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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![Back to the ‘80s grindstone, and boy have I got an icon for you. Sure, by virtue of its prancing horse badge, some might argue it’s iconic by default. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSC_1305_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1988 Ferrari F40 – Enzo’s Last Thrill And Testament")
Curbside Find: 1988 Ferrari F40 – Enzo’s Last Thrill And Testament
Posted on June 9, 2025 | 7 CommentsBack to the ‘80s grindstone, and boy have I got an icon for you. Sure, by virtue of its prancing horse badge, some might argue it’s iconic by default. But […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2015) Prejudice forms early, and in the case of the 700/900-series wagons, I had a serious bias against them from a young age. The luckiest kids […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CC-214-028-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – Deservedly Legendary")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – Deservedly Legendary
Posted on June 5, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/22/2015) Prejudice forms early, and in the case of the 700/900-series wagons, I had a serious bias against them from a young age. The luckiest kids […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2019) It’s difficult to find a car that seems to have only bad points. I mean, can you imagine a vehicle where the styling wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20190530_133121-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Maserati Ghibli (AM336) – Rare For A Reason")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Maserati Ghibli (AM336) – Rare For A Reason
Posted on June 1, 2025 | 18 Comments(first posted 6/2/2019) It’s difficult to find a car that seems to have only bad points. I mean, can you imagine a vehicle where the styling wasn’t […] -
![It doesn’t get better than this lucky shot if you want to tell the story of how VW replaced the Beetle with the Golf 50 years ago, especially considering how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-43-051-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit – The Most Influential Global Compact Car Of The Past 50 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit – The Most Influential Global Compact Car Of The Past 50 Years
Posted on May 30, 2025 | 49 CommentsIt doesn’t get better than this lucky shot if you want to tell the story of how VW replaced the Beetle with the Golf 50 years ago, especially considering how […] -
![It was only last year when I regaled CC with the coupé version of the Aston Martin V8 Zagato, thinking naively that there wouldn’t be an encore. Yet here we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_2054_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Aston Martin V8 Zagato Volante – The Car In The Iron Mask")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Aston Martin V8 Zagato Volante – The Car In The Iron Mask
Posted on May 30, 2025 | 19 CommentsIt was only last year when I regaled CC with the coupé version of the Aston Martin V8 Zagato, thinking naively that there wouldn’t be an encore. Yet here we […] -
![We’ve not been discussing the Cybertruck on CC, lately. And I cannot really help that, as they are (I believe) still not road-legal in Japan, as is the case in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20230924_131823_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Lotus Esprit S3 – CT Without The Baggage")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Lotus Esprit S3 – CT Without The Baggage
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 11 CommentsWe’ve not been discussing the Cybertruck on CC, lately. And I cannot really help that, as they are (I believe) still not road-legal in Japan, as is the case in […] -
![Ford and Cosworth – the perfect combination, like wood and leather or coffee and cream? Nah, none of that wood and leather nonsense here. And the folks who made these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241027_085436_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth – Peak Of The Sierras")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth – Peak Of The Sierras
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 11 CommentsFord and Cosworth – the perfect combination, like wood and leather or coffee and cream? Nah, none of that wood and leather nonsense here. And the folks who made these […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2014) The late ’80s and early ’90s might be my favorite automotive era; my idea of the good ol’ days. Chassis were light and able to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Audi 200 Avant – Doing It Right")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Audi 200 Avant – Doing It Right
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/11/2014) The late ’80s and early ’90s might be my favorite automotive era; my idea of the good ol’ days. Chassis were light and able to […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2019) There is was again. Once more, out of the corner of my eye, a black Benz flashed its distinctively pointy derriere as it turned around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_20190211_141623-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200 (W110) – The Spy Who Lurked Me")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200 (W110) – The Spy Who Lurked Me
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 5/27/2019) There is was again. Once more, out of the corner of my eye, a black Benz flashed its distinctively pointy derriere as it turned around […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Opel-Admiral-1973-side.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2011) It’s been transformative to bounce along the dusty byways of New Mexico this week and stumble upon well preserved “bucket list” cars that have long since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/alliance-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Renault Alliance – Patina Royale")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Renault Alliance – Patina Royale
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 140 Comments(first posted 8/29/2011) It’s been transformative to bounce along the dusty byways of New Mexico this week and stumble upon well preserved “bucket list” cars that have long since […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2014) Germany is famous for its post-war “bubble cars”, like the Isetta, Heinkel and Messerschmitt. But by far the most enduring of the micro-cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Goggomobil-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Goggomobil – Germany’s Beloved Goggo Found In The USA")
Curbside Classic: Goggomobil – Germany’s Beloved Goggo Found In The USA
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/12/2014) Germany is famous for its post-war “bubble cars”, like the Isetta, Heinkel and Messerschmitt. But by far the most enduring of the micro-cars […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2019) I recently watched a movie made in 1971 for Italian TV called “L’Automobile”, which was originally part of a trilogy called “Tre Donne” (translated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1981-FIAT-Spider-2000-6-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 FIAT Spider 2000 – La Macchina")
Curbside Classic: 1979 FIAT Spider 2000 – La Macchina
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/20/2019) I recently watched a movie made in 1971 for Italian TV called “L’Automobile”, which was originally part of a trilogy called “Tre Donne” (translated […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Renault-Avantime-side_6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2001-2003 Renault Avantime: Two Door Hardtop Luxury Turbo-Diesel Stick-Shift Van/Coupe – My Lust Object")
2001-2003 Renault Avantime: Two Door Hardtop Luxury Turbo-Diesel Stick-Shift Van/Coupe – My Lust Object
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 66 Comments(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) There are some cars that are underwhelming when seen in person. Camera angles and optimistic artwork can turn some sow’s ears into a silk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jag_mkX-1-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Jaguar Mk X – Paying Respect To Madame X")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Jaguar Mk X – Paying Respect To Madame X
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) There are some cars that are underwhelming when seen in person. Camera angles and optimistic artwork can turn some sow’s ears into a silk […]
