![After purchasing a 1996 Renault Twingo sight unseen from Japan I had some angst about the condition it would arrive in. I had planned to drive it 1,200 kms or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1996-Renault-Twingo-mountain-pass-115x115.jpg "1,200 kms In An Untested 30-Year Old French Car? Meeting And Driving The Renault Twingo Home")
![Imagine the year is 1958 and all your neighbors had bought new cars with the fully introduced quad headlight set up making your formally top of the line 1957 Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/55325391121_c1f2f4becb_b-115x115.jpg "Surgically Enhanced: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner with Aftermarket Quad Headlights")
![From the moment we stepped out of the airport, Malta made it clear that its streets had as much character as its architecture. Within minutes, we’d spotted a Škoda station […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ford-Transit-115x115.jpg "Classic Cars of Malta: Automotive Melting Pot – Ford, Morris, Suzuki, Skoda, etc")
![In the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1996-Renault-Twingo-coming-soon-115x115.jpg "Importing My 1996 Renault Twingo Home: Five Weeks, One Tiny Renault and a Lot of Second-Guessing")
![I previously announced that I am importing a Twingo from Japan, and I’m sure some of you reacted with, “What the heck is a Renault Twingo?” or, “Why would you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Twingo-1-115x115.jpg "Small, French and Quirky – What Is A Renault Twingo And Why Would You Want One")
![(Updated 8/14/2026) So who would like to be a paying beta tester for a 70s Lotus engine? Anyone? No? Well, eleven thousand Jensen owners were, and we can assume unwittingly. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Jensen-Healey-04.jpg "Curbside Classic: Jensen Healey – Care To Take It For A Really Long Test Drive?")
![(Updated 8/13/2026) The Honda S600 is a small and sporty roadster that outwardly does not look too different from an Austin Healey Sprite or Triumph Spitfire. It is, however, much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Honda-S6001-115x115.jpg "Honda S500/S600/S800 – Small, Brilliant and Fast")
![While I haven’t written either one into my COAL series yet, my current automotive stable consists of a 1997 Mazda Miata roadster and a 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Neither […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/guess-115x115.jpg "In Search Of A Practical Winter Car … And Ending With Something French?")
![I recently came across not one but two customized Toyota Echos in that strange metallic yellow gold color. As a bonus, they were both the Echo hatchback model sold in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/55103522575_b147faea3f_b-115x115.jpg "Alberta – A Hotbed for Toyota Echo Hatchback Customization Apparently")
![Last year my wife and I did a trip to Europe that covered several countries. In the previous entry, we explored classic cars at the curb in Paris, France and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Daimler-DS420-2-115x115.jpg "Classic Cars of Ireland: Daimler, MG and Nissan And More")
![Last year my wife and I did a trip to Europe that included a couple of days in France. While classic cars were far from common, there were a number […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Citroen-1-1-115x115.jpg "Classic Cars of Paris: Citroën, Peugeot, Renault And More")
![(Updated 7/1/2026) To celebrate Canada Day, I thought I would provide a primer on some of the unique Canadian Ford makes and models. In the United States Ford marketed three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Meteors.jpg "Canada Day Classics: Canadian Ford Branding History")
![For Canada Day on July 1, I thought we would take a look at a rarely seen Canadian variant of the Volkswagen Type 183 Iltis: the Bombardier Iltis. Also known […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260616_074240aa-115x115.jpg "1984-1986 Bombardier Iltis — The Canadian Chapter of the VW Type 183 Iltis Story")
![(Updated 6/17/2026) I believe this is the one and only time I have come across a street parked CCCA full classic car. Dramatic styling easily identifies it as something special […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1931-Reo-Royale-Victoria-Eight-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1931 Reo Royale Victoria Eight 8-35")
![Third-generation Camaros are no strangers to engine swaps, but they usually involve some variation of Chevrolet V8 power. This one went in a completely different direction. Sitting under the hood […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1984-Chevrolet-Camaro-02-115x115.jpg "One Of a Kind: Third Gen Camaro With a Most Unusual Engine Swap")
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