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CC Capsule: 1985 Rolls-Royce Camargue – An Embarrassment Of Rollers
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsI have a problem. It’s not a calamity, but it is a bit of a concern. I try to keep the types CCs I am posting in balance. As some […] -
CC Capsule: 1983 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) Turbo T-Top – With Aftermarket Staring Wheel!
Posted on November 15, 2022 | 7 CommentsWe like our Fairladies here at CC, or Z-Cars if you prefer. It seems the second gen Z, despite having been abundantly covered on this website over the past decade, […] -
CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsAre we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […] -
CC Capsule: 1998-2002 Chevrolet Prism — One Nice, One a Beater
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 22 CommentsChevrolet’s name has always been affixed to some of the best-selling automobiles in the United States. But for some reason, when General Motors dropped the Geo make and started selling […] -
CC Capsule: 1999 Mazda Millenia – Flagship Down
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 13 CommentsFor many years, Mazda tried to break into the lucrative executive saloon market. But just like they stuck to the Wankel engine until they ironed out nearly all the issues […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corolla (E30) Hi-Deluxe – Boring Wins
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsCC has featured the third generation Corolla several times already, yet we have yet to get a proper long-form post about it. Perhaps someone will do that one day, but […] -
CC Capsule: 1999 Honda Prelude – Handsome Turkey
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 13 CommentsBig Hondas are odd beasts, sometimes. Scratch that, they always are. And that’s a bit of an issue for yours truly. I like an oddball as much (if not more […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1994 Cadillac Eldorado – A “Faster” Roofline
Posted on October 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsA few weeks ago, I had mentioned in an essay about a crimson-colored ’83 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue that many luxury (near-luxury, luxury-leaning, whatever) cars of the ’80s featured […] -
CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Minica (H22) Piace – The Kei That Was Almost Thrown Away
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 9 CommentsThis month’s kei car is brought to you by Mitsubishi, also known as the sick man of Japanese carmakers. At least that’s what they have been looking like for the […] -
The Little Engines That Could, Part 3: A Fuselage Dodge Rated For Thirty Degree Performance
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 10/7/2016) Welcome to Part 3 of our journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive history. While our last two chapters covered pickups […] -
CC Capsule : 1988 Toyota Corona Coupé (T160) 2.0 GT-R – Identity Crisis
Posted on October 6, 2022 | 9 CommentsHere we go for another JDM parallel universe oddball, this time in two-door form: the curious case of the Celica notchback that got facelifted and rebranded as a Corona. Was […] -
Future CC: 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon – Born A Classic
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 10/5/2016) For us Curbavores, it’s always a satisfying moment to spot an older car that has since become a rare sight on the road. However, it’s infrequently the […] -
CC Capsule: 2002 Fiat Multipla – Muffin Top
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 24 CommentsI don’t know what it was like before the Edsel came out. Nor did I witness the launch of the Citroën Ami 6, the Austin Allegro or the VW 411/412. […] -
The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […] -
The Little Engines That Could, Part 1: 1941-1942 Ford 30 HP Four Cylinder Truck Engine
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/29/2016) Welcome to Part 1 of an intermittent dive into the depths of automotive (and truck) history, outlining relatively small displacement engines that did a lot of work […]