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CC Capsule Archive
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Fourth of July Weekend Capsule: 1974 Nova Spirit of America Hatchback – When Hatchbacks Roamed The Land Without Disdain!
Posted on July 5, 2014 | 25 CommentsYesterday Aaron65 favored us with some delectable ’70s U.S.-themed Curbside Classics. As mentioned, there were three Spirit of America Chevrolets available in MY 1974: Impala, Nova and Vega. However much […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – A Vision in Amberlite Firemist
Posted on July 2, 2014 | 54 CommentsAt first, I thought it was another mid-70s Olds Ninety Eight. I found one of those in this very parking lot a year before (see it here). Because really, the […] -
CC Global Capsule: Caminhões do Brasil
Posted on June 27, 2014 | 36 CommentsThe car/pickup concept that dates back to the first Ford Model T truck of 1925 has disappeared from the United States and been successful in few other markets during the […] -
CC Capsule: 1983-87 Chevy El Camino SS – El Caminos De La Costa Este
Posted on June 27, 2014 | 32 CommentsA feature last year on The El Caminos of Los Angeles depicted the fleet of Chevrolet El Caminos of every generation from 1964 to 1987 on the streets of L.A. […] -
CC Capsule: Kinetic Vehicles Max – 100 MPG Locost-Based Diesel Roadster
Posted on June 23, 2014 | 17 CommentsWhen I spotted this at the Lane County Events Center parking lot the other day, I knew it was something a bit out of the ordinary, especially with the Mother […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 Sedan – A Fresh New Face In The Neighborhood
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 48 Comments(first posted 6/17/2014) If the front end of the ’65 Fairlane was its weakest element, the front end of the ’66 is undoubtedly its best. Note that I didn’t use […] -
Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 65 CommentsWhen it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […] -
Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 39 CommentsIt’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […] -
CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 17 CommentsOne of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […] -
CC Capsule: 1998 Dodge B-Series – A Final Throwback From The Minivan Masters
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 54 CommentsLike others at CC, I’m fascinated by platform longevity. Not so only in terms of mechanical genealogy as demonstrated by, say, the ’90s Caprice sharing bits with the ’70s A-body […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Classic CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Nova Custom Coupe – Last Call
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 72 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 […] -
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 […]
![Fourth of July Weekend Capsule: 1974 Nova Spirit of America Hatchback – When Hatchbacks Roamed The Land Without Disdain! Yesterday Aaron65 favored us with some delectable ’70s U.S.-themed Curbside Classics. As mentioned, there were three Spirit of America Chevrolets available in MY 1974: Impala, Nova and Vega. However much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6-20-2014-121-e1404507446900.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – A Vision in Amberlite Firemist At first, I thought it was another mid-70s Olds Ninety Eight. I found one of those in this very parking lot a year before (see it here). Because really, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Firemist.jpg)
![CC Global Capsule: Caminhões do Brasil The car/pickup concept that dates back to the first Ford Model T truck of 1925 has disappeared from the United States and been successful in few other markets during the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1200-IMG_18101.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1983-87 Chevy El Camino SS – El Caminos De La Costa Este A feature last year on The El Caminos of Los Angeles depicted the fleet of Chevrolet El Caminos of every generation from 1964 to 1987 on the streets of L.A. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1200-Choo-Choo-Custom-El-Camino-SS.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Kinetic Vehicles Max – 100 MPG Locost-Based Diesel Roadster When I spotted this at the Lane County Events Center parking lot the other day, I knew it was something a bit out of the ordinary, especially with the Mother […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-227-147-1200.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 Sedan – A Fresh New Face In The Neighborhood (first posted 6/17/2014) If the front end of the ’65 Fairlane was its weakest element, the front end of the ’66 is undoubtedly its best. Note that I didn’t use […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-227-032-1200-1.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies When it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/clue-1.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future It’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/100_3431.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car One of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/100_3469.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Dodge B-Series – A Final Throwback From The Minivan Masters Like others at CC, I’m fascinated by platform longevity. Not so only in terms of mechanical genealogy as demonstrated by, say, the ’90s Caprice sharing bits with the ’70s A-body […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BSERIES1a.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1956-Red-Bull-Volvo-Sugga.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated $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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/91CadillacAllante5jg.jpg)
![CC Capsule: A Datsun 710 Wagon Moves in Down The Street – That Makes The Fourth One In Town 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-227-001-1200.jpg)
![Classic CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Nova Custom Coupe – Last Call 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-013-e1334693162989.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop Coupe – Peak Displacement 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/70eldorrearcu.jpg)


