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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Aaron65’s recent post on decaying Simcas produced a reverse CC effect in me, reminding me of a photograph I’d taken a couple of weeks back. I was driving along High […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/oldsimca-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Simca in Australia Miscellany")
CC Capsule: Simca in Australia Miscellany
Posted on April 21, 2016 | 39 CommentsAaron65’s recent post on decaying Simcas produced a reverse CC effect in me, reminding me of a photograph I’d taken a couple of weeks back. I was driving along High […] -
![In 2014, the Ford Motor Company was the world’s 6th-largest automaker with 6.32 million unit sales. In January of this year, this same global juggernaut announced it was pulling out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ford-laser-lynx-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1994-96 Ford Laser Lynx – The Sun Sets In The East")
Curbside Capsule: 1994-96 Ford Laser Lynx – The Sun Sets In The East
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 34 CommentsIn 2014, the Ford Motor Company was the world’s 6th-largest automaker with 6.32 million unit sales. In January of this year, this same global juggernaut announced it was pulling out […] -
![“The wrong car at the wrong time” – It’s a phrase used over and over again to describe a vehicle whose lack of success can largely be blamed on a shift […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4181.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule/Future CC: 2009 Kia Borrego – The Wrong Car At The Wrong Time")
CC Capsule/Future CC: 2009 Kia Borrego – The Wrong Car At The Wrong Time
Posted on April 10, 2016 | 38 Comments“The wrong car at the wrong time” – It’s a phrase used over and over again to describe a vehicle whose lack of success can largely be blamed on a shift […] -
![The day of this particular Monday morning’s commute to work started out uneventfully enough. After a somewhat busy Easter weekend, I found myself on my morning Red Line train – a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/030-1979-Pontiac-Catalina-coupe-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Catalina Coupe – Please Pass The Dressing")
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Catalina Coupe – Please Pass The Dressing
Posted on April 4, 2016 | 47 CommentsThe day of this particular Monday morning’s commute to work started out uneventfully enough. After a somewhat busy Easter weekend, I found myself on my morning Red Line train – a […] -
![Fellow Curbivore GN has recently shown us a Car and Driver feature on the 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, so it seems appropriate to show this, an example of something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WP_20160313_001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Bentley Continental – What’s Not To Like?")
CC Capsule: 1985 Bentley Continental – What’s Not To Like?
Posted on March 26, 2016 | 26 CommentsFellow Curbivore GN has recently shown us a Car and Driver feature on the 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, so it seems appropriate to show this, an example of something that […] -
![There’s a reason why the concept of the drive-in had struck a chord with so many Americans. Whether a restaurant or a theater, the drive-in allowed for the enjoyment of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/358-Angelos-1972-Buick-Skylark-Custom-1967-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: At The Diner – Blue Cars, Blue Collars & Blue Plate Specials")
CC Capsule: At The Diner – Blue Cars, Blue Collars & Blue Plate Specials
Posted on March 21, 2016 | 28 CommentsThere’s a reason why the concept of the drive-in had struck a chord with so many Americans. Whether a restaurant or a theater, the drive-in allowed for the enjoyment of […] -
![Take a 1997 model, give it the front and rear fascias, bumpers, and bodyside moldings of the same car from 1995, add in the chrome grille, wheels, and interior from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4678.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Oldsmobile Regency – The Last Of The White-Walled Oldsmobiles")
CC Capsule: 1997 Oldsmobile Regency – The Last Of The White-Walled Oldsmobiles
Posted on March 14, 2016 | 33 CommentsTake a 1997 model, give it the front and rear fascias, bumpers, and bodyside moldings of the same car from 1995, add in the chrome grille, wheels, and interior from a […] -
![(by savageatl) Atlanta does not boast the variety of aged cars that Eugene does; blame it on emissions or profligacy. People say in Savannah, people ask you what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chevrolet-1985-Sprint-triple.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster
Posted on March 12, 2016 | 31 Comments(by savageatl) Atlanta does not boast the variety of aged cars that Eugene does; blame it on emissions or profligacy. People say in Savannah, people ask you what […] -
![What do Engineers do for enjoyment on business trips? I try to be on the lookout for things that are interesting. Recently I was in Mexico for two days and here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Beetle-1200w.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadtrip Capsule: A Quick Trip to Mexico")
Roadtrip Capsule: A Quick Trip to Mexico
Posted on March 8, 2016 | 29 CommentsWhat do Engineers do for enjoyment on business trips? I try to be on the lookout for things that are interesting. Recently I was in Mexico for two days and here’s […] -
![So I’m sitting in Five Guys with my son, scarfing down a cheeseburger, when I look out over his shoulder through the window and see this parked in front of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986-90 Dodge Ramcharger – Shopping in Suburbia")
CC Capsule: 1986-90 Dodge Ramcharger – Shopping in Suburbia
Posted on March 1, 2016 | 77 CommentsSo I’m sitting in Five Guys with my son, scarfing down a cheeseburger, when I look out over his shoulder through the window and see this parked in front of […] -
![Prior to this sighting, it had been a long time since I had seen a classic, early first-generation Mustang parked on the street like this, exposed to the elements of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/032-1966-Ford-Mustang-notchback-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Mustang Notchback- Parked In")
CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Mustang Notchback- Parked In
Posted on February 26, 2016 | 54 CommentsPrior to this sighting, it had been a long time since I had seen a classic, early first-generation Mustang parked on the street like this, exposed to the elements of […] -
![Mitsubishi has always been a much stronger player in the Australian market than in North America. In 2015, it was the 5th best-selling brand, overtaking Ford despite the absence of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mitsubishi-pajero-io-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1999-2005 Mitsubishi Pajero iO – Little Moon Rover")
Curbside Capsule: 1999-2005 Mitsubishi Pajero iO – Little Moon Rover
Posted on February 22, 2016 | 14 CommentsMitsubishi has always been a much stronger player in the Australian market than in North America. In 2015, it was the 5th best-selling brand, overtaking Ford despite the absence of […] -
![The weather in the Windy City was unseasonably warm during the second week of last November when I had rediscovered these photos I had taken several years prior. Temperatures had reached around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/007-Venomous-Valet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Shelby Cobra 427 Replica – An Accessory To Mischief?")
CC Capsule: Shelby Cobra 427 Replica – An Accessory To Mischief?
Posted on February 10, 2016 | 32 CommentsThe weather in the Windy City was unseasonably warm during the second week of last November when I had rediscovered these photos I had taken several years prior. Temperatures had reached around […] -
![American Motors Corporation followed a simple formula to make its Gremlin subcompact. First, take a popular compact. Second, cut off the rear end. Voilà, a subcompact, albeit one that wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mitsubishi-mirage-street3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1996-2004 Mitsubishi Mirage – A Gremlin Without The Gremlins")
Curbside Capsule: 1996-2004 Mitsubishi Mirage – A Gremlin Without The Gremlins
Posted on February 3, 2016 | 19 CommentsAmerican Motors Corporation followed a simple formula to make its Gremlin subcompact. First, take a popular compact. Second, cut off the rear end. Voilà, a subcompact, albeit one that wasn’t […] -
![Summertime warmth now seems like a dream to me, now that we in the Midwestern United States are in the middle of Winter 2015 – ’16 in our lovely hemisphere. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/026-1977-Chevrolet-Corvette-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – I Feel Love (A Rhapsody In Blue)")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – I Feel Love (A Rhapsody In Blue)
Posted on January 20, 2016 | 49 CommentsSummertime warmth now seems like a dream to me, now that we in the Midwestern United States are in the middle of Winter 2015 – ’16 in our lovely hemisphere. […]
