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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.
![Part of the pleasure in contributing to CC is catching cars like this. I was looking in my hard drive for Hillman Minx photographs and reminded myself of another Rootes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Alpine_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Carshow Capsule: 1954 Sunbeam Alpine – Take a Second Glance, It’s A Sports Car")
![Vauxhall welcomed its UK customers into 1961 with this advert; I’m it using to welcome all CC readers to 2014, and being in the UK, I can do it a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1961-Vauxhall.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1961 and Vauxhall Welcomes a New Year")
![The Singer Vogue was the more upmarket version of the Hillman Superminx – the Riley 4/72 to the Superminx, or the Oldsmobile to the Hillman’s Chevrolet, if you like. Sales […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Vogue_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Carshow Capsule: 1965 Singer Vogue Estate – How Many Did You Say?")
![The Citroen Dyane was an evolution of the more famous 2CV, focussing on more power (most had a 602cc engine with all of 32bhp), a construction that permitted more efficient […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dyane-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Citroen Acadiane – A Van for All Seasons")
![The last large French car to make any lasting international impact was probably the Citroen DS, as France has long had an awkward relationship with the large car – a national […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/R25-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Renault 25 Turbo-D – A French Executive Comes to AMC")
![A compact, stylish, capable, Italian coupe, with a 1.3 litre DOHC engine and a great handling chassis sounds like an ideal recipe for many drivers, a great compromise between enjoyment, ability and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fulvia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Lancia Fulvia Coupe – Simple, Brilliant, Scarce")
![The Lancia Y10 was always a rare sight in the UK; after the 1970s rust debacle, sales of Lancias fell off very quickly and by 1994, RHD Lancias were no longer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Y10-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1996 Lancia Y10 – Grazie Luigi")
![One of the features of the recent UK National Classic Motor Show in Birmingham was the number of barn find cars presented in “as found” condition. Following on from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/A40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Should We Handle Barn Finds?")
![Perhaps the quintessential French van is the Citroen H van, produced from 1947 to 1981, and still a regular sight on the roads and market places of France. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/h-van-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Do You Prefer Your Citroen H Van?")
![The tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0BA0133A000005DC-809_634x451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era")
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