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![Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World? CC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC03263.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: 1981 Ford Granada, Rover 2600, Vauxhall Viceroy and Volvo 244 Comparison, With Overdrive On Two Of Them This comparison test from 1981 contains a surprise double. Not only does the Volvo 244GLT have overdrive, but so does the Vauxhall Viceroy. And the other surprise – there was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/motor-comparison-1981.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre* (*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Citroen-2CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini (first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Citroen-visa-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Carshow Classic: 1973 Chrysler 180 – British, French, American…Or Just Forgotten? (first posted 1/30/2015) The Chrysler 180 and 2-Litre saloons: Where do you start, and where did they go? After all, they could claim French and British ancestry and development, American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chrysler-180-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Stellantis – A Star Is Born, But Which One Are You Rooting For? So, Stellantis is now official, and trading in Stellantis stock has started in New York, Milan and Paris. This is, of course, the new company created by the merger of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AMC-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Pitlane Outtake: Onboard With Mike Hawthorn And The Jaguar D Type At Le Mans, 1956 – A Piece Of English History Particular motor races have a special place for many enthusiasts. The Indianapolis 500, Daytona, your national grand prix, the Monaco Grand Prix or Italian Grand Prix are typical and justified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MikeHawthorn-bowtie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Curbside Classic: 1972 Bristol 411 (and Bristol History) – The Last Great British Eccentric (first posted 1/17/2015) Britain has a reputation for eccentricity, in almost every field. From persevering with a coinage based on the Roman system until 1971, buying most liquids, except beer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bristol-411-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Outtake: 1961 Vauxhall Cresta Estate by Friary – Not Elegant But Good Enough For Some Nathan Williams is a loyal CC Cohort contributor and has posted many, many great finds over the last few years. But this is a bit of a CC topical find, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50818543046_f495a03b87_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Outtake: 1977 NSU Ro80 – Stands the Test Of Time Corey Behrens’ contributions to the CC Cohort are something to be savoured and shared by all. Just what we needed at the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50739451613_1d8f2e5954_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan A little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtake: 1972 Ford Capri 1600GT – Understanding The Appeal Do you remember the compact but family capable coupé? Based on a regular family car, usually, but with the kind of styling that could go most of the way to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20200911_143041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1960 Austin Seven (Mini) – The Future Started Here (first posted 12/16/2014) “One thing that I learnt the hard way – well not the hard way, the easy way – when you’re designing a new car for production, never, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1280px-Mini_cross_section.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


