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Curbside Classics Archives
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![White is rarely the best colour for cars, in my opinion. Just my luck, it’s extremely popular in Asia, but never mind. The challenge is to find a car that […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201107_162310-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV (Tipo 105) – Skipped The Light Fandango")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV (Tipo 105) – Skipped The Light Fandango
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 12 CommentsWhite is rarely the best colour for cars, in my opinion. Just my luck, it’s extremely popular in Asia, but never mind. The challenge is to find a car that […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2012) I spent many happy days behind the wheel of a Simca Aronde exactly like this one. It was in Colorado, and I drove it on all of […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Simca-Aronde.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Simca Aronde (90A) – French Training Wheels")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Simca Aronde (90A) – French Training Wheels
Posted on May 1, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/23/2012) I spent many happy days behind the wheel of a Simca Aronde exactly like this one. It was in Colorado, and I drove it on all of […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2015) Can there be a more English name for a car than “Morris Oxford” – a combination of an old English family name and the home of Britain’s […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1955_morris_oxford_traveller_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Oxford Series II Traveller – From Cowley to Kolkatta, in 60 years")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Oxford Series II Traveller – From Cowley to Kolkatta, in 60 years
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 36 Comments(first posted 4/26/2015) Can there be a more English name for a car than “Morris Oxford” – a combination of an old English family name and the home of Britain’s […] -
![If there is some sort of pantheon of ultimate (and unlikely) CC unicorns, Bristol would be among the most revered deities – about the same gilded level as Delage, Cord, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210410_123410-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Bristol 406 – Blue Moon Rising")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Bristol 406 – Blue Moon Rising
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 14 CommentsIf there is some sort of pantheon of ultimate (and unlikely) CC unicorns, Bristol would be among the most revered deities – about the same gilded level as Delage, Cord, […] -
![There were no two ways about it. When, one fine winter morning in a local car park, I serendipitously cornered the pristine first-gen Golf (in the obligatory period-correct red/orange hue, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210310_095848-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Golf – Is this CC’s Favourite Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Golf – Is this CC’s Favourite Car?
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 22 CommentsThere were no two ways about it. When, one fine winter morning in a local car park, I serendipitously cornered the pristine first-gen Golf (in the obligatory period-correct red/orange hue, […] -
![Yesterday, we saw how Lotus were sadly co-opted to breathe some life into the second-generation Isuzu Gemini. This was during the time when Lotus (and Isuzu) were owned by General […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210327_170956-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1967 Lotus Elan S/E Coupé – Chapman’s Zesty Masterpiece")
In-Motion Classic: 1967 Lotus Elan S/E Coupé – Chapman’s Zesty Masterpiece
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 12 CommentsYesterday, we saw how Lotus were sadly co-opted to breathe some life into the second-generation Isuzu Gemini. This was during the time when Lotus (and Isuzu) were owned by General […] -
![(originally posted 1/24/2012) In 1928, Singer was the third-largest car manufacturer in Britain. By 1970, it no longer existed, despite a history of commercial success and technological innovation. Like SAAB […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CIMG2036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Singer Gazelle – A Once Proud Brand Ends Up As A Tarted-Up Minx")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Singer Gazelle – A Once Proud Brand Ends Up As A Tarted-Up Minx
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 56 Comments(originally posted 1/24/2012) In 1928, Singer was the third-largest car manufacturer in Britain. By 1970, it no longer existed, despite a history of commercial success and technological innovation. Like SAAB […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Rover800-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts")
Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […] -
![If you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20200307_124456.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 33 CommentsIf you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Citroen-ami-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroen Ami 8 Break – Meet My Ugly Little French Friend")
Curbside Classic: Citroen Ami 8 Break – Meet My Ugly Little French Friend
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 71 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […] -
![Imagine going down your street, on a sunny Sunday morning, and seeing a gorgeous late ‘60s Ferrari stopped at the lights. Well, that was last year. So far, I was […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210314_145036-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1953 Fiat 8V – Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming")
In-Motion Classic: 1953 Fiat 8V – Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 31 CommentsImagine going down your street, on a sunny Sunday morning, and seeing a gorgeous late ‘60s Ferrari stopped at the lights. Well, that was last year. So far, I was […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2015) CC has recently seen the MG Maestro, the hot hatch version of the Austin Maestro hatchback. In summary, a car with a solid and rational appeal […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kurtzos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Austin Montego Mayfair – Coming Too Late To The Party")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Austin Montego Mayfair – Coming Too Late To The Party
Posted on April 4, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/4/2015) CC has recently seen the MG Maestro, the hot hatch version of the Austin Maestro hatchback. In summary, a car with a solid and rational appeal […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2015) I was driving in Pasadena last Sunday when a 1974 BMW Bavaria caught my eye. You don’t see these very often anymore, not even at car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_69191-e1427279268892.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 BMW Bavaria – The Kinky Shark")
Curbside Classic: 1974 BMW Bavaria – The Kinky Shark
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/30/2015) I was driving in Pasadena last Sunday when a 1974 BMW Bavaria caught my eye. You don’t see these very often anymore, not even at car […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/austin-3-litre-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete")
Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […] -
![Oy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201122_121859-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?")
CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsOy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […]
