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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![It was impossible to miss this little morsel as it sat in the morning sun, its bright colours certainly making it stand out and providing a good test for my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/D-hijet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2001 Daihatsu Hijet – Italian in a Flowery Kimono")
Curbside Capsule: 2001 Daihatsu Hijet – Italian in a Flowery Kimono
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was impossible to miss this little morsel as it sat in the morning sun, its bright colours certainly making it stand out and providing a good test for my […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2017) Twenty-seventeen has been the summer of my rediscovery of Latin American and Latin-influenced music, including bossa nova and MPB (Música popular brasileira), a style of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/062-1967-Mercedes-Benz-280SL-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 280SL – Triste")
CC Capsule: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 280SL – Triste
Posted on August 10, 2023 | 50 Comments(first posted 8/10/2017) Twenty-seventeen has been the summer of my rediscovery of Latin American and Latin-influenced music, including bossa nova and MPB (Música popular brasileira), a style of […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2017) While on the way to Detroit last December, I stopped in the suburbs to visit my aunt, who lives not far from the former Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/006-1956-Chevrolet-210-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 Four-Door Sedan – Tattooed (Of The Tri-Five Tribe)")
CC Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 Four-Door Sedan – Tattooed (Of The Tri-Five Tribe)
Posted on July 21, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 7/21/2017) While on the way to Detroit last December, I stopped in the suburbs to visit my aunt, who lives not far from the former Chrysler […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2017) It may be a Corvair summer over there in CC’s home states, but here in Melbourne it is freezing right now. However climate alone is not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/corvair5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Convertible – Winter Beater")
Curbside Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Convertible – Winter Beater
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/15/2017) It may be a Corvair summer over there in CC’s home states, but here in Melbourne it is freezing right now. However climate alone is not […] -
![(first posted 7/14/2017) The British motor industry started its long descent into oblivion in the ‘50s. These things take time: Britain was an automotive powerhouse immediately after the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/image3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1953 Austin A40 Somerset – The Mouse That Squeaked")
CC Capsule: 1953 Austin A40 Somerset – The Mouse That Squeaked
Posted on July 14, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 7/14/2017) The British motor industry started its long descent into oblivion in the ‘50s. These things take time: Britain was an automotive powerhouse immediately after the […] -
![In a small Midwestern town, this Travelall stood out as visitor from a faraway land: Montana license plate, big-rig mudflaps and a rifle rack in the rear window suggest a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/International-Travelall-1974-RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 International Travelall – Tougher Than The Rest")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 International Travelall – Tougher Than The Rest
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 18 CommentsIn a small Midwestern town, this Travelall stood out as visitor from a faraway land: Montana license plate, big-rig mudflaps and a rifle rack in the rear window suggest a […] -
![Enough of the fully-restored, expertly-curated and secretly-modded showroom queens of Central Tokyo. Well away from the beaten path, in the never-ending maze of side streets that lay west and south […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20230421_111103-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Toyota Publica (KP50) Van Deluxe – A Bit Of Grime For A Change")
CC Capsule: 1977 Toyota Publica (KP50) Van Deluxe – A Bit Of Grime For A Change
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 8 CommentsEnough of the fully-restored, expertly-curated and secretly-modded showroom queens of Central Tokyo. Well away from the beaten path, in the never-ending maze of side streets that lay west and south […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2017) For a company that was touting the use of unique designs amongst its divisions, the ’97 Cutlass was a relapse back into blatant badge engineering that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1997-99-oldsmobile-cutlass-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997-99 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Time To Sheathe The Sword")
CC Capsule: 1997-99 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Time To Sheathe The Sword
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) For a company that was touting the use of unique designs amongst its divisions, the ’97 Cutlass was a relapse back into blatant badge engineering that […] -
![This past Election Day as I exited my polling place, there sat this vintage fire truck. Naturally I photographed it. As it wore the livery of the local FD, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1962-Ford-F-800-fire-truck-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford F-800 Fire Truck – The Prodigal Pumper Returns")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford F-800 Fire Truck – The Prodigal Pumper Returns
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 9 CommentsThis past Election Day as I exited my polling place, there sat this vintage fire truck. Naturally I photographed it. As it wore the livery of the local FD, I […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2017) It was a hot day to be out and about in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s trendier districts. And it seems whoever owned this Corniche was so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_20170708_102401.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Rolls-Royce Corniche III – Dark Suit And White Gloves Compulsory")
CC Capsule: 1991 Rolls-Royce Corniche III – Dark Suit And White Gloves Compulsory
Posted on July 9, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 7/9/2017) It was a hot day to be out and about in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s trendier districts. And it seems whoever owned this Corniche was so […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2017) It’s not uncommon to see Craigslist ads with improperly identified vehicles, but this one’s sitting in front of one of the mid-sized used car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/64montereyrear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1964 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – A Case of Mistaken Identity?")
Curbside Capsule: 1964 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – A Case of Mistaken Identity?
Posted on July 5, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/5/2017) It’s not uncommon to see Craigslist ads with improperly identified vehicles, but this one’s sitting in front of one of the mid-sized used car […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2017) One of these is a Mitsubishi badged as a Dodge. The other is a Dodge badged as a Mitsubishi. Both are called Raider, but they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dodge-raider-mitsubishi-raider.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1987-89 Dodge Raider & 2006-09 Mitsubishi Raider – Raiders Of The Lost Market")
Curbside Capsule: 1987-89 Dodge Raider & 2006-09 Mitsubishi Raider – Raiders Of The Lost Market
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 25 Comments(first posted 7/3/2017) One of these is a Mitsubishi badged as a Dodge. The other is a Dodge badged as a Mitsubishi. Both are called Raider, but they […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2017) Merriam-Webster defines the word “ultimate” as: the last in a progression or series, or; the best or most extreme in its kind. I’d say the Mercury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/resized-2003-grand-marquis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2003-05 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate – Truth In Advertising?")
CC Capsule: 2003-05 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate – Truth In Advertising?
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 6/26/2017) Merriam-Webster defines the word “ultimate” as: the last in a progression or series, or; the best or most extreme in its kind. I’d say the Mercury […] -
![White doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230227_115456-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!")
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 10 CommentsWhite doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2012) Every once in a while, I ponder upon what things in the past were like. This 1960 Plymouth definitely falls into that category. At the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/P7120015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1960 Plymouth Deluxe 2-Door Wagon – Deluxe Accommodations")
CC Capsule: 1960 Plymouth Deluxe 2-Door Wagon – Deluxe Accommodations
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/6/2012) Every once in a while, I ponder upon what things in the past were like. This 1960 Plymouth definitely falls into that category. At the time […]
