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CC Capsule Archive
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CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 17 CommentsWith few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […] -
CC Capsule: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Fox Gets A Fancy Tail
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/22/2012) Let’s make our trip to the bustle-back era complete. We started out with the 1981 Imperial, had a lengthy and controversial visit with the 1980 Seville, […] -
Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/24/2015) “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […] -
Curbside Capsule: 2007 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Ice Cream Truck
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 38 CommentsToday marks the first official day of summer 2021 in the northern hemisphere. It also happens to be Father’s Day. It was my dad who was the parent to ask […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 30 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 – […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 91 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development With few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210508_115827-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Fox Gets A Fancy Tail (first posted 3/22/2012) Let’s make our trip to the bustle-back era complete. We started out with the 1981 Imperial, had a lengthy and controversial visit with the 1980 Seville, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-Conti-1986.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman (first posted 6/24/2015) “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SSangyong-Chairman.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 2007 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Ice Cream Truck Today marks the first official day of summer 2021 in the northern hemisphere. It also happens to be Father’s Day. It was my dad who was the parent to ask […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2006-11-Chevrolet-HHR-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 2003-10 Proton Jumbuck – Simple, Honest, Little Car-Truck (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Proton-Jumbuck.jpg)
![CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Yugo-conv.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_1719.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_094010-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Austin 1800 Utility – Unique Ute (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Austin-1800-ute.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_091724-copy.jpg)


