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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![In the never-ending hunt to find and photograph curbside classics, you never know when you’ll come upon something that is a real head-scratcher. To wit: this Morris Minor 1000, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MorrisMinor01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Morris Minor 1000 – Let’s All Play “What The Hell Is This Car Doing Here?”")
CC Capsule: Morris Minor 1000 – Let’s All Play “What The Hell Is This Car Doing Here?”
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 27 CommentsIn the never-ending hunt to find and photograph curbside classics, you never know when you’ll come upon something that is a real head-scratcher. To wit: this Morris Minor 1000, which […] -
![With few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210508_115827-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development")
CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 17 CommentsWith few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2012) Let’s make our trip to the bustle-back era complete. We started out with the 1981 Imperial, had a lengthy and controversial visit with the 1980 Seville, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-Conti-1986.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Fox Gets A Fancy Tail")
CC Capsule: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Fox Gets A Fancy Tail
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/22/2012) Let’s make our trip to the bustle-back era complete. We started out with the 1981 Imperial, had a lengthy and controversial visit with the 1980 Seville, […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2015) “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SSangyong-Chairman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman")
Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 6/24/2015) “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […] -
![Today marks the first official day of summer 2021 in the northern hemisphere. It also happens to be Father’s Day. It was my dad who was the parent to ask […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2006-11-Chevrolet-HHR-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Ice Cream Truck")
Curbside Capsule: 2007 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Ice Cream Truck
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 38 CommentsToday marks the first official day of summer 2021 in the northern hemisphere. It also happens to be Father’s Day. It was my dad who was the parent to ask […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2015) Malaysian automaker Proton has been selling cars in Australia for around two decades now but have struggled to make any headway. Those who have even heard of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Proton-Jumbuck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2003-10 Proton Jumbuck – Simple, Honest, Little Car-Truck")
Curbside Capsule: 2003-10 Proton Jumbuck – Simple, Honest, Little Car-Truck
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/18/2015) Malaysian automaker Proton has been selling cars in Australia for around two decades now but have struggled to make any headway. Those who have even heard of […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thumb_IMG_8484_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![Is it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe")
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIs it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?")
CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2015) When I stumbled across this sunshine yellow Yugo Cabriolet next to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, I didn’t realize I was looking at possibly the rarest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Yugo-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/8/2015) When I stumbled across this sunshine yellow Yugo Cabriolet next to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, I didn’t realize I was looking at possibly the rarest […] -
![I’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_1719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It")
CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […] -
![The air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_094010-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […] -
![These might just be two of the most forgettable French cars ever made, but that’s because they aren’t really French. Say bonjour konichiwa to the Citroen C4 Aircross and Peugeot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/citroen-c4-aircross-peugeot-4008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2012-17 Peugeot 4008 and Citroen C4 Aircross – As French As Sushi")
Curbside Capsule: 2012-17 Peugeot 4008 and Citroen C4 Aircross – As French As Sushi
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 3 CommentsThese might just be two of the most forgettable French cars ever made, but that’s because they aren’t really French. Say bonjour konichiwa to the Citroen C4 Aircross and Peugeot […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2015) BMC’s attempts to maintain a significant presence in the Australian market were fascinating. Until I spotted this 1800 Utility in Brisbane a couple of years back, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Austin-1800-ute.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Austin 1800 Utility – Unique Ute")
Curbside Capsule: Austin 1800 Utility – Unique Ute
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/1/2015) BMC’s attempts to maintain a significant presence in the Australian market were fascinating. Until I spotted this 1800 Utility in Brisbane a couple of years back, I […]
