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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Whaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_091724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope")
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […] -
![This is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_124858-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer")
CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2015) How much do I love these Advance Design Chevy trucks? More than I will be adequately able to convey with mere words. I made a stab at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chevrolet-truck-1950-pickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster Pickup – An All-American Classic")
CC Capsule: 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster Pickup – An All-American Classic
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/18/2015) How much do I love these Advance Design Chevy trucks? More than I will be adequately able to convey with mere words. I made a stab at […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2015) Oldsmobile and Cadillac had had a certain affinity over the decades. Their new 1949 V8 engines were really quite similar, as were the C-Body cars that they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CC-141-005-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe – A Cheaper Coupe DeVille")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe – A Cheaper Coupe DeVille
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/13/2015) Oldsmobile and Cadillac had had a certain affinity over the decades. Their new 1949 V8 engines were really quite similar, as were the C-Body cars that they […] -
![It is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_120657-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range")
CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […] -
![I was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/090-2004-Pontiac-GTO-CC-redo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue")
Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 58 CommentsI was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […] -
![Something seemed different as I approached this Land Rover parked outside a local tire shop. Santana! And not Carlos, who actually used to live in our area, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3676.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: A Land Rover with a Spanish Accent")
Curbside Classic Capsule: A Land Rover with a Spanish Accent
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsSomething seemed different as I approached this Land Rover parked outside a local tire shop. Santana! And not Carlos, who actually used to live in our area, but a […] -
![So this is the Big Reveal from yesterday’s CC Clue / QOTD. I guess some of you jaded Amerikaners, bloated by a constant stream of car meets consisting mainly of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210422_141142-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac GTO – Ta Daaaaah!")
CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac GTO – Ta Daaaaah!
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 22 CommentsSo this is the Big Reveal from yesterday’s CC Clue / QOTD. I guess some of you jaded Amerikaners, bloated by a constant stream of car meets consisting mainly of […] -
![Someone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210318_105047-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 48 CommentsSomeone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […] -
![This is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210330_095038-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […] -
![The four-door saloon isn’t dead yet in Japan. It’s no longer the force it once was, but it has managed to resist the successive onslaughts of the hatchback, the minivan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201215_162429-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Nissan Presea (R11) Refina L – Losing The Plot")
CC Capsule: 1998 Nissan Presea (R11) Refina L – Losing The Plot
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe four-door saloon isn’t dead yet in Japan. It’s no longer the force it once was, but it has managed to resist the successive onslaughts of the hatchback, the minivan, […] -
![In a profound Freudian analysis, my esteemed colleague and noted Mercurophile Jason Shafer has revealed the multiple personality disorder of the big Mercury Marquis, depending in large part on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/purple-haze.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Purple Haze Edition")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Purple Haze Edition
Posted on April 30, 2021 | 22 CommentsIn a profound Freudian analysis, my esteemed colleague and noted Mercurophile Jason Shafer has revealed the multiple personality disorder of the big Mercury Marquis, depending in large part on its […] -
![I made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/007-1989-Chrysler-TC-by-Maserati-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 63 CommentsI made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […] -
![Citroën DS, Edsel Citation, Lancia Flavia, Mazda Cosmo… Some cars courted controversy. They pushed the envelope in terms of styling, technology or marketing, and they pushed it quite far, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210403_165459-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Toyota Carina (T150) ST – A Square Without Edges")
CC Capsule: 1985 Toyota Carina (T150) ST – A Square Without Edges
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsCitroën DS, Edsel Citation, Lancia Flavia, Mazda Cosmo… Some cars courted controversy. They pushed the envelope in terms of styling, technology or marketing, and they pushed it quite far, so […] -
![It’s funny how certain cars just fail to register. I’m sure I must have seen at least a few of these when new, either as Chevrolet /Geo Spectrums or as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20201215_155312-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Gemini (JT190) ZZ Handling By Lotus – Japan’s Cortina, Minus The Charisma")
CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Gemini (JT190) ZZ Handling By Lotus – Japan’s Cortina, Minus The Charisma
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 18 CommentsIt’s funny how certain cars just fail to register. I’m sure I must have seen at least a few of these when new, either as Chevrolet /Geo Spectrums or as […]
