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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy")
CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
![I’m a fan of the first-generation Ford Ranger, especially post-facelift when they got the composite headlamps. This is just a good-looking little truck. And this one is in surprisingly good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ranger3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Ford Ranger XLT – Direct from Pizza Planet")
CC Capsule: 1990 Ford Ranger XLT – Direct from Pizza Planet
Posted on April 17, 2019 | 42 CommentsI’m a fan of the first-generation Ford Ranger, especially post-facelift when they got the composite headlamps. This is just a good-looking little truck. And this one is in surprisingly good […] -
![As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its own (little) post. Old Hondas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Capsule: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 16, 2019 | 36 CommentsAs promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its own (little) post. Old Hondas […] -
![Meeting distant family members can be fascinating… or awkward. Sometimes a long-lost relative can seem like your own sibling, while at other times you quickly calculate just how much DNA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Toyotas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Just How Am I Related To You?")
CC Capsule: Just How Am I Related To You?
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 18 CommentsMeeting distant family members can be fascinating… or awkward. Sometimes a long-lost relative can seem like your own sibling, while at other times you quickly calculate just how much DNA […] -
![Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to a meet last year and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1975-chevrolet-monza-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness")
Car Show Capsule: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness
Posted on April 10, 2019 | 34 CommentsCars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to a meet last year and […] -
![Posted at the CC Cohort by KiwiBryce (first posted 8/19/2013) The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Seneca1960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under")
CC Capsule: 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under
Posted on April 7, 2019 | 46 CommentsPosted at the CC Cohort by KiwiBryce (first posted 8/19/2013) The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year […] -
Curbside Story: Type 1 VW Beetle- It All Started Here
Posted on April 4, 2019 | 39 CommentsThe classic VW Beetle was the catalyst, my automotive ground zero, where my love of classic cars all started. -
![Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In the US, it quickly outsold established […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kia-sedona-carnival-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan")
Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan
Posted on March 29, 2019 | 35 CommentsKia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In the US, it quickly outsold established […] -
![(First published 12/16/2015) Well Christie Brinkley never drove a 348 Spider, let alone any Ferrari that wasn’t red in either of her appearances in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series, it’s still hard not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_1483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Ferrari 348 Spider – Paging Christie Brinkley")
CC Capsule: 1994 Ferrari 348 Spider – Paging Christie Brinkley
Posted on March 26, 2019 | 25 Comments(First published 12/16/2015) Well Christie Brinkley never drove a 348 Spider, let alone any Ferrari that wasn’t red in either of her appearances in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series, it’s still hard not […] -
![The whole mini-pickup boom is quickly becoming another historical era, like the Great Brougham Epoch. Pickups are of course more in than ever, but even the descendants of the mini […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-385-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Ford Courier – A Survivor of the The Lesser Pickup Epoch")
CC Capsule: Ford Courier – A Survivor of the The Lesser Pickup Epoch
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 34 CommentsThe whole mini-pickup boom is quickly becoming another historical era, like the Great Brougham Epoch. Pickups are of course more in than ever, but even the descendants of the mini […] -
![It’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-236-186.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cadillac Day Finale: This Is the One For Me – 1955 Series 62 Convertible")
Cadillac Day Finale: This Is the One For Me – 1955 Series 62 Convertible
Posted on March 18, 2019 | 51 CommentsIt’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […] -
![GM’s Epsilon platform was used by a vast array of vehicles, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Saab 9-3 and Opel Vectra. As part of Fiat’s ill-fated tie-up with GM, the resurrected […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fiat-croma-front-34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2005-10 Fiat Croma – Monocromatic")
Curbside Capsule: 2005-10 Fiat Croma – Monocromatic
Posted on March 13, 2019 | 15 CommentsGM’s Epsilon platform was used by a vast array of vehicles, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Saab 9-3 and Opel Vectra. As part of Fiat’s ill-fated tie-up with GM, the resurrected […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-221-036-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here")
CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab […] -
![Most pickups are workhorses, a tool for their owners like a hammer or a pair of pliers. They’re hardy and built to last but they’re not necessarily built to keep. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ford-courier-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985-98 Ford Courier & 1986-96 Mitsubishi Triton – Trusty (But Not Rusty) Old Tools")
CC Capsule: 1985-98 Ford Courier & 1986-96 Mitsubishi Triton – Trusty (But Not Rusty) Old Tools
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 8 CommentsMost pickups are workhorses, a tool for their owners like a hammer or a pair of pliers. They’re hardy and built to last but they’re not necessarily built to keep. […] -
![I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-383-046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon")
CC Capsule: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon
Posted on March 6, 2019 | 46 CommentsI can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […]
