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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.
![In 1979, FIAT launched the Ritmo in the UK, using the name Strada. Given the investment in its manufacturing and the reputation FIAT had in the UK for quality, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fiat-Strada-advert-1.jpg "QOTD: Is This The Best Car TV Advertisement Ever?")
![America can do many things, including Big Rigs. But other places can do them just as well, so with apologies to Bill Bryson of Des Moines, Iowa and Norfolk, England, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Leyland-8-wheeler.jpg "Truckshow Classics – Big Rigs from a Small Island")
![The Minx name was used by the Rootes Group’s main mid market car for 37 years, from 1932 to 1969. This 1967 Minx is probably one of the best examples of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1967-Hillman-Minx_7.jpg "Carshow Classic: 1967 Hillman Minx – Britain’s Second Longest Lived Nameplate Reaches Its Peak")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Alpine_01.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1961-Vauxhall.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Vogue_1.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dyane-3.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/R25-3.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fulvia-4.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Y10-2.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/A40.jpg "QOTD: How Should We Handle Barn Finds?")
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