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CC Capsule Archive
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Car Show Capsule: A Genuine Retired Rampside
Posted on April 25, 2013 | 26 CommentsSo many car shows, so many cars, so many photos taken. I still have approximately two hundred pictures from car shows from summer 2012, and have not had time to […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Sending Mixed Messages
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 27 CommentsSon Number Two and I drove into town this past weekend to look at a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT he was considering, only to be beaten to the purchase by […] -
CC Capsule: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Coupe And Speed Boat: Suddenly It’s 1973
Posted on April 12, 2013 | 10 CommentsSomething about this scene struck me as a real time warp. Yes, there are a few old Cutlasses around. And one does occasionally see a fast speed boat, although much […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale-The Greater Brougham Land Whale Faces Extinction
Posted on April 11, 2013 | 51 CommentsYes, yes; you are seeing one of the last of a dying breed of car, the Broughamus Terraceti Automobilius, The Greater Brougham Land Whale. Vehicles like this once covered the […] -
CC Capsule: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible By Hess & Eisenhardt – There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 42 CommentsIt was a bright and sunny day, and I was going home. While on the way, I saw a few neat cars at a used-car lot, so I decided to […] -
CC Capsule: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Time Can Change Me, But I Can’t Trace Time
Posted on March 31, 2013 | 81 CommentsDavid Bowie recently came out with a new album after a 10-year hiatus. How does someone so attuned to the cultural zeitgeist view the past? If the new tracks from his most […] -
CC Capsule: 1980 Dodge D-series Adventurer – The Essence of a Truck
Posted on March 30, 2013 | 17 CommentsI surely write about a lot of trucks here at Curbside Classic. It’s not that I’m particularly partial to them; actually, I’m much more a car guy. But old trucks […] -
CC Capsule: 1973 Lincoln Continental Coupe – 5000 Pounds Of Potential Energy
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 41 CommentsA friend of mine named Meredith snapped these pictures for me of a Lincoln Continental parked on the street in Philadelphia. I believe this is a 1973 Continental coupe; if I’m wrong, […] -
CC Capsule: 1988 Toyota Camry DX – Somehow, Beige Is Appropriate
Posted on March 16, 2013 | 80 CommentsThe second-generation Camry is where Toyota got serious about the midsize sedan. The Camry had always been designed with the U.S. market in mind, but the styling of the first-generation […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE AWD – Not Dodging The Options
Posted on March 8, 2013 | 43 CommentsJust the other day I went with my folks to an antique show. As we were walking in, I noticed a woody Grand Voyager in the lot. I was drawn […] -
CC Capsule: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II Veggie-Oiler – Envious?
Posted on March 6, 2013 | 31 CommentsThere’s a healthy number of these Trooper II’s still in front-line service hereabouts. But this one caught my eye when I saw the “enviofuel” and “powered by vegetable oil” stickers […] -
Curbside Conundrum: How would you take your ’67 Ford?
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 77 CommentsHere’s the future and the past of big Fords side by side for comparison. The isolation and comfort of the future or the carefree abandon of the past. It’s an […] -
CC Capsule: 1992 Honda Civic EX Coupe – Is This The Last Of Its Kind Not To Be Molested With A Giant Fart Can?
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 42 CommentsMaybe not, but seriously, these Civic Coupes–especially EXs with the 125-hp D16Z6 VTEC engine–have became mighty rare. For that matter, even the ones that were molested in the usual fashion […] -
CC Capsule: 1967 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia – The Perfect Curbside Classic for the Crunchy Granola Set?
Posted on February 9, 2013 | 61 CommentsBroad Ripple is one of Indianapolis’s few hip, happening neighborhoods, which makes it a happy old-car hunting ground. I suspect that the street-parked survivors are owned by locals, while the […]
![Car Show Capsule: A Genuine Retired Rampside So many car shows, so many cars, so many photos taken. I still have approximately two hundred pictures from car shows from summer 2012, and have not had time to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/09-08-2012-0341.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Sending Mixed Messages Son Number Two and I drove into town this past weekend to look at a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT he was considering, only to be beaten to the purchase by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5156.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Coupe And Speed Boat: Suddenly It’s 1973 Something about this scene struck me as a real time warp. Yes, there are a few old Cutlasses around. And one does occasionally see a fast speed boat, although much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-196-133-900.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale-The Greater Brougham Land Whale Faces Extinction Yes, yes; you are seeing one of the last of a dying breed of car, the Broughamus Terraceti Automobilius, The Greater Brougham Land Whale. Vehicles like this once covered the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image11.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham Convertible By Hess & Eisenhardt – There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute It was a bright and sunny day, and I was going home. While on the way, I saw a few neat cars at a used-car lot, so I decided to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image1-e1365109543234.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Time Can Change Me, But I Can’t Trace Time David Bowie recently came out with a new album after a 10-year hiatus. How does someone so attuned to the cultural zeitgeist view the past? If the new tracks from his most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=600,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/0317131507a.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1980 Dodge D-series Adventurer – The Essence of a Truck I surely write about a lot of trucks here at Curbside Classic. It’s not that I’m particularly partial to them; actually, I’m much more a car guy. But old trucks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/81DodgeTruckAd.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Lincoln Continental Coupe – 5000 Pounds Of Potential Energy A friend of mine named Meredith snapped these pictures for me of a Lincoln Continental parked on the street in Philadelphia. I believe this is a 1973 Continental coupe; if I’m wrong, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Lincoln-1-ed-e1363479052738.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1988 Toyota Camry DX – Somehow, Beige Is Appropriate The second-generation Camry is where Toyota got serious about the midsize sedan. The Camry had always been designed with the U.S. market in mind, but the styling of the first-generation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/89ToyotaCamryAd.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE AWD – Not Dodging The Options Just the other day I went with my folks to an antique show. As we were walking in, I noticed a woody Grand Voyager in the lot. I was drawn […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-2-2013-001-e1362272089923.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II Veggie-Oiler – Envious? There’s a healthy number of these Trooper II’s still in front-line service hereabouts. But this one caught my eye when I saw the “enviofuel” and “powered by vegetable oil” stickers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-192-085-800.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1992 Honda Civic EX Coupe – Is This The Last Of Its Kind Not To Be Molested With A Giant Fart Can? Maybe not, but seriously, these Civic Coupes–especially EXs with the 125-hp D16Z6 VTEC engine–have became mighty rare. For that matter, even the ones that were molested in the usual fashion […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-188-044-950.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1967 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia – The Perfect Curbside Classic for the Crunchy Granola Set? Broad Ripple is one of Indianapolis’s few hip, happening neighborhoods, which makes it a happy old-car hunting ground. I suspect that the street-parked survivors are owned by locals, while the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/62KarmannGhia1jg.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Chrysler TC by Maserati – Did That Brutally Honest Conversation Ever Happen? In college, I had a structural analysis class. The professor was young, and appeared to think of himself as being pretty impressive. When I dropped the class I told him […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PC180289.jpg)


