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Car Show Classic: 1962 DKW Junior Deluxe – Connoisseurs Drive DKW
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 4/29/2013) “Car Show”, said the sign pointing into the church parking lot a couple blocks from my cave in the far north suburbs of Houston. “Probably just the […] -
Curbside Classic: 2011 Saab 9-3X – A Swedish Sunset
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) Saab’s fall from grace is long and well-chronicled, morphing from a charmingly quirky Swedish innovator to yet another GM parts-bin special over the course of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 16 CommentsWhat mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 8 CommentsFrench Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […] -
Curbside Classic: VW T4 Double Cab Pickup – The European Take On The Double Cab Diesel Pickup
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/25/2018) I’ve been sitting on these shots of this VW T4 “Doka” (Double cab) pickup that I found three blocks from my house. But given Jason […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 32 CommentsIt’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […] -
Cohort Classic: 1970-77 Alfa Romeo Montreal – An Alfa With a Racing Heart
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 5/24/2018) As I have changed from being a Ford driver to an Alfa Romeo owner, I am much more attuned to catching examples of Alfa’s wonderful […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Audi 80 (B2) CC – Exactly What It Says On The Box
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe’ve had a number of posts on the 1978-86 Audi B2 (a.k.a Audi 80 in Europe and 4000 in North America), but never a “proper” long-form CC. This one, which […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE (W116) – Bowing To The Queen Of The Autobahn
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 13 CommentsIt’s been a minute since we’ve had a W116 on CC, Though we’ve had a number of posts about them. I figured it would be just a perfect fit to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Jaguar 3.4S (S-Type) – Sir William’s Bastard Child
Posted on May 21, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/21/2018) The Jaguars of the ‘60s were all great cars, to be sure, but some were greater than others. The 1963-68 “S-Type” was, in the opinion of some, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 BMW 1800 TI – Süddeutsche Zeitgeist
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 19 CommentsWilkommen to all at T87’s Great Bundesrepublikan Four-door Fest, all week long on CC. We’ll play this one in chronological order and kick off with the ‘60s, the decade of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 280 (W123) – Born To Greatness
Posted on May 18, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 5/18/2018) Double-u one two three. It had to happen someday. It’s not like these are excessively rare or anything. They are hitting their 40s, so sightings […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Lancia Rally 037 Stradale – Group B-List Stardom Attained
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 10 CommentsEven people like me who know next to nothing about rallying know that those crazy speeds on gravel and snow can only be achieved with 4WD. But there was a […]