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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 6/18/2015) Malaysian automaker Proton has been selling cars in Australia for around two decades now but have struggled to make any headway. Those who have even heard of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Proton-Jumbuck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2003-10 Proton Jumbuck – Simple, Honest, Little Car-Truck")
Curbside Capsule: 2003-10 Proton Jumbuck – Simple, Honest, Little Car-Truck
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/18/2015) Malaysian automaker Proton has been selling cars in Australia for around two decades now but have struggled to make any headway. Those who have even heard of […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thumb_IMG_8484_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![Is it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe")
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIs it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?")
CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2015) When I stumbled across this sunshine yellow Yugo Cabriolet next to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, I didn’t realize I was looking at possibly the rarest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Yugo-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/8/2015) When I stumbled across this sunshine yellow Yugo Cabriolet next to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, I didn’t realize I was looking at possibly the rarest […] -
![I’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_1719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It")
CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […] -
![The air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_094010-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […] -
![These might just be two of the most forgettable French cars ever made, but that’s because they aren’t really French. Say bonjour konichiwa to the Citroen C4 Aircross and Peugeot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/citroen-c4-aircross-peugeot-4008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2012-17 Peugeot 4008 and Citroen C4 Aircross – As French As Sushi")
Curbside Capsule: 2012-17 Peugeot 4008 and Citroen C4 Aircross – As French As Sushi
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 3 CommentsThese might just be two of the most forgettable French cars ever made, but that’s because they aren’t really French. Say bonjour konichiwa to the Citroen C4 Aircross and Peugeot […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2015) BMC’s attempts to maintain a significant presence in the Australian market were fascinating. Until I spotted this 1800 Utility in Brisbane a couple of years back, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Austin-1800-ute.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Austin 1800 Utility – Unique Ute")
Curbside Capsule: Austin 1800 Utility – Unique Ute
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/1/2015) BMC’s attempts to maintain a significant presence in the Australian market were fascinating. Until I spotted this 1800 Utility in Brisbane a couple of years back, I […] -
![Whaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_091724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope")
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsWhaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […] -
![This is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_124858-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer")
CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2015) How much do I love these Advance Design Chevy trucks? More than I will be adequately able to convey with mere words. I made a stab at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chevrolet-truck-1950-pickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster Pickup – An All-American Classic")
CC Capsule: 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster Pickup – An All-American Classic
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/18/2015) How much do I love these Advance Design Chevy trucks? More than I will be adequately able to convey with mere words. I made a stab at […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2015) Oldsmobile and Cadillac had had a certain affinity over the decades. Their new 1949 V8 engines were really quite similar, as were the C-Body cars that they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CC-141-005-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe – A Cheaper Coupe DeVille")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe – A Cheaper Coupe DeVille
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/13/2015) Oldsmobile and Cadillac had had a certain affinity over the decades. Their new 1949 V8 engines were really quite similar, as were the C-Body cars that they […] -
![It is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_120657-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range")
CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […]
