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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![The Volvo TP21 is a rather odd looking vehicle. Known as the Sugga, which means sow in Swedish, likely due to its dowdy and snub nosed appearance, it would seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1956-Red-Bull-Volvo-Sugga.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing")
CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 12 CommentsThe Volvo TP21 is a rather odd looking vehicle. Known as the Sugga, which means sow in Swedish, likely due to its dowdy and snub nosed appearance, it would seem […] -
![$7,750 is all this Allante owner is asking for his Pininfarina-bodied Cadillac. It was a little sad to see that price taped to the window of this car, which stickered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/91CadillacAllante5jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated")
CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 83 Comments$7,750 is all this Allante owner is asking for his Pininfarina-bodied Cadillac. It was a little sad to see that price taped to the window of this car, which stickered […] -
![I had just heard Stephanie drive off when she called me excitedly: There’s an awesome old Japanese station wagon parked just on the next block over. Of course I grabbed my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-227-001-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: A Datsun 710 Wagon Moves in Down The Street – That Makes The Fourth One In Town")
CC Capsule: A Datsun 710 Wagon Moves in Down The Street – That Makes The Fourth One In Town
Posted on May 25, 2014 | 25 CommentsI had just heard Stephanie drive off when she called me excitedly: There’s an awesome old Japanese station wagon parked just on the next block over. Of course I grabbed my […] -
![Yes, I know we’ve had a full CC on this vintage of Nova recently, but I had to share this one, as it is a very rare ’79 model, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-013-e1334693162989.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classic CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Nova Custom Coupe – Last Call")
Classic CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Nova Custom Coupe – Last Call
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 69 CommentsYes, I know we’ve had a full CC on this vintage of Nova recently, but I had to share this one, as it is a very rare ’79 model, the […] -
![When I saw that Brendan had queued up his ’83 Eldorado for today, I knew it was time to write up the ’70 Eldorado I shot last fall, if only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/70eldorrearcu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop Coupe – Peak Displacement")
Curbside Capsule: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop Coupe – Peak Displacement
Posted on May 7, 2014 | 50 CommentsWhen I saw that Brendan had queued up his ’83 Eldorado for today, I knew it was time to write up the ’70 Eldorado I shot last fall, if only […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Nissan Hardbody – Let’s Do the Time Warp
Posted on May 3, 2014 | 46 CommentsThis is a simple case of disbelief. How did this 25-year-old truck survive to the modern day in such amazing condition out here in Rustopia? -
![In my younger years, I used to indulge in a lot of MMing about the ultimate vehicle, the one that encompassed all the following qualities: a compact van body, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-218-023-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear 4×4 Van – It Checks All The Right Boxes Except One")
CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear 4×4 Van – It Checks All The Right Boxes Except One
Posted on April 29, 2014 | 66 CommentsIn my younger years, I used to indulge in a lot of MMing about the ultimate vehicle, the one that encompassed all the following qualities: a compact van body, for […] -
![My favorite cars to behold, if not to drive, are the more obscure Japanese models of the 1980s which were generally uncommon throughout my younger years and are truly rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-27-18.09.34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Mazda 626 – My Kinda CC")
CC Capsule: 1987 Mazda 626 – My Kinda CC
Posted on April 28, 2014 | 41 CommentsMy favorite cars to behold, if not to drive, are the more obscure Japanese models of the 1980s which were generally uncommon throughout my younger years and are truly rare […] -
Something About Those Saturns
Posted on April 26, 2014 | 55 CommentsThere is something about those buzzy, plastic, oil burning, Saturn S-Series. They are terrible. But, I find them amazing in just as many ways as I find them awful. -
![What are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-054-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska")
The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska
Posted on April 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsWhat are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […] -
![The Chelsea Houses and the John Lovejoy Elliott Houses are a group of housing projects located between West 25th and 27th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues in the Chelsea […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cutlass-Ciera-wagon-1b-e1398088602349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Official Car Of The Chelsea Projects")
CC Capsule: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Official Car Of The Chelsea Projects
Posted on April 22, 2014 | 70 CommentsThe Chelsea Houses and the John Lovejoy Elliott Houses are a group of housing projects located between West 25th and 27th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues in the Chelsea […] -
![I met John in the Industrial Design program at Georgia Tech in 1983, and we became fast friends (and remain so to this day). We both enjoyed road racing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rs003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1980 Mercury Capri RS – The Fox Mustang’s Alter Ego")
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Mercury Capri RS – The Fox Mustang’s Alter Ego
Posted on April 17, 2014 | 57 CommentsI met John in the Industrial Design program at Georgia Tech in 1983, and we became fast friends (and remain so to this day). We both enjoyed road racing, […] -
![It’s somewhat appropriate that I start the Memphis portion of my curbside career with a find that’s a block away. And no, Elvis did not own this, as far as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_3247.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Ignoring The Past?")
CC Capsule: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Ignoring The Past?
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 75 CommentsIt’s somewhat appropriate that I start the Memphis portion of my curbside career with a find that’s a block away. And no, Elvis did not own this, as far as I […] -
![Have you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/77FordBronco4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails")
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 15 CommentsHave you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […] -
![This past Sunday, before I hit the gym, I noticed a totally unremarkable blob of whiteness turning into the same supermarket parking lot that I was entering. My CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Justy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Subaru Justy – Before Fuji Found Its Mojo")
CC Capsule: 1994 Subaru Justy – Before Fuji Found Its Mojo
Posted on April 9, 2014 | 35 CommentsThis past Sunday, before I hit the gym, I noticed a totally unremarkable blob of whiteness turning into the same supermarket parking lot that I was entering. My CC […]
