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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Sometimes, a good idea can be recycled or repurposed to good effect. “Sampling”, the practice of using parts of a previously recorded song for use in a newly created one, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0012-2003-Ford-ZX2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2003 Ford ZX2 – A Liberal Use Of Sampling")
CC Capsule: 2003 Ford ZX2 – A Liberal Use Of Sampling
Posted on February 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsSometimes, a good idea can be recycled or repurposed to good effect. “Sampling”, the practice of using parts of a previously recorded song for use in a newly created one, […] -
![Oftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?")
CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 21 CommentsOftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […] -
![Ever since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0568-Junkyard-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash")
CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash
Posted on February 9, 2018 | 54 CommentsEver since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […] -
![It’s CC’s favourite member of the royal family – Lucas, Duke of Endarkenment. That might be him in ghostly form astride a brass era contraption, but it’s the one on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lucas-closeup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 3")
CC Capsule: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 3
Posted on February 7, 2018 | 58 CommentsIt’s CC’s favourite member of the royal family – Lucas, Duke of Endarkenment. That might be him in ghostly form astride a brass era contraption, but it’s the one on […] -
![At the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1966-Pontiac-Tempest-LeMans-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – A Perfect Storm")
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – A Perfect Storm
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 32 CommentsAt the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […] -
![Whilst on my way back home, this time driving my father-in-law’s ‘orrible 2012 Corolla (an ex-company car abomination), I stumbled upon a Volvo rarely seen when new, let alone some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_1223_134717_010.MP4_snapshot_02.26_2017.12.30_12.22.31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dash-Cam Capsule: Volvo C70 Coupé")
Dash-Cam Capsule: Volvo C70 Coupé
Posted on January 1, 2018 | 6 CommentsWhilst on my way back home, this time driving my father-in-law’s ‘orrible 2012 Corolla (an ex-company car abomination), I stumbled upon a Volvo rarely seen when new, let alone some […] -
![(First published May 6, 2017 – Updated) Sometime this past week (around the end of April, 2017), the final Chevrolet SS was expected to have rolled off Holden’s production line in Elizabeth, South […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/15-ss.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2017: Curbside Expatriot: 2017 Chevrolet SS – “She’s the last of the (four door, RWD, manual) V8s!”*")
CC’s Best of 2017: Curbside Expatriot: 2017 Chevrolet SS – “She’s the last of the (four door, RWD, manual) V8s!”*
Posted on December 30, 2017 | 87 Comments(First published May 6, 2017 – Updated) Sometime this past week (around the end of April, 2017), the final Chevrolet SS was expected to have rolled off Holden’s production line in Elizabeth, South […] -
![Five years back, I saw this beautiful, late-third-generation Mustang GT soft top while on my way to meet my brother for an after-work cocktail. His law office is mere blocks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1991-Ford-Mustang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1991 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Home For The Holidays")
Curbside Capsule: 1991 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Home For The Holidays
Posted on December 19, 2017 | 44 CommentsFive years back, I saw this beautiful, late-third-generation Mustang GT soft top while on my way to meet my brother for an after-work cocktail. His law office is mere blocks […] -
![I’m back, CC Readers. Following the catastrophic failure of my old computer, I have since purchased and set up a new one. Thankfully, most of my files (including my vast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8264-FIAT-500-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Vintage FIAT 500 – A Little Italian")
Curbside Capsule: Vintage FIAT 500 – A Little Italian
Posted on November 28, 2017 | 53 CommentsI’m back, CC Readers. Following the catastrophic failure of my old computer, I have since purchased and set up a new one. Thankfully, most of my files (including my vast […] -
![I recall a story I read on the internet about a young woman’s thrifty mother. She had found a packet of cheese at the store for 25 cents and bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/great-wall-x240-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2009-14 Great Wall X200/X240 – Don’t Laugh, The Chinese Will Get There Eventually")
CC Capsule: 2009-14 Great Wall X200/X240 – Don’t Laugh, The Chinese Will Get There Eventually
Posted on November 14, 2017 | 58 CommentsI recall a story I read on the internet about a young woman’s thrifty mother. She had found a packet of cheese at the store for 25 cents and bought […] -
![The early stages of buying a car, for me at least, typically involve writing a list of utterly left-field options that never end up making it to my shortlist. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/volvo-s80-v8-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2006-10 Volvo S80 V8 – Swedish Power Metal")
CC Capsule: 2006-10 Volvo S80 V8 – Swedish Power Metal
Posted on October 25, 2017 | 40 CommentsThe early stages of buying a car, for me at least, typically involve writing a list of utterly left-field options that never end up making it to my shortlist. The […] -
![Recently, GN posed a question to CC readers as to which were some of our favorite designs from General Motors during the Irv Rybicki era. It didn’t take a lengthy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/257-1990-Chevrolet-1500-Pickup-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – Still Hard At Work")
CC Capsule: 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – Still Hard At Work
Posted on October 23, 2017 | 64 CommentsRecently, GN posed a question to CC readers as to which were some of our favorite designs from General Motors during the Irv Rybicki era. It didn’t take a lengthy […] -
![No, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey looks entirely different to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honda-odyssey-gen-3-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan")
CC Capsule: 2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan
Posted on October 18, 2017 | 38 CommentsNo, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey looks entirely different to the […] -
![It took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged")
CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 27 CommentsIt took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […] -
![I came across this W140 a little while back and thought to myself; wow – a late model MB and its already been trashed. Then I took a hold of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grafmerc1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Self-Inflicted Ageism")
CC Outtakes: Self-Inflicted Ageism
Posted on October 11, 2017 | 50 CommentsI came across this W140 a little while back and thought to myself; wow – a late model MB and its already been trashed. Then I took a hold of […]
