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- Twalton on Curbside Desire: 1968 Ford Thunderbird – Gib Plz!
- Moparlee on Curbside Capsule: 1974 Buick Century – Colonnade Still Standing
- Joseph Dennis on Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences
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- Peter Wilding on Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River
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- la673 on Automotive History: 1980 Duesenberg – One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name
- la673 on Automotive History: 1980 Duesenberg – One Last Run at Exploiting a Hallowed Name
- Peter Wilding on Cohort Outtake: 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom Wagon – A Genuine Unicorn
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CC Capsule Archive
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CC Capsule: 1998 Tommykaira ZZ – Gone In (Almost) 60 Seconds
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 11 CommentsJust a short post for this second installment of “JDM Rarities Week,” but it’s one that really took me by surprise. I assume some of you might have heard about […] -
CC Capsule: 1967 Toyota Corona Wagon – The Utilitarian Corona
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 9 CommentsAdditional photos by Simón Varela. We had a number of T40/T50 Coronas at CC throughout the years, covering most of that fate-defining Toyota range. Clearly the 4-door sedan was the […] -
Curbside Capsule: 2005-09 Volkswagen Golf R32 – The Six-Cylinder Golf Lies Six Feet Under
Posted on April 3, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 4/3/2018) As turbocharging has become increasingly common, certain car-and-engine combinations have disappeared. We’ll probably never see another five-cylinder Volvo again. A dwindling number of mid-size sedans […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 19 CommentsOur second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1973 Nissan Skyline C110 GT-R – Delectable, Rare Wagyu
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 3/20/2018) When I visit a car show, I reflexively compile my photographs afterwards and start to write an article covering what I saw. I attended All-Japanese […] -
CC Capsule: The Colonnades of Melbourne Part 1 – 1973 Buick Century Luxus 2-Door Coupe
Posted on March 28, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 3/7/2018) Welcome to another semi-regular series from me. I have – at last count – captured six different GM colonnades around town. That’s quite extraordinary given […] -
CC Capsule: 1983-87 Mazda 626 Coupe – The Mystery Of The Innocuous Coupe
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 3/27/2018) The conservative coupe and the two-door sedan seem to be peculiarly American phenomena. To an Australian, the idea of sacrificing two doors for a negligible […] -
CC Capsule: 1994-96 Mercedes-Benz C180 Esprit – Mercedes-Benz, Home Of The Four Flavors
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 3/15/2018) When I saw this odd, faded yellow C-Class, I thought, “Wow. Pale yellow might have worked on Benzes in the 1960s and 1970s but it […] -
CC Capsule: 1985-87 Daihatsu Charade – A Childhood Curbside Classic, Two Decades Later
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 3/13/2018) The first cars to disappear from our roads tend to be the cheapest. No matter how reliable and well-built, A- and B-segment vehicles […] -
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 200SX (S12) — Functional Beauty
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 12 CommentsHere’s a new addition to my neighborhood. It’s none other than a mid-80s Nissan 200SX, and still in daily use? How did this happen? Is this car not on the […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1987-92 Toyota Corolla All-Trac/4WD Wagon – Wholesome Carib
Posted on March 8, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 3/8/2018) Over the years, the Toyota Corolla has been available in myriad permutations: front-, rear-, or four-wheel-drive; sedan, coupe, hatchback, liftback or wagon; and powered […] -
CC Capsule: 1973 Mazda F1300 Pickup – A Familiar Face From The Past
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 3 CommentsI had hoped to find an early Mazda pickup for ages. One of those from the early ’70s that I used to see in the streets of San Salvador long […] -
Curbside Capsule: Original 48-215 Holden Sightings
Posted on March 2, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 3/2/2018) I can’t emphasize how rare it is to see one of the first 48-215 model Holdens parked on the side of the road, so it […] -
Curbside Classic: ’75-’77 Toyota Carina – Carina Caring
Posted on March 1, 2024 | 15 CommentsYou’ll be excused if the existence of the Toyota Carina has slipped through the cracks of your memory. The model generally sold poorly outside of its native Japan and was […] -
CC Capsule: 2015 Maserati Mostro Zagato – The Monster Returns
Posted on February 27, 2024 | 8 CommentsBack in the old days – by which I mean up to the ‘50s/’60s, one-off or extremely limited-run coachbuilt cars were quite rare, by definition, but they did exist. Then […]