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![(first posted 8/5/2019) When is the last time you saw a real legend out on the street? When I encountered this little critter in Bangkok the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190707_143909-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Fiat 124 – Ain’t Seen A Lada Those Round Here")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Fiat 124 – Ain’t Seen A Lada Those Round Here
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 8/5/2019) When is the last time you saw a real legend out on the street? When I encountered this little critter in Bangkok the other […] -
![Every so often, a carmaker will try something a bit quirky, a bit out of the ordinary and hope that it catches on. Renault did so with the Espace and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC_2238_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2011 Renault Kangoo Bebop – Answering A Question Nobody Asked")
Curbside Find: 2011 Renault Kangoo Bebop – Answering A Question Nobody Asked
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 12 CommentsEvery so often, a carmaker will try something a bit quirky, a bit out of the ordinary and hope that it catches on. Renault did so with the Espace and […] -
![Those are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_193349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic")
1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 39 CommentsThose are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […] -
![Back in the early 2000s, I remember thinking that automotive design was noticeably improving, at least as far as four-door saloons were concerned. It seemed the bottom, which had been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240204_130601_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Rapide – An Oasis Of Style")
Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Rapide – An Oasis Of Style
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 12 CommentsBack in the early 2000s, I remember thinking that automotive design was noticeably improving, at least as far as four-door saloons were concerned. It seemed the bottom, which had been […] -
![(First Posted 10/28/2015) In 1972, an expedition led by then-Major John Blashford-Snell, of the British Army’s Royal Engineers, was the first vehicle based expedition to traverse both American continents from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1953-land-rver-series1.7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Land Rover Series 1 – After 67 Years, The Night Watchman Comes Back To The Pavilion*")
Curbside Classic: Land Rover Series 1 – After 67 Years, The Night Watchman Comes Back To The Pavilion*
Posted on July 26, 2025 | 55 Comments(First Posted 10/28/2015) In 1972, an expedition led by then-Major John Blashford-Snell, of the British Army’s Royal Engineers, was the first vehicle based expedition to traverse both American continents from […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2017) With a lot of rainy, overcast days in May and early June, summer was a bit late arriving in Southeastern Massachusetts this year, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/thumb_IMG_4252_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 (A124) – Warmer Days Are Here Again")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 (A124) – Warmer Days Are Here Again
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) With a lot of rainy, overcast days in May and early June, summer was a bit late arriving in Southeastern Massachusetts this year, but […] -
![Even at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240616_101633_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin")
Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 13 CommentsEven at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […] -
![Let’s stipulate a couple of things from the get-go: I’m no Ferrarista, and most modern cars – by which I mean most designs made from 1980 onwards – fail to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG20250629082732_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2008 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – The Last Good-Looking Ferrari?")
Curbside Find: 2008 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – The Last Good-Looking Ferrari?
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsLet’s stipulate a couple of things from the get-go: I’m no Ferrarista, and most modern cars – by which I mean most designs made from 1980 onwards – fail to […] -
![There are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20241208_114844_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2013) My phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/66Renault-Caravelle1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Renault Caravelle – Drama, Intrigue, A Man Named Exner and Disappointing Sales")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Renault Caravelle – Drama, Intrigue, A Man Named Exner and Disappointing Sales
Posted on July 12, 2025 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/18/2013) My phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2019) The great thing about concours-type classic car shows is one can usually find great CCs in the visitor car park. The Concours d’Élégance Suisse I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190622_164435-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Facel-Vega HK 500 – Black Beauty")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Facel-Vega HK 500 – Black Beauty
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/9/2019) The great thing about concours-type classic car shows is one can usually find great CCs in the visitor car park. The Concours d’Élégance Suisse I […] -
![This month, chez T87, will be dedicated to the 21st Century. Stretching the “classic” part of CC a wee bit, but I’m sure there are a few modern cars that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20221204_124422_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2003 Volkswagen Sedan (Type 1) – Finally Final Edition")
Curbside Find: 2003 Volkswagen Sedan (Type 1) – Finally Final Edition
Posted on July 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsThis month, chez T87, will be dedicated to the 21st Century. Stretching the “classic” part of CC a wee bit, but I’m sure there are a few modern cars that […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2019) I don’t know about you, but I usually avoid talking about cars with most people, as I find most people don’t care much about these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Porsche 912 – I Must Make Amends")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Porsche 912 – I Must Make Amends
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 7/3/2019) I don’t know about you, but I usually avoid talking about cars with most people, as I find most people don’t care much about these […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2013) Superlatives make great headlines; backing them up is another story. But is it even necessary, in the case of the W124? What other car designed thirty thirty-five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-190-039-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes W124 (1985-1996 E-Class) The Best Car Of The Past Thirty Five Years")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W124 (1985-1996 E-Class) The Best Car Of The Past Thirty Five Years
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 168 Comments(first posted 6/5/2013) Superlatives make great headlines; backing them up is another story. But is it even necessary, in the case of the W124? What other car designed thirty thirty-five […] -
![The sonnet is defined as a 14-line poem, of which I know virtually nothing. Likely because in high school English, I was doodling cars or some other dumb stuff that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250317_192451_54393009722_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "A Quartet of Saab Sonett IIIs In Their 3rd And Final Poetic Act")
A Quartet of Saab Sonett IIIs In Their 3rd And Final Poetic Act
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe sonnet is defined as a 14-line poem, of which I know virtually nothing. Likely because in high school English, I was doodling cars or some other dumb stuff that […]
