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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/460badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan")
Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/daniel-lucy-mercury-cougar-wagon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast")
Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2012) Don’t ask me why, but I love these big old aluminum trailers from the ’40s and early ’50s. Actually, I just remembered why: there were a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-127-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Curbside Classic Home: Spartan Trailer – The Big Aluminum Trailer")
The Curbside Classic Home: Spartan Trailer – The Big Aluminum Trailer
Posted on July 9, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/16/2012) Don’t ask me why, but I love these big old aluminum trailers from the ’40s and early ’50s. Actually, I just remembered why: there were a couple […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2012) While there’s no doubt summer’s over, I still have quite a cache of car show pics to keep you entertained throughout the long winter ahead. To wit: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/8879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1956 Lincoln Premiere: Roses Are Red, Lincolns Are Wisteria")
Car Show Capsule: 1956 Lincoln Premiere: Roses Are Red, Lincolns Are Wisteria
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 11/21/2012) While there’s no doubt summer’s over, I still have quite a cache of car show pics to keep you entertained throughout the long winter ahead. To wit: […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pictography-1-002-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback – The Very First Of Many")
CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback – The Very First Of Many
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot […] -
![Well, this was a first. Finding a 45-year-old car just sitting on someone’s front porch (if you can call it that) is one thing, but this one was more gaping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220520_143107-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corona Mark II (X30) GL 2000 – Out In The Open")
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corona Mark II (X30) GL 2000 – Out In The Open
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsWell, this was a first. Finding a 45-year-old car just sitting on someone’s front porch (if you can call it that) is one thing, but this one was more gaping […] -
![Some might call it daring, others inauspicious, but I’m going to start this post by claiming that CC has probably said everything that could be said about the Porsche 356. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220401_155521-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending")
CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 3 CommentsSome might call it daring, others inauspicious, but I’m going to start this post by claiming that CC has probably said everything that could be said about the Porsche 356. […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2016) This may not be on the street, but surely a public carpark is fair game? I came across this great-looking XJC recently, and knew it had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jaguar-XJC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Jaguar XJC, The British Personal Car")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Jaguar XJC, The British Personal Car
Posted on June 20, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/20/2016) This may not be on the street, but surely a public carpark is fair game? I came across this great-looking XJC recently, and knew it had to […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2016) It was a real “Whoa! What’s that?” moment when I spotted this ’74 Mustang II on a Sunday afternoon, six years ago. I was on my way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1974-Ford-Mustang-II-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Mustang II Notchback – Mustang II, Recognition Zero")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Mustang II Notchback – Mustang II, Recognition Zero
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 170 Comments(first posted 6/16/2016) It was a real “Whoa! What’s that?” moment when I spotted this ’74 Mustang II on a Sunday afternoon, six years ago. I was on my way […] -
![I’m rarely at a loss for words when cars are concerned. Whether it’s utterly misguided BS or well-researched information is sometimes a matter of some debate, but that’s never stopped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220424_101450-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999 Bentley Azure “Spyder” – Mulliner-Park Weird")
CC Capsule: 1999 Bentley Azure “Spyder” – Mulliner-Park Weird
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’m rarely at a loss for words when cars are concerned. Whether it’s utterly misguided BS or well-researched information is sometimes a matter of some debate, but that’s never stopped […] -
![Was this the car that should have heralded a parallel universe wherein Mitsubishi played the role of the cool Japanese carmaker? I was still a bit young when this car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220602_104723-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Mitsubishi GTO (Z16A) – Peak Mitsubishi")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mitsubishi GTO (Z16A) – Peak Mitsubishi
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 17 CommentsWas this the car that should have heralded a parallel universe wherein Mitsubishi played the role of the cool Japanese carmaker? I was still a bit young when this car […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2016) He was a salesman at the company where I had gone to work after graduating from engineering school. And he routinely made my life, and the lives […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dddbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993-96 Lincoln Mark VIII – On Dealing with Douchebags")
CC Capsule: 1993-96 Lincoln Mark VIII – On Dealing with Douchebags
Posted on June 9, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 6/9/2016) He was a salesman at the company where I had gone to work after graduating from engineering school. And he routinely made my life, and the lives […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2016) In a desirable combination of white and red, this 1964 Fury convertible stands like an elegant stone arch between the outlandishness of Exner’s 1962 and ’63 Chryslers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yyytyy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic : 1964 Plymouth Fury Convertible – Bridging the Great Divide")
Car Show Classic : 1964 Plymouth Fury Convertible – Bridging the Great Divide
Posted on June 8, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/8/2016) In a desirable combination of white and red, this 1964 Fury convertible stands like an elegant stone arch between the outlandishness of Exner’s 1962 and ’63 Chryslers […] -
![They really have broad tastes, in this city. Classic kei cars, German luxobarges, French hatchbacks, Italian racers – you can find anything on the street if you look hard enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220501_123400-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible – Fancy Some Bubbly?")
CC Capsule: 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible – Fancy Some Bubbly?
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 24 CommentsThey really have broad tastes, in this city. Classic kei cars, German luxobarges, French hatchbacks, Italian racers – you can find anything on the street if you look hard enough […] -
![One sunny afternoon in the third week of September 2007, I arrived at my hotel near the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) after a train ride from the airport; a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Steyr_200_rear-wiki.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1938 Steyr 200 – It’s Not Polite to Steyr")
CC Capsule: 1938 Steyr 200 – It’s Not Polite to Steyr
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 21 CommentsOne sunny afternoon in the third week of September 2007, I arrived at my hotel near the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) after a train ride from the airport; a […]
