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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Capsule Archive
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![I am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/92BuickRoadmaster1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt")
CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
Posted on June 22, 2013 | 76 CommentsI am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […] -
![To own a flashy old car is to talk to strangers. Some out-of-the-ordinary sights – facial tattoos, Pontiac Azteks, male Speedos – induce an urge to look away and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/linc1_tall.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Curbsider’s Deadly Sin: Pride Cometh Before a Lincoln")
The Curbsider’s Deadly Sin: Pride Cometh Before a Lincoln
Posted on June 20, 2013 | 41 CommentsTo own a flashy old car is to talk to strangers. Some out-of-the-ordinary sights – facial tattoos, Pontiac Azteks, male Speedos – induce an urge to look away and […] -
![1941-1942 started a major new styling direction in Detroit: out with the graceful and delicate streamline-era front ends; in with the Wurlitzer juke-box look out front. As much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lincoln-Continental-1942-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic Capsule: 1942 Lincoln Continental – The Beginning Of The End")
Cohort Classic Capsule: 1942 Lincoln Continental – The Beginning Of The End
Posted on June 19, 2013 | 13 Comments1941-1942 started a major new styling direction in Detroit: out with the graceful and delicate streamline-era front ends; in with the Wurlitzer juke-box look out front. As much as […] -
![For all I know, the Fox-based Continental was a joy to drive. Tom Klockau certainly has fond memories of the one his grandparents owned, the story of which he told […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/85LincolnContinental1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Lincoln Continental – Mr. Droopy Drawers")
CC Capsule: 1985 Lincoln Continental – Mr. Droopy Drawers
Posted on June 18, 2013 | 32 CommentsFor all I know, the Fox-based Continental was a joy to drive. Tom Klockau certainly has fond memories of the one his grandparents owned, the story of which he told […] -
![This week, business has carried me half way across the globe, to the rural depths of Japan. Utsunomiya is a town 100 kilometers north of Tokyo, and about 30 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/3-quarter.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Cockroach of Utsunomiya")
CC Capsule: The Cockroach of Utsunomiya
Posted on June 17, 2013 | 25 CommentsThis week, business has carried me half way across the globe, to the rural depths of Japan. Utsunomiya is a town 100 kilometers north of Tokyo, and about 30 […] -
![As I grew up in the Midwest in the 1970s, there was a great common bias here toward American cars. I wrote that deliberately: a bias toward American cars, not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1965DatsunFairladySP311-1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1965 Datsun Fairlady – A Real Lady Tells No Stories On Herself")
CC Capsule: 1965 Datsun Fairlady – A Real Lady Tells No Stories On Herself
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 13 CommentsAs I grew up in the Midwest in the 1970s, there was a great common bias here toward American cars. I wrote that deliberately: a bias toward American cars, not […] -
![The late Third Generation Pontiac Firebirds are among my favorites, and the ’91-92 Formulas sit at the top of the list with its Banshee concept car-inspired nose. The preceding Second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1991_pontiac_firebird_formula_front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule Redux: 1991 Pontiac Formula Firebird – The Subtle Trans Am")
Curbside Capsule Redux: 1991 Pontiac Formula Firebird – The Subtle Trans Am
Posted on June 14, 2013 | 30 CommentsThe late Third Generation Pontiac Firebirds are among my favorites, and the ’91-92 Formulas sit at the top of the list with its Banshee concept car-inspired nose. The preceding Second […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1934 Hupmobile Cabriolet – Does This Count?
Posted on June 10, 2013 | 40 CommentsLast month, on my way to the fantabulous Curbside Soiree is Iowa City, Iowa, I stopped by the annual Loafer’s Car Show in downtown Hannibal, Missouri. -
![Well, maybe these folks do, come to that. This precarious-looking rig was spotted on I-45 in the Greenspoint area of Houston, on a sunny Saturday morning in 2003. Hope they made it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Datsun-pickup-overloaded-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 720 – Who Needs a Big Truck?")
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 720 – Who Needs a Big Truck?
Posted on June 8, 2013 | 24 CommentsWell, maybe these folks do, come to that. This precarious-looking rig was spotted on I-45 in the Greenspoint area of Houston, on a sunny Saturday morning in 2003. Hope they made it […] -
![I was on my way home from work late last week, when I came upon a very, VERY uncommon sight: A prewar–extremely prewar–car on John Deere Road. Now, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-15-2013-004-1024x682-e1368904397647.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classic Classic Capsule: NOT Getting Passed On The Right, By A White")
Classic Classic Capsule: NOT Getting Passed On The Right, By A White
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 25 CommentsI was on my way home from work late last week, when I came upon a very, VERY uncommon sight: A prewar–extremely prewar–car on John Deere Road. Now, I […] -
![“It was my grandmother’s,” the fellow said as he unlocked the driver’s-side door. He was polite, but obviously in a hurry. “It was handed down to my mom, and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/71MustangGrande4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1971 Mustang Grande – Grandma Must Have Been a Secretary")
CC Capsule: 1971 Mustang Grande – Grandma Must Have Been a Secretary
Posted on June 1, 2013 | 32 Comments“It was my grandmother’s,” the fellow said as he unlocked the driver’s-side door. He was polite, but obviously in a hurry. “It was handed down to my mom, and now […] -
![Cars like this 200SX SE-R, in such a relatively unmolested state, have become a rare sight, especially in a parking lot of a rather run-down apartment building on a busy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-188-043-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R (B14) – Another Rare Unmolested Survivor")
CC Capsule: 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R (B14) – Another Rare Unmolested Survivor
Posted on May 24, 2013 | 28 CommentsCars like this 200SX SE-R, in such a relatively unmolested state, have become a rare sight, especially in a parking lot of a rather run-down apartment building on a busy […] -
![On this Saab Day I thought I’d share photos of a Saab I recently got to ride in. My friend Amy owns this ’92 900S, and it’s her daily driver. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/92Saab900S1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Saab Day Capsule: 1992 Saab 900S – Among The Last “Real” Saabs")
CC Saab Day Capsule: 1992 Saab 900S – Among The Last “Real” Saabs
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 20 CommentsOn this Saab Day I thought I’d share photos of a Saab I recently got to ride in. My friend Amy owns this ’92 900S, and it’s her daily driver. […] -
![Yet again at (Not-so) Honest Gary’s Used Car Emporium, Gary showed me this 1988 (guesstimate) Saab 900 Saloon. As usual, he tried to sell it but failed. But he thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Saab Day Capsule: 1988 Saab 900 Saloon – The Perfect Used Car For The Thrifty Saaboholic You Know")
CC Saab Day Capsule: 1988 Saab 900 Saloon – The Perfect Used Car For The Thrifty Saaboholic You Know
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 22 CommentsYet again at (Not-so) Honest Gary’s Used Car Emporium, Gary showed me this 1988 (guesstimate) Saab 900 Saloon. As usual, he tried to sell it but failed. But he thought […] -
![We’ve discussed the original mini-Cordoba Cressida a while back, but today I want to talk about the later version. While the 1976-80 Cressida was very much a 3/4-scale LeSabre or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-013-800x533-e1366572528612.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Cressida – I’d Take One Over An ES300")
CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Cressida – I’d Take One Over An ES300
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 24 CommentsWe’ve discussed the original mini-Cordoba Cressida a while back, but today I want to talk about the later version. While the 1976-80 Cressida was very much a 3/4-scale LeSabre or […]
