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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![In researching my article on Oldsmobiles at the Scottsdale auctions, I was stuck by how many variations Olds offered in the sixties. Brock Yates mentioned in his 1968 C/D article […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/index.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Wait, Oldsmobile Had How Many Models in 1966?")
Wait, Oldsmobile Had How Many Models in 1966?
Posted on April 30, 2018 | 29 CommentsIn researching my article on Oldsmobiles at the Scottsdale auctions, I was stuck by how many variations Olds offered in the sixties. Brock Yates mentioned in his 1968 C/D article […] -
![I was extremely excited to see this second-generation Cadillac CTS in my local shopping mall parking lot, even following it so I could get some photos. Those of you in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cadillac-cts-australia-valley.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2009 Cadillac CTS – Turn The Boat Around")
CC Capsule: 2009 Cadillac CTS – Turn The Boat Around
Posted on April 24, 2018 | 51 CommentsI was extremely excited to see this second-generation Cadillac CTS in my local shopping mall parking lot, even following it so I could get some photos. Those of you in […] -
![The Aviator nameplate is returning to Lincoln and another automaker may also be looking at dusting off one of their old SUV nameplates. That company is Honda, who is rumored […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/honda-passport-v6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998-2002 Honda Passport – A Name Awaiting Another Stamp")
CC Capsule: 1998-2002 Honda Passport – A Name Awaiting Another Stamp
Posted on March 29, 2018 | 15 CommentsThe Aviator nameplate is returning to Lincoln and another automaker may also be looking at dusting off one of their old SUV nameplates. That company is Honda, who is rumored […] -
![The bankruptcy and closure of the Toys “R” Us empire, after seventy years in business, has shaken me to the core with less hyperbole than some might think. I’ve written […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1970-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-SS-CC-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Miniature 1970 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS – Toys Were Us")
CC Capsule: Miniature 1970 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS – Toys Were Us
Posted on March 27, 2018 | 45 CommentsThe bankruptcy and closure of the Toys “R” Us empire, after seventy years in business, has shaken me to the core with less hyperbole than some might think. I’ve written […] -
![Earlier this week, I had written about a ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air, one of the most celebrated combinations of year, make and model in American automotive history. That particular example, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/139-1972-Chevrolet-Chevelle-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Hardtop Coupe – Secondhand Living")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Hardtop Coupe – Secondhand Living
Posted on March 23, 2018 | 44 CommentsEarlier this week, I had written about a ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air, one of the most celebrated combinations of year, make and model in American automotive history. That particular example, […] -
![With the onset of the Northeastern United States’ third severe nor’easter storm in the past eleven days, this one dumping some two feet of snow and white-out blizzard conditions this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/thumb_IMG_1015_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Honda Civic DX Hatchback – I’ll Be There For You")
CC Capsule: 1989 Honda Civic DX Hatchback – I’ll Be There For You
Posted on March 19, 2018 | 19 CommentsWith the onset of the Northeastern United States’ third severe nor’easter storm in the past eleven days, this one dumping some two feet of snow and white-out blizzard conditions this […] -
![I am making a presumption here, but I think this Morris 10 sedan I came across parked in an industrial estate was most likely there for a service at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Austin-12-sighting.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Morris 10 At The Doctors")
CC Capsule: Morris 10 At The Doctors
Posted on March 10, 2018 | 20 CommentsI am making a presumption here, but I think this Morris 10 sedan I came across parked in an industrial estate was most likely there for a service at a […] -
![The 1967-1971 generation of Thunderbird was the weakest in the family until the execrable 1980-1982 generation. It’s shortcomings were put forth very clearly and convincingly by Jim Cavenaugh in his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-343-078.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule/QOTD: 1967 Thunderbird – What Nickname Shall We Give It?")
CC Capsule/QOTD: 1967 Thunderbird – What Nickname Shall We Give It?
Posted on February 28, 2018 | 115 CommentsThe 1967-1971 generation of Thunderbird was the weakest in the family until the execrable 1980-1982 generation. It’s shortcomings were put forth very clearly and convincingly by Jim Cavenaugh in his […] -
![Sometimes, a good idea can be recycled or repurposed to good effect. “Sampling”, the practice of using parts of a previously recorded song for use in a newly created one, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0012-2003-Ford-ZX2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2003 Ford ZX2 – A Liberal Use Of Sampling")
CC Capsule: 2003 Ford ZX2 – A Liberal Use Of Sampling
Posted on February 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsSometimes, a good idea can be recycled or repurposed to good effect. “Sampling”, the practice of using parts of a previously recorded song for use in a newly created one, […] -
![Oftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?")
CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 21 CommentsOftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […] -
![Ever since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0568-Junkyard-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash")
CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash
Posted on February 9, 2018 | 54 CommentsEver since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […] -
![It’s CC’s favourite member of the royal family – Lucas, Duke of Endarkenment. That might be him in ghostly form astride a brass era contraption, but it’s the one on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lucas-closeup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 3")
CC Capsule: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 3
Posted on February 7, 2018 | 58 CommentsIt’s CC’s favourite member of the royal family – Lucas, Duke of Endarkenment. That might be him in ghostly form astride a brass era contraption, but it’s the one on […] -
![At the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1966-Pontiac-Tempest-LeMans-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – One Perfect Storm")
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – One Perfect Storm
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 32 CommentsAt the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […] -
![Whilst on my way back home, this time driving my father-in-law’s ‘orrible 2012 Corolla (an ex-company car abomination), I stumbled upon a Volvo rarely seen when new, let alone some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_1223_134717_010.MP4_snapshot_02.26_2017.12.30_12.22.31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dash-Cam Capsule: Volvo C70 Coupé")
Dash-Cam Capsule: Volvo C70 Coupé
Posted on January 1, 2018 | 6 CommentsWhilst on my way back home, this time driving my father-in-law’s ‘orrible 2012 Corolla (an ex-company car abomination), I stumbled upon a Volvo rarely seen when new, let alone some […] -
![(First published May 6, 2017 – Updated) Sometime this past week (around the end of April, 2017), the final Chevrolet SS was expected to have rolled off Holden’s production line in Elizabeth, South […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/15-ss.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2017: Curbside Expatriot: 2017 Chevrolet SS – “She’s the last of the (four door, RWD, manual) V8s!”*")
CC’s Best of 2017: Curbside Expatriot: 2017 Chevrolet SS – “She’s the last of the (four door, RWD, manual) V8s!”*
Posted on December 30, 2017 | 87 Comments(First published May 6, 2017 – Updated) Sometime this past week (around the end of April, 2017), the final Chevrolet SS was expected to have rolled off Holden’s production line in Elizabeth, South […]
