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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![In my younger years, I used to indulge in a lot of MMing about the ultimate vehicle, the one that encompassed all the following qualities: a compact van body, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-218-023-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear 4×4 Van – It Checks All The Right Boxes Except One")
CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear 4×4 Van – It Checks All The Right Boxes Except One
Posted on April 29, 2014 | 66 CommentsIn my younger years, I used to indulge in a lot of MMing about the ultimate vehicle, the one that encompassed all the following qualities: a compact van body, for […] -
![My favorite cars to behold, if not to drive, are the more obscure Japanese models of the 1980s which were generally uncommon throughout my younger years and are truly rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-27-18.09.34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Mazda 626 – My Kinda CC")
CC Capsule: 1987 Mazda 626 – My Kinda CC
Posted on April 28, 2014 | 41 CommentsMy favorite cars to behold, if not to drive, are the more obscure Japanese models of the 1980s which were generally uncommon throughout my younger years and are truly rare […] -
Something About Those Saturns
Posted on April 26, 2014 | 55 CommentsThere is something about those buzzy, plastic, oil burning, Saturn S-Series. They are terrible. But, I find them amazing in just as many ways as I find them awful. -
![What are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-054-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska")
The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska
Posted on April 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsWhat are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […] -
![The Chelsea Houses and the John Lovejoy Elliott Houses are a group of housing projects located between West 25th and 27th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues in the Chelsea […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cutlass-Ciera-wagon-1b-e1398088602349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Official Car Of The Chelsea Projects")
CC Capsule: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Official Car Of The Chelsea Projects
Posted on April 22, 2014 | 70 CommentsThe Chelsea Houses and the John Lovejoy Elliott Houses are a group of housing projects located between West 25th and 27th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues in the Chelsea […] -
![I met John in the Industrial Design program at Georgia Tech in 1983, and we became fast friends (and remain so to this day). We both enjoyed road racing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rs003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1980 Mercury Capri RS – The Fox Mustang’s Alter Ego")
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Mercury Capri RS – The Fox Mustang’s Alter Ego
Posted on April 17, 2014 | 57 CommentsI met John in the Industrial Design program at Georgia Tech in 1983, and we became fast friends (and remain so to this day). We both enjoyed road racing, […] -
![It’s somewhat appropriate that I start the Memphis portion of my curbside career with a find that’s a block away. And no, Elvis did not own this, as far as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_3247.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Ignoring The Past?")
CC Capsule: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Ignoring The Past?
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 75 CommentsIt’s somewhat appropriate that I start the Memphis portion of my curbside career with a find that’s a block away. And no, Elvis did not own this, as far as I […] -
![Have you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/77FordBronco4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails")
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 15 CommentsHave you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […] -
![This past Sunday, before I hit the gym, I noticed a totally unremarkable blob of whiteness turning into the same supermarket parking lot that I was entering. My CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Justy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Subaru Justy – Before Fuji Found Its Mojo")
CC Capsule: 1994 Subaru Justy – Before Fuji Found Its Mojo
Posted on April 9, 2014 | 35 CommentsThis past Sunday, before I hit the gym, I noticed a totally unremarkable blob of whiteness turning into the same supermarket parking lot that I was entering. My CC […] -
![Growing up just north of Flint, MI, my psyche has been permeated by Buicks for much of my cognizant life, so it makes sense that I regularly shop for their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Riv-T-Type-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Cars I Never Bought–1984/5 Buick Riviera T-Type")
CC Capsule: Cars I Never Bought–1984/5 Buick Riviera T-Type
Posted on March 31, 2014 | 64 CommentsGrowing up just north of Flint, MI, my psyche has been permeated by Buicks for much of my cognizant life, so it makes sense that I regularly shop for their […] -
![I’m rather excited to catch this truck, because it used to live here for many years, then disappeared for quite a few more years, only to return again. It’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CC-222-231-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Ford F 250 With Wide Oval Spare Tire")
CC Capsule: 1967 Ford F 250 With Wide Oval Spare Tire
Posted on March 18, 2014 | 23 CommentsI’m rather excited to catch this truck, because it used to live here for many years, then disappeared for quite a few more years, only to return again. It’s a […] -
![As soon as I saw this rig in a parking lot yesterday, I knew it was a bit far away from home. Toyota never imported these HJ Series Land Cruisers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CC-222-218-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ75 With Chevy 6.5 L Diesel V8 – How’s That For Something A Bit Different?")
CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ75 With Chevy 6.5 L Diesel V8 – How’s That For Something A Bit Different?
Posted on March 17, 2014 | 42 CommentsAs soon as I saw this rig in a parking lot yesterday, I knew it was a bit far away from home. Toyota never imported these HJ Series Land Cruisers […] -
![Italy has produced some of the most elegant, seductive, perfectly proportioned autos the world has ever seen. To drive a fine Italian car is to experience the Sine qua non–the ultimate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P2160035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Maserati Biturbo Si – Sexy, Immobile")
CC Capsule: 1984 Maserati Biturbo Si – Sexy, Immobile
Posted on March 9, 2014 | 68 CommentsItaly has produced some of the most elegant, seductive, perfectly proportioned autos the world has ever seen. To drive a fine Italian car is to experience the Sine qua non–the ultimate […] -
![The Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were low-buck transportation. When new, they sold for well under $10,000, at a time when the average new car’s sticker had just gone north […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DodgeShadowInterior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Dodge Shadow ES – White on White")
CC Capsule: 1991 Dodge Shadow ES – White on White
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 42 CommentsThe Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were low-buck transportation. When new, they sold for well under $10,000, at a time when the average new car’s sticker had just gone north […] -
![From the Collection of the Northeast Classic Car Museum, Norwich, NY While shooting classics at a museum would seem like shooting fish in a barrel, the reality is a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/100_3130.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic – 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser- The future was so bright, it needed sunshades")
Museum Classic – 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser- The future was so bright, it needed sunshades
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsFrom the Collection of the Northeast Classic Car Museum, Norwich, NY While shooting classics at a museum would seem like shooting fish in a barrel, the reality is a little […]
