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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 11/7/2017) The 1990s were the glory days of Mitsubishi products, with the popular Eclipse and the technologically advanced 3000GT. Even Mitsubishi’s mainstream sedans were quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mitsubishi-legnum-vr4-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1996-2002 Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4 – Mom, Japan Isn’t Sharing!")
Curbside Capsule: 1996-2002 Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4 – Mom, Japan Isn’t Sharing!
Posted on November 7, 2023 | 24 Comments(first posted 11/7/2017) The 1990s were the glory days of Mitsubishi products, with the popular Eclipse and the technologically advanced 3000GT. Even Mitsubishi’s mainstream sedans were quite […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2017) This Olson Kurb Van has a special place in my heart. It has sat here for as long as I’ve been shooting CCs; in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-330-088.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kurbside Kapsule: Olson Kurb Van – Energy-Packed Bread")
Kurbside Kapsule: Olson Kurb Van – Energy-Packed Bread
Posted on November 7, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/7/2017) This Olson Kurb Van has a special place in my heart. It has sat here for as long as I’ve been shooting CCs; in […] -
![(first posted 11/6/2017) With Holden Ute production having ended this year, the Aussie ute is now officially dead and joins the Aussie panel van in the automotive graveyard. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ford-xh-falcon-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Ford XH Falcon – Closing The Barn Doors On The Panel Van")
Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Ford XH Falcon – Closing The Barn Doors On The Panel Van
Posted on November 6, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 11/6/2017) With Holden Ute production having ended this year, the Aussie ute is now officially dead and joins the Aussie panel van in the automotive graveyard. […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2017) With the Toyota RAV-4, Honda CR-V and Subaru Forester, the Japanese invented the compact crossover and helped establish a segment that continues to grow and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/daihatsu-terios-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1997-2005 Daihatsu Terios – Twenty Years Early")
Curbside Capsule: 1997-2005 Daihatsu Terios – Twenty Years Early
Posted on November 5, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 11/2/2017) With the Toyota RAV-4, Honda CR-V and Subaru Forester, the Japanese invented the compact crossover and helped establish a segment that continues to grow and […] -
![Retro is in. But then it’s always been in. Back in the ‘30s, Ettore Bugatti styled his cars with hints of the horse-drawn buggies of his turn-of-century youth. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230212_133628_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Nissan Be-1 – It Takes One To Be-1")
CC Capsule: 1987 Nissan Be-1 – It Takes One To Be-1
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 9 CommentsRetro is in. But then it’s always been in. Back in the ‘30s, Ettore Bugatti styled his cars with hints of the horse-drawn buggies of his turn-of-century youth. In the […] -
![The concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231015_181409228a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career")
CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 31 CommentsThe concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2017) Three-wheelers are generally pretty small affairs – and they are all the more cute and cuddly for it. This Mazda pick-up, however, presents a rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20171014_154737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1965 Mazda T1500 – Sumo Trike")
CC Capsule: 1965 Mazda T1500 – Sumo Trike
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 10/18/2017) Three-wheelers are generally pretty small affairs – and they are all the more cute and cuddly for it. This Mazda pick-up, however, presents a rare […] -
![Remember when the amorphous and highly volatile entity / hive mind we call The Internet decided that the Best Car of All Time must be a Diesel-powered manual RWD station […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220821_101344_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Crown (S130) Super Saloon Wagon – Your RWD Manual Brown(ish) Wagon Is Served")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Crown (S130) Super Saloon Wagon – Your RWD Manual Brown(ish) Wagon Is Served
Posted on October 16, 2023 | 15 CommentsRemember when the amorphous and highly volatile entity / hive mind we call The Internet decided that the Best Car of All Time must be a Diesel-powered manual RWD station […] -
![There was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230402_143531_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword")
Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 6 CommentsThere was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […] -
![I’m going to level with you all, right from the get-go: this vehicle is kind of a blank slate to me. And reading online reviews, both from the time and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220601_090150_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Tahoe – Different Tacks")
CC Capsule: 1992 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Tahoe – Different Tacks
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 13 CommentsI’m going to level with you all, right from the get-go: this vehicle is kind of a blank slate to me. And reading online reviews, both from the time and […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2017) So, I’m led to believe that older people in North America typically drive big Buicks, or beige Camrys, or maybe a Mercury Grand Marquis with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mazda-121-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990-97 Mazda 121 – A Bubbly Design That Really Pops")
Curbside Capsule: 1990-97 Mazda 121 – A Bubbly Design That Really Pops
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 10/5/2017) So, I’m led to believe that older people in North America typically drive big Buicks, or beige Camrys, or maybe a Mercury Grand Marquis with a […] -
![Here’s ‘just a car.’ Never did I imagine I would ever stop to take photos of a ’68-’72 Chevy Nova. So familiar a shape throughout my whole life, that to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230917_161552482_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Nova 4-Door – 6 Cyl. Pride")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Nova 4-Door – 6 Cyl. Pride
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 24 CommentsHere’s ‘just a car.’ Never did I imagine I would ever stop to take photos of a ’68-’72 Chevy Nova. So familiar a shape throughout my whole life, that to […] -
![We’ve not had a Mitsuoka on CC for a while, but boy have I got a juicy one for you here. Most models made by Japan’s newest and smallest manufacturer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20221225_135409_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2017 Mitsuoka Himiko Ran – Chutzpah")
CC Capsule: 2017 Mitsuoka Himiko Ran – Chutzpah
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 9 CommentsWe’ve not had a Mitsuoka on CC for a while, but boy have I got a juicy one for you here. Most models made by Japan’s newest and smallest manufacturer […] -
![I was going to do a post about the second-generation Mitsubishi Chariot. Honest, I was. It hasn’t been covered on CC, really – North American readers might know it as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230502_113337_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Chariot (N30) MX – Mirror, Mirror, On The Wing…")
CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Chariot (N30) MX – Mirror, Mirror, On The Wing…
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 8 CommentsI was going to do a post about the second-generation Mitsubishi Chariot. Honest, I was. It hasn’t been covered on CC, really – North American readers might know it as […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2017) Kewanee, Illinois is recognized as the “Hog Capital of the World,” and actually was just that back in the late 1940s when the town processed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1981_bremen-minimark_RF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1981 Bremen Mini Mark – That Time When VW-based Kit Cars Roamed the Land")
Curbside Capsule: 1981 Bremen Mini Mark – That Time When VW-based Kit Cars Roamed the Land
Posted on September 28, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/28/2017) Kewanee, Illinois is recognized as the “Hog Capital of the World,” and actually was just that back in the late 1940s when the town processed […]
