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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Gallantry may be a fading concept, but there are still some old-timey Galants about. Not nearly as many as equivalent Toyotas, Hondas or Nissans, though – this is the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20210526_083211-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Mitsubishi Galant (E30) MX-4 – The Beta Evo")
CC Capsule: 1990 Mitsubishi Galant (E30) MX-4 – The Beta Evo
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 13 CommentsGallantry may be a fading concept, but there are still some old-timey Galants about. Not nearly as many as equivalent Toyotas, Hondas or Nissans, though – this is the first […] -
![When I saw this rather fresh-looking B210 parked behind a coffee cart on West 11th, I did a double take. Not just because B210s have become a rare sight, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_6264.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: Datsun B210 – It’s Been Given A New Lease On Life")
Curbside Classic Capsule: Datsun B210 – It’s Been Given A New Lease On Life
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 27 CommentsWhen I saw this rather fresh-looking B210 parked behind a coffee cart on West 11th, I did a double take. Not just because B210s have become a rare sight, but […] -
![You never know what will pop up in the yard at my mechanic’s. Seems like anytime I’m over there dropping off or picking up one of our cars, there’s something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/196x_Jeepster_Commando_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966-69 Kaiser Jeepster Commando — Beechwood, Aged")
CC Capsule: 1966-69 Kaiser Jeepster Commando — Beechwood, Aged
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 18 CommentsYou never know what will pop up in the yard at my mechanic’s. Seems like anytime I’m over there dropping off or picking up one of our cars, there’s something […] -
![A while ago my mom found something that was rather interesting while looking at stuff that I might be interested in: On a old but recently updated webpage was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/the-olson-story.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Olson’s Chrysler Turbine Car Story – And Other Hot Links To Turbine Car “Ownership”")
The Olson’s Chrysler Turbine Car Story – And Other Hot Links To Turbine Car “Ownership”
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 15 CommentsA while ago my mom found something that was rather interesting while looking at stuff that I might be interested in: On a old but recently updated webpage was a […] -
![It was midafternoon Sunday in San Salvador. While waiting for my wife to finish some extracurricular activities I decided to go for a stroll around the block. The streets were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/34622249046_9173af43b0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule 1962 Toyota Corona – Feeling The Blues")
CC Capsule 1962 Toyota Corona – Feeling The Blues
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 8 CommentsIt was midafternoon Sunday in San Salvador. While waiting for my wife to finish some extracurricular activities I decided to go for a stroll around the block. The streets were […] -
![Ever since I was five, which was 50 years ago, I’ve known how to tell the model year of a first-generation Camaro. I imagine you know the signs as well. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/68_Camaro_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport Convertible — Behind the Bar and Grill")
CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport Convertible — Behind the Bar and Grill
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 19 CommentsEver since I was five, which was 50 years ago, I’ve known how to tell the model year of a first-generation Camaro. I imagine you know the signs as well. […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2016) Back in the early 1970s, Toyota started to put some different thinking into recreational transportation. The 1971 RV-1 was the first of a series of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/RV1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Concept Capsule: Recreationism Toyota Style")
Concept Capsule: Recreationism Toyota Style
Posted on January 17, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/12/2016) Back in the early 1970s, Toyota started to put some different thinking into recreational transportation. The 1971 RV-1 was the first of a series of […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2016) Four decades is an eternity in the automobile business, with new technology and design trends constantly changing automotive design, so there are few vehicles produced today that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-Front-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort — Living Fossil")
CC Capsule: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort — Living Fossil
Posted on January 15, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 1/15/2016) Four decades is an eternity in the automobile business, with new technology and design trends constantly changing automotive design, so there are few vehicles produced today that […] -
![We drove up to Lillooet, in the rainshadow mountain desert north of Vancouver, for a few days over Thanksgiving this past October. Just before we departed for home, taking our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/c91_Acclaim_2216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Another Plymouth Acclaim – I Met a Metaghost in Lillooet")
CC Capsule: Another Plymouth Acclaim – I Met a Metaghost in Lillooet
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 31 CommentsWe drove up to Lillooet, in the rainshadow mountain desert north of Vancouver, for a few days over Thanksgiving this past October. Just before we departed for home, taking our […] -
![When I met my colleague Elsa, she drove a white Plymouth Acclaim. She was a woman of intelligence, education, and sophistication. So the first time we went to lunch together […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tttth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim — The Car For Someone Who Doesn’t Care About Cars")
CC Capsule: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim — The Car For Someone Who Doesn’t Care About Cars
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 56 CommentsWhen I met my colleague Elsa, she drove a white Plymouth Acclaim. She was a woman of intelligence, education, and sophistication. So the first time we went to lunch together […] -
![It’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20210606_163806-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle")
CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 10 CommentsIt’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […] -
![Twenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/227-1999-Subaru-Impreza-L-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin")
Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 18 CommentsTwenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […] -
![Even lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211206_084620-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto")
CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsEven lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […] -
![My wife and I visited Banff this summer as we do every few years as she usually enjoys walking the main street to check out the tourist trap stores. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210626_145711.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Open Top Touring in a Vintage Inspired Bus")
Curbside Classic: Open Top Touring in a Vintage Inspired Bus
Posted on December 21, 2021 | 5 CommentsMy wife and I visited Banff this summer as we do every few years as she usually enjoys walking the main street to check out the tourist trap stores. This […] -
![These two vehicles, a new, fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade and a later, first-generation Chevy S-10, are representative of the contrasts I observed and experienced while in Las Vegas this past October. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Escalade-S-10-collage-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2021 Cadillac Escalade & c. 1991 Chevrolet S-10 – Fantasy Vs. Reality")
Curbside Capsule: 2021 Cadillac Escalade & c. 1991 Chevrolet S-10 – Fantasy Vs. Reality
Posted on December 14, 2021 | 46 CommentsThese two vehicles, a new, fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade and a later, first-generation Chevy S-10, are representative of the contrasts I observed and experienced while in Las Vegas this past October. […]
