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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![The ‘80s are not my favourite decade of the last centrury, nor are Toyotas my number one automotive fantasy, but one should take a moment (and a few snaps) when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161225_104632.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1981 Toyota Corolla 3-Door Wagon – Too Beige, Or Not Too Beige?")
CC Capsule: 1981 Toyota Corolla 3-Door Wagon – Too Beige, Or Not Too Beige?
Posted on January 4, 2017 | 27 CommentsThe ‘80s are not my favourite decade of the last centrury, nor are Toyotas my number one automotive fantasy, but one should take a moment (and a few snaps) when […] -
![Buh-bye, Twenty-Sixteen, and don’t let the screen door hit you. Git. SHOO. Out! You were like the drunk party guest who refused to leave quietly, breaking many, many things in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1982-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1982 Chevrolet El Camino – The Road Ahead")
Curbside Capsule: 1982 Chevrolet El Camino – The Road Ahead
Posted on January 1, 2017 | 30 CommentsBuh-bye, Twenty-Sixteen, and don’t let the screen door hit you. Git. SHOO. Out! You were like the drunk party guest who refused to leave quietly, breaking many, many things in our […] -
![One day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pontiac-trans-sport-obrera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City")
CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City
Posted on December 16, 2016 | 15 CommentsOne day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […] -
![Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity")
Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on December 6, 2016 | 22 CommentsHumankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […] -
![Isn’t this truck just oozing with authenticity and testosterone? None of that sissified cushiness of its modern successors here. And in case you’re wondering about the Travelette name, it’s International’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-20-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 International Travelette – The Proto Double Cab Pickup")
CC Capsule: 1964 International Travelette – The Proto Double Cab Pickup
Posted on December 1, 2016 | 34 CommentsIsn’t this truck just oozing with authenticity and testosterone? None of that sissified cushiness of its modern successors here. And in case you’re wondering about the Travelette name, it’s International’s […] -
![We are in the midst of a turbocharging epoch as automakers use boosted, small-displacement engines to satisfy consumer and regulatory demands for fuel economy, while still offering healthy power output. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chrysler-stratus-turbo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 2: Chrysler Stratus and Cirrus 2.4 Turbo – Clouds That Fly")
Mexican Mopars, Part 2: Chrysler Stratus and Cirrus 2.4 Turbo – Clouds That Fly
Posted on November 28, 2016 | 17 CommentsWe are in the midst of a turbocharging epoch as automakers use boosted, small-displacement engines to satisfy consumer and regulatory demands for fuel economy, while still offering healthy power output. […] -
![Over the coming weeks, I will be presenting to you a series on the many unique Mexican market Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth vehicles. This is Part 1. In September 2016, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dodge-neon-2017-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 1: 2017 Dodge Neon and Vision – Hi! Again")
Mexican Mopars, Part 1: 2017 Dodge Neon and Vision – Hi! Again
Posted on November 21, 2016 | 22 CommentsOver the coming weeks, I will be presenting to you a series on the many unique Mexican market Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth vehicles. This is Part 1. In September 2016, […] -
![I went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SIDE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?")
CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?
Posted on November 10, 2016 | 22 CommentsI went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […] -
![As a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/S0771085.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon")
CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon
Posted on October 28, 2016 | 28 CommentsAs a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […] -
![I have a confession to make: I do not care for trucks. They’re not vehicles I can relate to. Consequently, I don’t know the makes all that well, nor the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dennis_F2_side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Dennis F2 Water Tender – Still Or Sparkling?")
CC Capsule: Dennis F2 Water Tender – Still Or Sparkling?
Posted on October 7, 2016 | 26 CommentsI have a confession to make: I do not care for trucks. They’re not vehicles I can relate to. Consequently, I don’t know the makes all that well, nor the […] -
![Beater Mustangs were once such a common sight; no more. So it’s a trip back in time to see one like this still wild on the streets. And it does […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-304-066-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Ford Mustang – Beater But Not Beaten")
CC Capsule: 1967 Ford Mustang – Beater But Not Beaten
Posted on October 6, 2016 | 52 CommentsBeater Mustangs were once such a common sight; no more. So it’s a trip back in time to see one like this still wild on the streets. And it does […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2011) True confession: I don’t actually like car shows very much. That may sound utterly perverse, but so be it. It’s a bit like paying $5 bucks to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-145-169-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Concours Classic: 1936 Ford DeLuxe Coupe – The Best Of The Classic Fords?")
Concours Classic: 1936 Ford DeLuxe Coupe – The Best Of The Classic Fords?
Posted on September 4, 2016 | 28 Comments(first posted 8/27/2011) True confession: I don’t actually like car shows very much. That may sound utterly perverse, but so be it. It’s a bit like paying $5 bucks to […] -
![I came upon this car the day after my wedding. I got married this summer, in July. Second time around for both of us. Did this car get a second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/JimAndMargaret.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – Capping My Wedding Weekend")
CC Capsule: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – Capping My Wedding Weekend
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 67 CommentsI came upon this car the day after my wedding. I got married this summer, in July. Second time around for both of us. Did this car get a second […] -
![The Datsun 200B was an immensely popular if humble, mainstream Japanese family sedan during its 1977-81 run in Australia: a Camry before there was a Camry, if you will. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/modified-datsun-200b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977-81 Datsun 200B & 1985-86 Nissan Bluebird TR.X – Evolutionarily Stunted Bird")
Curbside Capsule: 1977-81 Datsun 200B & 1985-86 Nissan Bluebird TR.X – Evolutionarily Stunted Bird
Posted on August 29, 2016 | 20 CommentsThe Datsun 200B was an immensely popular if humble, mainstream Japanese family sedan during its 1977-81 run in Australia: a Camry before there was a Camry, if you will. But […] -
![On a Monday this past February while on vacation in Las Vegas, I came across these three Cadillacs representing three very different eras. Las Vegas and Cadillacs just seem to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/265-1970-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Cadillacs In Las Vegas")
CC Capsule: Cadillacs In Las Vegas
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 40 CommentsOn a Monday this past February while on vacation in Las Vegas, I came across these three Cadillacs representing three very different eras. Las Vegas and Cadillacs just seem to […]
