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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/013-1991-Buick-Park-Avenue-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class")
CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC04099.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty")
Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2016) “In fiction and folklore, a Doppelgänger (‘double-goer’ in German) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1971demon-decal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge Dart Demon – Duster’s Doppelgänger")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge Dart Demon – Duster’s Doppelgänger
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 121 Comments(first posted 4/15/2016) “In fiction and folklore, a Doppelgänger (‘double-goer’ in German) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some […] -
![This is a problem. There aren’t too many French CCs to be found in Tokyo, so anything over the age of 20 bearing a double chevron badge should be fair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220320_164426-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 199X Citroën XM – Something Old, Something New")
CC Capsule: 199X Citroën XM – Something Old, Something New
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis is a problem. There aren’t too many French CCs to be found in Tokyo, so anything over the age of 20 bearing a double chevron badge should be fair […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2016) For almost every generation in its 61-year existence, the Toyota Crown has had styling that is best described as “generic Japanese luxury car”. One exception was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/toyota-crown-s60-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1971-74 Toyota Crown (S60) Sedan – Striking Is The Head That Wears The Crown")
Curbside Capsule: 1971-74 Toyota Crown (S60) Sedan – Striking Is The Head That Wears The Crown
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/12/2016) For almost every generation in its 61-year existence, the Toyota Crown has had styling that is best described as “generic Japanese luxury car”. One exception was the […] -
![Chaser Avante Lordly? The mind boggles. At Toyota, a group of serious guys (in ‘80s Japan, it would almost certainly have been only guys) wearing three-piece suits and considered valued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20211023_150508-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Toyota Chaser (X80) Avante Lordly Twin Cam 24 – Praise The Lordly")
CC Capsule: 1990 Toyota Chaser (X80) Avante Lordly Twin Cam 24 – Praise The Lordly
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 23 CommentsChaser Avante Lordly? The mind boggles. At Toyota, a group of serious guys (in ‘80s Japan, it would almost certainly have been only guys) wearing three-piece suits and considered valued […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2016) Last week, I mentioned Harlow Curtice’s Buick-bias during his tenure at General Motors. That bias was a result of his years as the head of Buick, years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5445try.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1942 Buick Series 90 Limited – Icarus’ Twin Carbureted Chariot")
CC Capsule: 1942 Buick Series 90 Limited – Icarus’ Twin Carbureted Chariot
Posted on April 11, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 4/11/2016) Last week, I mentioned Harlow Curtice’s Buick-bias during his tenure at General Motors. That bias was a result of his years as the head of Buick, years […] -
QOTD: What If You Could No Longer Own A Personal Vehicle?
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 112 CommentsWhat if it became very difficult or even illegal to have a personal vehicle? Ok, let me elaborate a bit more on this question with a short scenario. -
![Rolls versus Bentley? Shouldn’t that be Rolls and Bentley? I still have trouble accepting these two as rival companies – or rather, branches of rival companies. I don’t think there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220124_165131-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule/Twofer: 2012-18 Bentley Continental GT & 2013-22 Rolls-Royce Wraith – Two Burly British Bulldogs, Sniffing Each Other’s Exhaust")
CC Capsule/Twofer: 2012-18 Bentley Continental GT & 2013-22 Rolls-Royce Wraith – Two Burly British Bulldogs, Sniffing Each Other’s Exhaust
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 14 CommentsRolls versus Bentley? Shouldn’t that be Rolls and Bentley? I still have trouble accepting these two as rival companies – or rather, branches of rival companies. I don’t think there […] -
![I was in my early twenties when my second apartment got broken into. My insurance career was in its infancy, and my meager, post-college earnings meant a limited allowance for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2013-02-15-Friday-1999-Jaguar-S-Type-Flint-Michigan-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: c. 2000 Jaguar S-Type – Hacked")
Curbside Capsule: c. 2000 Jaguar S-Type – Hacked
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 45 CommentsI was in my early twenties when my second apartment got broken into. My insurance career was in its infancy, and my meager, post-college earnings meant a limited allowance for […] -
![Do not adjust your set. This is not an April Fools prank, it’s not some sort of Photoshoppery, nor did someone microdose your coffee this morning. This is a real […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20220226_100723-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule/Future Classic/CC For Sale: 2019 Mitsuoka Rock Star S Special Package – Mitsuoka’s New Groove: Motown Classics")
CC Capsule/Future Classic/CC For Sale: 2019 Mitsuoka Rock Star S Special Package – Mitsuoka’s New Groove: Motown Classics
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 17 CommentsDo not adjust your set. This is not an April Fools prank, it’s not some sort of Photoshoppery, nor did someone microdose your coffee this morning. This is a real […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2016) While walking through my neighborhood after a post-work pit stop made at the local drug store, I came across these two purple Plymouth Neons from both generations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/005-1st-2nd-Gen-Plymouth-Neon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: First & Second Generation Plymouth Neons – A Parallel-Parked Pair Of Purple Plymouths")
CC Capsule: First & Second Generation Plymouth Neons – A Parallel-Parked Pair Of Purple Plymouths
Posted on March 31, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/31/2016) While walking through my neighborhood after a post-work pit stop made at the local drug store, I came across these two purple Plymouth Neons from both generations […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2016) Take a seventeen-foot, extended-length SUV, take out the actually usable third row, replace the entire trunk area with waterproof truck lining, separate it from the passenger compartment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IMG_4918.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 GMC Envoy XUV – And Whose Bright Idea Was This?")
Curbside Classic: 2004 GMC Envoy XUV – And Whose Bright Idea Was This?
Posted on March 30, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/30/2016) Take a seventeen-foot, extended-length SUV, take out the actually usable third row, replace the entire trunk area with waterproof truck lining, separate it from the passenger compartment […] -
![The Futura has been getting some love at CC lately and here is a chance to give it a South American take, or Colombian as is the case. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20210905_121056504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura Found In Bogota")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura Found In Bogota
Posted on March 28, 2022 | 6 CommentsThe Futura has been getting some love at CC lately and here is a chance to give it a South American take, or Colombian as is the case. I was […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2013) The seventies was the heyday of the custom or cruiser vans, lots of bold graphics, but pretty stripped from the factory. The shagadelic interior was essentially a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jhmbng.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980s Chevrolet Starcraft Conversion Van – Why Solid Wood Cup Holders Didn’t Catch On")
CC Capsule: 1980s Chevrolet Starcraft Conversion Van – Why Solid Wood Cup Holders Didn’t Catch On
Posted on March 27, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 11/14/2013) The seventies was the heyday of the custom or cruiser vans, lots of bold graphics, but pretty stripped from the factory. The shagadelic interior was essentially a […]
