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CC Capsule Archive
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CC Capsule: 1979-83 Toyota Corona (T130) Wagon – Mint Mediocrity
Posted on November 11, 2015 | 17 CommentsThe wagons featured yesterday were a little rough for wear. As packhorses for young travelers, they were likely bought cheap and rode hard, and one of them was even loaded […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 TE – Still A Classy Alternative
Posted on November 4, 2015 | 29 CommentsThe venerable 1985-1996 Mercedes-Benz W124 series is commonly regarded as one of the greatest cars of all time. With its engineering prowess, safety advancements, and technological marvels for its time, […] -
CC Capsule: BMW 2002 – Why Would You Use A Vintage BMW For A Home Depot Run?
Posted on October 29, 2015 | 61 CommentsBack in June I had 21 ash trees removed from my yard. All of them were killed by the emerald ash borer. The tree service gave me hardship pricing, but […] -
CC Outtake: 1991 – ’93 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback – Dark Horse
Posted on October 26, 2015 | 40 CommentsThis is the car I had wished I had when I was a teenager in the late 1980’s / early-90’s. It is as far from my same-generation, 2.3L four-cylinder Mustang in […] -
CC Capsule: My Trip To The IMPA Test Days
Posted on October 23, 2015 | 32 CommentsEarlier last week, I took a rather exciting overnight trip to the Catskills in upstate New York for my first visit to the International Motor Press Association’s Test Days. One of the […] -
CC Capsule: 1975 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – A Taste Of How It Was
Posted on October 9, 2015 | 68 CommentsFew times have I passed local pizzeria and hangout Gino’s North (unrelated to Chicago-based national chain Gino’s East) and seen a car parked in front as appropriate to this setting as […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Chevrolet Impala Coupe – To Thine Own Self Be True
Posted on September 19, 2015 | 28 CommentsIn a sea of luxury cars and imports during afternoon rush hour under the Loop tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority, which car stands out in this photograph? When I […] -
CC Outtake: AM General Postal Van – I Want A Purple Cube Too
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/18/2011) Anyone whose been here longer than a few days knows I have a thing for boxy vehicles, as well as practical ones. And multipurpose ones. And […] -
Front-Lawn Classic: 1983 Pontiac T1000 – No Need To Shove It
Posted on September 16, 2015 | 71 CommentsI will state right off the bat that I cannot say with certainty that this is car is an ’83, though the grille and taillamp lenses indicate it’s an ’83, or […] -
CC Capsule: Big BMW Bookends
Posted on September 15, 2015 | 23 CommentsMy Vote for the Beginning and End of BMW’s Modern Large Drivers’ Cars On the right, we have a 1975 (or 1976) BMW 3.0Si (E3 in BMW parlance), and on […] -
CC Capsule: 1967 Buick Special – Summer In The Shenango Valley
Posted on September 12, 2015 | 37 CommentsAt the end of last month, my other half and I took a trip to visit family in the Rust Belt area where northeast Ohio meets northwest Pennsylvania, near […] -
eBay Find: 1991 Acura Integra LS – With Only 5,800 Miles, Could This Be The Best-Preserved Integra Left?
Posted on August 30, 2015 | 40 CommentsIt’s well-known that Acura Integras are were among the most popular cars with the tuner, customizer, fast-and-the-furious, pimp-my-ride, whatever you choose to call it crowd. While there aren’t a large […] -
Vintage Ad/Capsule: 1992 GMC Typhoon – The First Performance SUV?
Posted on August 25, 2015 | 35 CommentsIn today’s world of vehicles like the BMW X5 M, Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, and the 570 horsepower, zero-to-sixty in 3.8 seconds Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the idea […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 71 CommentsI wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […] -
CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 35 CommentsI just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […]
![CC Capsule: 1979-83 Toyota Corona (T130) Wagon – Mint Mediocrity The wagons featured yesterday were a little rough for wear. As packhorses for young travelers, they were likely bought cheap and rode hard, and one of them was even loaded […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/toyota-corona-t130-wagon-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 TE – Still A Classy Alternative The venerable 1985-1996 Mercedes-Benz W124 series is commonly regarded as one of the greatest cars of all time. With its engineering prowess, safety advancements, and technological marvels for its time, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_1851.jpg)
![CC Capsule: BMW 2002 – Why Would You Use A Vintage BMW For A Home Depot Run? Back in June I had 21 ash trees removed from my yard. All of them were killed by the emerald ash borer. The tree service gave me hardship pricing, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1968-75-BMW-2002-b.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1991 – ’93 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback – Dark Horse This is the car I had wished I had when I was a teenager in the late 1980’s / early-90’s. It is as far from my same-generation, 2.3L four-cylinder Mustang in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/008-1992-Ford-Mustang-GT-5.0-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: My Trip To The IMPA Test Days Earlier last week, I took a rather exciting overnight trip to the Catskills in upstate New York for my first visit to the International Motor Press Association’s Test Days. One of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_1569.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1975 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – A Taste Of How It Was Few times have I passed local pizzeria and hangout Gino’s North (unrelated to Chicago-based national chain Gino’s East) and seen a car parked in front as appropriate to this setting as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/005-1975-Chevrolet-Impala-Sport-Coupe-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1978 Chevrolet Impala Coupe – To Thine Own Self Be True In a sea of luxury cars and imports during afternoon rush hour under the Loop tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority, which car stands out in this photograph? When I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/003-1978-Chevrolet-Impala-Coupe-CC.jpg)
![CC Outtake: AM General Postal Van – I Want A Purple Cube Too (first posted 11/18/2011) Anyone whose been here longer than a few days knows I have a thing for boxy vehicles, as well as practical ones. And multipurpose ones. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-143-027-800.jpg)
![Front-Lawn Classic: 1983 Pontiac T1000 – No Need To Shove It I will state right off the bat that I cannot say with certainty that this is car is an ’83, though the grille and taillamp lenses indicate it’s an ’83, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/181-1983-Pontiac-T1000-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Big BMW Bookends My Vote for the Beginning and End of BMW’s Modern Large Drivers’ Cars On the right, we have a 1975 (or 1976) BMW 3.0Si (E3 in BMW parlance), and on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3.0si-and-740i.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1967 Buick Special – Summer In The Shenango Valley At the end of last month, my other half and I took a trip to visit family in the Rust Belt area where northeast Ohio meets northwest Pennsylvania, near […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/166-1967-Buick-Special-Deluxe-CC.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1991 Acura Integra LS – With Only 5,800 Miles, Could This Be The Best-Preserved Integra Left? It’s well-known that Acura Integras are were among the most popular cars with the tuner, customizer, fast-and-the-furious, pimp-my-ride, whatever you choose to call it crowd. While there aren’t a large […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/57.jpg)
![Vintage Ad/Capsule: 1992 GMC Typhoon – The First Performance SUV? In today’s world of vehicles like the BMW X5 M, Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, and the 570 horsepower, zero-to-sixty in 3.8 seconds Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the idea […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1992-GMC-Typhoon-Ad.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe? I wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1994-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland I just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1986-Mitsubishi-Mighty-Max-Sport-e.jpg)


