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CC Capsule Archive
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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 […] -
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. Â Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Capsule: 1980 & 1981 Volkswagen Pickups – It’s Rabbit Season
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 36 CommentsFor at least the past five years, the arrival of late spring in my neighborhood has brought with it an abundance of wild rabbits. Â I’ve lived in the Edgewater neighborhood […] -
CC Capsule: 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Roadster – Trophy
Posted on August 8, 2017 | 26 CommentsAs I write this, we are now in the first week of the last, full month of summer this year in the northern hemisphere. Â It has been a great, memorable […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1964 Ford F100 – Patina Royale
Posted on August 2, 2017 | 54 CommentsYes, patina is cool, and has been for some time now. And yes, I’m quite fond of it, and have been for a very long time. An old vehicle that […] -
CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – Partying In The Back
Posted on July 17, 2017 | 34 CommentsIf you’re fortunate, you have, at some point in your life, had friends-of-friends-of-friends morph into those you consider part of your inner circle. Â It’s a life-affirming thing when you realize […] -
CC Capsule: 1970 or 1971 Pontiac Firebird Esprit – Getting Groceries
Posted on July 15, 2017 | 29 CommentsWe haven’t seen very many second-generation Firebirds here. This one and this one are the only full-on CCs I can find. And we’ve certainly not seen such an early example. That […] -
CConcours Capsule: Ferrari FCA Meet 2008
Posted on July 4, 2017 | 10 CommentsOr, how the wrong clothes contributed to a missed opportunity. -
CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Crown (S 130) Super Deluxe – Conservatism On Four Wheels
Posted on June 13, 2017 | 24 CommentsThe good ol’ Crown. Toyota made generation after generation of these cars, yet they stayed pretty much the same. Well, it was the tried and tested American model: keep the […] -
CC Capsule: 1983 Buick Skyhawk – When The CC Effect Strikes, It Sometimes Takes Just Minutes to Act
Posted on June 10, 2017 | 34 CommentsOn the April day when Joseph Dennis’s excellent piece on the 1987 Buick Skyhawk coupe appeared, I read it, walked to lunch, and immediately came upon this Skyhawk sedan. Bam! That’s […] -
CC Capsule: 2007-12 Toyota Blade – A Corolla… Muscle Car? Hot Hatch? Grand Tourer?
Posted on June 8, 2017 | 23 CommentsAustralia isn’t quite as overrun with ex-JDM, used imports as, say, New Zealand. Typically, the Japanese imports I encounter are Supras, Skylines and the like. Imagine my surprise, then, when […]
![CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170814_183224.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Â Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 Regular Cab – The Only Truck I Would Consider To Replace My ’66 F-100 (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-27-064-800.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2009 Mercury Milan VOGA – Strike a Pose 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_8467.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Ford Taurus (gen1) – Once A Best Seller, Now Rarely Seen 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-332-036.jpg)
![Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1966pwtw-front.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1980 & 1981 Volkswagen Pickups – It’s Rabbit Season For at least the past five years, the arrival of late spring in my neighborhood has brought with it an abundance of wild rabbits. Â I’ve lived in the Edgewater neighborhood […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/033-1980-VW-Rabbit-Pickup-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Roadster – Trophy As I write this, we are now in the first week of the last, full month of summer this year in the northern hemisphere. Â It has been a great, memorable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/024-1966-Chevrolet-Corvette-Sting-Ray-Trophy-Blue-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Capsule: 1964 Ford F100 – Patina Royale Yes, patina is cool, and has been for some time now. And yes, I’m quite fond of it, and have been for a very long time. An old vehicle that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-330-073.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino – Partying In The Back If you’re fortunate, you have, at some point in your life, had friends-of-friends-of-friends morph into those you consider part of your inner circle. Â It’s a life-affirming thing when you realize […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/024-1980-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1970 or 1971 Pontiac Firebird Esprit – Getting Groceries We haven’t seen very many second-generation Firebirds here. This one and this one are the only full-on CCs I can find. And we’ve certainly not seen such an early example. That […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1510.jpg)

![CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Crown (S 130) Super Deluxe – Conservatism On Four Wheels The good ol’ Crown. Toyota made generation after generation of these cars, yet they stayed pretty much the same. Well, it was the tried and tested American model: keep the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Crown_S130-8.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1983 Buick Skyhawk – When The CC Effect Strikes, It Sometimes Takes Just Minutes to Act On the April day when Joseph Dennis’s excellent piece on the 1987 Buick Skyhawk coupe appeared, I read it, walked to lunch, and immediately came upon this Skyhawk sedan. Bam! That’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SkyhawkSnouts.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2007-12 Toyota Blade – A Corolla… Muscle Car? Hot Hatch? Grand Tourer? Australia isn’t quite as overrun with ex-JDM, used imports as, say, New Zealand. Typically, the Japanese imports I encounter are Supras, Skylines and the like. Imagine my surprise, then, when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/toyota-blade-4.jpg)


