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Curbside Find: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 – Olive Green Supreme
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 15 CommentsThe Alfa 105 Bertone coupé is, as far as classics go, pretty common in these parts. Not that I’m complaining. However, like many Alfas, a lot of them are red. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – More Than A Fashion Statement
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/13/2014) If anyone wants to know why the Mercedes W124 and W201 were considered so influential in their day, consider their predecessor, the W123. Conservative even by […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Lamborghini Urraco S – Smaller, But Still Unafforda-Bull
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 13 CommentsThus far, I haven’t had much luck finding classic Lamborghinis. I’d love to see a Miura, a 400 GT, or an Espada – that last one, in particular, is high […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo – As Good As It Gets
Posted on February 22, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 9/29/2016) It’s no secret to us car-loving enthusiasts that particular cars can invoke particular memories in time, whether they be personal or not. I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault 25 V6 Limousine – Not Everyone Can Pull Off A Stretch
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 15 CommentsYeah, it’s another one of those “Of all the weird and unlikely vehicles that Tokyo had in store, I never thought…” moments. I believe I had seen a Renault 25 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo
Posted on February 20, 2025 | 61 Comments(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Opel Kadett E 1.3 Jubilee – Universal Soldier
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 2/19/2019) Throughout the course of history, with seemingly little regard to social, climatic, and economic events, General Motors has always been an automaker heavily […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 505 V6 – Stopgap Flagship
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 17 CommentsMuch has been written about the Peugeot 505 on this site already, but when I happened upon this V6-powered late-model beauty, I figured there might be enough space for just […] -
Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 11 CommentsFrench Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 2/16/2019) I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized […] -
Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […] -
Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsThis post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […] -
Curbside Find: 1965 Ford Cortina GT – Nothing To Add
Posted on February 12, 2025 | 30 CommentsWe couldn’t have a ‘60s British Saloon Week without a small contribution from Dagenham, could we? Behold, the Cortina GT, a true legend in its own time and, short of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Riley One-Point-Five – Old-Fashioned Charm
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 24 CommentsYou have to hand it to the BMC boys. They were masters at badge engineering, at stretching a bodyshell’s life to its extreme limit and at glamorizing the dullest econobox […]
![Curbside Find: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 – Olive Green Supreme The Alfa 105 Bertone coupé is, as far as classics go, pretty common in these parts. Not that I’m complaining. However, like many Alfas, a lot of them are red. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20230103_122734_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – More Than A Fashion Statement (first posted 3/13/2014) If anyone wants to know why the Mercedes W124 and W201 were considered so influential in their day, consider their predecessor, the W123. Conservative even by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/W123b.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Lamborghini Urraco S – Smaller, But Still Unafforda-Bull Thus far, I haven’t had much luck finding classic Lamborghinis. I’d love to see a Miura, a 400 GT, or an Espada – that last one, in particular, is high […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240616_083058_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème (first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-10-11_15-08-53_570.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo – As Good As It Gets (first posted 9/29/2016) It’s no secret to us car-loving enthusiasts that particular cars can invoke particular memories in time, whether they be personal or not. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_7622.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault 25 V6 Limousine – Not Everyone Can Pull Off A Stretch Yeah, it’s another one of those “Of all the weird and unlikely vehicles that Tokyo had in store, I never thought…” moments. I believe I had seen a Renault 25 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241215_085029_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo (First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-82-020-800-e1337307021577.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 505 V6 – Stopgap Flagship Much has been written about the Peugeot 505 on this site already, but when I happened upon this V6-powered late-model beauty, I figured there might be enough space for just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240305_095833_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original French Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240331_121530_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor (first posted 2/16/2019) I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181212_124234-copy.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx In the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240407_115140_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars This post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3140.jpeg)
![Curbside Find: 1965 Ford Cortina GT – Nothing To Add We couldn’t have a ‘60s British Saloon Week without a small contribution from Dagenham, could we? Behold, the Cortina GT, a true legend in its own time and, short of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20220421_084716_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Riley One-Point-Five – Old-Fashioned Charm You have to hand it to the BMC boys. They were masters at badge engineering, at stretching a bodyshell’s life to its extreme limit and at glamorizing the dullest econobox […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20230924_115132_edited.jpg)


