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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(first posted 12/18/2016, revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/19/2022) Last month’s GM Deadly Sins™ recap has occasioned some lively debates, but the General’s fall from grace has had many parallels throughout […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FrDs1_rsze1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1951-54 Hotchkiss-Grégoire: Hotchkiss Of Death")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1951-54 Hotchkiss-Grégoire: Hotchkiss Of Death
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 12/18/2016, revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/19/2022) Last month’s GM Deadly Sins™ recap has occasioned some lively debates, but the General’s fall from grace has had many parallels throughout […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2012) Yes, MG was a rather conservative outfit. Not the flaming right wing that Morgan staked out, but compared to the other popular British sports car makers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-171-078-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 MGA – The Almost Great Leap Forward")
Curbside Classic: 1958 MGA – The Almost Great Leap Forward
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 8/3/2012) Yes, MG was a rather conservative outfit. Not the flaming right wing that Morgan staked out, but compared to the other popular British sports car makers […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2016) Welcome to Eugene. Feel free to stay on the bus, either literally or metaphorically. If it’s the former, no hard feelings; Eugene is not for everyone, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CC-102-027-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Bus")
Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Bus
Posted on December 14, 2022 | 28 Comments(first posted 12/14/2016) Welcome to Eugene. Feel free to stay on the bus, either literally or metaphorically. If it’s the former, no hard feelings; Eugene is not for everyone, […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Snaab2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […] -
![Benz-wise, the year 2022 will forever be the year of the 300 for yours truly. This year, I found and wrote up a W109 300SEL 3.5 saloon (utterly beautiful) and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20220327_155354-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL (W109) 6.3 – The Car, The Myth, The Legend")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL (W109) 6.3 – The Car, The Myth, The Legend
Posted on December 9, 2022 | 35 CommentsBenz-wise, the year 2022 will forever be the year of the 300 for yours truly. This year, I found and wrote up a W109 300SEL 3.5 saloon (utterly beautiful) and […] -
![Enough of the usual suspects, down with the run-of-the-mill regulars and plain common vehicles already featured in half a dozen CC posts! I’m fixing to kick things into high gear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221105_105735-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2015 Lamborghini Estoque By Fighting Star – DIY Or WTF?")
Curbside Classic: 2015 Lamborghini Estoque By Fighting Star – DIY Or WTF?
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 14 CommentsEnough of the usual suspects, down with the run-of-the-mill regulars and plain common vehicles already featured in half a dozen CC posts! I’m fixing to kick things into high gear […] -
![(for some reason this is one of the last of my CC’s from the other site that hasn’t made the trip here yet, but then Fiat 850’s are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CC-26-100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Fiat 850 Sedan (and Coupe) – Faster Than A Bicycle, Just")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Fiat 850 Sedan (and Coupe) – Faster Than A Bicycle, Just
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 16 Comments(for some reason this is one of the last of my CC’s from the other site that hasn’t made the trip here yet, but then Fiat 850’s are a […] -
![The larger saloon was a consistent feature of every British motor manufacturer’s range from the late 1940s to the late 1960s and beyond. The Austin Westminster, Morris Six and Isis, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/52452178589_ece98bc04f_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1959 Humber Super Snipe Series I – The Last Big Car From Rootes; The Last Real Humber")
Cohort Classic: 1959 Humber Super Snipe Series I – The Last Big Car From Rootes; The Last Real Humber
Posted on November 26, 2022 | 39 CommentsThe larger saloon was a consistent feature of every British motor manufacturer’s range from the late 1940s to the late 1960s and beyond. The Austin Westminster, Morris Six and Isis, […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2016) The link between Rover and Honda was always a one sided affair: survival and market credibility conferred on one partner, who was unable or unwilling to take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mg-zs.8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 MG ZS120 – Lessons Are Not Always Learnt")
Curbside Classic: 2002 MG ZS120 – Lessons Are Not Always Learnt
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 35 Comments(first posted 11/25/2016) The link between Rover and Honda was always a one sided affair: survival and market credibility conferred on one partner, who was unable or unwilling to take […] -
![I have a problem. It’s not a calamity, but it is a bit of a concern. I try to keep the types CCs I am posting in balance. As some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20210626_171747-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Rolls-Royce Camargue – An Embarrassment Of Rollers")
CC Capsule: 1985 Rolls-Royce Camargue – An Embarrassment Of Rollers
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsI have a problem. It’s not a calamity, but it is a bit of a concern. I try to keep the types CCs I am posting in balance. As some […] -
![I don’t see classic Saabs too often, sadly. In fact, this might be the first non-V4 96 I’ve studied up close in over a decade. I wasn’t even sure if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220926_092923-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Saab 96 – The Last Two-Stroke")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Saab 96 – The Last Two-Stroke
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 17 CommentsI don’t see classic Saabs too often, sadly. In fact, this might be the first non-V4 96 I’ve studied up close in over a decade. I wasn’t even sure if […] -
![Are we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221023_155548-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?")
CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsAre we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2016) Mercedes-Benz may have been a more established global player among European luxury marques, but by the 1980s, BMW was demonstrating that it could indeed best Mercedes at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1989_BMW_750iL_clouds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 BMW 735iL (E32) – Bavaria Builds A True Flagship")
Curbside Classic: 1989 BMW 735iL (E32) – Bavaria Builds A True Flagship
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 11/1/2016) Mercedes-Benz may have been a more established global player among European luxury marques, but by the 1980s, BMW was demonstrating that it could indeed best Mercedes at […] -
![(first posted 6/12/2012) Many of you are going to read “Triumph Herald” and instantly have a visceral impulse to reach for your touchpad/touchscreen/touchsomethingoranother and move on to a post about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-26-047-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Triumph Herald – A Tempest In A Teapot")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Triumph Herald – A Tempest In A Teapot
Posted on October 31, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 6/12/2012) Many of you are going to read “Triumph Herald” and instantly have a visceral impulse to reach for your touchpad/touchscreen/touchsomethingoranother and move on to a post about […] -
![photos posted at the Cohort by robadr Desperation is the mother of invention. In the late fifties, BMW was desperate for something a bit bigger than their two-passenger Isetta; their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/52447152851_794ac92f18_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 BMW 600 – The Isetta Stretch")
Curbside Classic: 1959 BMW 600 – The Isetta Stretch
Posted on October 28, 2022 | 29 Commentsphotos posted at the Cohort by robadr Desperation is the mother of invention. In the late fifties, BMW was desperate for something a bit bigger than their two-passenger Isetta; their […]
