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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![It’s strange to meet a legend. First, you have to know it’s a legend. I guess that goes without saying, but there are some folks – some with a modicum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20250302_084122_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Lamborghini Miura – Street Art")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Lamborghini Miura – Street Art
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 25 CommentsIt’s strange to meet a legend. First, you have to know it’s a legend. I guess that goes without saying, but there are some folks – some with a modicum […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Standard-Vanguard-Vignale-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?")
Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […] -
![Everybody has their own idea of what a conventionally handsome ‘60s car looks like. Your mental picture might include a Ford Mustang, a 1967 Eldorado, a Mercedes-Benz W109 or an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240929_084828_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S Zagato – Beauty Is Overrated")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S Zagato – Beauty Is Overrated
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 14 CommentsEverybody has their own idea of what a conventionally handsome ‘60s car looks like. Your mental picture might include a Ford Mustang, a 1967 Eldorado, a Mercedes-Benz W109 or an […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2019) If I said “Michelotti-designed RWD two-door four-seater, automatic transmission and De Dion rear axle,” there’s a fair chance you’d answer something like Gordon-Keeble or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190328_180246-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 DAF 46 – When The Other Clog Dropped")
Curbside Classic: 1975 DAF 46 – When The Other Clog Dropped
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 4/18/2019) If I said “Michelotti-designed RWD two-door four-seater, automatic transmission and De Dion rear axle,” there’s a fair chance you’d answer something like Gordon-Keeble or […] -
![Everybody knows Alfa Romeo, but the number of folks for whom the name “Touring” rings a bell is much smaller. And that’s unfair. The famous Superleggera specialist was once one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240310_092211_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider – Take A Touring For The Worst")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider – Take A Touring For The Worst
Posted on April 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsEverybody knows Alfa Romeo, but the number of folks for whom the name “Touring” rings a bell is much smaller. And that’s unfair. The famous Superleggera specialist was once one […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2013) If you’re currently looking for a four- or five-passenger car, you have essentially two formats from which to choose: Front-wheel drive, almost invariably with an end-on-gearbox, transversely-mounted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/99.1.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 SAAB 99 – Do You Remember Something Called Variety?")
Curbside Classic: 1971 SAAB 99 – Do You Remember Something Called Variety?
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/5/2013) If you’re currently looking for a four- or five-passenger car, you have essentially two formats from which to choose: Front-wheel drive, almost invariably with an end-on-gearbox, transversely-mounted […] -
![A poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241027_083053_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue?
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsA poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […] -
![Although they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241103_080557_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question")
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 22 CommentsAlthough they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […] -
![We had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240320_101405_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsWe had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2013) Following a decent 14,634 unit run of the Austin-Healey 100 from 1953–56, Leonard Lord, the Managing Director of Austin, asked Donald Healey to design an affordable, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sprite_front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958-61 Austin-Healey Mark I Sprite – A Sports Car For The Masses")
Curbside Classic: 1958-61 Austin-Healey Mark I Sprite – A Sports Car For The Masses
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 8/17/2013) Following a decent 14,634 unit run of the Austin-Healey 100 from 1953–56, Leonard Lord, the Managing Director of Austin, asked Donald Healey to design an affordable, […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-086-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla – The Original Mini-Van?")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla – The Original Mini-Van?
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Seeing an Opel Monza at an Australian car show is like going to visit an old friend’s house and finding their hot European cousin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/opel-monza-cars-and-coffee-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-82 Opel Monza – A Beautiful European Cousin")
Curbside Classic: 1978-82 Opel Monza – A Beautiful European Cousin
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/10/2019) Seeing an Opel Monza at an Australian car show is like going to visit an old friend’s house and finding their hot European cousin […] -
![Broughams and personal luxury cars (“PLC”) are an American construct, and Ford was the acknowledged pioneer of the genres. The 1955 Ford Thunderbird was the first to be dubbed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20240322_162618.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Found: 1977 Ford Granada 3000 Ghia Coupe – Was This Europe’s PLC?")
Found: 1977 Ford Granada 3000 Ghia Coupe – Was This Europe’s PLC?
Posted on April 7, 2025 | 16 CommentsBroughams and personal luxury cars (“PLC”) are an American construct, and Ford was the acknowledged pioneer of the genres. The 1955 Ford Thunderbird was the first to be dubbed a […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2012) The MGB is one of the most common classic 1960s British sports car. Even folks who are not into cars probably recognize an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-20-12-001-e1332341430792.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 MGB GT – Early Adopter")
Curbside Classic: 1972 MGB GT – Early Adopter
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 3/24/2012) The MGB is one of the most common classic 1960s British sports car. Even folks who are not into cars probably recognize an […] -
![Have car prices really plummeted in the past half century, or is it house prices that have just gone mad? I’m guessing the answer might be somewhere in the middle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230108_151630_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur – Three Houses’ Worth")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur – Three Houses’ Worth
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsHave car prices really plummeted in the past half century, or is it house prices that have just gone mad? I’m guessing the answer might be somewhere in the middle, […]
