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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 1/24/2018) Bangkok is home to the largest Japanese expat community in the world. Some work here, but a considerable number also choose to retire in Thailand. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180119_121351.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Mazda Familia 1400 Super Cab – The Migrant Familia")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mazda Familia 1400 Super Cab – The Migrant Familia
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 1/24/2018) Bangkok is home to the largest Japanese expat community in the world. Some work here, but a considerable number also choose to retire in Thailand. […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2018) Very thankfully, there are more than a few cable channels these days that specialize in reruns of shows I loved watching when I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8002-1954-Ford-F-100-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1955 Ford F-100 – Paging Fred Sanford")
Curbside Capsule: 1955 Ford F-100 – Paging Fred Sanford
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/23/2018) Very thankfully, there are more than a few cable channels these days that specialize in reruns of shows I loved watching when I was […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2018) You, my friend, and I, are plinkers. Mere armchair quarterbacks in the game of cars and life. We putter about in our modern automobiles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_221432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys.")
CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys.
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/20/2018) You, my friend, and I, are plinkers. Mere armchair quarterbacks in the game of cars and life. We putter about in our modern automobiles, […] -
![Can you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230730_202117_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!")
Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 21 CommentsCan you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […] -
![If you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230402_142222_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad")
Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 6 CommentsIf you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/76-coronet-by-john-lloyd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities")
CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 62 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2018) Once upon a time, roads and parking lots in the United States were teeming with the Pontiac Grand Am. When GM’s third attempt at popularizing its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_9844-1989-Pontiac-Grand-Am-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/15/2018) Once upon a time, roads and parking lots in the United States were teeming with the Pontiac Grand Am. When GM’s third attempt at popularizing its […] -
![Unlike a good number of our readers, I don’t have many personal memories linked to these Dusters of the ’70s. Except for a few appearing in beater condition around my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_163500672_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Duster – Not Quite A CHiPs Co-Star")
CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Duster – Not Quite A CHiPs Co-Star
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 16 CommentsUnlike a good number of our readers, I don’t have many personal memories linked to these Dusters of the ’70s. Except for a few appearing in beater condition around my […] -
![There are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_152021990.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d")
CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 18 CommentsThere are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […] -
![When Leaving Thailand in mid-2019, I figured the T87 family would be back for a visit sometime in the next year or so. After all, it’s only a six-hour flight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231228_104553_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago…")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago…
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 11 CommentsWhen Leaving Thailand in mid-2019, I figured the T87 family would be back for a visit sometime in the next year or so. After all, it’s only a six-hour flight […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2018) Involuntary unemployment can wreak havoc on one’s self-confidence. Being laid off from my job of ten plus years at the end of 2010 was totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1987-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons…")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons…
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) Involuntary unemployment can wreak havoc on one’s self-confidence. Being laid off from my job of ten plus years at the end of 2010 was totally […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2018) The odd thing about the Mitsubishi Pajero Mini is that it does not look all that small until you get close to it or compare it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/26947427529_b78ae98198_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Pajero Mini XR-II – The Shrunken Pajero")
CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Pajero Mini XR-II – The Shrunken Pajero
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 13 Comments(first posted 1/5/2018) The odd thing about the Mitsubishi Pajero Mini is that it does not look all that small until you get close to it or compare it […] -
![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 […]
