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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 10/3/2012. A follow-on to the ’77 Cougar sedan recently posted) This Cougar has been taunting me for months. I keep seeing it at the same interchange and always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P8310027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar")
Curbside Capsule: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/3/2012. A follow-on to the ’77 Cougar sedan recently posted) This Cougar has been taunting me for months. I keep seeing it at the same interchange and always […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1596.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […] -
![Abandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240521_122628_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration")
CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 10 CommentsAbandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) For some odd reason, on this (another) gray day, I have summer on the brain…so let’s dig out something apropos. Like this gnarly Jeep Commando, to take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-144-037-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Jeep Commando – Rough And Ready")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Jeep Commando – Rough And Ready
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) For some odd reason, on this (another) gray day, I have summer on the brain…so let’s dig out something apropos. Like this gnarly Jeep Commando, to take […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) We buy hatchbacks that have been lifted, like the Subaru XV Crosstrek. We buy station wagons that been jacked-up, like the Subaru Outback. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mitsubishi-delica-space-gear-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1994-2007 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear – The Unstoppable Van")
Curbside Capsule: 1994-2007 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear – The Unstoppable Van
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) We buy hatchbacks that have been lifted, like the Subaru XV Crosstrek. We buy station wagons that been jacked-up, like the Subaru Outback. At […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2018) That line was uttered by the villainous Mr. White in a memorable scene in the 2008’s Quantum of Solace. In that scene, James Bond intercepts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/holden-epica-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007-11 Chevrolet/Holden Epica – “Tosca Isn’t For Everyone”")
Curbside Capsule: 2007-11 Chevrolet/Holden Epica – “Tosca Isn’t For Everyone”
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 13 Comments(first posted 6/29/2018) That line was uttered by the villainous Mr. White in a memorable scene in the 2008’s Quantum of Solace. In that scene, James Bond intercepts […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2018) On my bike ride home the other day, I took a loop through my neighborhood to enjoy the perfect weather, where I spotted this gem. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180619_173713.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Snowbird Has Landed")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Snowbird Has Landed
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/28/2018) On my bike ride home the other day, I took a loop through my neighborhood to enjoy the perfect weather, where I spotted this gem. As […] -
![(Mostly Dad related memories, with a few Jeeps thrown in) It was the early ’80s and Dad was as usual dealing with some agribusiness start-up. What it was on that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240519_154035031_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Jeep Cherokee And Wagoneer SJ – Brief Initiation Into Jeep’s 4×4 Might")
Curbside Classics: Jeep Cherokee And Wagoneer SJ – Brief Initiation Into Jeep’s 4×4 Might
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 7 Comments(Mostly Dad related memories, with a few Jeeps thrown in) It was the early ’80s and Dad was as usual dealing with some agribusiness start-up. What it was on that […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2018) The Prelude was a highly pragmatic move on Honda’s part to expand into the then large and lucrative sporty coupe market. The Celica was making […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-348-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1981 Honda Prelude – A Prelude to Greater Things To Come")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1981 Honda Prelude – A Prelude to Greater Things To Come
Posted on June 19, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/20/2018) The Prelude was a highly pragmatic move on Honda’s part to expand into the then large and lucrative sporty coupe market. The Celica was making […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Amigo – “Hey Hombre, We’ve Created A Monster”
Posted on June 12, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) I knew there must have been a reason why I had a marked impulse to shoot this Amigo the other day – for Isuzu Spanish Names Day. -
![“Oooh, a Ford van, how exciting!” Said very, very few people, if anyone, ever. Well, it’s all about context, isn’t it? In its native land, this old Club Wagon would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20230425_145431_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Ford Club Wagon XL – The Mystery Machine")
CC Capsule: 1981 Ford Club Wagon XL – The Mystery Machine
Posted on June 12, 2024 | 13 Comments“Oooh, a Ford van, how exciting!” Said very, very few people, if anyone, ever. Well, it’s all about context, isn’t it? In its native land, this old Club Wagon would […] -
![Every once in a while we have to go back to that dwell of styling wonkiness that was Nissan in the ’70s. It’s a story told more than a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20231229_162047895_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Datsun 710 Wagon – A Trusty (And Funky) One")
CC Capsule: 1976 Datsun 710 Wagon – A Trusty (And Funky) One
Posted on June 12, 2024 | 14 CommentsEvery once in a while we have to go back to that dwell of styling wonkiness that was Nissan in the ’70s. It’s a story told more than a few […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2013) Okay, boss, here’s the copy for the Firenza brochure (I can’t believe I went to college for this *sigh*). Corporate keeps pushing these tin cans on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/86_firenza_badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – J-School Graduate")
Curbside Capsule: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – J-School Graduate
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 117 Comments(first posted 5/16/2013) Okay, boss, here’s the copy for the Firenza brochure (I can’t believe I went to college for this *sigh*). Corporate keeps pushing these tin cans on […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2018) This lovely orange with white stripe and IH 200 box truck stopped me in my tracks after dinner one evening a couple of weeks ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_1058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Hauler: 1974 International Harvester 200 Eight Box Truck – Creamsicle Cowboy")
Curbside Hauler: 1974 International Harvester 200 Eight Box Truck – Creamsicle Cowboy
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/9/2018) This lovely orange with white stripe and IH 200 box truck stopped me in my tracks after dinner one evening a couple of weeks ago. […]
