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Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 12 CommentsAnd lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […] -
In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 23 CommentsI have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […] -
CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […] -
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsLet’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1951 Hotchkiss Anjou 13.50 – Wasted Potential
Posted on September 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsOf all the traditional French luxury carmakers, the one that could have conceivably survived a bit longer was Hotchkiss. They had a deep industrial roots, a large factory, were still […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Peugeot 605 – The Curse Of The Six
Posted on September 11, 2024 | 16 CommentsFor the past 95 years, Peugeot have used the “zero in the middle” numbering system for their car models. The first number is like a series – the bigger it […] -
Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 38 CommentsThis week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW M1 – There Can Be Only 1
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 16 CommentsHaving recovered from a litany of dramas, faux-pas and catastrophes (allied bombings, the loss of the Eisenach factory, the V8 debacle, etc.) in the post-war years, BMW spent the ‘60s […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Mercedes-Benz (C126) 500 SEC – Peak Benz?
Posted on September 4, 2024 | 14 CommentsI’ve looked, believe me. I searched and searched online – and not just the Anglosphere, either. German-language, French-language, Japanese… Everyone and their cousin seems to agree: the C126 is an […] -
CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsI was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […] -
Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Jaguar XJ-S Eventer by Lynx – Brake Or I’ll Shoot
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 28 CommentsAh, the shooting brake. That most elusive of body styles. Not always easy to pull off, either. Sure, Volvo did very well with the 1800ES, as did Reliant with the […]
![Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River And lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20231217_102140_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone I have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230129_111457_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin (first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180905_115713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement Imagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_120418_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene When I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_185728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell Let’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_190210_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1951 Hotchkiss Anjou 13.50 – Wasted Potential Of all the traditional French luxury carmakers, the one that could have conceivably survived a bit longer was Hotchkiss. They had a deep industrial roots, a large factory, were still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0312_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Peugeot 605 – The Curse Of The Six For the past 95 years, Peugeot have used the “zero in the middle” numbering system for their car models. The first number is like a series – the bigger it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240505_083550_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear This week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0265_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW M1 – There Can Be Only 1 Having recovered from a litany of dramas, faux-pas and catastrophes (allied bombings, the loss of the Eisenach factory, the V8 debacle, etc.) in the post-war years, BMW spent the ‘60s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240901_085011_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up For a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230322_084107_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Mercedes-Benz (C126) 500 SEC – Peak Benz? I’ve looked, believe me. I searched and searched online – and not just the Anglosphere, either. German-language, French-language, Japanese… Everyone and their cousin seems to agree: the C126 is an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230709_103659_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie I was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240704_102951_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please For the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240407_122330_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Jaguar XJ-S Eventer by Lynx – Brake Or I’ll Shoot Ah, the shooting brake. That most elusive of body styles. Not always easy to pull off, either. Sure, Volvo did very well with the 1800ES, as did Reliant with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240609_075015_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


