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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Last time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_151047-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion")
CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 8 CommentsLast time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […] -
![Los Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life")
Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 44 CommentsLos Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […] -
![As a devout lover of ‘30s vehicles, I don’t get many chances to unearth and write about my favourite era. But luckily, one such gem was to be found hidden […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220805_174915-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1935 Ford Model 50 Half-Ton Pickup – Going Stag?")
CC Capsule: 1935 Ford Model 50 Half-Ton Pickup – Going Stag?
Posted on August 19, 2022 | 16 CommentsAs a devout lover of ‘30s vehicles, I don’t get many chances to unearth and write about my favourite era. But luckily, one such gem was to be found hidden […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2013. It’s been the only sighting so far at CC of one of these handsome coupes. And to add some more of the backstory, I’m adding a Road […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rtrtg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule and Vintage Review: 1976 Jaguar XJ-6C/XJ-12C — A Rare (And Splendid) Curbside Appearance")
CC Capsule and Vintage Review: 1976 Jaguar XJ-6C/XJ-12C — A Rare (And Splendid) Curbside Appearance
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 4/30/2013. It’s been the only sighting so far at CC of one of these handsome coupes. And to add some more of the backstory, I’m adding a Road […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2016) Perhaps calling the death of the venerable Lincoln Town Car is premature. Sure, it left production in 2011, a dated relic with a surprisingly large enthusiast following […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lincoln-mks-livery-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2009-16 Lincoln MKS – The Town Car Is Dead, Meet Your New Car Service")
Curbside Capsule: 2009-16 Lincoln MKS – The Town Car Is Dead, Meet Your New Car Service
Posted on August 5, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/5/2016) Perhaps calling the death of the venerable Lincoln Town Car is premature. Sure, it left production in 2011, a dated relic with a surprisingly large enthusiast following […] -
CC Capsule: 1974 AMC Gremlin X – Perhaps Not Quite As Advertised
Posted on August 1, 2022 | 39 CommentsWithout the bumper it looks downright shocked and alarmed, doesn’t it! I recall exactly two instances of happening upon a Gremlin parked curbside. When I was four, -
![(first posted 7/27/2016) As a teenager in the summer of 1993, I had purchased a five-year-old Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback. The restyled, “aero” Fox-body Mustangs appeared around the same […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1969-and-1988-Ford-Mustangs-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Barnside Classics: 1969 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Once Removed")
Barnside Classics: 1969 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Once Removed
Posted on July 27, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 7/27/2016) As a teenager in the summer of 1993, I had purchased a five-year-old Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback. The restyled, “aero” Fox-body Mustangs appeared around the same […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/460badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan")
Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/daniel-lucy-mercury-cougar-wagon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast")
Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2012) Don’t ask me why, but I love these big old aluminum trailers from the ’40s and early ’50s. Actually, I just remembered why: there were a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-127-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Curbside Classic Home: Spartan Trailer – The Big Aluminum Trailer")
The Curbside Classic Home: Spartan Trailer – The Big Aluminum Trailer
Posted on July 9, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/16/2012) Don’t ask me why, but I love these big old aluminum trailers from the ’40s and early ’50s. Actually, I just remembered why: there were a couple […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2012) While there’s no doubt summer’s over, I still have quite a cache of car show pics to keep you entertained throughout the long winter ahead. To wit: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/8879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1956 Lincoln Premiere: Roses Are Red, Lincolns Are Wisteria")
Car Show Capsule: 1956 Lincoln Premiere: Roses Are Red, Lincolns Are Wisteria
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 11/21/2012) While there’s no doubt summer’s over, I still have quite a cache of car show pics to keep you entertained throughout the long winter ahead. To wit: […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pictography-1-002-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback – The Very First Of Many")
CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback – The Very First Of Many
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot […] -
![Well, this was a first. Finding a 45-year-old car just sitting on someone’s front porch (if you can call it that) is one thing, but this one was more gaping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220520_143107-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corona Mark II (X30) GL 2000 – Out In The Open")
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corona Mark II (X30) GL 2000 – Out In The Open
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsWell, this was a first. Finding a 45-year-old car just sitting on someone’s front porch (if you can call it that) is one thing, but this one was more gaping […] -
![Some might call it daring, others inauspicious, but I’m going to start this post by claiming that CC has probably said everything that could be said about the Porsche 356. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220401_155521-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending")
CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 3 CommentsSome might call it daring, others inauspicious, but I’m going to start this post by claiming that CC has probably said everything that could be said about the Porsche 356. […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2016) This may not be on the street, but surely a public carpark is fair game? I came across this great-looking XJC recently, and knew it had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jaguar-XJC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Jaguar XJC, The British Personal Car")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Jaguar XJC, The British Personal Car
Posted on June 20, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/20/2016) This may not be on the street, but surely a public carpark is fair game? I came across this great-looking XJC recently, and knew it had to […]
