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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![Fountain Square is an old Indianapolis neighborhood that lies just southeast of downtown. It’s in the beginning stages of gentrification, which means that the trappings of blue-collar life – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/74BMW30CS2jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1974 BMW 3.0 CS – Bringing the Gentrification")
CC Capsule: 1974 BMW 3.0 CS – Bringing the Gentrification
Posted on September 21, 2013 | 28 CommentsFountain Square is an old Indianapolis neighborhood that lies just southeast of downtown. It’s in the beginning stages of gentrification, which means that the trappings of blue-collar life – the […] -
![I’ve been driving by this field for several weeks now in order to take my daughter to Volleyball practice and keep seeing this car for sale. Last week when the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/P1000300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser")
CC Capsule: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser
Posted on September 18, 2013 | 75 CommentsI’ve been driving by this field for several weeks now in order to take my daughter to Volleyball practice and keep seeing this car for sale. Last week when the […] -
![Where I live in the boondocks of Northern Arizona, the dirt roads have no curbs, so we have what you might call Dirtside Classics. My friend Terry found one just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cor1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Corvair 95 Rampside: Destined for Drag Racing (Maybe)")
CC Capsule: Corvair 95 Rampside: Destined for Drag Racing (Maybe)
Posted on September 14, 2013 | 27 CommentsWhere I live in the boondocks of Northern Arizona, the dirt roads have no curbs, so we have what you might call Dirtside Classics. My friend Terry found one just […] -
![Sometimes things just happen. I had gone to an early morning estate sale in the Avenues section of Salt Lake City a week ago. Once I got to the house […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BMW-1s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 BMW R69S – Sidehacking")
CC Capsule: 1967 BMW R69S – Sidehacking
Posted on September 13, 2013 | 20 CommentsSometimes things just happen. I had gone to an early morning estate sale in the Avenues section of Salt Lake City a week ago. Once I got to the house […] -
![Once the Curbside Classic bug has bitten you, every trip out of the house is an adventure. Just yesterday, I thought my trip to Orchard Supply Hardware had provided me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Front-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Chevy Vega: Rust Never Sleeps On A Vega")
CC Capsule: 1973 Chevy Vega: Rust Never Sleeps On A Vega
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 37 CommentsOnce the Curbside Classic bug has bitten you, every trip out of the house is an adventure. Just yesterday, I thought my trip to Orchard Supply Hardware had provided me […] -
![In 1949, Ford introduced its first completely redesigned line of cars since the end of WWII, beating the other major automakers to the punch. The Custom nameplate sat at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_50fordcustom_rfrontcu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – It’s A Custom Custom")
CC Capsule: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – It’s A Custom Custom
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 50 CommentsIn 1949, Ford introduced its first completely redesigned line of cars since the end of WWII, beating the other major automakers to the punch. The Custom nameplate sat at the […] -
![It’s getting mighty hard these days to find a “Tri-Five” Chevrolet that hasn’t been rodded or restored to within an inch of its life. That’s why I was delighted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_56chev210_rrear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 – Black And White, Done Right")
Curbside Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 – Black And White, Done Right
Posted on September 6, 2013 | 71 CommentsIt’s getting mighty hard these days to find a “Tri-Five” Chevrolet that hasn’t been rodded or restored to within an inch of its life. That’s why I was delighted to […] -
![A hearse isn’t the most appealing car one can imagine. Take away the curtains, vinyl roof, and landau bars and it could have been an ambulance. Either way, this car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0663.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Pontiac Commercial Chassis, 1971 to 1975 – The Overlooked Rarity")
CC Capsule: The Pontiac Commercial Chassis, 1971 to 1975 – The Overlooked Rarity
Posted on September 3, 2013 | 49 CommentsA hearse isn’t the most appealing car one can imagine. Take away the curtains, vinyl roof, and landau bars and it could have been an ambulance. Either way, this car […] -
![On our way to Mt. Pisgah, our favorite edge-of-town hiking spot, I finally caught this venerable old IH farm truck. Finally? I’ve seen four of these identical trucks parked at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-207-058-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Mintbinder Classic: 1950 International L-Series Farm Truck Still At Work Making Peppermint Oil")
Mintbinder Classic: 1950 International L-Series Farm Truck Still At Work Making Peppermint Oil
Posted on August 27, 2013 | 35 CommentsOn our way to Mt. Pisgah, our favorite edge-of-town hiking spot, I finally caught this venerable old IH farm truck. Finally? I’ve seen four of these identical trucks parked at […] -
![Originality is getting hard to find, most of all when it comes to muscle and pony cars from the classic era. Almost every ’69 Camaro left has been turned into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-207-119-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac Le Mans 389 – This Un-GTO-Clone Deserves A Thumbs Up")
CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac Le Mans 389 – This Un-GTO-Clone Deserves A Thumbs Up
Posted on August 26, 2013 | 32 CommentsOriginality is getting hard to find, most of all when it comes to muscle and pony cars from the classic era. Almost every ’69 Camaro left has been turned into […] -
![Back in the 80s, I used to go to this cool little record store (remember records?) where the sign over the door read, “Since 1969.” The store actually opened in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/69VWWestie1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1969 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper – Perfect for that Workday Afternoon Siesta")
CC Capsule: 1969 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper – Perfect for that Workday Afternoon Siesta
Posted on August 24, 2013 | 26 CommentsBack in the 80s, I used to go to this cool little record store (remember records?) where the sign over the door read, “Since 1969.” The store actually opened in […] -
![It is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/291-800x533-e1376854657432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […] -
![Normally, I don’t give 911s or other post-356 Porsches a second glance, but the rich chocolate brown color of this 1974 911 Targa caught my eye and led me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_74-911-targa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Porsche <i>Neunelfer</i> – The Vanilla Porsche, in Chocolate")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Porsche Neunelfer – The Vanilla Porsche, in Chocolate
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 11 CommentsNormally, I don’t give 911s or other post-356 Porsches a second glance, but the rich chocolate brown color of this 1974 911 Targa caught my eye and led me […] -
![“It’s in rough shape,” my mechanic said when I asked about the old Jeep with a for-sale sign in the window. I’d just paid him for an oil change. “It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/79JeepCJ7_2jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Jeep CJ-7 – Dads Can Dream")
CC Capsule: 1979 Jeep CJ-7 – Dads Can Dream
Posted on August 17, 2013 | 26 Comments“It’s in rough shape,” my mechanic said when I asked about the old Jeep with a for-sale sign in the window. I’d just paid him for an oil change. “It’s […] -
![This 1972 Plymouth Fury III caught my eye a couple days ago on my way to a meeting downtown, so when my path brought me by again, I simply had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_72fury_front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1972 Plymouth Fury III Two-door Hardtop – Plastic Surgery Never Helps An Already-Beautiful Fuselage")
Curbside Capsule: 1972 Plymouth Fury III Two-door Hardtop – Plastic Surgery Never Helps An Already-Beautiful Fuselage
Posted on August 10, 2013 | 52 CommentsThis 1972 Plymouth Fury III caught my eye a couple days ago on my way to a meeting downtown, so when my path brought me by again, I simply had […]
