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CC Capsule Archive
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1990 Cadillac Eldorado: Come Around Sundown
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 48 Comments(Updated 11/4/2025) The fourth (FWD) generation, downsized Cadillac Eldorado has received a lot of attention here at Curbside Classic, mainly because we love to hate it so much. […] -
1964 Neckar Weinsberg: A DeLuxe Fiat 500 For Germany
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 10/28/2025) Here’s one that I had to be reminded about when I saw it earlier this year – a Neckar Weinsberg Coupe. -
1996 Citroën XM V6 Break: Move Fast, Break Things
Posted on October 24, 2025 | 13 CommentsOr should that be “Move Things In Fast Breaks?” This XM is the ultimate big hydro Citroën one-two punch, coupling serious highway cruising ability and impressive cargo capacity. It comes […] -
1971 Lincoln Continental “Ranchero” – Neoclassical Luxury Meets Utility
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 24 CommentsLast week, I shared a custom 1980s Ford Ranger that had been fixed up with Lincoln Continental looks — sort of. With that one out of the way, I felt, […] -
Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet Pickup – Perfect Patina?
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 31 Comments(Updated 10/17/2025) I generally welcome the recent embrace of patina in the old car world. Not every worthwhile classic should be restored to better than new. On the […] -
1960 Buick Invicta Hardtop – Never Heard Of It, But I Want One
Posted on October 3, 2025 | 20 CommentsOne of the wonders of a car show, and indeed CC, is finding the familiar car in the unfamiliar setting – a 1948 Morris Minor up against a 1975 Maserati; […] -
1990-93 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Locked And Loaded
Posted on September 29, 2025 | 9 CommentsWhen it was first launched, the Chevrolet Beretta was a sharp-looking coupe. Its powertrain line-up, however, was nothing exceptional. It used the same four-cylinder and V6 engines that powered tens […] -
1940s Studebaker M15 One-Ton Pickup – Tough, Handsome And Slow
Posted on September 23, 2025 | 38 Comments(updated 9/23/2025) You already know why I’m drawn to this Studebaker M15 posted at the Cohort by safe as milk/wooriegi. And a full one-tonner, no less. Based on my overloading […] -
Curbside Find: 1985 Honda Acty 4WD Pickup – ¡Kei Suerte!
Posted on September 17, 2025 | 16 Comments(Updated 9/18/2019) It’s fascinating to discover the bigger JDM cars, but there are many, many kei cars, vans and trucks around that also want a little […] -
Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 72 Comments(Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […] -
Curbside Find: 1997-2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class – A Drop Top Mic Drop
Posted on September 9, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/11/2019) While you weren’t paying attention, Mercedes-Benz revealed a Final Edition of their SLC (nèe SLK) roadster. After three generations, the axe appears to have finally fallen […] -
Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/8/2019) I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […] -
Curbside Find: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 15 Comments(Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […]
![1990 Cadillac Eldorado: Come Around Sundown (Updated 11/4/2025) The fourth (FWD) generation, downsized Cadillac Eldorado has received a lot of attention here at Curbside Classic, mainly because we love to hate it so much. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190717_195304.jpg)

![1996 Citroën XM V6 Break: Move Fast, Break Things Or should that be “Move Things In Fast Breaks?” This XM is the ultimate big hydro Citroën one-two punch, coupling serious highway cruising ability and impressive cargo capacity. It comes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG20250817161506_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1971 Lincoln Continental “Ranchero” – Neoclassical Luxury Meets Utility Last week, I shared a custom 1980s Ford Ranger that had been fixed up with Lincoln Continental looks — sort of. With that one out of the way, I felt, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1971-lincoln-continental-ranchero-115x115.png)
![1983-89 Subaru Sherpa – Tiny Subaru Carrying Its Weight (Updated 10/21/2025) We remember the famous mountaineers like Sir Edmund Hillary but, apart from Tenzing Norgay, less well-known are the dedicated, dependable sherpas who complete the same ascent. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/subaru-sherpa-2.jpg)
![1993 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Après le “K” (Updated 10/19/2025) Lee Iacocca was a huge fan of K car variants. By the time of his 1992 departure from Chrysler, nearly every Chrysler-, Dodge-, and Plymouth-branded product, from Caravan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2119.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet Pickup – Perfect Patina? (Updated 10/17/2025) I generally welcome the recent embrace of patina in the old car world. Not every worthwhile classic should be restored to better than new. On the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Truck-2.jpg)
![1960 Buick Invicta Hardtop – Never Heard Of It, But I Want One One of the wonders of a car show, and indeed CC, is finding the familiar car in the unfamiliar setting – a 1948 Morris Minor up against a 1975 Maserati; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1963-buick-invicta-hardtop-2.jpg)
![1990-93 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Locked And Loaded When it was first launched, the Chevrolet Beretta was a sharp-looking coupe. Its powertrain line-up, however, was nothing exceptional. It used the same four-cylinder and V6 engines that powered tens […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chevrolet-beretta-gtz-1.jpg)
![1940s Studebaker M15 One-Ton Pickup – Tough, Handsome And Slow (updated 9/23/2025) You already know why I’m drawn to this Studebaker M15 posted at the Cohort by safe as milk/wooriegi. And a full one-tonner, no less. Based on my overloading […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Studebaker-M15-truck-wooriegi-front-3q-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1985 Honda Acty 4WD Pickup – ¡Kei Suerte! (Updated 9/18/2019) It’s fascinating to discover the bigger JDM cars, but there are many, many kei cars, vans and trucks around that also want a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_151000-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country (Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1997-2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class – A Drop Top Mic Drop (first posted 9/11/2019) While you weren’t paying attention, Mercedes-Benz revealed a Final Edition of their SLC (nèe SLK) roadster. After three generations, the axe appears to have finally fallen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mercedes-benz-slk-1.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town! (first posted 9/8/2019) I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5268.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination (Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/48621381611_b12717bd37_z.jpg)


