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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.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Roger Carr
Posts by Roger Carr
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![CAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland")
Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 29 CommentsCAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […] -
![Car builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20200801_181209-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress")
Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsCar builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […] -
![There’s a saying, used in the building trade about preparing for a VIP visit and for finalising the layout of ship and aircraft interiors. “If you can’t hide it, paint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: The Citroen 2CV in the UK, 1980s – If You Can’t Hide It…..")
Advertising Classics: The Citroen 2CV in the UK, 1980s – If You Can’t Hide It…..
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 21 CommentsThere’s a saying, used in the building trade about preparing for a VIP visit and for finalising the layout of ship and aircraft interiors. “If you can’t hide it, paint […] -
![The title sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? The 2021 bit is easy enough, England hopefully obvious, and maybe Gaydon is familiar as the home of the British Motor Museum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20210821_112712-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – MIT Car 2021, Gaydon, England")
Car Show Photo Report – MIT Car 2021, Gaydon, England
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 10 CommentsThe title sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? The 2021 bit is easy enough, England hopefully obvious, and maybe Gaydon is familiar as the home of the British Motor Museum […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1964vauxhallvivaHA.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?")
Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […] -
![What do you need from a hire car over two days and 350 miles? Safety, security, dependability, decently comfortable and spacious enough for those using it (in this case just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220303_132348.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Review: 2021 Hyundai Kona Hybrid Premium – For Many, Competence And Convenience Will Win Out")
Curbside Rental Review: 2021 Hyundai Kona Hybrid Premium – For Many, Competence And Convenience Will Win Out
Posted on March 17, 2022 | 14 CommentsWhat do you need from a hire car over two days and 350 miles? Safety, security, dependability, decently comfortable and spacious enough for those using it (in this case just […] -
![You may have read my recent post on the Italian Car Day organised at Brooklands by a group of owner and enthusiast clubs, including the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC00202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021 – Part 2")
Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021 – Part 2
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 19 CommentsYou may have read my recent post on the Italian Car Day organised at Brooklands by a group of owner and enthusiast clubs, including the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club. […] -
![Is it really twenty years since Ford ended production of the Escort van? Like the larger Transit, in the UK it defined its sector to the extent that vans became […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51878544947_f48aa2471b_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1995-2002 Ford Escort Van – No Street Corner Should Ever Be Without One")
Cohort Outtake: 1995-2002 Ford Escort Van – No Street Corner Should Ever Be Without One
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsIs it really twenty years since Ford ended production of the Escort van? Like the larger Transit, in the UK it defined its sector to the extent that vans became […] -
![Here’s something a little different. A promotional film produced by Vauxhall in 1972 for the then new proving ground at Millbrook, just 30 minutes from the Engineering Centre in Luton, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2f5921d0-50e3-4614-8d36-41144160b7b5-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside History: Millbrook Proving Ground, 1972 – Where Vauxhall Got Tough on Quality")
Curbside History: Millbrook Proving Ground, 1972 – Where Vauxhall Got Tough on Quality
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 17 CommentsHere’s something a little different. A promotional film produced by Vauxhall in 1972 for the then new proving ground at Millbrook, just 30 minutes from the Engineering Centre in Luton, […] -
![One of the privileges of owning an Alfa Romeo (and there are many!) is being invited to participate in events such as Italian Car Day, organised by a consortium of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC00165.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021")
Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021
Posted on February 12, 2022 | 27 CommentsOne of the privileges of owning an Alfa Romeo (and there are many!) is being invited to participate in events such as Italian Car Day, organised by a consortium of […] -
![There’s been some love on CC recently for the second generation Mitsubishi Colt/Mirage hatchback and its derivatives. It came in many forms, under various model names – as the Colt, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20210907_120011-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1987- 90 Dodge Colt Station Wagon – Imported, Twice Over")
Curbside Outtake: 1987- 90 Dodge Colt Station Wagon – Imported, Twice Over
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 15 CommentsThere’s been some love on CC recently for the second generation Mitsubishi Colt/Mirage hatchback and its derivatives. It came in many forms, under various model names – as the Colt, […] -
![Through the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211226_095602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled")
Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 13 CommentsThrough the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2016) Europe has had many great rear engined cars, some more appealing than others. It still has one, the Porsche 911, which is perhaps one of the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1966HillmanImp.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classic: 1966 Hillman Imp Mark II – A Car Too Far From Home, In Too Many Ways?")
Auction Site Classic: 1966 Hillman Imp Mark II – A Car Too Far From Home, In Too Many Ways?
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/31/2016) Europe has had many great rear engined cars, some more appealing than others. It still has one, the Porsche 911, which is perhaps one of the most […] -
![The life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NTIV_NUFF_1963_238_1-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country")
Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 20 CommentsThe life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2015) Let me start with a confession. In 2012, I very nearly bought a 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster (or Drop Head Coupe as it was officially labelled). It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1976TriumphTR7-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph TR7 Fixed Head Coupe – The Case For The Defence")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph TR7 Fixed Head Coupe – The Case For The Defence
Posted on December 12, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/12/2015) Let me start with a confession. In 2012, I very nearly bought a 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster (or Drop Head Coupe as it was officially labelled). It […]
