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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(first posted 5/9/2016) The best part of CC is all the great fellow CC’ers I’ve had the pleasure to meet. And when one of them shows up at my doorstep […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/914556.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driving Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2.0 – A Great Drive; A Long Way From Home")
CC Driving Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2.0 – A Great Drive; A Long Way From Home
Posted on May 9, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 5/9/2016) The best part of CC is all the great fellow CC’ers I’ve had the pleasure to meet. And when one of them shows up at my doorstep […] -
![I have recently rewatched episodes of the “I Love The ’80s” specials that first ran on the VH1 cable channel starting back in 2002. It wasn’t wasted on me that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1979-Volkswagen-Rabbit-CC-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit – Lucky")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit – Lucky
Posted on May 3, 2022 | 34 CommentsI have recently rewatched episodes of the “I Love The ’80s” specials that first ran on the VH1 cable channel starting back in 2002. It wasn’t wasted on me that […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2013. this chapter 2 of the CC Beetle Chronicles picks up from the 1946 CC) Invasive species can impart devastating effects when the indigenous species haven’t evolved the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-16-018-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 VW 1200 – The Beetle Takes America By Sturm")
Curbside Classic: 1957 VW 1200 – The Beetle Takes America By Sturm
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 9/27/2013. this chapter 2 of the CC Beetle Chronicles picks up from the 1946 CC) Invasive species can impart devastating effects when the indigenous species haven’t evolved the […] -
![Ford’s UK operations were generally quite successful, and eventually became the #1 brand there. But there were a few missteps along the way, none more so than the Consul Capri […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/52017289024_1481820481_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1962 Ford Consul Capri – The British Edsel")
Cohort Classic: 1962 Ford Consul Capri – The British Edsel
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 41 CommentsFord’s UK operations were generally quite successful, and eventually became the #1 brand there. But there were a few missteps along the way, none more so than the Consul Capri […] -
![The world can be divided into two camps: those who Škoda and those who Škodon’t. There were many markets where this long-lived Czech marque has no presence, or has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220323_122145-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Škoda Octavia RS – No Joke")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Škoda Octavia RS – No Joke
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 21 CommentsThe world can be divided into two camps: those who Škoda and those who Škodon’t. There were many markets where this long-lived Czech marque has no presence, or has been […] -
![By the early 1950s, Rover had realised that the Land Rover (then still the Series 1) had scope beyond the stop gap it was originally foreseen to be. Alongside the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20210904_104229.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Minerva Tout Terrain – A Land Rover For Belgium, From Belgium")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Minerva Tout Terrain – A Land Rover For Belgium, From Belgium
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 10 CommentsBy the early 1950s, Rover had realised that the Land Rover (then still the Series 1) had scope beyond the stop gap it was originally foreseen to be. Alongside the […] -
![In the life of any CC hunter, one should expect the unexpected. Finding one Lotus Esprit in downtown Tokyo was somewhat strange, but not exactly unexpected. They really like their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220327_154214-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Lotus Esprit X180 – Here Comes Trouble")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Lotus Esprit X180 – Here Comes Trouble
Posted on April 18, 2022 | 10 CommentsIn the life of any CC hunter, one should expect the unexpected. Finding one Lotus Esprit in downtown Tokyo was somewhat strange, but not exactly unexpected. They really like their […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P6-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way")
Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […] -
![This is a problem. There aren’t too many French CCs to be found in Tokyo, so anything over the age of 20 bearing a double chevron badge should be fair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220320_164426-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 199X Citroën XM – Something Old, Something New")
CC Capsule: 199X Citroën XM – Something Old, Something New
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis is a problem. There aren’t too many French CCs to be found in Tokyo, so anything over the age of 20 bearing a double chevron badge should be fair […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2022) CC has previously looked at the Hillman Imp (Sunbeam Imp) and the Hillman Hunter (Sunbeam Arrow) and examined their role in the decline and fall of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1973-hillman-avenger-estate.9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super Estate – After Optimism, Exile")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super Estate – After Optimism, Exile
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/9/2022) CC has previously looked at the Hillman Imp (Sunbeam Imp) and the Hillman Hunter (Sunbeam Arrow) and examined their role in the decline and fall of the […] -
![Rolls versus Bentley? Shouldn’t that be Rolls and Bentley? I still have trouble accepting these two as rival companies – or rather, branches of rival companies. I don’t think there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220124_165131-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule/Twofer: 2012-18 Bentley Continental GT & 2013-22 Rolls-Royce Wraith – Two Burly British Bulldogs, Sniffing Each Other’s Exhaust")
CC Capsule/Twofer: 2012-18 Bentley Continental GT & 2013-22 Rolls-Royce Wraith – Two Burly British Bulldogs, Sniffing Each Other’s Exhaust
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 14 CommentsRolls versus Bentley? Shouldn’t that be Rolls and Bentley? I still have trouble accepting these two as rival companies – or rather, branches of rival companies. I don’t think there […] -
![In the open-air CC treasure trove that is Tokyo, one can be overcome by an embarrassment of über-riches. Over the past couple of months, after two years of mostly seeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20220313_170852-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercedes-Benz (W109) 300 SEL 3.5 – F In Math, But A+ For Everything Else")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercedes-Benz (W109) 300 SEL 3.5 – F In Math, But A+ For Everything Else
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 24 CommentsIn the open-air CC treasure trove that is Tokyo, one can be overcome by an embarrassment of über-riches. Over the past couple of months, after two years of mostly seeing […] -
![This Renault could illustrate the dictionary definition of a hot hatch. The official story, as parroted by all, is that it all started in the late ‘70s with Volkswagen and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20220320_153120-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Renault 5 (Supercinq) GT Turbo – Plenty Of Baguette Up’n’Go")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Renault 5 (Supercinq) GT Turbo – Plenty Of Baguette Up’n’Go
Posted on March 31, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis Renault could illustrate the dictionary definition of a hot hatch. The official story, as parroted by all, is that it all started in the late ‘70s with Volkswagen and […] -
![Here’s a car that’s yet to be properly acknowledged at CC. It’s very familiar to me, as one lived on our block, just around the corner from our house in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/51791353575_5014c701cf_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Non-Curbside Classic: 1952 Ford Taunus 12M (P1) – Germany’s Shoebox Ford")
Non-Curbside Classic: 1952 Ford Taunus 12M (P1) – Germany’s Shoebox Ford
Posted on March 29, 2022 | 27 CommentsHere’s a car that’s yet to be properly acknowledged at CC. It’s very familiar to me, as one lived on our block, just around the corner from our house in […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1964vauxhallvivaHA.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?")
Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […]
