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CC Capsule Archive
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![It’s been a minute since we’ve had a gander at the R4, hasn’t it? Fortunately, these are an object of worship in this country (still baffling to me, but what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220526_115229-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1988 Renault 4 GTL Clan – The Fantastique Four’s Finale")
CC Capsule: 1988 Renault 4 GTL Clan – The Fantastique Four’s Finale
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 7 CommentsIt’s been a minute since we’ve had a gander at the R4, hasn’t it? Fortunately, these are an object of worship in this country (still baffling to me, but what […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2013) While we have already done the first-gen Cordoba story here on CC, both the original and the facelifted ’78, today I want to tell you a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aaDSC00879.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1979 Chrysler 300 – Red, White And Brougham")
Curbside Capsule: 1979 Chrysler 300 – Red, White And Brougham
Posted on September 10, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013) While we have already done the first-gen Cordoba story here on CC, both the original and the facelifted ’78, today I want to tell you a little […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2016) We started the working week with a unique Chrysler 300 sold only outside North America, so let’s end the working week with another foreign Chrysler 300. In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/t-minor-lancia-thema.jpg "Cohort Capsule: 2011-15 Lancia Thema – The Italian Badge Job")
Cohort Capsule: 2011-15 Lancia Thema – The Italian Badge Job
Posted on September 9, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 9/9/2016) We started the working week with a unique Chrysler 300 sold only outside North America, so let’s end the working week with another foreign Chrysler 300. In […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2013) The near-mythical Turbo TA: One of my rarest finds? Undoubtedly. Except that all I have is a couple of crappy shots though a storage yard fence. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-142-243-950.jpg "Storage Yard Classic: 1980-1981 Pontiac Firebird Turbo Trans Am – The Final Blow-Out")
Storage Yard Classic: 1980-1981 Pontiac Firebird Turbo Trans Am – The Final Blow-Out
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 1/31/2013) The near-mythical Turbo TA: One of my rarest finds? Undoubtedly. Except that all I have is a couple of crappy shots though a storage yard fence. But […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2013) The Ferdinand Piëch era at VW resulted in many spectacular things; most of them successful. But his tendency to over-reach resulted in a few spectacular failures, like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-067-900.jpg "CC Capsule: 2002 Volkswagen Passat W8 – Half A Bugatti Veyron Engine For Only $50k!")
CC Capsule: 2002 Volkswagen Passat W8 – Half A Bugatti Veyron Engine For Only $50k!
Posted on September 5, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 5/1/2013) The Ferdinand Piëch era at VW resulted in many spectacular things; most of them successful. But his tendency to over-reach resulted in a few spectacular failures, like […] -
![What does a mid-1970s Chrysler have in common with national politics? I don’t have a sincere interest in either. This 1977 (my best estimate) Newport, however, is far too nice […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220618_115330.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1977 Chrysler Newport – A Tested And Trustworthy Mopar")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Chrysler Newport – A Tested And Trustworthy Mopar
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 65 CommentsWhat does a mid-1970s Chrysler have in common with national politics? I don’t have a sincere interest in either. This 1977 (my best estimate) Newport, however, is far too nice […] -
![I’ve been running into a number of very interesting air-cooled VWs of late. Must be the summer temperatures that draw them out of their garages. This one was caught out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220807_144611-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1949/1961 Volkswagen 1200 – Bitza Beetle Beauty")
CC Capsule: 1949/1961 Volkswagen 1200 – Bitza Beetle Beauty
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 20 CommentsI’ve been running into a number of very interesting air-cooled VWs of late. Must be the summer temperatures that draw them out of their garages. This one was caught out […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_151047-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0971.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220805_174915-copy.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rtrtg.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lincoln-mks-livery-2.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1969-and-1988-Ford-Mustangs-CC.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/460badge.jpg "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 […]
