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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![I found these two Rambler Americans only a few blocks apart from each other in Berkeley. They share a name, a hometown, a general color scheme, and both of them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20191102_104314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1960 and 1964 Rambler Americans – Peak Rambler x 2")
Curbside Classics: 1960 and 1964 Rambler Americans – Peak Rambler x 2
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 56 CommentsI found these two Rambler Americans only a few blocks apart from each other in Berkeley. They share a name, a hometown, a general color scheme, and both of them […] -
![Good morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191212_115431-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta")
CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 19 CommentsGood morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […] -
![CC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Today, even as the city went under a COVID-19 “lockdown” that, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200407_170855-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!")
CC Capsule: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!
Posted on April 7, 2020 | 22 CommentsCC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Today, even as the city went under a COVID-19 “lockdown” that, as […] -
![“Darn it!” I said as we passed by the subject of today’s article. “I can’t tell what that is! It’s going to bug me.” I grumbled unhappily to my girlfriend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/B8886770-FE0B-4AB6-AF4A-F5CD5417D710.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky")
Curbside Capsule: 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 47 Comments“Darn it!” I said as we passed by the subject of today’s article. “I can’t tell what that is! It’s going to bug me.” I grumbled unhappily to my girlfriend […] -
![It’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, Crown, Mark II, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20190826_142045-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile")
CC Capsule: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsIt’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, Crown, Mark II, […] -
![Earlier this week, some of you might have been questioning my sanity after reading my essay on Tuesday about Illinois’ recent shelter-in-place order as I had related it to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/004-GMC-Rally-STX-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Coda: c. 1987 GMC Rally STX – We’ve Gotta Rally")
Curbside Coda: c. 1987 GMC Rally STX – We’ve Gotta Rally
Posted on March 27, 2020 | 34 CommentsEarlier this week, some of you might have been questioning my sanity after reading my essay on Tuesday about Illinois’ recent shelter-in-place order as I had related it to a […] -
![In a tale that is becoming more commonplace by the day, I was recently told I would be working from home for at least three weeks. As a man who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSCF6410.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Capsule: 1942 Studebaker Champion Series 90 “Blackout” Edition – Last Chance For The Duration")
Museum Capsule: 1942 Studebaker Champion Series 90 “Blackout” Edition – Last Chance For The Duration
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 28 CommentsIn a tale that is becoming more commonplace by the day, I was recently told I would be working from home for at least three weeks. As a man who […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2014) It only stands to reason that Sweden would have its own military 4×4 vehicle, and that Volvo would be the one to build it. S. Forrest found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Volvo-C202-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Volvo C202 “Laplander” – The Swedish Pinzgauer")
Cohort Capsule: Volvo C202 “Laplander” – The Swedish Pinzgauer
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 28 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) It only stands to reason that Sweden would have its own military 4×4 vehicle, and that Volvo would be the one to build it. S. Forrest found […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin")
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […] -
![Did you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught three (an Elan, an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200316_162628-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green")
CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green
Posted on March 17, 2020 | 23 CommentsDid you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught three (an Elan, an […] -
![It’s strictly a coincidence that I found this Dodge Colt wagon just before the CC Colt Chronicles were scheduled to be rerun. Colts of any stripe are now very hard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-406-077.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1987-1991 Dodge Colt Wagon – A Postscript to Our CC Colt Chronicles")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1987-1991 Dodge Colt Wagon – A Postscript to Our CC Colt Chronicles
Posted on March 6, 2020 | 8 CommentsIt’s strictly a coincidence that I found this Dodge Colt wagon just before the CC Colt Chronicles were scheduled to be rerun. Colts of any stripe are now very hard […] -
![I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic off and on for a little more than seven years now. (Mostly off lately; life’s been a little crazy.) As I look back, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8788CDVa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987-88 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Age Mellows a Man")
CC Capsule: 1987-88 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Age Mellows a Man
Posted on March 4, 2020 | 19 CommentsI’ve been writing for Curbside Classic off and on for a little more than seven years now. (Mostly off lately; life’s been a little crazy.) As I look back, I […] -
![Merriam-Webster defines “forced perspective (n.)” as “the use of any of various techniques (as in photography or architecture) to create the optical illusion that objects or people are smaller, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/016-Two-Black-Ponies-Challenger-Mustang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2015 Dodge Challenger & 1991 Ford Mustang GT – Forced Perspective")
Curbside Capsule: 2015 Dodge Challenger & 1991 Ford Mustang GT – Forced Perspective
Posted on March 3, 2020 | 18 CommentsMerriam-Webster defines “forced perspective (n.)” as “the use of any of various techniques (as in photography or architecture) to create the optical illusion that objects or people are smaller, […] -
![Once again, we’re going to take a look at a Curbside Classic from my neighborhood, this time highlighting a car my neighbor drives on a regular basis, and is an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Jetstar-88-front-3quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 Hardtop")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 Hardtop
Posted on March 3, 2020 | 27 CommentsOnce again, we’re going to take a look at a Curbside Classic from my neighborhood, this time highlighting a car my neighbor drives on a regular basis, and is an […] -
![The C15 is the ultimate myth-buster. When discussing Citroën, it’s easy to fall back on clichés and parrot “well-known facts” that are, at best, only half-truths. They went belly up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20191225_160625-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule / Twofer: 1984-2006 Citroën C15 – The French Camel")
CC Capsule / Twofer: 1984-2006 Citroën C15 – The French Camel
Posted on February 28, 2020 | 11 CommentsThe C15 is the ultimate myth-buster. When discussing Citroën, it’s easy to fall back on clichés and parrot “well-known facts” that are, at best, only half-truths. They went belly up […]
