convertibles, check out this smallest Nash. It rides on a wheelbase six tenths of an inch longer than the one on the Yugo that William Stopford shared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1959-Nash-Metropolitan-b-rawproc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Nash Metropolitan – Tiny, but Larger than the Yugo")
CC Capsule: 1959 Nash Metropolitan – Tiny, but Larger than the Yugo
Posted on June 8, 2015 | 48 CommentsSpeaking of small convertibles, check out this smallest Nash. It rides on a wheelbase six tenths of an inch longer than the one on the Yugo that William Stopford shared […] -
![The 1960s were arguably the high-water mark for Pontiac styling and image, under the leadership of Bunkie Knudsen, Pete Estes, and John DeLorean. It was the beginning of the wide-track […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1967-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-d-rawproc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: A Bounty of 1960s Pontiacs")
Auction Classics: A Bounty of 1960s Pontiacs
Posted on May 26, 2015 | 72 CommentsThe 1960s were arguably the high-water mark for Pontiac styling and image, under the leadership of Bunkie Knudsen, Pete Estes, and John DeLorean. It was the beginning of the wide-track […] -
![One of my favorite things to come upon is the first generation of a vehicle made for a long time. Ford’s Ranger absolutely fits into long-time bucket: in production 29 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/RangerInteriorB.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Ford Ranger STX – On the Job")
CC Capsule: 1988 Ford Ranger STX – On the Job
Posted on May 12, 2015 | 70 CommentsOne of my favorite things to come upon is the first generation of a vehicle made for a long time. Ford’s Ranger absolutely fits into long-time bucket: in production 29 […] -
![From the time I was very small I used to sit on the front stoop and watch the cars go by. By age five I could reliably tell you the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/0072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Outtake: 1970s VW Beetle in 1982")
CC Vintage Outtake: 1970s VW Beetle in 1982
Posted on May 5, 2015 | 22 CommentsFrom the time I was very small I used to sit on the front stoop and watch the cars go by. By age five I could reliably tell you the […] -
![When Nissan introduced its Frontier truck in 1997 with this ad, it tried to tug at our heartstrings for its new, bigger truck by having a dog lead its owner to buy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/02-055-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1970s Chevy Truck – Dogs Love Trucks")
CC Outtake: 1970s Chevy Truck – Dogs Love Trucks
Posted on April 28, 2015 | 26 CommentsWhen Nissan introduced its Frontier truck in 1997 with this ad, it tried to tug at our heartstrings for its new, bigger truck by having a dog lead its owner to buy […] -
![How is it that we’ve not done a full-on CC on the final full-sized Oldsmobile wagon? Before now, the only time one has appeared here was in this CC capsule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/01-013-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Underrepresented on This Site")
CC Outtake: 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Underrepresented on This Site
Posted on April 21, 2015 | 30 CommentsHow is it that we’ve not done a full-on CC on the final full-sized Oldsmobile wagon? Before now, the only time one has appeared here was in this CC capsule […] -
QOTD: Which Was The Last Great Honda Civic?
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 91 CommentsSpoiler alert: I think it’s this one, the 1992-95 generation. But do tell me what you think in the comments.
