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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(first posted 2/28/2011) While some of us wile our idle hours searching for old flames and friends on Facebook, I stalk the streets. After writing about the cars in my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-129-119-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Peugeot 404 – The “French Mercedes” And Just Like Mine")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Peugeot 404 – The “French Mercedes” And Just Like Mine
Posted on July 12, 2022 | 137 Comments(first posted 2/28/2011) While some of us wile our idle hours searching for old flames and friends on Facebook, I stalk the streets. After writing about the cars in my […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2016) I once owned a Peugeot 403. The fact that it never ran the whole time I owned it, for close to a year, didn’t really bother me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Peugeot-403-b-srq-crop-1200-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Peugeot 403 Sedan and Cabriolet – The Beginning Of The Pininfarina Era or Who’s The Fairest Pug Of Them All?")
Curbside Classics: Peugeot 403 Sedan and Cabriolet – The Beginning Of The Pininfarina Era or Who’s The Fairest Pug Of Them All?
Posted on July 11, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/11/2016) I once owned a Peugeot 403. The fact that it never ran the whole time I owned it, for close to a year, didn’t really bother me […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2013. revised 7/7/2016) How many saloon racing cars can claim the title of curbside classic after fifty years? This is the story of a highly modified 1951 Peugeot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/203-WS-Killarney-Raceway-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside And Curbside Classic: 1951 Peugeot 203 – How I Came To Own The World’s Fastest 203")
Trackside And Curbside Classic: 1951 Peugeot 203 – How I Came To Own The World’s Fastest 203
Posted on July 9, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/28/2013. revised 7/7/2016) How many saloon racing cars can claim the title of curbside classic after fifty years? This is the story of a highly modified 1951 Peugeot […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2013) Our Peugeotphile in South Africa, Dawid Botha, whose treks across the wilds of Africa in his 404 wagon have been documented here and here sent me these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Peugeot-202-Latie-RV-gris.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Peugeot 202 – The Baby Chrysler Airflow")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Peugeot 202 – The Baby Chrysler Airflow
Posted on July 8, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/19/2013) Our Peugeotphile in South Africa, Dawid Botha, whose treks across the wilds of Africa in his 404 wagon have been documented here and here sent me these […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2016) The CC Effect can strike most obliquely. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to my Alpine A310 piece, I came across my first ever Sunbeam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sunbeam2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953-1955 Sunbeam Alpine – First Dibs")
Curbside Classic: 1953-1955 Sunbeam Alpine – First Dibs
Posted on July 1, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 7/1/2016) The CC Effect can strike most obliquely. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to my Alpine A310 piece, I came across my first ever Sunbeam […] -
![(first posted 11/5/2012) Oooh, what a cute little car. Indeed it is, if the pygmy look is your thing; however, on its skinny little tires this A40 carries the weight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-20-052-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Austin A40 Devon – The Best-Selling Import Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Austin A40 Devon – The Best-Selling Import Of Its Time
Posted on June 30, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 11/5/2012) Oooh, what a cute little car. Indeed it is, if the pygmy look is your thing; however, on its skinny little tires this A40 carries the weight […] -
![(first posted 6/30/2016) In 1994 Volkswagen introduced the third generation of the Polo, their B-segment (subcompact) model. Built at the Wolfsburg plant and still very common on the European roads. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_1773.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Automatic – The Golf’s Little Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Automatic – The Golf’s Little Brother
Posted on June 30, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/30/2016) In 1994 Volkswagen introduced the third generation of the Polo, their B-segment (subcompact) model. Built at the Wolfsburg plant and still very common on the European roads. […] -
![There isn’t a size limit to automotive royalty. The term conjures up the likes of Duesenberg, Hispano-Suiza or Maybach, but probably not a sub-1-litre ‘50s Fiat. Ah, but the Fiat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220605_104703-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Coupé Zagato – Double The Bubble, Double The Fun")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Coupé Zagato – Double The Bubble, Double The Fun
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 20 CommentsThere isn’t a size limit to automotive royalty. The term conjures up the likes of Duesenberg, Hispano-Suiza or Maybach, but probably not a sub-1-litre ‘50s Fiat. Ah, but the Fiat […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2016) For some the Alpine A310 is an acquired taste, for others it is ‘jolie laide’ and for others again it’s just plain ugly. But when I first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Alp310f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-76 Alpine A310 – Bittersweet Edge")
Curbside Classic: 1971-76 Alpine A310 – Bittersweet Edge
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/25/2016) For some the Alpine A310 is an acquired taste, for others it is ‘jolie laide’ and for others again it’s just plain ugly. But when I first […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2012) Is there a classier postwar Mercedes? The W111 Cabriolet became an instant classic from the day it arrived in 1961, and its image and status only grew […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yyyyh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250SE Cabriolet (W111) – Class Before S-Class")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250SE Cabriolet (W111) – Class Before S-Class
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 10/21/2012) Is there a classier postwar Mercedes? The W111 Cabriolet became an instant classic from the day it arrived in 1961, and its image and status only grew […] -
![Some might call it daring, others inauspicious, but I’m going to start this post by claiming that CC has probably said everything that could be said about the Porsche 356. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220401_155521-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending")
CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 3 CommentsSome might call it daring, others inauspicious, but I’m going to start this post by claiming that CC has probably said everything that could be said about the Porsche 356. […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2012) I see some of you really go for purple-trimmed houses. That reminded me of another colorful car I shot in front of a purple house (also in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-180-077-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R – A Rare Yellow Bird With A Touch Of Porsche")
CC Capsule: 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R – A Rare Yellow Bird With A Touch Of Porsche
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 11/30/2012) I see some of you really go for purple-trimmed houses. That reminded me of another colorful car I shot in front of a purple house (also in […] -
![I’m rarely at a loss for words when cars are concerned. Whether it’s utterly misguided BS or well-researched information is sometimes a matter of some debate, but that’s never stopped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220424_101450-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999 Bentley Azure “Spyder” – Mulliner-Park Weird")
CC Capsule: 1999 Bentley Azure “Spyder” – Mulliner-Park Weird
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’m rarely at a loss for words when cars are concerned. Whether it’s utterly misguided BS or well-researched information is sometimes a matter of some debate, but that’s never stopped […] -
![Limos don’t have to be overly expensive Rolls-Royces or ludicrously stretched Lincolns. Between those and a bog standard four-door, there is a middle way: the modest extended wheelbase saloon. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220202_085137-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Volvo S90 Royal – Formal Follows Function")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Volvo S90 Royal – Formal Follows Function
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 8 CommentsLimos don’t have to be overly expensive Rolls-Royces or ludicrously stretched Lincolns. Between those and a bog standard four-door, there is a middle way: the modest extended wheelbase saloon. We […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2012) There are two very good reasons why we’re having the third Kadett CC, when other cars have had none. First: this isn’t just any Kadett, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/edfdffd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel Kadett Rallye 1900 – The European SS396 Which Up-Ended The Old World Order")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel Kadett Rallye 1900 – The European SS396 Which Up-Ended The Old World Order
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/22/2012) There are two very good reasons why we’re having the third Kadett CC, when other cars have had none. First: this isn’t just any Kadett, but […]
