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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![This isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/81F51BE0-957C-4F26-ABDA-70EFE4991846.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans")
Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […] -
![Almost exactly one month ago, I took my first walk through my neighborhood on what had been the warmest Sunday afternoon of the year, up to that point. One of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200503_165431-1980-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – I’ll Share Your Load")
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – I’ll Share Your Load
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 24 CommentsAlmost exactly one month ago, I took my first walk through my neighborhood on what had been the warmest Sunday afternoon of the year, up to that point. One of […] -
![(first posted 5/30/2014) My sympathies are with all of you non-Volvophiles this week. It’s hard having to sit through endless recitations about the joys of bricks, SU carbs, four cylinder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-226-035-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Volvo Week Cadillac Break: 1975 Sedan DeVille – It Really Does Have Some Things In Common With A Volvo Brick")
Volvo Week Cadillac Break: 1975 Sedan DeVille – It Really Does Have Some Things In Common With A Volvo Brick
Posted on May 29, 2020 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/30/2014) My sympathies are with all of you non-Volvophiles this week. It’s hard having to sit through endless recitations about the joys of bricks, SU carbs, four cylinder […] -
![It was one of those time when you do a genuine double take. I saw this car go past me – didn’t notice anything articular about it, just another 2002-08 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200410_105618-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2005 “BSW 306i” (Suzuki Lapin) – Frankenrabbit")
CC Capsule: 2005 “BSW 306i” (Suzuki Lapin) – Frankenrabbit
Posted on May 29, 2020 | 17 CommentsIt was one of those time when you do a genuine double take. I saw this car go past me – didn’t notice anything articular about it, just another 2002-08 […] -
![We have plenty to be downtrodden about these days, but let’s focus on something good. With gas prices at about $1.90/gallon here in Virginia, there’s never been a better time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976-Eldorado-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Fill ’Er Up With Happiness")
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Fill ’Er Up With Happiness
Posted on May 28, 2020 | 41 CommentsWe have plenty to be downtrodden about these days, but let’s focus on something good. With gas prices at about $1.90/gallon here in Virginia, there’s never been a better time […] -
![Woah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_151442-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?")
CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsWoah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […] -
![As previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much like anywhere on the planet, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_175504-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy")
CC Capsule: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 28 CommentsAs previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much like anywhere on the planet, […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2014) This white Corvair Monza convertible is a great way to inaugurate the start of convertible season, and as a bigger, better, all-American take on the rear-engined economy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Memorial Day Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – Unofficial Start To Convertible Season")
Memorial Day Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – Unofficial Start To Convertible Season
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/26/2014) This white Corvair Monza convertible is a great way to inaugurate the start of convertible season, and as a bigger, better, all-American take on the rear-engined economy […] -
![Meeting a legend is a strange experience. If you’re an admirer, there can be too many things that pop up in your head at once, which you then try not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200504_172027-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Audi Quattro – Stumped")
CC Capsule: 1988 Audi Quattro – Stumped
Posted on May 15, 2020 | 16 CommentsMeeting a legend is a strange experience. If you’re an admirer, there can be too many things that pop up in your head at once, which you then try not […] -
![When Perry wrote up a 964 in 2014, I hadn’t seen one in ages. Now they’re all over the place, more common than the 993 at the moment. I’ve always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/white1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Capsule: Three 964 Targas")
In Motion Capsule: Three 964 Targas
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 9 CommentsWhen Perry wrote up a 964 in 2014, I hadn’t seen one in ages. Now they’re all over the place, more common than the 993 at the moment. I’ve always […] -
![Aston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49822008181_5138513866_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsAston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […] -
![The Cohort comes up trumps again. – I was admiring the Hudson Wasp, and “Hey, what’s that in the background?” A 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super saloon, spotted by Curbivore Fred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49786517256_1b60d93929_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?")
Cohort Capsule: 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 47 CommentsThe Cohort comes up trumps again. – I was admiring the Hudson Wasp, and “Hey, what’s that in the background?” A 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super saloon, spotted by Curbivore Fred […] -
![After our recent sojourn in Utah, ccognoscento jim has shared some of his own somewhere finds. This time that somewhere is the older outer suburbs of Melbourne, now sitting within […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yard1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Somewhere in Victoria")
CC Capsule: Somewhere in Victoria
Posted on May 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsAfter our recent sojourn in Utah, ccognoscento jim has shared some of his own somewhere finds. This time that somewhere is the older outer suburbs of Melbourne, now sitting within […] -
![These two cars were found on the same day, just fifteen minutes apart from each other. Both shared a similar color of paint, and both had the look of daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/145F71F0-7334-4472-AA8D-1E40C23AA497.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: 1966 Mustang and 1966 Corvair Sedan – Blue Beaters")
Curbside Outtakes: 1966 Mustang and 1966 Corvair Sedan – Blue Beaters
Posted on May 3, 2020 | 31 CommentsThese two cars were found on the same day, just fifteen minutes apart from each other. Both shared a similar color of paint, and both had the look of daily […] -
CC Capsule: Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe – Too Much Brougham Makes For A Killer Car
Posted on May 1, 2020 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/11/2014) I was pedaling down Beale Street last Saturday when I ran across this Eldorado. Naturally, I pulled over and began to take pictures.
