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Storage Lot Classics: 1973 Citroën DS-23 Pallas, 1974 Citroën SM & 1984 Citroën GSA X3 – A Most Unexpected Ci-Trio-Ën
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 12 CommentsTo find one classic hydro Citroën may be regarded as good fortune; to find three in an advanced state of decay looks like a black swan sat on a unicorn […] -
Curbside Classic: Peugeot 404 Cabrio – My Heart Throb Spotted In Eugene
Posted on July 14, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 7/13/2015) CC reader, neighbor, and occasional contributor Gordon Sayre sent me an email this morning with these pictures attached titled “Paul you will be excited about this car! Yes I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) 2.5-16 – The Flying Brick
Posted on July 14, 2022 | 7 CommentsThere are still quite a few W201s around in Japan. One reason may be that these were made back when buying a Mercedes actually guaranteed you ownership of a comfortable […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Peugeot 404 – The “French Mercedes” And Just Like Mine
Posted on July 12, 2022 | 138 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
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 […]
![Storage Lot Classics: 1973 Citroën DS-23 Pallas, 1974 Citroën SM & 1984 Citroën GSA X3 – A Most Unexpected Ci-Trio-Ën To find one classic hydro Citroën may be regarded as good fortune; to find three in an advanced state of decay looks like a black swan sat on a unicorn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220613_095710-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Peugeot 404 Cabrio – My Heart Throb Spotted In Eugene (first posted 7/13/2015) CC reader, neighbor, and occasional contributor Gordon Sayre sent me an email this morning with these pictures attached titled “Paul you will be excited about this car! Yes I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Peugeot-404-cabrio-red-Eugene-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) 2.5-16 – The Flying Brick There are still quite a few W201s around in Japan. One reason may be that these were made back when buying a Mercedes actually guaranteed you ownership of a comfortable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220604_133024-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Peugeot 404 – The “French Mercedes” And Just Like Mine (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: Peugeot 403 Sedan and Cabriolet – The Beginning Of The Pininfarina Era or Who’s The Fairest Pug Of Them All? (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside And Curbside Classic: 1951 Peugeot 203 – How I Came To Own The World’s Fastest 203 (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1948 Peugeot 202 – The Baby Chrysler Airflow (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1953-1955 Sunbeam Alpine – First Dibs (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1951 Austin A40 Devon – The Best-Selling Import Of Its Time (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1997 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Automatic – The Golf’s Little Brother (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Coupé Zagato – Double The Bubble, Double The Fun 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1971-76 Alpine A310 – Bittersweet Edge (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250SE Cabriolet (W111) – Class Before S-Class (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1964 Porsche 356C – Happy Ending 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R – A Rare Yellow Bird With A Touch Of Porsche (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&quality=75&ssl=1)


