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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Five years back, I saw this beautiful, late-third-generation Mustang GT soft top while on my way to meet my brother for an after-work cocktail. His law office is mere blocks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1991-Ford-Mustang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1991 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Home For The Holidays")
Curbside Capsule: 1991 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Home For The Holidays
Posted on December 19, 2017 | 44 CommentsFive years back, I saw this beautiful, late-third-generation Mustang GT soft top while on my way to meet my brother for an after-work cocktail. His law office is mere blocks […] -
![I’m back, CC Readers. Following the catastrophic failure of my old computer, I have since purchased and set up a new one. Thankfully, most of my files (including my vast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8264-FIAT-500-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Vintage FIAT 500 – A Little Italian")
Curbside Capsule: Vintage FIAT 500 – A Little Italian
Posted on November 28, 2017 | 53 CommentsI’m back, CC Readers. Following the catastrophic failure of my old computer, I have since purchased and set up a new one. Thankfully, most of my files (including my vast […] -
![I recall a story I read on the internet about a young woman’s thrifty mother. She had found a packet of cheese at the store for 25 cents and bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/great-wall-x240-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2009-14 Great Wall X200/X240 – Don’t Laugh, The Chinese Will Get There Eventually")
CC Capsule: 2009-14 Great Wall X200/X240 – Don’t Laugh, The Chinese Will Get There Eventually
Posted on November 14, 2017 | 58 CommentsI recall a story I read on the internet about a young woman’s thrifty mother. She had found a packet of cheese at the store for 25 cents and bought […] -
![The early stages of buying a car, for me at least, typically involve writing a list of utterly left-field options that never end up making it to my shortlist. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/volvo-s80-v8-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2006-10 Volvo S80 V8 – Swedish Power Metal")
CC Capsule: 2006-10 Volvo S80 V8 – Swedish Power Metal
Posted on October 25, 2017 | 40 CommentsThe early stages of buying a car, for me at least, typically involve writing a list of utterly left-field options that never end up making it to my shortlist. The […] -
![It took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged")
CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 27 CommentsIt took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […] -
![I came across this W140 a little while back and thought to myself; wow – a late model MB and its already been trashed. Then I took a hold of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grafmerc1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Self-Inflicted Ageism")
CC Outtakes: Self-Inflicted Ageism
Posted on October 11, 2017 | 50 CommentsI came across this W140 a little while back and thought to myself; wow – a late model MB and its already been trashed. Then I took a hold of […] -
![“Maverick” must surely be one of the most reused car names in history. Interestingly, what was once the name for Ford’s second-smallest passenger car in the North American market ended […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ford-maverick-4wd-hardtop-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988-94 Ford Maverick – Ford Goes On Patrol")
CC Capsule: 1988-94 Ford Maverick – Ford Goes On Patrol
Posted on October 10, 2017 | 19 Comments“Maverick” must surely be one of the most reused car names in history. Interestingly, what was once the name for Ford’s second-smallest passenger car in the North American market ended […] -
![The wedge-shaped, fourth-generation Chevrolet Corvette, in production from between model years 1984 and ’96, was the then-new Corvette that many in my generation grew up dreaming of owning one day. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/077-1988-Chevrolet-Corvette-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette – Let’s Get Physical")
CC Capsule: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette – Let’s Get Physical
Posted on October 2, 2017 | 46 CommentsThe wedge-shaped, fourth-generation Chevrolet Corvette, in production from between model years 1984 and ’96, was the then-new Corvette that many in my generation grew up dreaming of owning one day. […] -
![The Japanese may have experimented heavily in the 1980s with technology like four-wheel steering and turbocharging, but they were agonizingly slow at responding to the minivan concept promulgated by Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mitsubishi-starwagon-and-toyota-spacia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986-2001 Mitsubishi Starwagon & 1993-96 Toyota Spacia – The Japanese Get It Wrong For Once")
CC Capsule: 1986-2001 Mitsubishi Starwagon & 1993-96 Toyota Spacia – The Japanese Get It Wrong For Once
Posted on September 25, 2017 | 22 CommentsThe Japanese may have experimented heavily in the 1980s with technology like four-wheel steering and turbocharging, but they were agonizingly slow at responding to the minivan concept promulgated by Chrysler […] -
![I’m back from my rather busy holidays, re-settling into my temporary digs in Japan after two months in Europe. Pickings were quite rich in terms of Curbside Classics, so I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170814_183224.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot")
CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 15 CommentsI’m back from my rather busy holidays, re-settling into my temporary digs in Japan after two months in Europe. Pickings were quite rich in terms of Curbside Classics, so I […] -
![One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful")
CC Capsule: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 90 CommentsOne of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2013) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a replacement for my ’66 F-100, and this is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-27-064-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 Regular Cab – The Only Truck I Would Consider To Replace My ’66 F-100")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 Regular Cab – The Only Truck I Would Consider To Replace My ’66 F-100
Posted on September 17, 2017 | 63 Comments(first posted 8/21/2013) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a replacement for my ’66 F-100, and this is […] -
![Look around everywhere you turn is heartache It’s everywhere that you go (look around) You try everything you can to escape The pain of life that you know (life that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_8467.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2009 Mercury Milan VOGA – Strike a Pose")
CC Capsule: 2009 Mercury Milan VOGA – Strike a Pose
Posted on September 15, 2017 | 48 CommentsLook around everywhere you turn is heartache It’s everywhere that you go (look around) You try everything you can to escape The pain of life that you know (life that […] -
![For what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-332-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Ford Taurus (gen1) – Once A Best Seller, Now Rarely Seen")
CC Capsule: Ford Taurus (gen1) – Once A Best Seller, Now Rarely Seen
Posted on August 27, 2017 | 92 CommentsFor what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […] -
![Our local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1966pwtw-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!")
Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 28 CommentsOur local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […]
