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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Two jobs ago I worked for a company owned by a group of partners. Two of the partners used to take all of the IT directors, including me, to lunch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/97bmwm3-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 BMW M3 – The Car I Want For My Midlife Crisis")
CC Capsule: 1997 BMW M3 – The Car I Want For My Midlife Crisis
Posted on April 24, 2019 | 19 CommentsTwo jobs ago I worked for a company owned by a group of partners. Two of the partners used to take all of the IT directors, including me, to lunch […] -
![Remember the Great Vega Hunt? Paul was looking for surviving, running, non-garage queen examples of Vegas with the original 2300 engine. This 1974 Chevrolet Vega I photographed in Washington Heights […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chevrolet-vega-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Return Of The Great Vega Hunt: Part I – A 1974 Hatchback In NYC")
Return Of The Great Vega Hunt: Part I – A 1974 Hatchback In NYC
Posted on April 24, 2019 | 42 CommentsRemember the Great Vega Hunt? Paul was looking for surviving, running, non-garage queen examples of Vegas with the original 2300 engine. This 1974 Chevrolet Vega I photographed in Washington Heights […] -
![OK, it’s not really a brownstone, but that’s what first came to mind when I saw this shot posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. And although New York’s brownstones, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32645477147_6e64a03087_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1978 Buick Skylark – New York Brownstone")
Cohort Capsule: 1978 Buick Skylark – New York Brownstone
Posted on April 19, 2019 | 20 CommentsOK, it’s not really a brownstone, but that’s what first came to mind when I saw this shot posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. And although New York’s brownstones, […] -
![We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy")
CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
![I’m a fan of the first-generation Ford Ranger, especially post-facelift when they got the composite headlamps. This is just a good-looking little truck. And this one is in surprisingly good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ranger3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Ford Ranger XLT – Direct from Pizza Planet")
CC Capsule: 1990 Ford Ranger XLT – Direct from Pizza Planet
Posted on April 17, 2019 | 42 CommentsI’m a fan of the first-generation Ford Ranger, especially post-facelift when they got the composite headlamps. This is just a good-looking little truck. And this one is in surprisingly good […] -
![Meeting distant family members can be fascinating… or awkward. Sometimes a long-lost relative can seem like your own sibling, while at other times you quickly calculate just how much DNA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Toyotas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Just How Am I Related To You?")
CC Capsule: Just How Am I Related To You?
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 18 CommentsMeeting distant family members can be fascinating… or awkward. Sometimes a long-lost relative can seem like your own sibling, while at other times you quickly calculate just how much DNA […] -
![Posted at the CC Cohort by KiwiBryce (first posted 8/19/2013) The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Seneca1960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under")
CC Capsule: 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under
Posted on April 7, 2019 | 46 CommentsPosted at the CC Cohort by KiwiBryce (first posted 8/19/2013) The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year […] -
Curbside Story: Type 1 VW Beetle- It All Started Here
Posted on April 4, 2019 | 39 CommentsThe classic VW Beetle was the catalyst, my automotive ground zero, where my love of classic cars all started. -
![It’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-236-186.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cadillac Day Finale: This Is the One For Me – 1955 Series 62 Convertible")
Cadillac Day Finale: This Is the One For Me – 1955 Series 62 Convertible
Posted on March 18, 2019 | 51 CommentsIt’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-221-036-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here")
CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab […] -
![March 2019 marks the end of Ford Taurus production in Chicago. Like the rest of Ford’s non-crossover, non-Mustang lineup, the Taurus is dead in the US and Canada. It’s been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2013-ford-taurus-sho-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC Capsule: 2010-19 Ford Taurus SHO – SHO’s Over, Folks")
Future CC Capsule: 2010-19 Ford Taurus SHO – SHO’s Over, Folks
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 19 CommentsMarch 2019 marks the end of Ford Taurus production in Chicago. Like the rest of Ford’s non-crossover, non-Mustang lineup, the Taurus is dead in the US and Canada. It’s been […] -
![When I read Paul’s recent post about the 1962 Chevy C-10 with great patina I quickly noted that I could find one myself that could rival that one and then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_1066.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1964 Chevy C-10 Fleetside – A Mileage King")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1964 Chevy C-10 Fleetside – A Mileage King
Posted on February 21, 2019 | 35 CommentsWhen I read Paul’s recent post about the 1962 Chevy C-10 with great patina I quickly noted that I could find one myself that could rival that one and then […] -
![There’s no doubt parts of the continental United States have had some bone-chilling temperatures this winter. A polar vortex last week brought temperatures of -8 Fahrenheit (-22 C) according to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_0041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – A Golden Ray Of Much Needed Sunshine")
CC Capsule: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – A Golden Ray Of Much Needed Sunshine
Posted on February 6, 2019 | 35 CommentsThere’s no doubt parts of the continental United States have had some bone-chilling temperatures this winter. A polar vortex last week brought temperatures of -8 Fahrenheit (-22 C) according to […] -
CC Capsule: 1969 Datsun 1600 Roadster- Walking Small
Posted on January 31, 2019 | 24 CommentsMy friend soon realized why he can’t take me out anywhere. -
![This past May, I was sitting in my cubicle at work when I got a call on my personal cell phone from a number I didn’t recognize. Usually, I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_0437-1978-Ford-Bronco-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Ford Bronco – Deflated")
CC Capsule: 1978 Ford Bronco – Deflated
Posted on October 23, 2018 | 35 CommentsThis past May, I was sitting in my cubicle at work when I got a call on my personal cell phone from a number I didn’t recognize. Usually, I am […]
