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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(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. […] -
![I was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/090-2004-Pontiac-GTO-CC-redo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue")
Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 58 CommentsI was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […] -
![Something seemed different as I approached this Land Rover parked outside a local tire shop. Santana! And not Carlos, who actually used to live in our area, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3676.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: A Land Rover with a Spanish Accent")
Curbside Classic Capsule: A Land Rover with a Spanish Accent
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsSomething seemed different as I approached this Land Rover parked outside a local tire shop. Santana! And not Carlos, who actually used to live in our area, but a […] -
![So this is the Big Reveal from yesterday’s CC Clue / QOTD. I guess some of you jaded Amerikaners, bloated by a constant stream of car meets consisting mainly of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210422_141142-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac GTO – Ta Daaaaah!")
CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac GTO – Ta Daaaaah!
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 22 CommentsSo this is the Big Reveal from yesterday’s CC Clue / QOTD. I guess some of you jaded Amerikaners, bloated by a constant stream of car meets consisting mainly of […] -
![Someone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210318_105047-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 50 CommentsSomeone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […] -
![This is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210330_095038-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […] -
![The four-door saloon isn’t dead yet in Japan. It’s no longer the force it once was, but it has managed to resist the successive onslaughts of the hatchback, the minivan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201215_162429-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Nissan Presea (R11) Refina L – Losing The Plot")
CC Capsule: 1998 Nissan Presea (R11) Refina L – Losing The Plot
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe four-door saloon isn’t dead yet in Japan. It’s no longer the force it once was, but it has managed to resist the successive onslaughts of the hatchback, the minivan, […] -
![In a profound Freudian analysis, my esteemed colleague and noted Mercurophile Jason Shafer has revealed the multiple personality disorder of the big Mercury Marquis, depending in large part on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/purple-haze.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Purple Haze Edition")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Purple Haze Edition
Posted on April 30, 2021 | 25 CommentsIn a profound Freudian analysis, my esteemed colleague and noted Mercurophile Jason Shafer has revealed the multiple personality disorder of the big Mercury Marquis, depending in large part on its […] -
![I made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/007-1989-Chrysler-TC-by-Maserati-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 63 CommentsI made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […] -
![Citroën DS, Edsel Citation, Lancia Flavia, Mazda Cosmo… Some cars courted controversy. They pushed the envelope in terms of styling, technology or marketing, and they pushed it quite far, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210403_165459-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Toyota Carina (T150) ST – A Square Without Edges")
CC Capsule: 1985 Toyota Carina (T150) ST – A Square Without Edges
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsCitroën DS, Edsel Citation, Lancia Flavia, Mazda Cosmo… Some cars courted controversy. They pushed the envelope in terms of styling, technology or marketing, and they pushed it quite far, so […] -
![It’s funny how certain cars just fail to register. I’m sure I must have seen at least a few of these when new, either as Chevrolet /Geo Spectrums or as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20201215_155312-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Gemini (JT190) ZZ Handling By Lotus – Japan’s Cortina, Minus The Charisma")
CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Gemini (JT190) ZZ Handling By Lotus – Japan’s Cortina, Minus The Charisma
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 18 CommentsIt’s funny how certain cars just fail to register. I’m sure I must have seen at least a few of these when new, either as Chevrolet /Geo Spectrums or as […] -
![Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Most of what I’ve read on CC about the first gen Escort has been lukewarm at best, to one of the worst […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210410_132851956_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Escort- Worthy Of Love")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Escort- Worthy Of Love
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 38 CommentsBeauty is in the eye of the beholder. Most of what I’ve read on CC about the first gen Escort has been lukewarm at best, to one of the worst […] -
![Thanks to badge engineering, somewhat common Curbside Classics can be found in unique flavors. Such is today’s discovery, a 1977 Chevrolet El Camino in GMC livery (I’m basing the model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GMC-Sprint-Side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977 GMC Sprint – Badge Engineered El Camino")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 GMC Sprint – Badge Engineered El Camino
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 27 CommentsThanks to badge engineering, somewhat common Curbside Classics can be found in unique flavors. Such is today’s discovery, a 1977 Chevrolet El Camino in GMC livery (I’m basing the model […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2015) The Toyota Camry is a curious thing, given how it’s capable of stirring up such emotions. Well, it doesn’t take Dr. Freud to figure out why: this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Toyota-Camry-gen1-sedan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Camry (Gen 1) – The Chevrolet Impala Of Our Times Could Have Been A Ford Galaxie")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Camry (Gen 1) – The Chevrolet Impala Of Our Times Could Have Been A Ford Galaxie
Posted on March 31, 2021 | 105 Comments(first posted 3/31/2015) The Toyota Camry is a curious thing, given how it’s capable of stirring up such emotions. Well, it doesn’t take Dr. Freud to figure out why: this […]
