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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 8/12/2012) I keep scoring big at my favorite local garage… I noticed this 1968 Imperial convertible when I had some work done on my beater farm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_0811_1968ImperialConv_06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1968 Imperial Convertible")
Curbside Capsule: 1968 Imperial Convertible
Posted on June 19, 2023 | 60 Comments(first posted 8/12/2012) I keep scoring big at my favorite local garage… I noticed this 1968 Imperial convertible when I had some work done on my beater farm […] -
![As mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230402_142650-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact")
Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 12 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […] -
![When is a brand-new car worthy of featuring on CC? When it’s a superbly handmade replica of a legendary classic car, of course! The famous (and famously gorgeous) 1967-70 Toyota […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230226_152534-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2022 Rocky 3000GT – A Star Is Re-Born")
CC Capsule: 2022 Rocky 3000GT – A Star Is Re-Born
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 32 CommentsWhen is a brand-new car worthy of featuring on CC? When it’s a superbly handmade replica of a legendary classic car, of course! The famous (and famously gorgeous) 1967-70 Toyota […] -
![Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! We’ve had so many CCs on old air-cooled Transporters, gnarly as they are, it would require something pretty, like, out there to justify one more. And not to bogart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20220731_123717-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 Volkswagen Transporter – You’ve Stayed The Same, Man")
CC Capsule: 1975 Volkswagen Transporter – You’ve Stayed The Same, Man
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 24 CommentsDuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! We’ve had so many CCs on old air-cooled Transporters, gnarly as they are, it would require something pretty, like, out there to justify one more. And not to bogart […] -
![Nissan gave us the Pike cars, ushering the neo-retro craze. Mitsuoka took that to the next level, essentially becoming a carmaker dedicated to retro. All the big boys, from Subaru […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20221111_083744-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Autozam “Carolls-Royce” – Urine For A Surprise")
CC Capsule: 1996 Autozam “Carolls-Royce” – Urine For A Surprise
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 15 CommentsNissan gave us the Pike cars, ushering the neo-retro craze. Mitsuoka took that to the next level, essentially becoming a carmaker dedicated to retro. All the big boys, from Subaru […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2017) It is said that you can learn more from failure than you can success. Well did I learn a lot from this CC find. Come […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_7018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2016 Kia Cadenza – A Horse With No Name")
CC Capsule: 2016 Kia Cadenza – A Horse With No Name
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/5/2017) It is said that you can learn more from failure than you can success. Well did I learn a lot from this CC find. Come […] -
![When it comes to automotive esthetics, a case could be made that there are three kinds of cars: some are beautiful all around, some are ugly through and through (looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230312_125856-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II (X20) GSS Coupé – Shocked And Peeved")
CC Capsule: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II (X20) GSS Coupé – Shocked And Peeved
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 26 CommentsWhen it comes to automotive esthetics, a case could be made that there are three kinds of cars: some are beautiful all around, some are ugly through and through (looking […] -
![(first posted 8/15/2012) Maybe I should start a new series: Psychedelic Outtakes. This is about the fourth or fifth time my camera has suddenly flipped out on me, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-174-050-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Hudson Hornet Convertible – The Mae West of Cars, In Psychedelic And Straight Versions")
CC Capsule: Hudson Hornet Convertible – The Mae West of Cars, In Psychedelic And Straight Versions
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/15/2012) Maybe I should start a new series: Psychedelic Outtakes. This is about the fourth or fifth time my camera has suddenly flipped out on me, but […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2023) When we think of this second generation Tercel (L20) the tendency is to focus on the wagon, especially the 4WD version. We’ve covered it here and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-319-016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1986 Toyota Tercel – Eugene-Mobile of Yesteryear")
Curbside Capsule: 1986 Toyota Tercel – Eugene-Mobile of Yesteryear
Posted on May 26, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 5/26/2023) When we think of this second generation Tercel (L20) the tendency is to focus on the wagon, especially the 4WD version. We’ve covered it here and […] -
![Filed in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230518_185145a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye")
COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 59 CommentsFiled in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […] -
![It took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230421_113157-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four")
CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsIt took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […] -
![Pencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20220724_141811-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 45 CommentsPencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction")
CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […] -
![I enjoyed algebra class. I also feel like I’m reasonably intelligent. When I had first seen the “2+2” designation on the Chevrolet Monza hatchback as a kid, it irritated me. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20160528_195338575-1979-Datsun-280-XZ-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: c. 1979 Datsun 280ZX 2+2 – Two Plus Two Equals…")
Curbside Capsule: c. 1979 Datsun 280ZX 2+2 – Two Plus Two Equals…
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 41 CommentsI enjoyed algebra class. I also feel like I’m reasonably intelligent. When I had first seen the “2+2” designation on the Chevrolet Monza hatchback as a kid, it irritated me. […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2017) Ah, the early Fox body Mustang coupe. I don’t think there’s another ride around that gets me all giddy other than it’s platform cousin, the Fairmont […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_1790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Ford Mustang Ghia – Vintage Vinyl")
CC Capsule: 1980 Ford Mustang Ghia – Vintage Vinyl
Posted on May 17, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/17/2017) Ah, the early Fox body Mustang coupe. I don’t think there’s another ride around that gets me all giddy other than it’s platform cousin, the Fairmont […]
