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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![In 1955, the Nomad Wagon was the most expensive Chevrolet by a healthy margin, and marked the beginning of Chevy’s expansion into the mid-priced market. By 1968, that storied name […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-118-159-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CC Capsule: 1969 Chevelle Nomad Wagon – More Name Debasement, And Confusion")
Classic CC Capsule: 1969 Chevelle Nomad Wagon – More Name Debasement, And Confusion
Posted on September 18, 2014 | 62 CommentsIn 1955, the Nomad Wagon was the most expensive Chevrolet by a healthy margin, and marked the beginning of Chevy’s expansion into the mid-priced market. By 1968, that storied name […] -
![Pardon the bad pun, but I just couldn’t resist. I’ve seen this grey 190D, with its Hungarian front plate, running around town for over a year and only now got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-08-04-13.43.17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Mercedes 190D – Hungary For Performance")
CC Capsule: 1985 Mercedes 190D – Hungary For Performance
Posted on September 18, 2014 | 19 CommentsPardon the bad pun, but I just couldn’t resist. I’ve seen this grey 190D, with its Hungarian front plate, running around town for over a year and only now got […] -
![Brighton Beach is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, home to generations of Russian-speaking immigrants. Situated near Coney Island, it is one of the best places in New York City to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Black Russian")
Curbside Capsule: Black Russian
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 44 CommentsBrighton Beach is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, home to generations of Russian-speaking immigrants. Situated near Coney Island, it is one of the best places in New York City to […] -
![These pictures were taken in Amsterdam in June 1975. I had just arrived on an overnight flight from Canada, and I was pretty zonked out. A boat tour of Amsterdam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ld-amsterdam1975-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Canalside Parking – How Many CCs Can You Identify?")
Canalside Parking – How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 26 CommentsThese pictures were taken in Amsterdam in June 1975. I had just arrived on an overnight flight from Canada, and I was pretty zonked out. A boat tour of Amsterdam […] -
![I was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1977-Chevrolet-C10-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsI was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […] -
![CC-reader Nagosnell found this gem in Belton S.C. and, judging from the headlights, believes it to have begun life as a 68-74 VW. Some research revealed the “Super Bugger” decal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140911_113143.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Beetle-Bago!")
CC Capsule: Beetle-Bago!
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 26 CommentsCC-reader Nagosnell found this gem in Belton S.C. and, judging from the headlights, believes it to have begun life as a 68-74 VW. Some research revealed the “Super Bugger” decal […] -
![CC reader Mike T. sent me some pictures and original documents of a rather unusual car that its owners are preparing for an estate sale. It’s a 1979 Lincoln Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/100_1025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental With Six Inch Stretch – Anyone Interested?")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental With Six Inch Stretch – Anyone Interested?
Posted on September 5, 2014 | 33 CommentsCC reader Mike T. sent me some pictures and original documents of a rather unusual car that its owners are preparing for an estate sale. It’s a 1979 Lincoln Continental […] -
![Finding a genuine curbside Packard is undoubtedly one of the highlights of any CC’er. I’ve managed to snag two, a ’51 200 and a ’46 Clipper Super, both in my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Packard-1955-Clipper-rq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1955 Packard Clipper Hardtop Coupe – Hot Rod Packard")
Cohort Capsule: 1955 Packard Clipper Hardtop Coupe – Hot Rod Packard
Posted on September 4, 2014 | 69 CommentsFinding a genuine curbside Packard is undoubtedly one of the highlights of any CC’er. I’ve managed to snag two, a ’51 200 and a ’46 Clipper Super, both in my […] -
![As long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/55-cadillac_Custom_Viewmstr-DV-07-CC_01-conceptcarz-dot-com.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!")
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 37 CommentsAs long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […] -
![These old Econolines are rare enough but this “Travel Wagon” version seems even more so. It was parked on the very end of a grocery store parking lot in Spartanburg […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140726_124836-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Travel Wagon – The American Westfalia Camper")
CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Travel Wagon – The American Westfalia Camper
Posted on August 30, 2014 | 30 CommentsThese old Econolines are rare enough but this “Travel Wagon” version seems even more so. It was parked on the very end of a grocery store parking lot in Spartanburg […] -
![At 8:45 AM this morning, I left a comment at JPC’s 1965 Gladiator CC, referring to my previous Gladiator CC: Now if only one of us had had the guts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-232-095-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Effect Capsule: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J2000 – With Some Additional Graphic Technical Details")
CC Effect Capsule: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J2000 – With Some Additional Graphic Technical Details
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 22 CommentsAt 8:45 AM this morning, I left a comment at JPC’s 1965 Gladiator CC, referring to my previous Gladiator CC: Now if only one of us had had the guts […] -
![I stopped to photograph this Jeep Cherokee because the two-doors are far less plentiful than the four-doors, which themselves are starting to thin out here in Rustopia. I guess most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1995-Jeep-Cherokee-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Jeep Cherokee – Never a Family Hauler")
CC Capsule: 1996 Jeep Cherokee – Never a Family Hauler
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 48 CommentsI stopped to photograph this Jeep Cherokee because the two-doors are far less plentiful than the four-doors, which themselves are starting to thin out here in Rustopia. I guess most […] -
![There might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7-19-2014-117-e1407689295872.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”")
CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 53 CommentsThere might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […] -
![On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? Right up my alley; or down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-229-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios")
Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 49 CommentsOn of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? Right up my alley; or down […] -
![(photo: AGuyinVancouver) To many, the name “Pontiac Grand Am” stirs up rather dizzying thoughts of the over-styled, over-cladded N-body compact, that Pontiac peddled upon rental fleets and the general population […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GrandAm1978front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Neither “Grand” Nor “Am”")
Cohort Capsule: 1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Neither “Grand” Nor “Am”
Posted on August 22, 2014 | 140 Comments(photo: AGuyinVancouver) To many, the name “Pontiac Grand Am” stirs up rather dizzying thoughts of the over-styled, over-cladded N-body compact, that Pontiac peddled upon rental fleets and the general population […]
