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CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 2/26/2012) Thanks to Mr. Tactful’s recent post on the V8 1995 Cougar, I thought it appropriate to mention this Thunderbird LX I spotted in downtown Moline a couple […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Thunderbird-LX-1-e1330303000415.jpg "CC Capsule: 1996-97 Thunderbird LX – Counterpoint")
CC Capsule: 1996-97 Thunderbird LX – Counterpoint
Posted on February 27, 2017 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/26/2012) Thanks to Mr. Tactful’s recent post on the V8 1995 Cougar, I thought it appropriate to mention this Thunderbird LX I spotted in downtown Moline a couple […] -
![This past Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and just over a month ago, I ventured to Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood to watch a movie at the historic Harper Theater […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/001-1983-Renault-Alliance-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1983 Renault Alliance – You Deserve An Encore")
CC Capsule: 1983 Renault Alliance – You Deserve An Encore
Posted on February 20, 2017 | 62 CommentsThis past Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and just over a month ago, I ventured to Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood to watch a movie at the historic Harper Theater […] -
![Imagine a Honda showroom where Preludes and Integras were sold alongside one another, and where there existed an additional Honda between the Civic and the Accord. Also imagine this showroom […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/honda-concerto-4.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1988-94 Honda Concerto – Quietly Humming In The Corner")
Curbside Capsule: 1988-94 Honda Concerto – Quietly Humming In The Corner
Posted on February 16, 2017 | 15 CommentsImagine a Honda showroom where Preludes and Integras were sold alongside one another, and where there existed an additional Honda between the Civic and the Accord. Also imagine this showroom […] -
![Once there was a time when clapped out second-generation GM F-bodies were a common sight on the road. With over 2 million Camaros and 1 million Firebirds produced between 1970 and 1981, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_6297.jpg "CC Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am – Bandit to Me")
CC Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am – Bandit to Me
Posted on January 20, 2017 | 46 CommentsOnce there was a time when clapped out second-generation GM F-bodies were a common sight on the road. With over 2 million Camaros and 1 million Firebirds produced between 1970 and 1981, […] -
![I’m willing to bet at least all of us have humored another individual with at least one insincere compliment, word of encouragement, or token of appreciation in the moment before. Whether […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thumb_IMG_0952_1024.jpg "CC Capsule: 1994 Mercury Tracer – Good Humor")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mercury Tracer – Good Humor
Posted on January 12, 2017 | 34 CommentsI’m willing to bet at least all of us have humored another individual with at least one insincere compliment, word of encouragement, or token of appreciation in the moment before. Whether […] -
![This fine old Jimmy pickup greeted me at Jerry’s (my local home improvement story) recently. Yes, it’s got a mouth only its mother (who was that actually?) could love, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CC-310-012-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1955 GMC 100 Series Pickup – How To Tell It’s Not A 1956")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1955 GMC 100 Series Pickup – How To Tell It’s Not A 1956
Posted on January 5, 2017 | 35 CommentsThis fine old Jimmy pickup greeted me at Jerry’s (my local home improvement story) recently. Yes, it’s got a mouth only its mother (who was that actually?) could love, but […] -
![The ‘80s are not my favourite decade of the last centrury, nor are Toyotas my number one automotive fantasy, but one should take a moment (and a few snaps) when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161225_104632.jpg "CC Capsule: 1981 Toyota Corolla 3-Door Wagon – Too Beige, Or Not Too Beige?")
CC Capsule: 1981 Toyota Corolla 3-Door Wagon – Too Beige, Or Not Too Beige?
Posted on January 4, 2017 | 27 CommentsThe ‘80s are not my favourite decade of the last centrury, nor are Toyotas my number one automotive fantasy, but one should take a moment (and a few snaps) when […] -
![Buh-bye, Twenty-Sixteen, and don’t let the screen door hit you. Git. SHOO. Out! You were like the drunk party guest who refused to leave quietly, breaking many, many things in our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1982-Chevrolet-El-Camino-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1982 Chevrolet El Camino – The Road Ahead")
Curbside Capsule: 1982 Chevrolet El Camino – The Road Ahead
Posted on January 1, 2017 | 30 CommentsBuh-bye, Twenty-Sixteen, and don’t let the screen door hit you. Git. SHOO. Out! You were like the drunk party guest who refused to leave quietly, breaking many, many things in our […] -
![One day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pontiac-trans-sport-obrera.jpg "CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City")
CC Global: The Cars And Facades Of Colonia Obrera, Mexico City
Posted on December 16, 2016 | 15 CommentsOne day during my trip to Mexico, I was taking the Metro back to my friend’s apartment and had to transfer at Chabacano station. While walking through the partially aboveground […] -
![Isn’t this truck just oozing with authenticity and testosterone? None of that sissified cushiness of its modern successors here. And in case you’re wondering about the Travelette name, it’s International’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-20-019-1200.jpg "CC Capsule: 1964 International Travelette – The Proto Double Cab Pickup")
CC Capsule: 1964 International Travelette – The Proto Double Cab Pickup
Posted on December 1, 2016 | 34 CommentsIsn’t this truck just oozing with authenticity and testosterone? None of that sissified cushiness of its modern successors here. And in case you’re wondering about the Travelette name, it’s International’s […] -
![We are in the midst of a turbocharging epoch as automakers use boosted, small-displacement engines to satisfy consumer and regulatory demands for fuel economy, while still offering healthy power output. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chrysler-stratus-turbo-2.jpg "Mexican Mopars, Part 2: Chrysler Stratus and Cirrus 2.4 Turbo – Clouds That Fly")
Mexican Mopars, Part 2: Chrysler Stratus and Cirrus 2.4 Turbo – Clouds That Fly
Posted on November 28, 2016 | 17 CommentsWe are in the midst of a turbocharging epoch as automakers use boosted, small-displacement engines to satisfy consumer and regulatory demands for fuel economy, while still offering healthy power output. […] -
![I went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SIDE.jpg "CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?")
CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?
Posted on November 10, 2016 | 22 CommentsI went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […] -
![As a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/S0771085.jpg "CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon")
CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon
Posted on October 28, 2016 | 28 CommentsAs a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […] -
![I have a confession to make: I do not care for trucks. They’re not vehicles I can relate to. Consequently, I don’t know the makes all that well, nor the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dennis_F2_side.jpg "CC Capsule: Dennis F2 Water Tender – Still Or Sparkling?")
CC Capsule: Dennis F2 Water Tender – Still Or Sparkling?
Posted on October 7, 2016 | 26 CommentsI have a confession to make: I do not care for trucks. They’re not vehicles I can relate to. Consequently, I don’t know the makes all that well, nor the […] -
![Beater Mustangs were once such a common sight; no more. So it’s a trip back in time to see one like this still wild on the streets. And it does […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-304-066-1200.jpg "CC Capsule: 1967 Ford Mustang – Beater But Not Beaten")
CC Capsule: 1967 Ford Mustang – Beater But Not Beaten
Posted on October 6, 2016 | 52 CommentsBeater Mustangs were once such a common sight; no more. So it’s a trip back in time to see one like this still wild on the streets. And it does […]
