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Curbside Classic: 1953 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W187) – Transition To Greatness
Posted on November 17, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 11/13/2017) There are not many classic cars roaming the streets of Bangkok. It’s a pretty hostile environment, full of suicidal two-wheelers, Red Bull-addled tuk-tuks and […] - 
			
Car Show Classic: 1964 Lancia Flaminia 3C GT Convertibile 2.8 – Buon Appetito
Posted on November 17, 2023 | 6 CommentsA feast for the eyes! In the great buffet that is the Italian 6-cyl. GT landscape of the early ‘60s, the antipasto would be the Fiat 2300S. For the meat […] - 
			
CC Global: 1955 Citroën Light Fifteen – Anglo-French Asian Fusion
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 11/15/2017) Here’s something I really did not expect to see in Thailand: a British-made Traction Avant. These were quite popular in nearby Indochina for a long […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1974 BMW 3.0 CSi Automatic – Sixties Beauty Turns Into Seventies Beast
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 11/16/2017) If it weren’t for those silly BBS rims, this might just be my dream coupé. Just the right amount of sleek, aggressive, chrome and […] - 
			
CC Capsule: 1999 Morgan Plus 8 – Some Like It Very Hot
Posted on November 13, 2023 | 5 CommentsCareful, this one has a bit of a temper. This is not your typical cute little granny Morgan. It may look like it’s made of plywood and tinfoil, and it’s […] - 
			
CC Capsule: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 220SE (W111) – Just A Bit Of Fin
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 15 CommentsCan you believe there hasn’t been a proper long-form CC post about the 220 Fintail? We’ve virtually had the entire W110/W111 roster, be it the 230S or the 200 saloon, […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: “In Ordnung” – The New Beetle Turns 20
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/31/2017) In 1949, Volkswagen officially began exporting the Type I to the United States, which, in ‘Deluxe’ trim, featured a few more color options over the […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1969 Renault 8 Gordini – Hot Before Hatches Were A Thing
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 9 CommentsThere is a long line of small sporty Renaults, going all the way back to the 4CV. Some were special-bodied and wore an Alpine badge, but others were closer to […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1987 Ferrari Testarossa – Falling Flat (Twelve)
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 23 CommentsWhat do you picture in your mind when you hear or read the name Ferrari? Ever since I was young, the most outrageous Maranello machine was the Testarossa. It was […] - 
			
Car Show Classic: 1987 Audi 5000 CS Quattro – A Runaway Success?
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 101 Comments(first posted 10/19/2017) Success: Is it something measured by popularity and profitability alone? Or is it something measured by innovation, inspiration, and ultimately, legacy? Furthermore, for something to […] - 
			
Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 3: Foreign Cars
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 22 CommentsThis is the final instalment of the series, but will be a bigger post than the previous two. For a summertime car meet in a small French town, there sure […] - 
			
Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 2: More Domestic Cars (Citroën, Simca, etc.)
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 17 CommentsBienvenue, chers amis, to ze second partie of ze tour. We kick things off with a very neat early ‘60s 2CV van, but fair warning: the turnout was pretty limited, […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1976 GAZ 13 Chaika – Apparat Chic, Or A Short History Of Long Soviet Cars
Posted on October 17, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 10/17/2017) I saw this big blue monster on my very first day in Yerevan – how lucky can a CCurbivore be? No way to get a […] - 
			
Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 1: Domestic Cars (Peugeot & Renault)
Posted on October 17, 2023 | 10 CommentsI attended only a single car show this summer, but it was a whopper. It was in Bazas, a small town about a half hour east of Bordeaux, and this […] - 
			
Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 6 CommentsThere was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […] 
				![Curbside Classic: 1953 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W187) – Transition To Greatness (first posted 11/13/2017)        There are not many classic cars roaming the streets of Bangkok. It’s a pretty hostile environment, full of suicidal two-wheelers, Red Bull-addled tuk-tuks and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171102_092512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1964 Lancia Flaminia 3C GT Convertibile 2.8 – Buon Appetito A feast for the eyes! In the great buffet that is the Italian 6-cyl. GT landscape of the early ‘60s, the antipasto would be the Fiat 2300S. For the meat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230730_200205_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 1955 Citroën Light Fifteen – Anglo-French Asian Fusion (first posted 11/15/2017)       Here’s something I really did not expect to see in Thailand: a British-made Traction Avant. These were quite popular in nearby Indochina for a long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171107_122044.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 BMW 3.0 CSi Automatic – Sixties Beauty Turns Into Seventies Beast (first posted 11/16/2017)         If it weren’t for those silly BBS rims, this might just be my dream coupé. Just the right amount of sleek, aggressive, chrome and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171103_130628.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1999 Morgan Plus 8 – Some Like It Very Hot Careful, this one has a bit of a temper. This is not your typical cute little granny Morgan. It may look like it’s made of plywood and tinfoil, and it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230416_102735_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 220SE (W111) – Just A Bit Of Fin Can you believe there hasn’t been a proper long-form CC post about the 220 Fintail? We’ve virtually had the entire W110/W111 roster, be it the 230S or the 200 saloon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230824_010633_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: <i>“In Ordnung”</i> – The New Beetle Turns 20 (first posted 10/31/2017)      In 1949, Volkswagen officially began exporting the Type I to the United States, which, in ‘Deluxe’ trim, featured a few more color options over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSCN1246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Renault 8 Gordini – Hot Before Hatches Were A Thing There is a long line of small sporty Renaults, going all the way back to the 4CV. Some were special-bodied and wore an Alpine badge, but others were closer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_0295_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Ferrari Testarossa – Falling Flat (Twelve) What do you picture in your mind when you hear or read the name Ferrari? Ever since I was young, the most outrageous Maranello machine was the Testarossa. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220821_113022_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 3: Foreign Cars This is the final instalment of the series, but will be a bigger post than the previous two. For a summertime car meet in a small French town, there sure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230730_194728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 2: More Domestic Cars (Citroën, Simca, etc.) Bienvenue, chers amis, to ze second partie of ze tour. We kick things off with a very neat early ‘60s 2CV van, but fair warning: the turnout was pretty limited, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230730_185415_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1976 GAZ 13 Chaika – Apparat Chic, Or A Short History Of Long Soviet Cars (first posted 10/17/2017)       I saw this big blue monster on my very first day in Yerevan – how lucky can a CCurbivore be? No way to get a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170907_095207.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 1: Domestic Cars (Peugeot & Renault) I attended only a single car show this summer, but it was a whopper. It was in Bazas, a small town about a half hour east of Bordeaux, and this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_0207_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword There was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230402_143531_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


