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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Export or Die. That short but powerful post-war British expression blazed through my mind upon seeing this exported Ford Consul, a product of Ford of England. While the economic conditions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_1847.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Consul – The English Immigrant")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Consul – The English Immigrant
Posted on July 30, 2021 | 35 CommentsExport or Die. That short but powerful post-war British expression blazed through my mind upon seeing this exported Ford Consul, a product of Ford of England. While the economic conditions […] -
![There is no oxymoron likelier to raise a bunch of red flags than “cheap Ferrari.” Quite right, too. If it’s cheap, there must be something terribly wrong with it. Missing […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210528_090807-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Ferrari Mondial QV Cabriolet – Bargain Bin Supercar")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Ferrari Mondial QV Cabriolet – Bargain Bin Supercar
Posted on July 29, 2021 | 10 CommentsThere is no oxymoron likelier to raise a bunch of red flags than “cheap Ferrari.” Quite right, too. If it’s cheap, there must be something terribly wrong with it. Missing […] -
![tbm3fan sent me a link to a CL ad for this 1964 Fiat 1500 Berline, a model that was never sold in the US. This is a rare opportunity, not […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fiat-1500-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic (For Sale): 1964 Fiat 1500 – Corvair Styling Arrives In Italy")
Curbside Classic (For Sale): 1964 Fiat 1500 – Corvair Styling Arrives In Italy
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 24 Commentstbm3fan sent me a link to a CL ad for this 1964 Fiat 1500 Berline, a model that was never sold in the US. This is a rare opportunity, not […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2015) This site has looked at the 75 in various Outtakes but this car really deserves its own CC. I owned one of these in the perfectly-balanced two-liter […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Alfa Romeo 75 (Milano) – Alfa Romeo’s Swansong")
Curbside Classic: Alfa Romeo 75 (Milano) – Alfa Romeo’s Swansong
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/23/2015) This site has looked at the 75 in various Outtakes but this car really deserves its own CC. I owned one of these in the perfectly-balanced two-liter […] -
![“It’s JUST A FORD!” they wailed. Ford assumed control of Jaguar in 1989 and there were dire pronouncements that Jags would devolve into Tauruses with leather seats and a thin […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Stype.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-2008 Jaguar S-Type – A Modern Classic")
Curbside Classic: 2000-2008 Jaguar S-Type – A Modern Classic
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 27 Comments“It’s JUST A FORD!” they wailed. Ford assumed control of Jaguar in 1989 and there were dire pronouncements that Jags would devolve into Tauruses with leather seats and a thin […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2015) My father is, perhaps unwittingly, an enabler. Therefore, when he called my house last Friday and told me we should ride up to see this “old Fiat […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Renault-caravelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Caravelle S: A Francophile’s Underdog, Musty Smell and Regret Included in Purchase Price")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Caravelle S: A Francophile’s Underdog, Musty Smell and Regret Included in Purchase Price
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 7/20/2015) My father is, perhaps unwittingly, an enabler. Therefore, when he called my house last Friday and told me we should ride up to see this “old Fiat […] -
![I love Squarebacks, you love Squarebacks, everybody loves Squarebacks. And that term certainly sounds better than “Variant” in our present pandemic-plagued predicament. I don’t wish to sound alarmist, but there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210515_145125-copy2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962-73 Volkswagen Type 3 Variant(s) – Squareback Cubed")
CC Capsule: 1962-73 Volkswagen Type 3 Variant(s) – Squareback Cubed
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 12 CommentsI love Squarebacks, you love Squarebacks, everybody loves Squarebacks. And that term certainly sounds better than “Variant” in our present pandemic-plagued predicament. I don’t wish to sound alarmist, but there’s […] -
![The story of the British motor industry from the early 1960s can be told through a relatively small number of cars: The ingenuity of the Mini, the spot-on Morris/Austin 1100, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51030256287_1ee0cbf2d4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Cortina Mk1 – Ford Takes On BMC, And Wins")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Cortina Mk1 – Ford Takes On BMC, And Wins
Posted on July 18, 2021 | 31 CommentsThe story of the British motor industry from the early 1960s can be told through a relatively small number of cars: The ingenuity of the Mini, the spot-on Morris/Austin 1100, […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Corey Behrens Which car from my early years would I most want to have again? That’s a tough one to answer. 1963 Corvair Monza four-speed? […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51294352491_464bb22b16_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: Peugeot 404 Wagon – The One I Miss The Most")
Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: Peugeot 404 Wagon – The One I Miss The Most
Posted on July 16, 2021 | 17 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Corey Behrens Which car from my early years would I most want to have again? That’s a tough one to answer. 1963 Corvair Monza four-speed? […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2015) “It’s complicated.” This 21st Century catchphrase sums up the origins of the Porsche 914 and the relationship between it and Porsche enthusiasts that began upon its introduction […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Porsche-914-2.0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973-74 Porsche 914 2.0 — Entry Level Porsche 1.0")
Curbside Classic: 1973-74 Porsche 914 2.0 — Entry Level Porsche 1.0
Posted on July 15, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 7/15/2015) “It’s complicated.” This 21st Century catchphrase sums up the origins of the Porsche 914 and the relationship between it and Porsche enthusiasts that began upon its introduction […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2012) The early post-war MGs are typically described as the iconic sports car; the granddaddy of the genre in this country. There’s some truth to that, but not […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MG-TD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: MG TD – I Was Retro Before Retro Was Cool")
Curbside Classic: MG TD – I Was Retro Before Retro Was Cool
Posted on July 12, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 8/1/2012) The early post-war MGs are typically described as the iconic sports car; the granddaddy of the genre in this country. There’s some truth to that, but not […] -
![Here we go again with the rare and sporty stuff. All I really want to find is plain Jane, honest classics — and the occasional JDM oddity, of course. But […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210512_100059-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo/3 (E28) — Bee Em Single-U, The Bavarian Motorized Unicorn")
Curbside Classic: 1987 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo/3 (E28) — Bee Em Single-U, The Bavarian Motorized Unicorn
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 6 CommentsHere we go again with the rare and sporty stuff. All I really want to find is plain Jane, honest classics — and the occasional JDM oddity, of course. But […] -
![The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of those rare cars that really deserves to be called both a gem and a milestone. It signaled the death of the chauffeur-driven peasant-crushers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210612_184412-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Nothing Shines Like A Shadow")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Nothing Shines Like A Shadow
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of those rare cars that really deserves to be called both a gem and a milestone. It signaled the death of the chauffeur-driven peasant-crushers […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2015. Hannah and her bus are still in town, as I see it regularly. It’s her rolling retirement account) Ideally, I’d get to meet every driver of all […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VW-Bus-1960-Hannah.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Road And On The Bus; Three Years, 40,000 Miles And Three Engines, So Far")
Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Road And On The Bus; Three Years, 40,000 Miles And Three Engines, So Far
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 6/27/2015. Hannah and her bus are still in town, as I see it regularly. It’s her rolling retirement account) Ideally, I’d get to meet every driver of all […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Lotus-europa-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […]
