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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 10/14/2018) At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, just six months or so after Fiat initially bought into post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, a lone Lancia […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lancia-delta-3rd-gen-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2008-14 Lancia Delta – The Chrysler That Never Was (Except In The UK & Ireland)")
CC Capsule: 2008-14 Lancia Delta – The Chrysler That Never Was (Except In The UK & Ireland)
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, just six months or so after Fiat initially bought into post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, a lone Lancia […] -
![This week, we’re going to be exploring the rustier side of things, with some cars that were either deliberately “aged beyond perfection,” or were just saved that way. Rat rods? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0324_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1953 Volvo PV444 – Gothenburg Goth")
Curbside Find: 1953 Volvo PV444 – Gothenburg Goth
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 6 CommentsThis week, we’re going to be exploring the rustier side of things, with some cars that were either deliberately “aged beyond perfection,” or were just saved that way. Rat rods? […] -
![Toward the end of 1977, my boss at Volvo of America Corporation asked me to develop a few simple idea sketches based on the C202, a Volvo military 4×4 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1979-volvo-c202-laplander-ext-e1728506897742.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: The Volvo C202")
Curbside Find: The Volvo C202
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 9 CommentsToward the end of 1977, my boss at Volvo of America Corporation asked me to develop a few simple idea sketches based on the C202, a Volvo military 4×4 […] -
![This is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240607_102735_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an")
CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 11 CommentsThis is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […] -
![Not every Pininfarina design was flawless – even the best in the business get it wrong once in a while. The Alfa Romeo Spider, which had an unusually long production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240922_091018_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce – Not So Cut And Dry")
Curbside Find: 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce – Not So Cut And Dry
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 16 CommentsNot every Pininfarina design was flawless – even the best in the business get it wrong once in a while. The Alfa Romeo Spider, which had an unusually long production […] -
![(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/68000016-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design")
CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […] -
![I have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230129_111457_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone")
In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 23 CommentsI have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180905_115713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin")
CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2018) “It’s got a cop motor, a turbocharged 3.5, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’ll run good on regular gas. Whaddya say? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ford-police-interceptor-sedan-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2013-19 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan – 21st Century Bluesmobile")
CC Capsule: 2013-19 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan – 21st Century Bluesmobile
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018) “It’s got a cop motor, a turbocharged 3.5, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’ll run good on regular gas. Whaddya say? […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2018) “Pull up to the…” bumper? I love the artistry and persona of Grace Jones. Earlier this year, I had gone to see “Bloodlight and Bami”, a biographical film […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6400-1979-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Built To Last")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Built To Last
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 9/6/2018) “Pull up to the…” bumper? I love the artistry and persona of Grace Jones. Earlier this year, I had gone to see “Bloodlight and Bami”, a biographical film […] -
![For a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230322_084107_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up")
CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […] -
![I was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240704_102951_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie")
CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsI was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1977 Cougar Villager – The Fat Cat Woody Wagon
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 12/15/2012) The one-year-only 1977 Mercury Cougar Villager station wagon is worth taking a closer look at. -
![(first posted 8/8/2018) I’ve recently been exploring other parts of Chicago’s north side than those I’m used to visiting, including Rogers Park, the neighborhood just north of mine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0982-1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Vast")
CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Vast
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) I’ve recently been exploring other parts of Chicago’s north side than those I’m used to visiting, including Rogers Park, the neighborhood just north of mine. […] -
![It’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240303_085410_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!")
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 6 CommentsIt’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […]
