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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![I encountered this relatively rare Rolls near my place in Bangkok a couple of times and finally tried to photograph it. Unfortunately, it was guarded (must belong to some VIP) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20190507_161859-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2000 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph – Retreat Of The Clones")
CC Capsule: 2000 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph – Retreat Of The Clones
Posted on June 3, 2019 | 15 CommentsI encountered this relatively rare Rolls near my place in Bangkok a couple of times and finally tried to photograph it. Unfortunately, it was guarded (must belong to some VIP) […] -
![Almost ten years ago, I shot the original Human Powered RV and posted it at the old site. I’d seen it being pedaled around in traffic, albeit very slowly, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-390-028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Human Powered RV, Version 2.0")
Curbside Classic: The Human Powered RV, Version 2.0
Posted on May 21, 2019 | 17 CommentsAlmost ten years ago, I shot the original Human Powered RV and posted it at the old site. I’d seen it being pedaled around in traffic, albeit very slowly, and […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2013) The 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-103-114-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Big Man On Campus")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Big Man On Campus
Posted on May 19, 2019 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/3/2013) The 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a […] -
![Here is something you do not see everyday. A mash-up of a Mk2 Volkswagen Jetta and Golf to create a small and unique station wagon. I suspect the main body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/custom-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Oddity: Volkswagen Jetta/Golf Mk2 combination – Jolf?")
Curbside Oddity: Volkswagen Jetta/Golf Mk2 combination – Jolf?
Posted on May 16, 2019 | 21 CommentsHere is something you do not see everyday. A mash-up of a Mk2 Volkswagen Jetta and Golf to create a small and unique station wagon. I suspect the main body […] -
![It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t describe this Gemini owner’s experience with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/holden-rb-gemini-sle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark")
Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark
Posted on May 15, 2019 | 10 CommentsIt’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t describe this Gemini owner’s experience with […] -
![Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees gifted by the City of Tokyo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms")
CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms
Posted on May 15, 2019 | 10 CommentsHere in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees gifted by the City of Tokyo […] -
![The GM N-body cars of the ’80’s have been covered several times over the years here at Curbside Classic, usually when a tired, can’t-believe-this-is-still-on-the-road example pops up. Those have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190505_185610.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme – A Happy Baby")
CC Capsule: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme – A Happy Baby
Posted on May 10, 2019 | 52 CommentsThe GM N-body cars of the ’80’s have been covered several times over the years here at Curbside Classic, usually when a tired, can’t-believe-this-is-still-on-the-road example pops up. Those have been […] -
![Years ago, a former manager had reintroduced an effective marketing phrase I had long forgotten from my ’80s childhood when she referred to the “Toyota jump”. Within the context of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1981-82-Toyota-Tercel-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Toyota Corolla Tercel – Little Red Hawk")
CC Capsule: 1981 Toyota Corolla Tercel – Little Red Hawk
Posted on May 6, 2019 | 53 CommentsYears ago, a former manager had reintroduced an effective marketing phrase I had long forgotten from my ’80s childhood when she referred to the “Toyota jump”. Within the context of […] -
![Welcome to (hopefully) an on-going series of posts in which I will share Curbside Classic and other interesting vehicles, infesting the realms of the Holy-land. Most will be (quite conveniently) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190423_164232.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: April 2019 – From 2CV To Bentley And Everything In Between")
CCs In Israel: April 2019 – From 2CV To Bentley And Everything In Between
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 12 CommentsWelcome to (hopefully) an on-going series of posts in which I will share Curbside Classic and other interesting vehicles, infesting the realms of the Holy-land. Most will be (quite conveniently) […] -
![Much like Prince Akeem went looking for a bride in Queens in Coming To America, I should’ve known Las Vegas was the place to go for a Vega. Right as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chevrolet-vega-in-vegas-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Return To The Great Vega Hunt, Part II: 1971-73 Chevrolet Vega in Las Vegas")
Return To The Great Vega Hunt, Part II: 1971-73 Chevrolet Vega in Las Vegas
Posted on April 26, 2019 | 41 CommentsMuch like Prince Akeem went looking for a bride in Queens in Coming To America, I should’ve known Las Vegas was the place to go for a Vega. Right as […] -
![Daewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a year later, the Korean automaker declared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/daewoo-tacuma-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed")
Curbside Capsule: 2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed
Posted on April 25, 2019 | 19 CommentsDaewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a year later, the Korean automaker declared […] -
![Two jobs ago I worked for a company owned by a group of partners. Two of the partners used to take all of the IT directors, including me, to lunch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/97bmwm3-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 BMW M3 – The Car I Want For My Midlife Crisis")
CC Capsule: 1997 BMW M3 – The Car I Want For My Midlife Crisis
Posted on April 24, 2019 | 19 CommentsTwo jobs ago I worked for a company owned by a group of partners. Two of the partners used to take all of the IT directors, including me, to lunch […] -
![Remember the Great Vega Hunt? Paul was looking for surviving, running, non-garage queen examples of Vegas with the original 2300 engine. This 1974 Chevrolet Vega I photographed in Washington Heights […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chevrolet-vega-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Return Of The Great Vega Hunt: Part I – A 1974 Hatchback In NYC")
Return Of The Great Vega Hunt: Part I – A 1974 Hatchback In NYC
Posted on April 24, 2019 | 42 CommentsRemember the Great Vega Hunt? Paul was looking for surviving, running, non-garage queen examples of Vegas with the original 2300 engine. This 1974 Chevrolet Vega I photographed in Washington Heights […] -
![The culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after 33 years, leaving Holden without a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2016-to-2018-holden-barina-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC Capsule: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina")
Future CC Capsule: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina
Posted on April 20, 2019 | 27 CommentsThe culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after 33 years, leaving Holden without a […] -
![OK, it’s not really a brownstone, but that’s what first came to mind when I saw this shot posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. And although New York’s brownstones, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32645477147_6e64a03087_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1978 Buick Skylark – New York Brownstone")
Cohort Capsule: 1978 Buick Skylark – New York Brownstone
Posted on April 19, 2019 | 20 CommentsOK, it’s not really a brownstone, but that’s what first came to mind when I saw this shot posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. And although New York’s brownstones, […]
