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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 5/26/2023) When we think of this second generation Tercel (L20) the tendency is to focus on the wagon, especially the 4WD version. We’ve covered it here and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-319-016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1986 Toyota Tercel – Eugene-Mobile of Yesteryear")
Curbside Capsule: 1986 Toyota Tercel – Eugene-Mobile of Yesteryear
Posted on May 26, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 5/26/2023) When we think of this second generation Tercel (L20) the tendency is to focus on the wagon, especially the 4WD version. We’ve covered it here and […] -
![Filed in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230518_185145a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye")
COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 59 CommentsFiled in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […] -
![It took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230421_113157-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four")
CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsIt took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […] -
![Pencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20220724_141811-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 45 CommentsPencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction")
CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […] -
![I enjoyed algebra class. I also feel like I’m reasonably intelligent. When I had first seen the “2+2” designation on the Chevrolet Monza hatchback as a kid, it irritated me. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20160528_195338575-1979-Datsun-280-XZ-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: c. 1979 Datsun 280ZX 2+2 – Two Plus Two Equals…")
Curbside Capsule: c. 1979 Datsun 280ZX 2+2 – Two Plus Two Equals…
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 41 CommentsI enjoyed algebra class. I also feel like I’m reasonably intelligent. When I had first seen the “2+2” designation on the Chevrolet Monza hatchback as a kid, it irritated me. […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2017) Ah, the early Fox body Mustang coupe. I don’t think there’s another ride around that gets me all giddy other than it’s platform cousin, the Fairmont […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_1790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Ford Mustang Ghia – Vintage Vinyl")
CC Capsule: 1980 Ford Mustang Ghia – Vintage Vinyl
Posted on May 17, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/17/2017) Ah, the early Fox body Mustang coupe. I don’t think there’s another ride around that gets me all giddy other than it’s platform cousin, the Fairmont […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2017) Given its role as pretty much the most significant car of the whole modern era, never mind the sixties, the original Mustang doesn’t exactly garner all that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-317-130.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Mustang – Imagine One Million Mustangs Sold In 2016")
CC Capsule: 1966 Mustang – Imagine One Million Mustangs Sold In 2016
Posted on May 4, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 5/4/2017) Given its role as pretty much the most significant car of the whole modern era, never mind the sixties, the original Mustang doesn’t exactly garner all that […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2017) It seems my most recent CC captures involve my first born, somehow. I either capture them on dash-cam whilst hauling him along to/from the nursery, or on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170501_113831.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Buick Special and 1974 Oldsmobile Omega – Caution Required, Neglect Ahead")
CC Capsule: 1961 Buick Special and 1974 Oldsmobile Omega – Caution Required, Neglect Ahead
Posted on May 3, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 5/2/2017) It seems my most recent CC captures involve my first born, somehow. I either capture them on dash-cam whilst hauling him along to/from the nursery, or on […] -
![(first posted 1/17/2013) We haven’t had any AMCs on CC for a while, so I had to share this nice ’75 Matador wagon, posted to the Cohort by GGH06. Looks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Matador-wagon-e1358287158159.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 AMC Matador Brougham Station Wagon – What, No Barcelona Wagon?")
CC Capsule: 1975 AMC Matador Brougham Station Wagon – What, No Barcelona Wagon?
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 63 Comments(first posted 1/17/2013) We haven’t had any AMCs on CC for a while, so I had to share this nice ’75 Matador wagon, posted to the Cohort by GGH06. Looks […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2017) One of the great wonders of modern chemistry are plastiwoods. Think of all the beautiful old trees that have been saved thanks to Di-Noc and all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tggb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Town and Country – Ready For Some Sanding And Fresh Varnish")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Town and Country – Ready For Some Sanding And Fresh Varnish
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/19/2017) One of the great wonders of modern chemistry are plastiwoods. Think of all the beautiful old trees that have been saved thanks to Di-Noc and all […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2015) So many times when seeing a car parked next to a fixed object, getting pictures from all angles is tough. Such isn’t the case here, since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0118.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1969 Dodge Polara and Monaco – Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun")
CC Capsule: 1969 Dodge Polara and Monaco – Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/24/2015) So many times when seeing a car parked next to a fixed object, getting pictures from all angles is tough. Such isn’t the case here, since […] -
![Countless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/023a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos")
CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsCountless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Starlet – What’s In A Face?
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 18 CommentsHere’s a face that didn’t make it Stateside; the round-eyed 1978-80 Starlet. And while the square-headlight ’81-’84 model had a pleasant enough face, wasn’t this just friendlier looking? -
![(first posted 10/30/2011) I can’t let the weekend go by without some kind of truck or RV. And this one definitely caught my attention, sitting at an RV dealer in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-151-002-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 GMC Pickup With Chinook Camper – Creampuff")
CC Capsule: 1968 GMC Pickup With Chinook Camper – Creampuff
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/30/2011) I can’t let the weekend go by without some kind of truck or RV. And this one definitely caught my attention, sitting at an RV dealer in […]
