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CC Capsule Archive
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![Opel Astra. Not a name usually associated with classic cars. However, in my present neck of the woods, it’s certainly not a common sight. And this is the Italian-made drop-top, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200228_160622-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 2003 Opel Astra G Cabriolet – Fix It Again, Bertone")
CC Capsule: 2003 Opel Astra G Cabriolet – Fix It Again, Bertone
Posted on April 17, 2020 | 13 CommentsOpel Astra. Not a name usually associated with classic cars. However, in my present neck of the woods, it’s certainly not a common sight. And this is the Italian-made drop-top, […] -
![When inspiration hits, one better go with it. Having just wasted too much time figuring an angle for a base model Ford Probe, a car I am convinced ties somehow […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Deville-Solberg-2.jpg "Cohort Capsule: 1975 or 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – It Was Really Coup DeChance")
Cohort Capsule: 1975 or 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – It Was Really Coup DeChance
Posted on April 15, 2020 | 37 CommentsWhen inspiration hits, one better go with it. Having just wasted too much time figuring an angle for a base model Ford Probe, a car I am convinced ties somehow […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-03-11.48.33.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191212_115431-copy.jpg "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. Recently, I caught a few interesting cars. Some foreign, some Japanese – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200407_170855-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!")
Curbside Find: 1974 Peugeot 104 – Sacrebleu!
Posted on April 7, 2020 | 23 CommentsCC hunting in Tokyo is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Recently, I caught a few interesting cars. Some foreign, some Japanese – […] -
![(Updated 4/3/2026) 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, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20190826_142045-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile")
Curbside Find: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 8 Comments(Updated 4/3/2026) 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, […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/004-GMC-Rally-STX-CC.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSCF6410.jpg "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 3/29/2014) 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg "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 | 87 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 […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8788CDVa.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/016-Two-Black-Ponies-Challenger-Mustang-CC.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Jetstar-88-front-3quarter.jpg "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 […] -
![It has been such a pleasure to both leave for, and arrive home from, work in this month of February bookended by there being light outside. I believe that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/018-1965-Ford-Econoline-Heavy-Duty-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty – Longevity")
Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty – Longevity
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 27 CommentsIt has been such a pleasure to both leave for, and arrive home from, work in this month of February bookended by there being light outside. I believe that […] -
![Photos by ReturnoftheYeti at the Cohort (first posted 2/15/2014) I was tempted to do this with a humorous theme (“Hi, I’m Pauline the Packard. I was living at the Parkview retirement […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Packard_Hawk.jpg "CC Capsule: 1958 Packard Hawk – Last Flight of a Once-Proud Bird")
CC Capsule: 1958 Packard Hawk – Last Flight of a Once-Proud Bird
Posted on February 22, 2020 | 73 CommentsPhotos by ReturnoftheYeti at the Cohort (first posted 2/15/2014) I was tempted to do this with a humorous theme (“Hi, I’m Pauline the Packard. I was living at the Parkview retirement […] -
![Finding a gen1 Dodge Caravan C/V (Cargo Van) is getting to be rare enough, but one with the split rear barn doors is worth stopping for, even if it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-403-075.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1989 Dodge Caravan C/V – With Rare Fiberglass Split Rear Doors")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1989 Dodge Caravan C/V – With Rare Fiberglass Split Rear Doors
Posted on February 18, 2020 | 18 CommentsFinding a gen1 Dodge Caravan C/V (Cargo Van) is getting to be rare enough, but one with the split rear barn doors is worth stopping for, even if it was […]
