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Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![Aerodynamics is a complex science. A lot of the so-called “streamliners” of the ‘30s and ‘40s were less efficient than an ‘80s Volvo, despite what looks might suggest. Similarly, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240107_101803_edited.jpg "CC Capsule: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato – Slippery Customer")
CC Capsule: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato – Slippery Customer
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsAerodynamics is a complex science. A lot of the so-called “streamliners” of the ‘30s and ‘40s were less efficient than an ‘80s Volvo, despite what looks might suggest. Similarly, a […] -
![How long is a piece of string? What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Will the Niva ever die? There are just so many questions that cannot be answered in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240906_111113_ed.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2021 Lada Niva Legend (2131) LWB – Soviet Utility Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 2021 Lada Niva Legend (2131) LWB – Soviet Utility Vehicle
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 19 CommentsHow long is a piece of string? What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Will the Niva ever die? There are just so many questions that cannot be answered in […] -
![(Paul N. co-authored this post) (first posted 10/31/2018) Tatra87 recently gave us the full back story of how Mercedes came to have a FWD van (L306D “Harburger”) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P_20181021_165159.jpg "Curbside Classic: Mercedes MB 100D – Grandson Of The DKW Schnellaster")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes MB 100D – Grandson Of The DKW Schnellaster
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 28 Comments(Paul N. co-authored this post) (first posted 10/31/2018) Tatra87 recently gave us the full back story of how Mercedes came to have a FWD van (L306D “Harburger”) […] -
![Ah! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20231011_115711_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 6 CommentsAh! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Renault_Medallion_3.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from […] -
![On my way home from Canadian Tire I can choose to travel through an older community with mature trees, which is always a wonderful sight in fall even if we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1961-Singer-Gazelle-7.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1961 Singer Gazelle – Unexpected Fall Find")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Singer Gazelle – Unexpected Fall Find
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 33 CommentsOn my way home from Canadian Tire I can choose to travel through an older community with mature trees, which is always a wonderful sight in fall even if we […] -
![This week, in a blatant attempt at generating a little more enthusiasm than the previous week, we will look at polarizing and controversial designs – and there are plenty of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20220618_141846-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (Series II) – The Hunchback Of Notre-Jag")
Curbside Find: 1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (Series II) – The Hunchback Of Notre-Jag
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 30 CommentsThis week, in a blatant attempt at generating a little more enthusiasm than the previous week, we will look at polarizing and controversial designs – and there are plenty of […] -
![So which side of the fence do you sit on? Do you pronounce it “Ee-zetta” or “Aye-zetta”? The thing is there are two variants of the BMW Isetta: the three-wheeler, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20231119_094010_ed.jpg "CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta")
CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsSo which side of the fence do you sit on? Do you pronounce it “Ee-zetta” or “Aye-zetta”? The thing is there are two variants of the BMW Isetta: the three-wheeler, […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2018) Compromise doesn’t always work. Your partner might want Mexican for dinner and you may feel like a burger but if you go to Jack […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chevrolet-trans-sport-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)")
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) Compromise doesn’t always work. Your partner might want Mexican for dinner and you may feel like a burger but if you go to Jack […] -
![Fiat have always been the Jupiter of Italian carmakers. There were other planets, sure, but none as massive and as all-consuming as the titan of Turin. And within this giant’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240512_083600_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Giannini 500 TV – What’s This All Abarth?")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Giannini 500 TV – What’s This All Abarth?
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 8 CommentsFiat have always been the Jupiter of Italian carmakers. There were other planets, sure, but none as massive and as all-consuming as the titan of Turin. And within this giant’s […] -
![(first posted 10/22/2018) Some places are CC magnets. I caught a Talbot Samba, a ‘70s Renault 4, a Harburger Transporter, a K10 Micra, a Méhari and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Peugeot104_styleZ-7.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 104 Style Z – Pint-Sized Pug")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 104 Style Z – Pint-Sized Pug
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 10/22/2018) Some places are CC magnets. I caught a Talbot Samba, a ‘70s Renault 4, a Harburger Transporter, a K10 Micra, a Méhari and a […] -
![The Alpine A110 was the seminal model of the marque in many ways, but you could be forgiven for thinking that this is not it. The A110 you might be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240331_090550_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 Alpine A110 GT4 – In The Family Way")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Alpine A110 GT4 – In The Family Way
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 5 CommentsThe Alpine A110 was the seminal model of the marque in many ways, but you could be forgiven for thinking that this is not it. The A110 you might be […] -
![(first posted Sept. 3, 2014) The Ultimate Driving Machine. With this famous advertising slogan in its 40th year and the BMW 3-Series entrenched worldwide for an equally long time as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1-photo-3.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted Sept. 3, 2014) The Ultimate Driving Machine. With this famous advertising slogan in its 40th year and the BMW 3-Series entrenched worldwide for an equally long time as […] -
![December of 2011, I came across this car, one of my most momentous Curbside Classic finds up to that time. I can remember when Silver Shadows were sometimes seen on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1975-Rolls-Royce-04.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Stuck In The In-Between")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Stuck In The In-Between
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 31 CommentsDecember of 2011, I came across this car, one of my most momentous Curbside Classic finds up to that time. I can remember when Silver Shadows were sometimes seen on […] -
![The lure of the mythical barn find is strong, no matter where you are. Every car nut has a dream of unearthing something old and valuable sleeping under a tarp, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240519_092017_edited.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia – Patina Overachiever")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia – Patina Overachiever
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThe lure of the mythical barn find is strong, no matter where you are. Every car nut has a dream of unearthing something old and valuable sleeping under a tarp, […]
