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CC Capsule Archive
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![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1965DatsunFairladySP311-1jg.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1991_pontiac_firebird_formula_front.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Datsun-pickup-overloaded-01.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=682,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-15-2013-004-e1368904397647.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/71MustangGrande4jg.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-188-043-900.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/92Saab900S1jg.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image15.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-013-e1366572528612.jpg "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 […] -
![I can just imagine the howls that came from Pontiac dealers when GM announced that after 1981 it would stop making the large B-body Bonneville, and affix the Bonneville nameplate […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/85PontiacParisienne3jg.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne – A Caprice with Champagne Taste")
CC Capsule: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne – A Caprice with Champagne Taste
Posted on May 4, 2013 | 47 CommentsI can just imagine the howls that came from Pontiac dealers when GM announced that after 1981 it would stop making the large B-body Bonneville, and affix the Bonneville nameplate […] -
![Our neighborhood is blessed with alleys, although almost all houses in it have driveways from the street. Some are overgrown (but still walkable), others kept open for cars, because there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-048-900.jpg "Alleyside Classic: 1967 Cadillac DeVille Convertible – In 1:1 Scale")
Alleyside Classic: 1967 Cadillac DeVille Convertible – In 1:1 Scale
Posted on May 2, 2013 | 41 CommentsOur neighborhood is blessed with alleys, although almost all houses in it have driveways from the street. Some are overgrown (but still walkable), others kept open for cars, because there […] -
![We were just heading out for our late-afternoon walk, when this black Coronet rolled by, with obvious damage to its right rear end. Uh-oh; and I was too slow to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-200-039-900.jpg "CC Capsule: 1950 Dodge Coronet – There’s A New Curbside Classic In Town")
CC Capsule: 1950 Dodge Coronet – There’s A New Curbside Classic In Town
Posted on May 1, 2013 | 17 CommentsWe were just heading out for our late-afternoon walk, when this black Coronet rolled by, with obvious damage to its right rear end. Uh-oh; and I was too slow to […] -
![I had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=573,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-001-e1366570582706.jpg "CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…")
CC Capsule: 1980 VW Vanagon – Good Luck With That Heater…
Posted on April 30, 2013 | 15 CommentsI had forgotten I shot this cheery yellow-and-beige air-cooled Vanagon last winter. As we have been on a bit of a Brougham-A-Thon lately, I thought now would be a good […] -
![If any really old car will still likely to be found on the roads in 2113, it will be a Model A Ford. I simply can’t imagine a time when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-199-003-1200.jpg "CC Capsule: Ford Model A Roadster – Ready For 2113")
CC Capsule: Ford Model A Roadster – Ready For 2113
Posted on April 29, 2013 | 33 CommentsIf any really old car will still likely to be found on the roads in 2113, it will be a Model A Ford. I simply can’t imagine a time when […]
