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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![(first posted 9/6/2018) “Pull up to the…” bumper? I love the artistry and persona of Grace Jones. Earlier this year, I had gone to see “Bloodlight and Bami”, a biographical film […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6400-1979-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Built To Last")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Built To Last
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 9/6/2018) “Pull up to the…” bumper? I love the artistry and persona of Grace Jones. Earlier this year, I had gone to see “Bloodlight and Bami”, a biographical film […] -
![For a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230322_084107_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up")
CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […] -
![I was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240704_102951_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie")
CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsI was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1977 Cougar Villager – The Fat Cat Woody Wagon
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 12/15/2012) The one-year-only 1977 Mercury Cougar Villager station wagon is worth taking a closer look at. -
![(first posted 8/8/2018) I’ve recently been exploring other parts of Chicago’s north side than those I’m used to visiting, including Rogers Park, the neighborhood just north of mine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0982-1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Vast")
CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Vast
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) I’ve recently been exploring other parts of Chicago’s north side than those I’m used to visiting, including Rogers Park, the neighborhood just north of mine. […] -
![It’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240303_085410_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!")
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 6 CommentsIt’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2012. A follow-on to the ’77 Cougar sedan recently posted) This Cougar has been taunting me for months. I keep seeing it at the same interchange and always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P8310027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar")
Curbside Capsule: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/3/2012. A follow-on to the ’77 Cougar sedan recently posted) This Cougar has been taunting me for months. I keep seeing it at the same interchange and always […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1596.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […] -
![Abandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240521_122628_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration")
CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 10 CommentsAbandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) For some odd reason, on this (another) gray day, I have summer on the brain…so let’s dig out something apropos. Like this gnarly Jeep Commando, to take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-144-037-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Jeep Commando – Rough And Ready")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Jeep Commando – Rough And Ready
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) For some odd reason, on this (another) gray day, I have summer on the brain…so let’s dig out something apropos. Like this gnarly Jeep Commando, to take […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) We buy hatchbacks that have been lifted, like the Subaru XV Crosstrek. We buy station wagons that been jacked-up, like the Subaru Outback. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mitsubishi-delica-space-gear-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1994-2007 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear – The Unstoppable Van")
Curbside Capsule: 1994-2007 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear – The Unstoppable Van
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) We buy hatchbacks that have been lifted, like the Subaru XV Crosstrek. We buy station wagons that been jacked-up, like the Subaru Outback. At […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2018) That line was uttered by the villainous Mr. White in a memorable scene in the 2008’s Quantum of Solace. In that scene, James Bond intercepts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/holden-epica-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007-11 Chevrolet/Holden Epica – “Tosca Isn’t For Everyone”")
Curbside Capsule: 2007-11 Chevrolet/Holden Epica – “Tosca Isn’t For Everyone”
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 13 Comments(first posted 6/29/2018) That line was uttered by the villainous Mr. White in a memorable scene in the 2008’s Quantum of Solace. In that scene, James Bond intercepts […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2018) On my bike ride home the other day, I took a loop through my neighborhood to enjoy the perfect weather, where I spotted this gem. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180619_173713.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Snowbird Has Landed")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Snowbird Has Landed
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/28/2018) On my bike ride home the other day, I took a loop through my neighborhood to enjoy the perfect weather, where I spotted this gem. As […] -
![(Mostly Dad related memories, with a few Jeeps thrown in) It was the early ’80s and Dad was as usual dealing with some agribusiness start-up. What it was on that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240519_154035031_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Jeep Cherokee And Wagoneer SJ – Brief Initiation Into Jeep’s 4×4 Might")
Curbside Classics: Jeep Cherokee And Wagoneer SJ – Brief Initiation Into Jeep’s 4×4 Might
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 8 Comments(Mostly Dad related memories, with a few Jeeps thrown in) It was the early ’80s and Dad was as usual dealing with some agribusiness start-up. What it was on that […]
