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CC Capsule Archive
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![The spotless aqua paint and full wheel covers of this Checker Marathon make me think this wasn’t once a taxi cab, as so many of its brethren were. Which makes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/checker-marathon-2.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1969-73 Checker Marathon – A Sensible Taxi Purchase, A Strange Private Purchase")
Curbside Capsule: 1969-73 Checker Marathon – A Sensible Taxi Purchase, A Strange Private Purchase
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 66 CommentsThe spotless aqua paint and full wheel covers of this Checker Marathon make me think this wasn’t once a taxi cab, as so many of its brethren were. Which makes […] -
![Every so often, an idea comes along that has staying power, such as Chrysler’s original minivan. Seeing a first-generation Dodge Caravan passing by a brand-new Honda Odyssey reminds us that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Minivans-1.jpg "CC Capsule: 1989 Dodge Caravan SE – The Minivan Ancestor")
CC Capsule: 1989 Dodge Caravan SE – The Minivan Ancestor
Posted on August 1, 2019 | 22 CommentsEvery so often, an idea comes along that has staying power, such as Chrysler’s original minivan. Seeing a first-generation Dodge Caravan passing by a brand-new Honda Odyssey reminds us that […] -
![These two Ford Granadas presented themselves back in early June. My initial essay was about a few early Granada memories but the satisfaction in reading them continually fell short of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_0179.jpg "CC Capsule: First Generation North American Ford Granada – The Lido Shuffle")
CC Capsule: First Generation North American Ford Granada – The Lido Shuffle
Posted on July 31, 2019 | 70 CommentsThese two Ford Granadas presented themselves back in early June. My initial essay was about a few early Granada memories but the satisfaction in reading them continually fell short of […] -
![It has been said of me that my Canon camera and I are inseparable. I am very protective of it, and treat it with the utmost care. It is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2011-09-11-Saturday-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: The In-Motion Classics Of North Sheridan Road")
Curbside Classic Capsule: The In-Motion Classics Of North Sheridan Road
Posted on July 29, 2019 | 25 CommentsIt has been said of me that my Canon camera and I are inseparable. I am very protective of it, and treat it with the utmost care. It is […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2013) Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-204-041-800.jpg "CC Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks")
CC Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks
Posted on July 17, 2019 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/23/2013) Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered […] -
CC Capsule: Welcome To Hong Kong
Posted on July 15, 2019 | 23 CommentsFound some postcards in a thrift shop. Of course I couldn’t help noticing that juicy Cedric in the corner. -
![Some things instantly remind me of summer. In the dead of winter here in Chicago, if I hear even a sound effect on television that sounds like a lawn sprinkler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1971-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Edgewater-1-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle – Going Home")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle – Going Home
Posted on July 15, 2019 | 34 CommentsSome things instantly remind me of summer. In the dead of winter here in Chicago, if I hear even a sound effect on television that sounds like a lawn sprinkler […] -
![It’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-394-030.jpg "CC Capsule: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way")
CC Capsule: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way
Posted on July 14, 2019 | 37 CommentsIt’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […] -
![It had occurred to me last week, while writing my recent essay on the very last Pontiac Firebird, that this model seemed to be one of last, few cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2011-11-05-Saturday-Buick-Reatta-Edgewater-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: Private Eyes – An Ode To Pop-Up Headlights")
Curbside Classic Capsule: Private Eyes – An Ode To Pop-Up Headlights
Posted on July 8, 2019 | 67 CommentsIt had occurred to me last week, while writing my recent essay on the very last Pontiac Firebird, that this model seemed to be one of last, few cars […] -
CC Capsule: Room Enough.
Posted on July 5, 2019 | 29 CommentsWe’ve run more than enough shots pointing out how bloated today’s cars are, but hey when it’s a Fiat 500 Giardiniera we can always go another. -
![GM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190522_193819.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Buick Century – Long Surviving Colonnade")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Buick Century – Long Surviving Colonnade
Posted on June 27, 2019 | 52 CommentsGM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2013) Why did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-016-900.jpg "CC Capsule: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not In A Desired Way")
CC Capsule: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not In A Desired Way
Posted on June 20, 2019 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/1/2013) Why did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black […] -
![There’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1988-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-2-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Pure Ritz!")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Pure Ritz!
Posted on June 17, 2019 | 45 CommentsThere’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […] -
![I used to bounce myself out of CC every time I came across it. And that happened quite often. Time was, I started off my internetting at Barnfinds.com. Great hosts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/apollo6.jpg "CC Capsule: 1989-92 Holden Apollo – Small Things")
CC Capsule: 1989-92 Holden Apollo – Small Things
Posted on June 5, 2019 | 9 CommentsI used to bounce myself out of CC every time I came across it. And that happened quite often. Time was, I started off my internetting at Barnfinds.com. Great hosts […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2013) Here’s another find from our excursions yesterday. Pinpointing the exact vintage of this Olds Cutlass (Ciera) Cruiser S would have been quite difficult had I not spoken […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/94_cruiser_lside.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser S – The Station Wagon’s Last Gasp?")
Curbside Capsule: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser S – The Station Wagon’s Last Gasp?
Posted on June 4, 2019 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/9/2013) Here’s another find from our excursions yesterday. Pinpointing the exact vintage of this Olds Cutlass (Ciera) Cruiser S would have been quite difficult had I not spoken […]
