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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(first posted 1/18/2012) TheProfessor47 shot this Laforza on the street at night in LA, and says: We’re due for a CC on this one. Designed by Pininfarina, it was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/La-Forza.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: La Forza 5 Liter – May The Forza Be With You")
Curbside Classic: La Forza 5 Liter – May The Forza Be With You
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/18/2012) TheProfessor47 shot this Laforza on the street at night in LA, and says: We’re due for a CC on this one. Designed by Pininfarina, it was the […] -
![Nineteen fifty-four might as well be a different planet, as seen from 2021. When this car came off the production line, England was still firmly in black and white: Winston […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201101_122710-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Austin-Healey 100 – On Her Majesty’s Sporting Service")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Austin-Healey 100 – On Her Majesty’s Sporting Service
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 18 CommentsNineteen fifty-four might as well be a different planet, as seen from 2021. When this car came off the production line, England was still firmly in black and white: Winston […] -
![I’ve seen a few ‘60s Italian gems about my far-eastern metropolis – everything from Ferrari GTs to Alfa rally cars. Fiat 500s are plentiful here, due to their being cute […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201118_092454-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Fiat-Abarth 595 – Small Scorpion, Potent Sting")
CC Capsule: 1968 Fiat-Abarth 595 – Small Scorpion, Potent Sting
Posted on February 22, 2021 | 7 CommentsI’ve seen a few ‘60s Italian gems about my far-eastern metropolis – everything from Ferrari GTs to Alfa rally cars. Fiat 500s are plentiful here, due to their being cute […] -
![French car geeks have a saying: “Nothing beats a well-born hydro Citroën.” Well-born means the ones that were made for a long time and sold in good numbers, such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20200228_163809-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1995 Citroën Xantia Saloon & 1999 Wagon – Last Of The Green Bloods")
CC Twofer: 1995 Citroën Xantia Saloon & 1999 Wagon – Last Of The Green Bloods
Posted on February 18, 2021 | 15 CommentsFrench car geeks have a saying: “Nothing beats a well-born hydro Citroën.” Well-born means the ones that were made for a long time and sold in good numbers, such as […] -
![CC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC03263.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World?")
Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World?
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 33 CommentsCC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […] -
![(first posted 2/9/2015) Austin Somersets keep calling to me. I’ve heeded their beckonings and found and shot them in various conditions, from this obviously restored version on the street near […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Austin-A40-somerset.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Austin A40 Somerset – Short, Chubby and Irresistable")
Curbside Classic: Austin A40 Somerset – Short, Chubby and Irresistable
Posted on February 10, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/9/2015) Austin Somersets keep calling to me. I’ve heeded their beckonings and found and shot them in various conditions, from this obviously restored version on the street near […] -
![It doesn’t take much to ruin a great design, and even less to screw up an adequate one. As I laid eyes on this Series 6 BMW, I thought: “How […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201109_154114-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 BMW 635 CSi (E24) – If It Is Bracq, Don’t Fix It")
Curbside Classic: 1985 BMW 635 CSi (E24) – If It Is Bracq, Don’t Fix It
Posted on February 10, 2021 | 19 CommentsIt doesn’t take much to ruin a great design, and even less to screw up an adequate one. As I laid eyes on this Series 6 BMW, I thought: “How […] -
![(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Citroen-2CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*")
Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 73 Comments(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Citroen-visa-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini
Posted on February 6, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […] -
![(first posted 12/19/2011) The utter dominance of the Volkswagen made life very difficult for anyone else vaguely close to it in price and size, such as Lloyd. Although the Lloyds […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lloyd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Lloyd LP 300, 400, 600, Alexander – Steamrollered By VW")
Automotive History: Lloyd LP 300, 400, 600, Alexander – Steamrollered By VW
Posted on February 3, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 12/19/2011) The utter dominance of the Volkswagen made life very difficult for anyone else vaguely close to it in price and size, such as Lloyd. Although the Lloyds […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2015) This is nothing less than the quintessential Saab of the classic era; a car profoundly compelling to classic Saabistas, being in their eyes the last true […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saab-900-Turbo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Saab 900 Turbo – Not Lagging In Appeal")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Saab 900 Turbo – Not Lagging In Appeal
Posted on February 3, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/3/2015) This is nothing less than the quintessential Saab of the classic era; a car profoundly compelling to classic Saabistas, being in their eyes the last true […] -
![another CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-143-057.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 49 Commentsanother CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2011) Being a true multi-national, the Jensen Interceptor has many facets to its complex personality. If you were a pessimist you’d say it has the electrical system of […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-jen.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jensen Interceptor – The Handsome Anglo-Italo-American Mashup")
Curbside Classic: Jensen Interceptor – The Handsome Anglo-Italo-American Mashup
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/5/2011) Being a true multi-national, the Jensen Interceptor has many facets to its complex personality. If you were a pessimist you’d say it has the electrical system of […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2015) The Chrysler 180 and 2-Litre saloons: Where do you start, and where did they go? After all, they could claim French and British ancestry and development, American […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chrysler-180-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1973 Chrysler 180 – British, French, American…Or Just Forgotten?")
Carshow Classic: 1973 Chrysler 180 – British, French, American…Or Just Forgotten?
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 1/30/2015) The Chrysler 180 and 2-Litre saloons: Where do you start, and where did they go? After all, they could claim French and British ancestry and development, American […] -
![Twentieth Century Minis are a yen a dozen in this country, as I’ve documented in many of my monthly singles posts. Several have included a Mini, because I see them […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201211_085427-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Austin / BL Mini 95 Van – Just More Of It To Love")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Austin / BL Mini 95 Van – Just More Of It To Love
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsTwentieth Century Minis are a yen a dozen in this country, as I’ve documented in many of my monthly singles posts. Several have included a Mini, because I see them […]
