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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
Curbside Outtake: Chevrolet Corvette And Ford F-Series – Suddenly, It’s 1966!
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 20 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1856.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […]
