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- Drives an Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a 1996 Alfa Romeo Spider when the suns shines at the weekend. Gradate of Coventry University, Britain's Detroit.
![(Updated 5/12/2026) The CC Cohort comes up trumps again –I was admiring a Hudson Wasp, and I was hit by a “Hey, what’s that in the background?” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49786517256_1b60d93929_o.jpg "1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?")
![(Updated 8 May 2026) Today is the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. We will be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Traction-Avant_2.jpg "Car Show Classics: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945")
![(Updated 3/25/2026) The idea that American style, automotive or otherwise, influences Britain and the rest of Europe is old and well established, and no car demonstrates this better than the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1972-Ford-Capri.jpg "Carshow Classic: 1969 Ford Capri – The European Mustang Ford Always Promised Itself")
![(Updated 3/22/2026) What was BMC’s best car? Many people’s immediate answer to the question will be “the Mini”, and it’s fair to say that the Mini was the most technically, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CC-186-043-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1965 MG1100 (ADO16) – BMC’s Greatest Hit")
![(Updated 3/7/2026) Over the long history of London’s buses, there have been many with double decks, separate driver’s cabs, forward engines, rear entrances, open rear platforms, and red color schemes. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Routemaster-RM8.jpg "Bus Stop Classic: 1958 AEC Routemaster – The Ultimate London Double-Decker Bus")
![(Updated 2/15/2026) As life goes on, you become able to make some choices, and I had one such decision to make the other weekend, around a new Mercedes-Maybach S650. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20190922_190816.jpg "Future Classic: 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650 – This Is Not Just A Mercedes-Benz, This Is A Mercedes-Maybach")
![(Updated 2/8/2026) The Ford Cortina Mk3 enjoyed a high profile. It was a commercial success with a strong following across a huge range of buyers. It was the automotive Swiss […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1975-FordCortina-XL_5.jpg "Carshow Classic: 1975 Ford Cortina 1600XL – The Swiss Army Knife Car")
![(Updated 1/21/2026) The Triumph Herald was arguably the first car to embody the spirit of the 1960s to come from Britain’s established manufacturers, and also one that led to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/herald-1.jpg "1966 Triumph Herald: The UK’s First Aspirational Compact")
![The story of the Issigonis-BMC range of bold new FWD cars is a huge one, an ambitious attempt to remake BMC into a builder of leading-edge cars à la Citroen. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/38064385955_be804f118d_b-115x115.jpg "1965 Austin 1800 Mk1 (ADO17) “Landcrab”: Was it Best in Class, or Just Plain Ugly?")
![(Updated 11/9/2025) Today sees the 36th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Trabant-601S-6.jpg "1984 Trabant 601-S: The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany, Still Significant")
![(Updated 10/18/2025) The Renault 16 probably needs little introduction, but if you need a refresher this is a good place to start. Unarguably, it is one of the cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DSC04007.1.jpg "Car Show Classic – 1973 Renault 16 and The Asymmetric Suspension Configuration")
![(Updated 10/11/2025) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also pretty close to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC04426.11.jpg "Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot")
![How time flies, on Oct. 6th, 1955, the Citroën DS -of which the ID is a close relative- made its debut to the world. 70 years ago today. To honor […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1966-Citroen-ID.3.jpg "Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention")
![(Updated 10/5/2025) A late spring Saturday, unseasonably warm, even hot. The choice was the chores or exercising the MX-5 with the roof down and a picnic in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WP_20190601_13_56_56_Rich-1.jpg "Bus Classic: 1949 Bedford OB – 70 Years On And Still Working")
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