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CC Capsule Archive
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Curbside Capsule: 1964 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Tinworming Its Way Into Your Heart
Posted on June 6, 2020 | 23 CommentsNot a great way to live out your last days, with a huge gash in your side. Well, it’s better to be living than dead. This Pontiac is definitely alive, […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker – Peak Chrysler
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 42 CommentsBy all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […] -
Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – I’ll Share Your Load
Posted on June 2, 2020 | 24 CommentsAlmost exactly one month ago, I took my first walk through my neighborhood on what had been the warmest Sunday afternoon of the year, up to that point. One of […] -
Volvo Week Cadillac Break: 1975 Sedan DeVille – It Really Does Have Some Things In Common With A Volvo Brick
Posted on May 29, 2020 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/30/2014) My sympathies are with all of you non-Volvophiles this week. It’s hard having to sit through endless recitations about the joys of bricks, SU carbs, four cylinder […] -
CC Capsule: 2005 “BSW 306i” (Suzuki Lapin) – Frankenrabbit
Posted on May 29, 2020 | 17 CommentsIt was one of those time when you do a genuine double take. I saw this car go past me – didn’t notice anything articular about it, just another 2002-08 […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Fill ’Er Up With Happiness
Posted on May 28, 2020 | 41 CommentsWe have plenty to be downtrodden about these days, but let’s focus on something good. With gas prices at about $1.90/gallon here in Virginia, there’s never been a better time […] -
CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsWoah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […] -
CC Capsule: 1988 Audi Quattro – Stumped
Posted on May 15, 2020 | 16 CommentsMeeting a legend is a strange experience. If you’re an admirer, there can be too many things that pop up in your head at once, which you then try not […] -
In Motion Capsule: Three 964 Targas
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 9 CommentsWhen Perry wrote up a 964 in 2014, I hadn’t seen one in ages. Now they’re all over the place, more common than the 993 at the moment. I’ve always […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsAston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […] -
CC Capsule: Somewhere in Victoria
Posted on May 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsAfter our recent sojourn in Utah, ccognoscento jim has shared some of his own somewhere finds. This time that somewhere is the older outer suburbs of Melbourne, now sitting within […] -
Curbside Outtakes: 1966 Mustang and 1966 Corvair Sedan – Blue Beaters
Posted on May 3, 2020 | 31 CommentsThese two cars were found on the same day, just fifteen minutes apart from each other. Both shared a similar color of paint, and both had the look of daily […] -
CC Capsule: Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe – Too Much Brougham Makes For A Killer Car
Posted on May 1, 2020 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/11/2014) I was pedaling down Beale Street last Saturday when I ran across this Eldorado. Naturally, I pulled over and began to take pictures. -
CC Capsule: 1997 Mitsuoka Galue – Real Horrorshow
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 34 CommentsA damp and moonless night in downtown Tokyo. I must have taken a wrong turn. I’m trying to reach the metro station on the other side of this block, but […]
![Curbside Capsule: 1964 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Tinworming Its Way Into Your Heart Not a great way to live out your last days, with a huge gash in your side. Well, it’s better to be living than dead. This Pontiac is definitely alive, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200524_155017.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker – Peak Chrysler By all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6584.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans This isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/81F51BE0-957C-4F26-ABDA-70EFE4991846.jpeg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – I’ll Share Your Load Almost exactly one month ago, I took my first walk through my neighborhood on what had been the warmest Sunday afternoon of the year, up to that point. One of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200503_165431-1980-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg)
![Volvo Week Cadillac Break: 1975 Sedan DeVille – It Really Does Have Some Things In Common With A Volvo Brick (first posted 5/30/2014) My sympathies are with all of you non-Volvophiles this week. It’s hard having to sit through endless recitations about the joys of bricks, SU carbs, four cylinder […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-226-035-1200.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2005 “BSW 306i” (Suzuki Lapin) – Frankenrabbit It was one of those time when you do a genuine double take. I saw this car go past me – didn’t notice anything articular about it, just another 2002-08 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200410_105618-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Fill ’Er Up With Happiness We have plenty to be downtrodden about these days, but let’s focus on something good. With gas prices at about $1.90/gallon here in Virginia, there’s never been a better time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976-Eldorado-front.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We? Woah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_151442-copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1988 Audi Quattro – Stumped Meeting a legend is a strange experience. If you’re an admirer, there can be too many things that pop up in your head at once, which you then try not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200504_172027-copy.jpg)
![In Motion Capsule: Three 964 Targas When Perry wrote up a 964 in 2014, I hadn’t seen one in ages. Now they’re all over the place, more common than the 993 at the moment. I’ve always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/white1.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage Aston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49822008181_5138513866_o.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Somewhere in Victoria After our recent sojourn in Utah, ccognoscento jim has shared some of his own somewhere finds. This time that somewhere is the older outer suburbs of Melbourne, now sitting within […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yard1.jpg)
![Curbside Outtakes: 1966 Mustang and 1966 Corvair Sedan – Blue Beaters These two cars were found on the same day, just fifteen minutes apart from each other. Both shared a similar color of paint, and both had the look of daily […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/145F71F0-7334-4472-AA8D-1E40C23AA497.jpeg)

![CC Capsule: 1997 Mitsuoka Galue – Real Horrorshow A damp and moonless night in downtown Tokyo. I must have taken a wrong turn. I’m trying to reach the metro station on the other side of this block, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191025_214955-copy.jpg)


