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Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![What do you get when you mix a very capable British sports car chassis with top-notch Italian coachbuilding? You’d have thought the answer might have been “success,” but if the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/IMG20260614084827_edited-115x115.jpg "1962 Triumph Italia 2000 – Fleeting Beauty")
1962 Triumph Italia 2000 – Fleeting Beauty
Posted on November 9, 2026 | 10 CommentsWhat do you get when you mix a very capable British sports car chassis with top-notch Italian coachbuilding? You’d have thought the answer might have been “success,” but if the […] -
![(Updated 11/8/2026) For decades, British roadsters had a spell on Americans. The rivalry between the MG and Triumph, the two leading exponents of the genre, was legendary. They each had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-39-067-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR6 – Last Call")
Curbside Classic: Triumph TR6 – Last Call
Posted on November 8, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 11/8/2026) For decades, British roadsters had a spell on Americans. The rivalry between the MG and Triumph, the two leading exponents of the genre, was legendary. They each had […] -
![(Updated 11/8/2026) Why was I not surprised to find a Messerschmitt in Tokyo? That old Axis connection, perhaps. And the well-known local penchant for everything […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201024_162617-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 FMR Messerschmitt KR200 – No Wing And A Prayer")
Curbside Classic: 1959 FMR Messerschmitt KR200 – No Wing And A Prayer
Posted on November 8, 2026 | 24 Comments(Updated 11/8/2026) Why was I not surprised to find a Messerschmitt in Tokyo? That old Axis connection, perhaps. And the well-known local penchant for everything […] -
![(Updated 11/4/2026) If you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2753.jpg "1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus: All The Right Ingredients")
1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus: All The Right Ingredients
Posted on November 4, 2026 | 24 Comments(Updated 11/4/2026) If you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, […] -
![Whereas VWs always made people think of various kinds of insects, little Fiats were more mammalian in the public’s imagination. Hence the 1935-55 Fiat 500 Topolino, or “little mouse,” the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260524084351_edited-115x115.jpg "1964 Autobianchi Bianchina 4-Posti – Lipstick On A Mouse")
1964 Autobianchi Bianchina 4-Posti – Lipstick On A Mouse
Posted on October 29, 2026 | 25 CommentsWhereas VWs always made people think of various kinds of insects, little Fiats were more mammalian in the public’s imagination. Hence the 1935-55 Fiat 500 Topolino, or “little mouse,” the […] -
![There was a trend in England in the late ’90s to buy cars in Europe where list prices were much lower and then personally import them. Relaxations in exchange controls […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/61-115x115.jpg "Our New Alfa Romeo Number Was 156 and What a Great Number That Was")
Our New Alfa Romeo Number Was 156 and What a Great Number That Was
Posted on October 28, 2026 | 8 CommentsThere was a trend in England in the late ’90s to buy cars in Europe where list prices were much lower and then personally import them. Relaxations in exchange controls […] -
![Big luxury coupés are a bit of a guilty pleasure, aren’t they? Let’s go ahead and indulge, then. Have a slice of this Maserati, there’s plenty for everyone. Nice and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260405110351_edited-115x115.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1968 Maserati Mexico – No Siesta For The Wicked")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Maserati Mexico – No Siesta For The Wicked
Posted on October 27, 2026 | 8 CommentsBig luxury coupés are a bit of a guilty pleasure, aren’t they? Let’s go ahead and indulge, then. Have a slice of this Maserati, there’s plenty for everyone. Nice and […] -
![(Updated 10/26/2026) 1981 was a tough year in Britain. There were riots in many cities that summer, against government policies, or more accurately the perceived lack of effect—or even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1981-Trimph-Acclaim-CD-1.jpg "Carshow Classic: 1981 Triumph Acclaim CD – A Triumph, To Any Acclaim?")
Carshow Classic: 1981 Triumph Acclaim CD – A Triumph, To Any Acclaim?
Posted on October 26, 2026 | 76 Comments(Updated 10/26/2026) 1981 was a tough year in Britain. There were riots in many cities that summer, against government policies, or more accurately the perceived lack of effect—or even […] -
![After the hat on a hat, putting a cherry on top and the cat on a hot tin roof, the new idiotic idiom for 2026 will be: strapping a canoe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260118083555_edited-115x115.jpg "1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III LWB Saloon by James Young – Whatever Floats Your Canoe")
1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III LWB Saloon by James Young – Whatever Floats Your Canoe
Posted on October 23, 2026 | 14 CommentsAfter the hat on a hat, putting a cherry on top and the cat on a hot tin roof, the new idiotic idiom for 2026 will be: strapping a canoe […] -
![It’s always an honour to be the first to post about a marque on this website. CC has been around for 15 years now, so there aren’t many we haven’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260329085751_edited-115x115.jpg "1962 Ogle SX1000 – Take A Good, Long Stare")
1962 Ogle SX1000 – Take A Good, Long Stare
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 20 CommentsIt’s always an honour to be the first to post about a marque on this website. CC has been around for 15 years now, so there aren’t many we haven’t […] -
![(Updated 10/19/2026) I vividly remember reading in Auto Motor und Sport the first time about BMW’s plans to build a diesel. Oh no! How can they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-419-031.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 BMW 524td – The Ultimate Diesel Driving Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1985 BMW 524td – The Ultimate Diesel Driving Machine
Posted on October 19, 2026 | 24 Comments(Updated 10/19/2026) I vividly remember reading in Auto Motor und Sport the first time about BMW’s plans to build a diesel. Oh no! How can they […] -
![Mk1 Cortinas have me going full-on Brit, more than most English cars do. Minis and Range Rovers remind me of Paris, where they used to be default transportation in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260802081944_edited-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1965 Ford Lotus Cortina – Cor Blimey, More Like")
Curbside Find: 1965 Ford Lotus Cortina – Cor Blimey, More Like
Posted on October 19, 2026 | 10 CommentsMk1 Cortinas have me going full-on Brit, more than most English cars do. Minis and Range Rovers remind me of Paris, where they used to be default transportation in the […] -
![Everybody harps on about the whacky (read: pig-ugly) styling of ’70s Datsuns, and quite rightly too. At the time, some rather peculiar-looking machines were also made by the likes of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20250629075615_edited-115x115.jpg "1969 Renault 10 – Ungainly At Any Speed")
1969 Renault 10 – Ungainly At Any Speed
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 17 CommentsEverybody harps on about the whacky (read: pig-ugly) styling of ’70s Datsuns, and quite rightly too. At the time, some rather peculiar-looking machines were also made by the likes of […] -
![Dad only ever owned one car—or, more accurately, half a share in a “sit-up-and-beg” Ford Popular with his brother, my uncle. Yet among his belongings in his desk were two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/VivaHC01-115x115.jpg "1974 Vauxhall Viva Standard: A Taste of British Family Motoring")
1974 Vauxhall Viva Standard: A Taste of British Family Motoring
Posted on October 16, 2026 | 21 CommentsDad only ever owned one car—or, more accurately, half a share in a “sit-up-and-beg” Ford Popular with his brother, my uncle. Yet among his belongings in his desk were two […] -
![(Updated 10/15/2026) The world was once a very different place. Automotive scale has changed dramatically, more in terms of height than length. Sure, American cars were long in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-166-010.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 MG Midget MkIII – Small Pleasures")
Curbside Classic: 1972 MG Midget MkIII – Small Pleasures
Posted on October 15, 2026 | 70 Comments(Updated 10/15/2026) The world was once a very different place. Automotive scale has changed dramatically, more in terms of height than length. Sure, American cars were long in the […]
