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CC Capsule Archive
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CC Capsule: 1985 Audi 4000 S Quattro – Sunday Softcore
Posted on September 21, 2014 | 24 CommentsThe latest crop of sports sedans get to sixty in less than five seconds, corner at .9 Gs, come loaded with digital displays, are uncannily silent and have kidney punishing […] -
CC Capsule: 1966 Dodge Coronet 440 – Keep Out Of Reach Of Children
Posted on September 19, 2014 | 55 CommentsI’d like to offer my apologies in advance to anyone who’ll find my treatment of this car uncharitable, but sometimes it’s difficult to keep my criticism to myself. This is […] -
Classic CC Capsule: 1969 Chevelle Nomad Wagon – More Name Debasement, And Confusion
Posted on September 18, 2014 | 62 CommentsIn 1955, the Nomad Wagon was the most expensive Chevrolet by a healthy margin, and marked the beginning of Chevy’s expansion into the mid-priced market. By 1968, that storied name […] -
CC Capsule: 1985 Mercedes 190D – Hungary For Performance
Posted on September 18, 2014 | 19 CommentsPardon the bad pun, but I just couldn’t resist. I’ve seen this grey 190D, with its Hungarian front plate, running around town for over a year and only now got […] -
Curbside Capsule: Black Russian
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 44 CommentsBrighton Beach is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, home to generations of Russian-speaking immigrants. Situated near Coney Island, it is one of the best places in New York City to […] -
Canalside Parking – How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 26 CommentsThese pictures were taken in Amsterdam in June 1975. I had just arrived on an overnight flight from Canada, and I was pretty zonked out. A boat tour of Amsterdam […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsI was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […] -
CC Capsule: Beetle-Bago!
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 26 CommentsCC-reader Nagosnell found this gem in Belton S.C. and, judging from the headlights, believes it to have begun life as a 68-74 VW. Some research revealed the “Super Bugger” decal […] -
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental With Six Inch Stretch – Anyone Interested?
Posted on September 5, 2014 | 33 CommentsCC reader Mike T. sent me some pictures and original documents of a rather unusual car that its owners are preparing for an estate sale. It’s a 1979 Lincoln Continental […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1955 Packard Clipper Hardtop Coupe – Hot Rod Packard
Posted on September 4, 2014 | 69 CommentsFinding a genuine curbside Packard is undoubtedly one of the highlights of any CC’er. I’ve managed to snag two, a ’51 200 and a ’46 Clipper Super, both in my […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 37 CommentsAs long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […] -
CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Travel Wagon – The American Westfalia Camper
Posted on August 30, 2014 | 30 CommentsThese old Econolines are rare enough but this “Travel Wagon” version seems even more so. It was parked on the very end of a grocery store parking lot in Spartanburg […] -
CC Effect Capsule: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J2000 – With Some Additional Graphic Technical Details
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 22 CommentsAt 8:45 AM this morning, I left a comment at JPC’s 1965 Gladiator CC, referring to my previous Gladiator CC: Now if only one of us had had the guts […] -
CC Capsule: 1996 Jeep Cherokee – Never a Family Hauler
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 48 CommentsI stopped to photograph this Jeep Cherokee because the two-doors are far less plentiful than the four-doors, which themselves are starting to thin out here in Rustopia. I guess most […] -
CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 53 CommentsThere might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […]
![CC Capsule: 1985 Audi 4000 S Quattro – Sunday Softcore The latest crop of sports sedans get to sixty in less than five seconds, corner at .9 Gs, come loaded with digital displays, are uncannily silent and have kidney punishing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-06-08-19.19.39.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1966 Dodge Coronet 440 – Keep Out Of Reach Of Children I’d like to offer my apologies in advance to anyone who’ll find my treatment of this car uncharitable, but sometimes it’s difficult to keep my criticism to myself. This is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-08-05-14.04.13.jpg)
![Classic CC Capsule: 1969 Chevelle Nomad Wagon – More Name Debasement, And Confusion In 1955, the Nomad Wagon was the most expensive Chevrolet by a healthy margin, and marked the beginning of Chevy’s expansion into the mid-priced market. By 1968, that storied name […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-118-159-800.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1985 Mercedes 190D – Hungary For Performance Pardon the bad pun, but I just couldn’t resist. I’ve seen this grey 190D, with its Hungarian front plate, running around town for over a year and only now got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-08-04-13.43.17.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Black Russian Brighton Beach is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, home to generations of Russian-speaking immigrants. Situated near Coney Island, it is one of the best places in New York City to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-2.jpg)
![Canalside Parking – How Many CCs Can You Identify? These pictures were taken in Amsterdam in June 1975. I had just arrived on an overnight flight from Canada, and I was pretty zonked out. A boat tour of Amsterdam […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ld-amsterdam1975-3.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On I was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1977-Chevrolet-C10-a.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Beetle-Bago! CC-reader Nagosnell found this gem in Belton S.C. and, judging from the headlights, believes it to have begun life as a 68-74 VW. Some research revealed the “Super Bugger” decal […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140911_113143.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental With Six Inch Stretch – Anyone Interested? CC reader Mike T. sent me some pictures and original documents of a rather unusual car that its owners are preparing for an estate sale. It’s a 1979 Lincoln Continental […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/100_1025.jpg)
![Cohort Capsule: 1955 Packard Clipper Hardtop Coupe – Hot Rod Packard Finding a genuine curbside Packard is undoubtedly one of the highlights of any CC’er. I’ve managed to snag two, a ’51 200 and a ’46 Clipper Super, both in my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Packard-1955-Clipper-rq.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho! As long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/55-cadillac_Custom_Viewmstr-DV-07-CC_01-conceptcarz-dot-com.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Travel Wagon – The American Westfalia Camper These old Econolines are rare enough but this “Travel Wagon” version seems even more so. It was parked on the very end of a grocery store parking lot in Spartanburg […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140726_124836-1.jpg)
![CC Effect Capsule: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J2000 – With Some Additional Graphic Technical Details At 8:45 AM this morning, I left a comment at JPC’s 1965 Gladiator CC, referring to my previous Gladiator CC: Now if only one of us had had the guts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-232-095-1200.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1996 Jeep Cherokee – Never a Family Hauler I stopped to photograph this Jeep Cherokee because the two-doors are far less plentiful than the four-doors, which themselves are starting to thin out here in Rustopia. I guess most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1995-Jeep-Cherokee-d.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!” There might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7-19-2014-117-e1407689295872.jpg)


