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CC Capsule Archive
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Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Toyota Paseo – Un Paseo Aburrido
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/25/2018) There’s one thing I’ll never understand about the second-generation Toyota Paseo. Toyota wanted to make a compact coupe off the Tercel platform, something a […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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, […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 22 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 Capsule: 1996-99 Toyota Paseo – Un Paseo Aburrido (first posted 1/25/2018) There’s one thing I’ll never understand about the second-generation Toyota Paseo. Toyota wanted to make a compact coupe off the Tercel platform, something a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/toyota-paseo-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1994 Mazda Familia 1400 Super Cab – The Migrant Familia (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180119_121351.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1955 Ford F-100 – Paging Fred Sanford (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8002-1954-Ford-F-100-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys. (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_221432.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230730_202117_edited.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230402_142222_edited.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/76-coronet-by-john-lloyd.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_9844-1989-Pontiac-Grand-Am-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Duster – Not Quite A CHiPs Co-Star 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_163500672_HDR.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_152021990.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago… 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231228_104553_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons… (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1987-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Pajero Mini XR-II – The Shrunken Pajero (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/26947427529_b78ae98198_c.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1960 Facel Vega HK 500 – On Adult Relationships with Siblings 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1960_Facel_Vega_1.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1995-97 Daihatsu Atrai – A Fleet Manager Had Fun With This One 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Daihatsu-Atrai-RR1.jpg)


