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About Author: Neil Osborn
Posts by Neil Osborn
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My 1999 Ralliart Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Type-S – How I Became a Japanese Turbo Nutter
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 3 CommentsWith the Millennium Bug threatening and my Fiat Coupe approaching an expensive cambelt service it seemed, however much I loved it, that it might be a good idea to move […] -
My 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo – A Space Efficient Sports Car
Posted on October 14, 2026 | 19 CommentsBy now it was 1997 and I wasn’t going to be too worried to see the back of my SAAB 900 SE Turbo. The sooner the better as far as […] -
My 1994 SAAB 900SE Turbo – Oops! We Can’t Be Right Every Time
Posted on October 7, 2026 | 10 CommentsMy Alfa Romeo 164 3.0V6 Lusso was approaching 100,000 miles and my wife now had an Alfa 164 Twinspark as well. My 30,000 miles a year needed something reliable so […] -
The Italian Epoque Begins With a 1989 Alfa Romeo 164 3.0V6 Lusso — Three Decades, Two Cars, One Love Affair
Posted on September 30, 2026 | 16 CommentsAfter twelve years of motoring, Citroëns were the only cars that I’d owned (bar a year with a Ford Escort as my first company car). By the summer of 1992, […] -
My 1974 Citroen D Super 5 – Fulfilling the Childhood Dream
Posted on September 23, 2026 | 10 CommentsAfter the Citroën ‘A’ series cars with which I’d started motoring life, the BX’s which had provided our daily transport since 1986 and the CX itch that I had been […] -
My Citroën CX Lifelong Experience: I Finally Found My Dream CX—And It Was the One I’d Admired in 1984
Posted on September 16, 2026 | 29 CommentsSome cars make an impression that never quite goes away. For me, the Citroën CX was one of them. I first fell for the car as a student in the […] -
My Citroën BX Years: 1986-2026 And Counting
Posted on September 9, 2026 | 17 CommentsWe’ve enjoyed the pleasure of seven Citroën BXs over the years. The quintessential 1980’s design is in my opinion, probably all the car you might ever need and one that […] -
My Wife Buys a Citroën 2CV Van – Another One We Still Love to This Day
Posted on September 2, 2026 | 11 CommentsNewly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […] -
My 42 Years With A Citroën Ami: The £90 Car That Became a Lifetime Companion
Posted on August 26, 2026 | 21 CommentsBy the end of 1984, having put another 20,000 miles on the Citroën Dyane it was clear its days were going to either be numbered or expensive. We’d been members […] -
My 1974 Citroën Dyane 6: A Contrarian’s First Car
Posted on August 19, 2026 | 12 CommentsSometimes the best car stories begin not with the obvious choice, but with the one nobody else wanted. While my friends bought Minis, I followed my own path with a […] -
The Cars That Shaped My Family—and Me
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 16 CommentsWherever you may be, greetings from England. I’m Neil Osborn, known among my friends as Owl, and I am happy to be known as such by my fellow curbivores. As […]
![My 1999 Ralliart Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Type-S – How I Became a Japanese Turbo Nutter With the Millennium Bug threatening and my Fiat Coupe approaching an expensive cambelt service it seemed, however much I loved it, that it might be a good idea to move […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/VR4-72AA-115x115.jpg)
![My 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo – A Space Efficient Sports Car By now it was 1997 and I wasn’t going to be too worried to see the back of my SAAB 900 SE Turbo. The sooner the better as far as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/bmway-115x115.jpg)
![My 1994 SAAB 900SE Turbo – Oops! We Can’t Be Right Every Time My Alfa Romeo 164 3.0V6 Lusso was approaching 100,000 miles and my wife now had an Alfa 164 Twinspark as well. My 30,000 miles a year needed something reliable so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20260813_135347-scaled-1-115x115.jpg)
![The Italian Epoque Begins With a 1989 Alfa Romeo 164 3.0V6 Lusso — Three Decades, Two Cars, One Love Affair After twelve years of motoring, Citroëns were the only cars that I’d owned (bar a year with a Ford Escort as my first company car). By the summer of 1992, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20250525_174952-115x115.jpg)
![My 1974 Citroen D Super 5 – Fulfilling the Childhood Dream After the Citroën ‘A’ series cars with which I’d started motoring life, the BX’s which had provided our daily transport since 1986 and the CX itch that I had been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFP_Forever_Osborn_Citroen-34-115x115.jpg)
![My Citroën CX Lifelong Experience: I Finally Found My Dream CX—And It Was the One I’d Admired in 1984 Some cars make an impression that never quite goes away. For me, the Citroën CX was one of them. I first fell for the car as a student in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260728_150845-115x115.jpg)
![My Citroën BX Years: 1986-2026 And Counting We’ve enjoyed the pleasure of seven Citroën BXs over the years. The quintessential 1980’s design is in my opinion, probably all the car you might ever need and one that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20191201_142105-min-115x115.jpg)
![My Wife Buys a Citroën 2CV Van – Another One We Still Love to This Day Newly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/65-115x115.jpg)
![My 42 Years With A Citroën Ami: The £90 Car That Became a Lifetime Companion By the end of 1984, having put another 20,000 miles on the Citroën Dyane it was clear its days were going to either be numbered or expensive. We’d been members […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/595A4311-ps-115x115.jpg)
![My 1974 Citroën Dyane 6: A Contrarian’s First Car Sometimes the best car stories begin not with the obvious choice, but with the one nobody else wanted. While my friends bought Minis, I followed my own path with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUJ-2-115x115.jpg)
![The Cars That Shaped My Family—and Me Wherever you may be, greetings from England. I’m Neil Osborn, known among my friends as Owl, and I am happy to be known as such by my fellow curbivores. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260723_120301-115x115.jpg)


