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Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 73 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1968 Daimler V8-250 – Best Of Both Kinds
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 32 CommentsWhen in Provence last August, I did not find a Jaguar Mark 2 (though it will have its day on CC, promised!). Instead, I happened upon something even better: the […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […] - 
			
CC/Driving Impressions: 2008 Land Rover LR3 – My Re-Discovery Of SUV Empowerment
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 12/7/2017) If I were the kind of person who wrote my thoughts down in a journal, my experience with this 2008 Land Rover LR3 would go […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1973 Wolseley Six – A Land Crab Appears In Oregon Despite the Invasive Species Act or The Wolseley Six Girl Has Got To Have Soul
Posted on December 15, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 12/15/2017) If you’d have asked me for a list of car least likely to be found on the streets of my neighborhood, a Wolseley Six […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […] - 
			
Car Show Classic: 1966 Neckar 1200 St Trop – Michelotti’s Marvellous Mutt
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 9 CommentsWhat do you call a Fiat drop-top, designed by Michelotti, built by OSI, sold by Neckar with a French name to cater to that market? A bit of a headache. […] - 
			
Car Show Classic: 1985 Rover 3500 (SD1) – The Best of British; The Worst of British
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 77 Comments(first posted 12/11/2013) Britain in the 1970s was a country full of contrasts, with many examples of the best and of the worst – the best summers I can remember […] - 
			
CC Twofer: 1970 Citroën DS 21 & 1974 Citroën DS 23 – The Goddess Is In The Details
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 12/6/2017) The year is 1976 and the place is anywhere they drive on the left. You are in the market for a saloon, but […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Dauphine Gordini – You Can’t Please Everyone
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsRenault almost managed it. They built on their home-grown Beetle, the 4CV, and turned it into a larger, more ambitious and user-friendly car – not just for France, but for […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 2003-05 Smart Roadster – Losing The Smart Money
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 11/30/2017) The Smart ForTwo may well be anathema to enthusiasts, considering its mediocre dynamics. However, the Daimler division did dip its toes in the enthusiast market. […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 (W186) – Best German Car Of The ‘50s?
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 11/29/2017) In the spring of 1951, a recovering Mercedes-Benz came out with two 6-cyl. cars, the 2-litre Typ 220 (W187) and the 3-litre Typ 300 (W186). […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1987 Sterling 825 SL – Turkey In The Grass
Posted on November 24, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 11/26/2011) We’re close to wrapping up Turkey Week, and so we mustn’t forget Sterling, Rover’s final blow-out in the US. When it comes to persistence (idiocy) […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1995 Aro 10 Diesel – Transylvanian Twist
Posted on November 21, 2023 | 7 CommentsIt’s not easy to find a marque that CC hasn’t covered in its twelve years of existence. I thought this obscure Eastern Bloc 4×4 would be it, but turns out […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1999 Rover 216 – The Beginning Of The End
Posted on November 19, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/19/2017) Back in 2014, I noted in a CC of the Morris Marina that Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault-Nissan, has been quoted as saying that there […] 
				![Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5 Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-18-007-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Daimler V8-250 – Best Of Both Kinds When in Provence last August, I did not find a Jaguar Mark 2 (though it will have its day on CC, promised!). Instead, I happened upon something even better: the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20230806_010953_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty (first posted 12/20/2013)     An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Angle-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Wolseley Six – A Land Crab Appears In Oregon Despite the Invasive Species Act or The Wolseley Six Girl Has Got To Have Soul (first posted 12/15/2017)         If you’d have asked me for a list of car least likely to be found on the streets of my neighborhood, a Wolseley Six […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-333-062.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby! (first posted 12/13/2017)    If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/190crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1966 Neckar 1200 St Trop – Michelotti’s Marvellous Mutt What do you call a Fiat drop-top, designed by Michelotti, built by OSI, sold by Neckar with a French name to cater to that market? A bit of a headache. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20230730_203606_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1985 Rover 3500 (SD1) – The Best of British; The Worst of British (first posted 12/11/2013)     Britain in the 1970s was a country full of contrasts, with many examples of the best and of the worst – the best summers I can remember […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3500-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Twofer: 1970 Citroën DS 21 & 1974 Citroën DS 23 – The Goddess Is In The Details (first posted 12/6/2017)          The year is 1976 and the place is anywhere they drive on the left. You are in the market for a saloon, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_20171107_122411.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Dauphine Gordini – You Can’t Please Everyone Renault almost managed it. They built on their home-grown Beetle, the 4CV, and turned it into a larger, more ambitious and user-friendly car – not just for France, but for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230918_122229_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2003-05 Smart Roadster – Losing The Smart Money (first posted 11/30/2017)      The Smart ForTwo may well be anathema to enthusiasts, considering its mediocre dynamics. However, the Daimler division did dip its toes in the enthusiast market. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/smart-roadster-coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 (W186) – Best German Car Of The ‘50s? (first posted 11/29/2017)      In the spring of 1951, a recovering Mercedes-Benz came out with two 6-cyl. cars, the 2-litre Typ 220 (W187) and the 3-litre Typ 300 (W186). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171107_122706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Sterling 825 SL – Turkey In The Grass (first posted 11/26/2011)       We’re close to wrapping up Turkey Week, and so we mustn’t forget Sterling, Rover’s final blow-out in the US. When it comes to persistence (idiocy) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-61-009-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Aro 10 Diesel – Transylvanian Twist It’s not easy to find a marque that CC hasn’t covered in its twelve years of existence. I thought this obscure Eastern Bloc 4×4 would be it, but turns out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230816_002540_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1999 Rover 216 – The Beginning Of The End (first posted 11/19/2017)       Back in 2014, I noted in a CC of the Morris Marina that Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault-Nissan, has been quoted as saying that there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC07603.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


