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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Robert Forrest
Posts by Robert Forrest
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![(first posted 6/16/2015) NOBODY LIKES to look under-endowed in the locker room, and no car likes to look puny in the showroom. A full lunch-box matters: whatever the body-style or […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/power-bulge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design History: The Story Of The Power Bulge")
Design History: The Story Of The Power Bulge
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/16/2015) NOBODY LIKES to look under-endowed in the locker room, and no car likes to look puny in the showroom. A full lunch-box matters: whatever the body-style or […] -
![LET IT be known that developing cars is largely a retrospective activity. Only when the competition moves on do we realise the short-comings of our own product and areas for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Tata_Nano_im_Verkehrszentrum_des_Deutschen_Museums.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Drive Different – Imagining The Apple Car")
Drive Different – Imagining The Apple Car
Posted on March 7, 2016 | 58 CommentsLET IT be known that developing cars is largely a retrospective activity. Only when the competition moves on do we realise the short-comings of our own product and areas for […] -
![LET ME describe an evolutionary loop I have been pondering, beginning with the Mercedes-Benz 190E. With sheer surfaces and geometric architecture derived from the C111 concepts, the 190E appeared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2008aug01-489277511dad8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: What Goes Around Comes Around -Audi Revives The Baby Benz")
Design: What Goes Around Comes Around -Audi Revives The Baby Benz
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 30 CommentsLET ME describe an evolutionary loop I have been pondering, beginning with the Mercedes-Benz 190E. With sheer surfaces and geometric architecture derived from the C111 concepts, the 190E appeared […] -
![If you had asked me at any point over the last six months which family car I intended to buy, you would have had a different answer every time. The […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ferrari-456-gt-estate-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Anything For A Quiet Life – Finding The Perfect Family Car")
Anything For A Quiet Life – Finding The Perfect Family Car
Posted on January 31, 2016 | 18 CommentsIf you had asked me at any point over the last six months which family car I intended to buy, you would have had a different answer every time. The […] -
![SPOTTING A curbside classic at the Goodwood Revival could be considered cheating, not least because there isn’t a curb in sight. This annual event in England hosts a celebration of racing […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/L1090316.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 McLaren F1 XP3 – The Real Japanese Supercar")
Curbside Classic: 1993 McLaren F1 XP3 – The Real Japanese Supercar
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 15 CommentsSPOTTING A curbside classic at the Goodwood Revival could be considered cheating, not least because there isn’t a curb in sight. This annual event in England hosts a celebration of racing […] -
![IT WAS a sombre moment when the last R129 SL rolled off the line in 2002: it marked precisely the moment a Mercedes-Benz became a Merc. Indefatigable G-Wagen aside, the SL was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MERCEDESBENZSL-R129-948_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class -Save The Rhino")
Future Classic: W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class -Save The Rhino
Posted on April 28, 2015 | 35 CommentsIT WAS a sombre moment when the last R129 SL rolled off the line in 2002: it marked precisely the moment a Mercedes-Benz became a Merc. Indefatigable G-Wagen aside, the SL was the […] -
![TWO COWS standing in a field. One says to the other: Are you worried about Mad Cow Disease? The other replies No, I’m a squirrel. I often think similar of […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-porsche-macan-turbo-taillight-photo-575596-s-1280x782.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2015 Porsche Macan – Even Better Than The Real Thing")
Future Classic: 2015 Porsche Macan – Even Better Than The Real Thing
Posted on April 9, 2015 | 35 CommentsTWO COWS standing in a field. One says to the other: Are you worried about Mad Cow Disease? The other replies No, I’m a squirrel. I often think similar of […] -
![I SUPPOSE this was bound to happen at some point: a eulogy to my departed BMW M Coupe. You all know the car; a small Z3-based coupe, with a 321 hp […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/L1070542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My (Ex) Curbside Classic: 1999 BMW Z3M Coupe – Love Hurts")
My (Ex) Curbside Classic: 1999 BMW Z3M Coupe – Love Hurts
Posted on February 27, 2015 | 53 CommentsI SUPPOSE this was bound to happen at some point: a eulogy to my departed BMW M Coupe. You all know the car; a small Z3-based coupe, with a 321 hp […] -
![THAT’S MORE like it. No more spikey wedges aimed at nouveau riche. Lamborghini is tapping into the Matt Monro-filled alpine hedonism of the Muira with the rather splendid Asterion. You would […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lamborghini-Asterion_LPI910-4_Concept_2014_1280x960_wallpaper_06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2014 Lamborghini Asterion LPI910-4 Concept – A Star Is Born")
Future Classic: 2014 Lamborghini Asterion LPI910-4 Concept – A Star Is Born
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 22 CommentsTHAT’S MORE like it. No more spikey wedges aimed at nouveau riche. Lamborghini is tapping into the Matt Monro-filled alpine hedonism of the Muira with the rather splendid Asterion. You would […] -
![R.I.P vans with seats; long live… just what is the new Espace exactly? It started off so simply: the design of the first generation in 1984 made us understand that there was more […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Renault-Espace_2015_1280x960_wallpaper_03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: Renault Espace – The French Up Their Game")
Future Classic: Renault Espace – The French Up Their Game
Posted on February 18, 2015 | 30 CommentsR.I.P vans with seats; long live… just what is the new Espace exactly? It started off so simply: the design of the first generation in 1984 made us understand that there was more […] -
![It has taken 32 years, five cars, and a lot of Google Translate, but I at last own a Mercedes-Benz. Last year I said yes to a beautiful sage-green 380 SLC. Or 380 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10174952_10152290908975861_4368235942333330886_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SLC – In A Class Of Its Own")
My Curbside Classic: 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SLC – In A Class Of Its Own
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 45 CommentsIt has taken 32 years, five cars, and a lot of Google Translate, but I at last own a Mercedes-Benz. Last year I said yes to a beautiful sage-green 380 SLC. Or 380 […] -
![SOME SAY that in the next 1,000 years homo sapiens will split in two camps: homo pauperis, poor ordinary folk with bad teeth (a little like today’s English); and wealthy […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2016-Mazda-MX-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – A Tea-Cup Sized Tempest")
Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – A Tea-Cup Sized Tempest
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 37 CommentsSOME SAY that in the next 1,000 years homo sapiens will split in two camps: homo pauperis, poor ordinary folk with bad teeth (a little like today’s English); and wealthy […]
