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Curbside Classics Archives
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![The hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_1139_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common")
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […] -
![[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-saabScreenshot-2025-05-12-115133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 SAAB 96 – Healing The Emotions, If Not The Company")
Curbside Classic: 1968 SAAB 96 – Healing The Emotions, If Not The Company
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 21 Comments[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […] -
![(first posted 7/8/2013) The apparition above was spotted as I headed to the rugby in downtown Houston a couple weeks ago (USA v. Ireland, for the record). Looking a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pinzgauer-01-front-daylight1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pinzgauer 710M – Urban Assault Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pinzgauer 710M – Urban Assault Vehicle
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/8/2013) The apparition above was spotted as I headed to the rugby in downtown Houston a couple weeks ago (USA v. Ireland, for the record). Looking a little […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2013) There’s an adage in the car industry – if a car is good enough, it’ll sell. It’s not the only way to successfully sell a car, of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC03305.4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch – If It’s Good Enough, It’ll Sell")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch – If It’s Good Enough, It’ll Sell
Posted on May 12, 2025 | 60 Comments(first posted 7/10/2013) There’s an adage in the car industry – if a car is good enough, it’ll sell. It’s not the only way to successfully sell a car, of […] -
![For some, “front-engined Porsche” is one of those terms that borders on oxymoronic, like “generous billionaire,” “vegan burger” or “beautiful SUV.” You can picture it in your mind’s eye, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_2060_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Porsche 944 S2 – If It’s Not A Porsche, Then What Is It?")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Porsche 944 S2 – If It’s Not A Porsche, Then What Is It?
Posted on May 12, 2025 | 17 CommentsFor some, “front-engined Porsche” is one of those terms that borders on oxymoronic, like “generous billionaire,” “vegan burger” or “beautiful SUV.” You can picture it in your mind’s eye, but […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2012) The story of the star-crossed MGC is sad indeed, about as sad as seeing this one sit here immobile for the last eighteen years. At least it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-174-020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: MGC GT – Woulda’ Shoulda’ Coulda’ Had The Rover V8")
Curbside Classic: MGC GT – Woulda’ Shoulda’ Coulda’ Had The Rover V8
Posted on May 11, 2025 | 26 Comments(first posted 8/8/2012) The story of the star-crossed MGC is sad indeed, about as sad as seeing this one sit here immobile for the last eighteen years. At least it […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2014) Until more recent times, French automakers tended to fall into two camps: “progressive” and “conservatives”. Citroën represented the left wing, with its avant garde […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Simca-1301-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Simca 1301 – The Conventional But Good Looking Simca")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Simca 1301 – The Conventional But Good Looking Simca
Posted on May 9, 2025 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/10/2014) Until more recent times, French automakers tended to fall into two camps: “progressive” and “conservatives”. Citroën represented the left wing, with its avant garde […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2013) Let’s start a list. Name the top 10 cars least likely to be found parked at a Sam’s Club in a small city in the Midwestern U.S. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1971LamboEspada07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Lamborghini Espada S2- An Exotic Blends In With the Locals")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lamborghini Espada S2- An Exotic Blends In With the Locals
Posted on May 5, 2025 | 89 Comments(first posted 7/12/2013) Let’s start a list. Name the top 10 cars least likely to be found parked at a Sam’s Club in a small city in the Midwestern U.S. […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2019) The rubber-bumper MGB is an unlikely, but plucky survivor. What was once a quick, agile and attractive sports car eventually became slow, clumsy and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 MGB – Determined To Survive")
Curbside Classic: 1978 MGB – Determined To Survive
Posted on May 5, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 5/6/2019) The rubber-bumper MGB is an unlikely, but plucky survivor. What was once a quick, agile and attractive sports car eventually became slow, clumsy and […] -
![(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-202-099-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street")
Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […] -
![Well then, here you have it, CC friends, the final result of my most recent search for a new (to me) automotive millstone. Any of you who have read the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240917_112917-e1739600530827.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 – Was There Ever Really Another Choice?")
My 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 – Was There Ever Really Another Choice?
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 20 CommentsWell then, here you have it, CC friends, the final result of my most recent search for a new (to me) automotive millstone. Any of you who have read the […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_123724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin")
Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […] -
![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 […]
