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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Cygnet – Aston’s Bird-Brained Scheme
Posted on October 27, 2022 | 15 CommentsLet’s not beat about the bush here: Aston Martin, a decades-old British carmaker with a fully grown CEO, a board of (presumably adult) directors and a whole staff of qualified […] -
Automotive History: The Citroën 15-Six – Traction Royalty Genealogy 101
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 35 Comments(first posted 10/26/2016, revised in October 2022) The Citroën 15-Six, colloquially known as the “Quinze” in its native land, was the apex of the automaker’s car range for 18 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Sprint Coupé – Long Tall Glass Of Rosso
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsIt was a warm June day when I saw this refreshing Giulietta at the gingko-lined avenue in Jingu Gaien. It was impossible to pass up, like an oasis in the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1950 Citroën 15-Six – Double Oxymoron (Austere Luxury, Old-fashioned Avant-garde)
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 10/23/2016) This is the ultimate Traction, the last pre-war Citroën. The 15-Six came out in mid-1938, four years after the first Traction-Avants, and was the top of the […] -
Curbside Classique: 1958-1961 Facel Vega Excellence
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 10/19/2016) In the interest of full disclosure, I must tell you that I am a Francophile. Set a baguette, Brie and Ch. Carbonnieux in front of me […] -
Curbside Classic: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro – Close, But No “Zigarre”
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/17/2016) Very unjustifiably, in the early 1990s Audi was almost completely shoved out of the U.S. market amidst false claims of unintended acceleration as a result of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Peugeot 309 SI – The Unloved Step-Child
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 11 CommentsUntil fairly recently, the Peugeot range was always a model of neatness. Since the early ‘30s, they instituted a perfectly Cartesian numbering system for their cars: the first number indicated […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet – Air-Cooled And Breezy
Posted on October 13, 2022 | 19 CommentsCC is a funny place. All this time, all this wealth of knowledge, all this energy and those litres of Internet ink spent on this website to discuss the VW […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 Bentley S2 – New Wine In An Old Bottle
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt’s doubtful that those who created the V8 that was pioneered in this Bentley ever imagined, even in their wildest dreams, that it would be remain in the marque’s employ […] -
Craigslist Classic: 1954 Austin Champ – The Other British “Jeep”
Posted on October 6, 2022 | 24 CommentsHere’s a vehicle that’s never seen on the pages of CC but will finally have its day of fame here, thanks to one being for sale here in Eugene, no […] -
CC Capsule: 2002 Fiat Multipla – Muffin Top
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 24 CommentsI don’t know what it was like before the Edsel came out. Nor did I witness the launch of the Citroën Ami 6, the Austin Allegro or the VW 411/412. […]
![CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already? 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 BMW 735iL (E32) – Bavaria Builds A True Flagship (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Triumph Herald – A Tempest In A Teapot (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 BMW 600 – The Isetta Stretch 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2012 Aston Martin Cygnet – Aston’s Bird-Brained Scheme Let’s not beat about the bush here: Aston Martin, a decades-old British carmaker with a fully grown CEO, a board of (presumably adult) directors and a whole staff of qualified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220618_134503-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: The Citroën 15-Six – Traction Royalty Genealogy 101 (first posted 10/26/2016, revised in October 2022) The Citroën 15-Six, colloquially known as the “Quinze” in its native land, was the apex of the automaker’s car range for 18 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1954_brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Sprint Coupé – Long Tall Glass Of Rosso It was a warm June day when I saw this refreshing Giulietta at the gingko-lined avenue in Jingu Gaien. It was impossible to pass up, like an oasis in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220619_123456-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1950 Citroën 15-Six – Double Oxymoron (Austere Luxury, Old-fashioned Avant-garde) (first posted 10/23/2016) This is the ultimate Traction, the last pre-war Citroën. The 15-Six came out in mid-1938, four years after the first Traction-Avants, and was the top of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160728_105314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classique: 1958-1961 Facel Vega Excellence (first posted 10/19/2016) In the interest of full disclosure, I must tell you that I am a Francophile. Set a baguette, Brie and Ch. Carbonnieux in front of me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/excellence-ex1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro – Close, But No “Zigarre” (first posted 10/17/2016) Very unjustifiably, in the early 1990s Audi was almost completely shoved out of the U.S. market amidst false claims of unintended acceleration as a result of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1999-Audi-A8-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Peugeot 309 SI – The Unloved Step-Child Until fairly recently, the Peugeot range was always a model of neatness. Since the early ‘30s, they instituted a perfectly Cartesian numbering system for their cars: the first number indicated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220523_100804-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet – Air-Cooled And Breezy CC is a funny place. All this time, all this wealth of knowledge, all this energy and those litres of Internet ink spent on this website to discuss the VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220730_104014-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 Bentley S2 – New Wine In An Old Bottle It’s doubtful that those who created the V8 that was pioneered in this Bentley ever imagined, even in their wildest dreams, that it would be remain in the marque’s employ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220609_090137-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Craigslist Classic: 1954 Austin Champ – The Other British “Jeep” Here’s a vehicle that’s never seen on the pages of CC but will finally have its day of fame here, thanks to one being for sale here in Eugene, no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/00n0n_cnASRmHyaYXz_0CI0t2_1200x900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 2002 Fiat Multipla – Muffin Top I don’t know what it was like before the Edsel came out. Nor did I witness the launch of the Citroën Ami 6, the Austin Allegro or the VW 411/412. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220821_134133-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


