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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Ford and Cosworth – the perfect combination, like wood and leather or coffee and cream? Nah, none of that wood and leather nonsense here. And the folks who made these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241027_085436_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth – Peak Of The Sierras")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth – Peak Of The Sierras
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 11 CommentsFord and Cosworth – the perfect combination, like wood and leather or coffee and cream? Nah, none of that wood and leather nonsense here. And the folks who made these […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2014) The late ’80s and early ’90s might be my favorite automotive era; my idea of the good ol’ days. Chassis were light and able to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Audi 200 Avant – Doing It Right")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Audi 200 Avant – Doing It Right
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/11/2014) The late ’80s and early ’90s might be my favorite automotive era; my idea of the good ol’ days. Chassis were light and able to […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2019) There is was again. Once more, out of the corner of my eye, a black Benz flashed its distinctively pointy derriere as it turned around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_20190211_141623-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200 (W110) – The Spy Who Lurked Me")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200 (W110) – The Spy Who Lurked Me
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 5/27/2019) There is was again. Once more, out of the corner of my eye, a black Benz flashed its distinctively pointy derriere as it turned around […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Opel-Admiral-1973-side.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2011) It’s been transformative to bounce along the dusty byways of New Mexico this week and stumble upon well preserved “bucket list” cars that have long since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/alliance-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Renault Alliance – Patina Royale")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Renault Alliance – Patina Royale
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 140 Comments(first posted 8/29/2011) It’s been transformative to bounce along the dusty byways of New Mexico this week and stumble upon well preserved “bucket list” cars that have long since […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2014) Germany is famous for its post-war “bubble cars”, like the Isetta, Heinkel and Messerschmitt. But by far the most enduring of the micro-cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Goggomobil-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Goggomobil – Germany’s Beloved Goggo Found In The USA")
Curbside Classic: Goggomobil – Germany’s Beloved Goggo Found In The USA
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/12/2014) Germany is famous for its post-war “bubble cars”, like the Isetta, Heinkel and Messerschmitt. But by far the most enduring of the micro-cars […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2019) I recently watched a movie made in 1971 for Italian TV called “L’Automobile”, which was originally part of a trilogy called “Tre Donne” (translated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1981-FIAT-Spider-2000-6-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 FIAT Spider 2000 – La Macchina")
Curbside Classic: 1979 FIAT Spider 2000 – La Macchina
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 5/20/2019) I recently watched a movie made in 1971 for Italian TV called “L’Automobile”, which was originally part of a trilogy called “Tre Donne” (translated […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Renault-Avantime-side_6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2001-2003 Renault Avantime: Two Door Hardtop Luxury Turbo-Diesel Stick-Shift Van/Coupe – My Lust Object")
2001-2003 Renault Avantime: Two Door Hardtop Luxury Turbo-Diesel Stick-Shift Van/Coupe – My Lust Object
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 66 Comments(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) There are some cars that are underwhelming when seen in person. Camera angles and optimistic artwork can turn some sow’s ears into a silk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jag_mkX-1-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Jaguar Mk X – Paying Respect To Madame X")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Jaguar Mk X – Paying Respect To Madame X
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) There are some cars that are underwhelming when seen in person. Camera angles and optimistic artwork can turn some sow’s ears into a silk […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2019) By the 21st century, Lancia had become little more than a semi-premium marque within the Fiat stable. The Italian company that had once been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lancia-voyager-and-phedra.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2002-10 Lancia Phedra & 2011-15 Lancia Voyager – A European Town & Country And An Actual Town & Country")
2002-10 Lancia Phedra & 2011-15 Lancia Voyager – A European Town & Country And An Actual Town & Country
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 5/16/2019) By the 21st century, Lancia had become little more than a semi-premium marque within the Fiat stable. The Italian company that had once been […] -
![What with all the (Studebaker) Dictators, (Studebaker and Nissan) Presidents, (Mercury) Marquis and (Daimler) Sovereigns, cars with overt political ambitions have been around for a good while. Usually, we’re talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20240617_102528_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Opel Senator 3.6i Irmscher – Political Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Opel Senator 3.6i Irmscher – Political Machine
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhat with all the (Studebaker) Dictators, (Studebaker and Nissan) Presidents, (Mercury) Marquis and (Daimler) Sovereigns, cars with overt political ambitions have been around for a good while. Usually, we’re talking […] -
![The hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_1139_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common")
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […] -
![[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-saabScreenshot-2025-05-12-115133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 SAAB 96 – Healing The Emotions, If Not The Company")
Curbside Classic: 1968 SAAB 96 – Healing The Emotions, If Not The Company
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 21 Comments[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […] -
![(first posted 7/8/2013) The apparition above was spotted as I headed to the rugby in downtown Houston a couple weeks ago (USA v. Ireland, for the record). Looking a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pinzgauer-01-front-daylight1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pinzgauer 710M – Urban Assault Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pinzgauer 710M – Urban Assault Vehicle
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/8/2013) The apparition above was spotted as I headed to the rugby in downtown Houston a couple weeks ago (USA v. Ireland, for the record). Looking a little […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2013) There’s an adage in the car industry – if a car is good enough, it’ll sell. It’s not the only way to successfully sell a car, of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC03305.4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch – If It’s Good Enough, It’ll Sell")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch – If It’s Good Enough, It’ll Sell
Posted on May 12, 2025 | 60 Comments(first posted 7/10/2013) There’s an adage in the car industry – if a car is good enough, it’ll sell. It’s not the only way to successfully sell a car, of […]
