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Curbside Classics Archives
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![This week will be dedicated to the last great decade of British cars (i.e. the ‘60s), with a particular focus on luxury – something of a British specialty, at least […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240407_122444_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Alvis TE21 – Give Me Aristocracy Or Give Me Death")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Alvis TE21 – Give Me Aristocracy Or Give Me Death
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 22 CommentsThis week will be dedicated to the last great decade of British cars (i.e. the ‘60s), with a particular focus on luxury – something of a British specialty, at least […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2018) This is going to be a short one. I recovered these photos recently, after having forgotten about them for about four years. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMAG1473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1935 MG Magnette NA Roadster — Archetypal British Roadster")
CC Capsule: 1935 MG Magnette NA Roadster — Archetypal British Roadster
Posted on April 25, 2024 | 13 Comments(first posted 4/26/2018) This is going to be a short one. I recovered these photos recently, after having forgotten about them for about four years. In the […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2018) Believe it or not, there was a time when the French automobile industry was the most technologically advanced in the world, the largest producer of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Renault-Alliance-Convertible-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible – Ton Camembert à la Open Air")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible – Ton Camembert à la Open Air
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) Believe it or not, there was a time when the French automobile industry was the most technologically advanced in the world, the largest producer of […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2013. I have no idea what happened to this Medallion, but I’d like to think it’s still running) Is this the very last running 1988 Renault Medallion? I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-201-037-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Renault Medallion (R21) – These Two Guys Are Determined To Keep What May Be The Last Of Its Kind Running")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Renault Medallion (R21) – These Two Guys Are Determined To Keep What May Be The Last Of Its Kind Running
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013. I have no idea what happened to this Medallion, but I’d like to think it’s still running) Is this the very last running 1988 Renault Medallion? I […] -
![I don’t want to end “French Oddball Coupé (ok, Cabriolet, in this particular instance) Week(s)” on a downer, but hey, it’s a Talbot. So down into the valley of tears, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20230807_231811_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Talbot Samba Cabriolet – Gone To Live On A Farm Upstate")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Talbot Samba Cabriolet – Gone To Live On A Farm Upstate
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsI don’t want to end “French Oddball Coupé (ok, Cabriolet, in this particular instance) Week(s)” on a downer, but hey, it’s a Talbot. So down into the valley of tears, […] -
![(first posted 11/28/2011, revised 6/6/2015, and 4/6/2024) Trying to maintain some objectivity about significant cars from one’s younger years is difficult. Yes, the Beetle is practically my alter-ego; my oldest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CC-29-036-800.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 VW 1300 – The Best Beetle Of Them All; Or At Least The Sportiest")
Curbside Classic: 1966 VW 1300 – The Best Beetle Of Them All; Or At Least The Sportiest
Posted on April 10, 2024 | 124 Comments(first posted 11/28/2011, revised 6/6/2015, and 4/6/2024) Trying to maintain some objectivity about significant cars from one’s younger years is difficult. Yes, the Beetle is practically my alter-ego; my oldest […] -
![Boy, this is going to be a challenge. Don Andreina, the sorely missed recently returning contributor from Down Under who authored so many quintessential CC posts, really outdid himself when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240407_122017_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1973 & 1975 Alpine A310 – The French 912?")
CC Twofer: 1973 & 1975 Alpine A310 – The French 912?
Posted on April 9, 2024 | 4 CommentsBoy, this is going to be a challenge. Don Andreina, the sorely missed recently returning contributor from Down Under who authored so many quintessential CC posts, really outdid himself when […] -
![Apologies for stretching this “French Oddball Coupé Week” into more of a fortnight, but sometimes writing these posts takes a little longer than planned. Anyway, here’s two-door oddball numéro trois […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20230730_201740_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1954 Salmson 2300 S – Fat Lady Clears Her Throat")
Car Show Classic: 1954 Salmson 2300 S – Fat Lady Clears Her Throat
Posted on April 8, 2024 | 16 CommentsApologies for stretching this “French Oddball Coupé Week” into more of a fortnight, but sometimes writing these posts takes a little longer than planned. Anyway, here’s two-door oddball numéro trois […] -
![Our second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20230730_195035_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral")
Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 19 CommentsOur second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […] -
![I’m calling this “Oddball French Coupé Week” – French because, well, *Gallic shrug*. Coupé – not “coop” if you please – because two doors. And oddball because, for once, we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20230702_092742_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Matra Djet V S – One For The Road")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Matra Djet V S – One For The Road
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 7 CommentsI’m calling this “Oddball French Coupé Week” – French because, well, *Gallic shrug*. Coupé – not “coop” if you please – because two doors. And oddball because, for once, we […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2018) Volkswagen, which quite literally means “people’s car” in German, was founded on the principle of making the automobile attainable to everyday working people by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/thumb_IMG_9335_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Volkswagen Touareg – Rebel Without A Cause")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Volkswagen Touareg – Rebel Without A Cause
Posted on March 29, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/29/2018) Volkswagen, which quite literally means “people’s car” in German, was founded on the principle of making the automobile attainable to everyday working people by […] -
![To end this week dedicated to German convertibles on a high note, what else could we have but a classic Benz? We’re talking classic in the most literal sense in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20240324_100003_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W187) Cabriolet A – Back In Benz-ness")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W187) Cabriolet A – Back In Benz-ness
Posted on March 29, 2024 | 13 CommentsTo end this week dedicated to German convertibles on a high note, what else could we have but a classic Benz? We’re talking classic in the most literal sense in […] -
![I know, it’s a pity this couldn’t be a little older. Those stupid big bumpers and oversized rear lights are kind of disgraceful. As is the interior, frankly. But despite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20230819_192033_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (Type 14) Cabriolet – Wie K-G In Frankreich")
CC Capsule: 1973 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (Type 14) Cabriolet – Wie K-G In Frankreich
Posted on March 28, 2024 | 23 CommentsI know, it’s a pity this couldn’t be a little older. Those stupid big bumpers and oversized rear lights are kind of disgraceful. As is the interior, frankly. But despite […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2012) How many vehicles have effected radical and lasting change? Not just in the automotive sphere, but also the realms of society, politics, popular culture, comedy, philosophy; even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-167-012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 VW Deluxe Micro Bus “Samba” – A Truly Revolutionary Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 1965 VW Deluxe Micro Bus “Samba” – A Truly Revolutionary Vehicle
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 6/26/2012) How many vehicles have effected radical and lasting change? Not just in the automotive sphere, but also the realms of society, politics, popular culture, comedy, philosophy; even […] -
![For our second entry in this week’s celebration of German open-air motoring, we will examine a true ‘80s icon. Launched in late 1982, the E30 was a seminal baby Bimmer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20231105_121243_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 BMW 325i (E30) Cabriolet – Bubble Economy Car")
Curbside Classic: 1987 BMW 325i (E30) Cabriolet – Bubble Economy Car
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 9 CommentsFor our second entry in this week’s celebration of German open-air motoring, we will examine a true ‘80s icon. Launched in late 1982, the E30 was a seminal baby Bimmer, […]
