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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![My brother was out and about on the Old Northside of Indianapolis one chilly day a couple years ago when he came upon this 1960 Facel Vega HK 500. He […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1960_Facel_Vega_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1960 Facel Vega HK 500 – On Adult Relationships with Siblings")
CC Capsule: 1960 Facel Vega HK 500 – On Adult Relationships with Siblings
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 29 CommentsMy brother was out and about on the Old Northside of Indianapolis one chilly day a couple years ago when he came upon this 1960 Facel Vega HK 500. He […] -
![I brake for all JDM vehicles. More accurately, when I see a Japanese Domestic Market car or truck, I’ll try to slow down and savor the details. When I spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Daihatsu-Atrai-RR1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One")
Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 29 CommentsI brake for all JDM vehicles. More accurately, when I see a Japanese Domestic Market car or truck, I’ll try to slow down and savor the details. When I spotted […] -
![(first posted 12/19/2017) Recent years have seen Hyundai grow from the bottom of the barrel value brand it once was to a confident full-line mainstream brand on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1856.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2005 Hyundai XG350 – Grander, But Not Grandeur")
CC Capsule: 2005 Hyundai XG350 – Grander, But Not Grandeur
Posted on December 19, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 12/19/2017) Recent years have seen Hyundai grow from the bottom of the barrel value brand it once was to a confident full-line mainstream brand on the […] -
![Just this last week, as I drove around the surroundings of San Salvador, I came across this most extraordinary find. What I believe to be some kind of lost Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20231216_161152680_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Volvo P-1800 LL – A Lost Chevy-Inspired Concept Car?")
CC Capsule: 1972 Volvo P-1800 LL – A Lost Chevy-Inspired Concept Car?
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 23 CommentsJust this last week, as I drove around the surroundings of San Salvador, I came across this most extraordinary find. What I believe to be some kind of lost Volvo […] -
![Ah, the 2010s! What a blessed decade that was. For some things, maybe. Car design-wise, it was actually piss-poor, on the whole. The overweight, squinty-eyed, angry-edgy-chunky tanks we are currently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20221225_144449_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2020 Honda S660 Neo Classic – The Masked Avenger")
CC Capsule: 2020 Honda S660 Neo Classic – The Masked Avenger
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 10 CommentsAh, the 2010s! What a blessed decade that was. For some things, maybe. Car design-wise, it was actually piss-poor, on the whole. The overweight, squinty-eyed, angry-edgy-chunky tanks we are currently […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) With the arrival of December and its colder temperatures here in the Midwestern United States, my thoughts often turn to warmer climates. I lived in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1956-Ford-Thunderbird-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1956 Ford Thunderbird – By The Ocean Beach")
Curbside Capsule: 1956 Ford Thunderbird – By The Ocean Beach
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) With the arrival of December and its colder temperatures here in the Midwestern United States, my thoughts often turn to warmer climates. I lived in […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-320-050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?")
Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […] -
![Long-time CC readers must believe Isuzu Belletts are the most common of sightings. For some reason or another, at least two contributors have already found a few of these early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20220805_144604534_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Isuzu Bellett – A Nice Little Bell, By Any Other Name")
CC Capsule: 1968 Isuzu Bellett – A Nice Little Bell, By Any Other Name
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 15 CommentsLong-time CC readers must believe Isuzu Belletts are the most common of sightings. For some reason or another, at least two contributors have already found a few of these early […] -
![(first posted 12//2017) Heavily criticized from the point of its introduction, through the years and into the present day, the 1986-1991 Cadillac Seville was a car with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thumb_IMG_9103_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac STS – Lack Of Cadillac Style")
CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac STS – Lack Of Cadillac Style
Posted on December 6, 2023 | 75 Comments(first posted 12//2017) Heavily criticized from the point of its introduction, through the years and into the present day, the 1986-1991 Cadillac Seville was a car with […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2017) When I call this the last fresh Crown Vic, I realize the Panther cars received extensive chassis revisions in 2003. But by then, Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1992-ford-crown-victoria-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria – The Last Fresh Crown Vic")
Curbside Capsule: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria – The Last Fresh Crown Vic
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/4/2017) When I call this the last fresh Crown Vic, I realize the Panther cars received extensive chassis revisions in 2003. But by then, Ford […] -
![Something is happening to parking lots in Tokyo. In a word, they’re disappearing. The one where I caught this superbly preserved Sprinter, for instance, has been fenced up since late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20220505_170339_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter (E100) SE-G – Hunting Grounds In Peril")
CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter (E100) SE-G – Hunting Grounds In Peril
Posted on November 27, 2023 | 13 CommentsSomething is happening to parking lots in Tokyo. In a word, they’re disappearing. The one where I caught this superbly preserved Sprinter, for instance, has been fenced up since late […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2017) To properly understand the Corolla, and why it has perpetually been so successful, one needs to spend a couple of hours driving the freeways […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-337-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Corolla – The Working Woman’s Hard-Working Car of Choice Retires to Eugene")
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Corolla – The Working Woman’s Hard-Working Car of Choice Retires to Eugene
Posted on November 23, 2023 | 74 Comments(first posted 11/23/2017) To properly understand the Corolla, and why it has perpetually been so successful, one needs to spend a couple of hours driving the freeways […] -
![(first posted 11/16/2017) It seemed like Mitsubishi was channeling Pontiac for a while there in the 90s and early 00s. Both had somewhat of a sporty image due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mitsubishi-magna-ralliart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Mitsubishi Magna Ralliart – On A Wing And A (Bright Yellow) Prayer")
CC Capsule: 2002 Mitsubishi Magna Ralliart – On A Wing And A (Bright Yellow) Prayer
Posted on November 19, 2023 | 18 Comments(first posted 11/16/2017) It seemed like Mitsubishi was channeling Pontiac for a while there in the 90s and early 00s. Both had somewhat of a sporty image due […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2017) While pushing my son in his stroller, on the way back from his nursery, it was impossible to ignore this iconic shape, but I must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171117_123109.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 Citroën 2CV6 Club – Time Goes By Faster Than You Think")
CC Capsule: 1983 Citroën 2CV6 Club – Time Goes By Faster Than You Think
Posted on November 18, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 11/18/2017) While pushing my son in his stroller, on the way back from his nursery, it was impossible to ignore this iconic shape, but I must […] -
![Photos by Simón Varela. I know what most of you are thinking, there’s no such thing as a ‘cool’ Corona. Particularly, when speaking of the somewhat frumpy third generation. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG-20230510-WA0009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Toyota Corona 1600S Hardtop Coupe – The ‘Cool’ Corona")
CC Capsule: 1968 Toyota Corona 1600S Hardtop Coupe – The ‘Cool’ Corona
Posted on November 17, 2023 | 20 CommentsPhotos by Simón Varela. I know what most of you are thinking, there’s no such thing as a ‘cool’ Corona. Particularly, when speaking of the somewhat frumpy third generation. But […]
