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CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible – Enormous(ly Powerful)
Posted on June 12, 2015 | 34 CommentsI have mixed feelings about this big red Chevy. The ’68 Impala is my favorite car of all time. And top-down driving can be such a pleasure. But so much […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 17 CommentsBonjour mesdames et messieurs, I hope Curbside Classic’s convertible celebration is suitably salubrious for you! Celebrations such as this generally call for fine French champagne, but this is Curbside Classic, […] -
CC Capsule: 1959 Nash Metropolitan – Tiny, but Larger than the Yugo
Posted on June 8, 2015 | 48 CommentsSpeaking of small convertibles, check out this smallest Nash. It rides on a wheelbase six tenths of an inch longer than the one on the Yugo that William Stopford shared […] -
1967 Matra 530: The French Porsche 914
Posted on May 17, 2015 | 22 Comments(first posted 3/9/2012) Mid-engined sports cars really exploded in the mid-late sixties, imitating the format that had suddenly swept all aspects of the racing world. Matra was one of […] -
CC Capsule: 1988 Ford Ranger STX – On the Job
Posted on May 12, 2015 | 70 CommentsOne of my favorite things to come upon is the first generation of a vehicle made for a long time. Ford’s Ranger absolutely fits into long-time bucket: in production 29 […] -
CC Capsule: 1940 LaSalle – Those Were The Days
Posted on May 3, 2015 | 70 Comments(first posted 2/1/2012) Although I’m too young to have been around for the LaSalle’s heyday, I’ve always had warm feelings for the marque, and I think I know why: -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Sedan de Ville Centennial Sheriff Edition
Posted on May 1, 2015 | 39 CommentsTaking the kids snowboarding at Snowy Range Ski Resort in Wyoming a while back, we ran across this Cadillac in the town of Centennial, WY at the foot of the […] -
CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 20 CommentsWhen Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon – The Original Mini Van?
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 51 CommentsSome things instantly become dated; in the automotive world, few things proclaim its time period better than a Pinto Cruising Wagon. -
CC Capsule: Fiat 500 Giardiniera – That’s Signore Biggie Smalls To You
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 29 CommentsIs this the biggest version of one of the smallest cars? Or is it the smallest form of one of the largest formats? No matter what, it was worth crossing […] -
CC Capsule Ford Granada: The Non-Brougham Euro Version
Posted on April 18, 2015 | 88 Comments(first posted 2/7/2012) CC Cohrt kutzos has posted some more interesting finds in Spain, including the black front end of the SEAT Bocanegro we saw the other day. But this […] -
CC Capsule: 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue – First, Admit You Have A Problem
Posted on April 18, 2015 | 87 Comments(first posted 2/6/2012) You had to be pretty optimistic to think this car was going to save Oldsmobile. -
CC Capsule: 1980 Dodge Aspen – Say Goodbye, For Now
Posted on April 16, 2015 | 45 CommentsToday’s neo-Aspen CC give me an excuse to dust off these old Aspen pictures I shot a couple of years ago. That is, if I could dust them off, as […] -
Curbside Capsule: Alfistissimma 2! – Alfa Romeo 90 and Friends
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 11 CommentsFellow Australian contributor Don Andreina recently posted about a grouping of Alfa Romeos in Melbourne. Coincidentally, as I was reading his article I happened to be walking through an industrial […] -
CC Capsule: The Great Alaskan Batmobile
Posted on April 9, 2015 | 23 CommentsWe were somewhere outside Wasilla, at the edge of civilization (or something like it), when the drugs began to take hold. Or at least that’s what it felt like when […]