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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Just when you think you’ve seen it all, this materializes on a cool day. I don’t mean “seen it all” as in every type of car of course, but I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20211219_144907-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Viewt (FHK11) Convertible – Just Plain Viewtiful")
CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Viewt (FHK11) Convertible – Just Plain Viewtiful
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 18 CommentsJust when you think you’ve seen it all, this materializes on a cool day. I don’t mean “seen it all” as in every type of car of course, but I […] -
![It looks like CC’s own Jim Brophy is not the only Tokyo inhabitant to have a thing for these gigantic beasts. This one has had a lot of “work” done, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220323_110415-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupé – Swing (Too) Low, Sweet Chari-Yacht")
CC Capsule: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupé – Swing (Too) Low, Sweet Chari-Yacht
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 25 CommentsIt looks like CC’s own Jim Brophy is not the only Tokyo inhabitant to have a thing for these gigantic beasts. This one has had a lot of “work” done, […] -
![(first posted 6/19/2012. 2022 update: Last time I saw it a few years back, it was showing ever-increasing signs of deterioration from being stored outside. Too bad, as this car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rrrte.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Pontiac Safari Wagon – At The Dawn Of The Aero-Look Age, A Vinylishing Breed")
CC Capsule: 1988 Pontiac Safari Wagon – At The Dawn Of The Aero-Look Age, A Vinylishing Breed
Posted on May 19, 2022 | 72 Comments(first posted 6/19/2012. 2022 update: Last time I saw it a few years back, it was showing ever-increasing signs of deterioration from being stored outside. Too bad, as this car […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2013) While walking back to my car after attending the recent Hooters show (home of the surrey-topped Cushman and other CCs you’ll see here a bit down the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/40000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 Dodge 400 Convertible – Pepperoni Wheels Make Everything Better")
CC Capsule: 1982 Dodge 400 Convertible – Pepperoni Wheels Make Everything Better
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 9/19/2013) While walking back to my car after attending the recent Hooters show (home of the surrey-topped Cushman and other CCs you’ll see here a bit down the […] -
![You have to hand it to Honda: they really had a knack for designing iconic cars. At a time when most economy cars were boring, boxy-looking things like the Fiat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20211008_085840-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Honda Today G – The Tomorrow You Worried About Yesterday")
CC Capsule: 1987 Honda Today G – The Tomorrow You Worried About Yesterday
Posted on May 17, 2022 | 17 CommentsYou have to hand it to Honda: they really had a knack for designing iconic cars. At a time when most economy cars were boring, boxy-looking things like the Fiat […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2016) It is somewhat ironic that less than a week after I posted about how rare it was to see 1970s GM intermediate cars in Australia, that I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gtttto.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – 1973 Pontiac “Luxury LeMans GTO” (& Friends)")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – 1973 Pontiac “Luxury LeMans GTO” (& Friends)
Posted on May 16, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/16/2016) It is somewhat ironic that less than a week after I posted about how rare it was to see 1970s GM intermediate cars in Australia, that I […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2016) How do you like the snoot on this little step van? It’s a bit out there, literally. Well, unlike most step vans, this one is front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Utilimaster.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Utilimaster UMC Aeromate Step Van – The Aardvark of Vans")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Utilimaster UMC Aeromate Step Van – The Aardvark of Vans
Posted on May 11, 2022 | 154 Comments(first posted 5/11/2016) How do you like the snoot on this little step van? It’s a bit out there, literally. Well, unlike most step vans, this one is front […] -
![There is no easy way to write this, but I just don’t care for Triumph roadsters. Britain made dozens of sporty soft-tops back in the ‘50s and ‘60s – one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220121_141524-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1957 Triumph TR3 – My Cup Of TR")
CC Capsule: 1957 Triumph TR3 – My Cup Of TR
Posted on May 11, 2022 | 10 CommentsThere is no easy way to write this, but I just don’t care for Triumph roadsters. Britain made dozens of sporty soft-tops back in the ‘50s and ‘60s – one […] -
![Finding a first generation Corolla is always a (rare) occasion to wonder why Toyota, and Japanese carmakers in general, lost the vaguely Italian flavour in their ’60s styling. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220410_115841-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Toyota Corolla Sprinter (E17) 1200 SL – Off To A Running Start")
CC Capsule: 1970 Toyota Corolla Sprinter (E17) 1200 SL – Off To A Running Start
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 16 CommentsFinding a first generation Corolla is always a (rare) occasion to wonder why Toyota, and Japanese carmakers in general, lost the vaguely Italian flavour in their ’60s styling. This is […] -
CC Capsule: 1964 Valiant Signet 200 – Don’t Say the P-Words
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 77 CommentsThis is not a Plymouth. Ceci n’est pas une Plymouth. If it were—if this were an American car—the callout on the front of the hood would say P L Y M O U T H. -
CC Capsule: 1968-’70 GMC Van – Under the Sakura Rain
Posted on April 30, 2022 | 29 CommentsThe cherry trees put on a spectacular show this year, making this old GMC van seem even battleship grey -
![(first posted 4/21/2016) The number of cars we’ve never covered here is slowly but steadily diminishing. One of those was the Peugeot 204 Coupe (and Cabriolet), an exceptionally sweet little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3edga.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Peugeot 204 Coupe – Sweet Baby Peugeot")
Cohort Classic: Peugeot 204 Coupe – Sweet Baby Peugeot
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/21/2016) The number of cars we’ve never covered here is slowly but steadily diminishing. One of those was the Peugeot 204 Coupe (and Cabriolet), an exceptionally sweet little […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/013-1991-Buick-Park-Avenue-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class")
CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC04099.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty")
Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2016) “In fiction and folklore, a Doppelgänger (‘double-goer’ in German) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1971demon-decal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge Dart Demon – Duster’s Doppelgänger")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge Dart Demon – Duster’s Doppelgänger
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 121 Comments(first posted 4/15/2016) “In fiction and folklore, a Doppelgänger (‘double-goer’ in German) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some […]
