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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(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&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&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&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&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 […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2017) When I look at this Firebird, I see…a Camaro, with a different front end. Well, externally that was pretty much it, as well as the rear plate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CC-317-120.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1967 Firebird “428” Convertible – Truth In Badge Engineering")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1967 Firebird “428” Convertible – Truth In Badge Engineering
Posted on March 12, 2023 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/12/2017) When I look at this Firebird, I see…a Camaro, with a different front end. Well, externally that was pretty much it, as well as the rear plate […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2017) So how about a really short 4×4? The LJ series truck dates back to 1970 and the LJ10 with its Kei classed sized dimensions and diminutive 359cc […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1980-Suzuki-LJ.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Suzuki Jimny LJ80")
CC Capsule: 1980 Suzuki Jimny LJ80
Posted on March 9, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/9/2017) So how about a really short 4×4? The LJ series truck dates back to 1970 and the LJ10 with its Kei classed sized dimensions and diminutive 359cc […] -
![It was after midnight, and I had the shuttle bus driver drop me off where I thought my car was in the airport parking lot, but I was wrong. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1999-2000-Ford-Escort-ZX2-SR-a_Radiant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999-2000 Ford Escort ZX2 S/R — A Rare Hot Coupe")
CC Capsule: 1999-2000 Ford Escort ZX2 S/R — A Rare Hot Coupe
Posted on March 2, 2023 | 17 CommentsIt was after midnight, and I had the shuttle bus driver drop me off where I thought my car was in the airport parking lot, but I was wrong. So […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2017) While Lexus’ have always leaned towards the sleep-inducing end of the luxury spectrum, among the brand’s more stimulating early efforts was the original SC 400 personal luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1993-Lexus-SC-300-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Lexus SC 300 – The Poor Man’s Personal Luxury Lexus")
CC Capsule: 1993 Lexus SC 300 – The Poor Man’s Personal Luxury Lexus
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 2/27/2017) While Lexus’ have always leaned towards the sleep-inducing end of the luxury spectrum, among the brand’s more stimulating early efforts was the original SC 400 personal luxury […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2017) The 1-year-only 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a car that has been on my CC bucket list for a while. With about 30,000 produced they aren’t exactly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_6381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – The Winds of Change")
CC Capsule: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – The Winds of Change
Posted on February 21, 2023 | 83 Comments(first posted 2/21/2017) The 1-year-only 2006 Lincoln Zephyr is a car that has been on my CC bucket list for a while. With about 30,000 produced they aren’t exactly […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2017) This generation Cressida has long developed a reputation for its clean, timeless styling, quality materials, and solid construction. In other words, a car built for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CC-315-017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Cressida Station Wagon – The Timeless Toyota ‘B-Body’ Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Cressida Station Wagon – The Timeless Toyota ‘B-Body’ Wagon
Posted on January 27, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/27/2017) This generation Cressida has long developed a reputation for its clean, timeless styling, quality materials, and solid construction. In other words, a car built for the […] -
![images posted at the Cohort by cjcz92 (first posted 1/19/2017) The downsized 1980 Continental Mk VI—which we looked at here the other day—is pretty universally seen as a botched styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/31979128660_458a1d5e2b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1980-1983 Chrysler Cordoba – We Don’t Like What They’ve Done To Our Car")
Cohort Capsule: 1980-1983 Chrysler Cordoba – We Don’t Like What They’ve Done To Our Car
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 106 Commentsimages posted at the Cohort by cjcz92 (first posted 1/19/2017) The downsized 1980 Continental Mk VI—which we looked at here the other day—is pretty universally seen as a botched styling […] -
![Fans of early-1960s full-size Fords are often divided by evens and odds, with those being in favor of the 1961 and 1963 models being in the completely unscientific majority. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1961-Starliner-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Ford Starliner – Evens, Odds, And “The Classic Ford Look”")
CC Capsule: 1961 Ford Starliner – Evens, Odds, And “The Classic Ford Look”
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 20 CommentsFans of early-1960s full-size Fords are often divided by evens and odds, with those being in favor of the 1961 and 1963 models being in the completely unscientific majority. As […] -
![(Thursday, 5:16 PM) I’m beginning to feel a bit like a slacker here, since I haven’t done an original Curbside Classic in…I can’t remember how long. Why? Two very good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0258-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Musings: 1990 Buick LeSabre – Still On The Road")
Curbside Classic Musings: 1990 Buick LeSabre – Still On The Road
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 30 Comments(Thursday, 5:16 PM) I’m beginning to feel a bit like a slacker here, since I haven’t done an original Curbside Classic in…I can’t remember how long. Why? Two very good […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2016) This rebadged LeBaron coupe shared a name with a Rolls-Royce and, in one way, echoed another Rolls-Royce. The Camargue coupe ended production just a year prior to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chrysler-phantom-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 4: 1987-94 Chrysler Phantom – The Camargue of Mexican Chryslers")
Mexican Mopars, Part 4: 1987-94 Chrysler Phantom – The Camargue of Mexican Chryslers
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) This rebadged LeBaron coupe shared a name with a Rolls-Royce and, in one way, echoed another Rolls-Royce. The Camargue coupe ended production just a year prior to […]
