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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(first posted 12/20/2015) Opel’s “senior” cars (Kapitän, Admiral, Diplomat) are a very compelling subject. from an American perspective, as they look rather like intermediate-sized GM cars, a category didn’t exist […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ddddc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Opel Kapitän P2 (1960-1963) – Der Deutsche Buick")
Cohort Classic: Opel Kapitän P2 (1960-1963) – Der Deutsche Buick
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 12/20/2015) Opel’s “senior” cars (Kapitän, Admiral, Diplomat) are a very compelling subject. from an American perspective, as they look rather like intermediate-sized GM cars, a category didn’t exist […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2015) I’ve had a thing about the DKW Schnellaster since 1959, when I got to buy myself a würstel from one. I couldn’t see over the sill of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dkwsl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 DKW Schnelllaster – Food Cart In Its Past; Food Cart In Its Future?")
Curbside Classic: 1958 DKW Schnelllaster – Food Cart In Its Past; Food Cart In Its Future?
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 12/20/2015) I’ve had a thing about the DKW Schnellaster since 1959, when I got to buy myself a würstel from one. I couldn’t see over the sill of […] -
![Few marques have the mystique of Bristol. The uniqueness of their hand-crafted two-door cars (they only ever made one four-door model) produced in infinitesimal quantities for eons, initially using prewar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20210923_130138-2-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Bristol 401 – Grey Eminence")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Bristol 401 – Grey Eminence
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 9 CommentsFew marques have the mystique of Bristol. The uniqueness of their hand-crafted two-door cars (they only ever made one four-door model) produced in infinitesimal quantities for eons, initially using prewar […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2015) This may look like a Fiat 500, but it’s almost completely different in every respect, except for the basic body panels. At the risk of sounding chauvinistic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Steyr-Puch 500 – A Small But Grand Finale To Austria’s Automobile Industry")
Curbside Classic: Steyr-Puch 500 – A Small But Grand Finale To Austria’s Automobile Industry
Posted on December 13, 2021 | 70 Comments(first posted 12/13/2015) This may look like a Fiat 500, but it’s almost completely different in every respect, except for the basic body panels. At the risk of sounding chauvinistic, […] -
![There are a fair few Lotus Seven clones around Tokyo. Mostly Caterhams, probably – I’m not at all confident about identifying these kit cars, but that was always the marque […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211107_105210-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Tiger Super Six – At Sixes And (Lotus) Sevens")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Tiger Super Six – At Sixes And (Lotus) Sevens
Posted on December 8, 2021 | 10 CommentsThere are a fair few Lotus Seven clones around Tokyo. Mostly Caterhams, probably – I’m not at all confident about identifying these kit cars, but that was always the marque […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2015) (The Deadly Sin designation has been used here almost exclusively for GM cars that directly contributed to the death of that corporation. I described their nature and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mmmmbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350 (W163) – Mercedes-Benz Deadly Sin #1")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350 (W163) – Mercedes-Benz Deadly Sin #1
Posted on December 2, 2021 | 105 Comments(first posted 12/2/2015) (The Deadly Sin designation has been used here almost exclusively for GM cars that directly contributed to the death of that corporation. I described their nature and […] -
![The Soviet Union may have disappeared 30 years ago, but some of its industrial legacy is still current. Nothing can best the (sole) Antonov 225’s ability to ferry bulky cargo, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211008_084519-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2015 UAZ-452 3909 – Who Wants To Loaf Forever?")
Curbside Classic: 2015 UAZ-452 3909 – Who Wants To Loaf Forever?
Posted on December 2, 2021 | 22 CommentsThe Soviet Union may have disappeared 30 years ago, but some of its industrial legacy is still current. Nothing can best the (sole) Antonov 225’s ability to ferry bulky cargo, […] -
![(first posted 12/1/2015) The current F10 generation BMW 5-Series is a very capable, very competitive large luxury sedan. There’s no denying that. With BMW’s legendary engineering, a profusion of gasoline, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_2004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 BMW 530i (E39) – Peak 5-Series")
Curbside Classic: 2002 BMW 530i (E39) – Peak 5-Series
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 12/1/2015) The current F10 generation BMW 5-Series is a very capable, very competitive large luxury sedan. There’s no denying that. With BMW’s legendary engineering, a profusion of gasoline, […] -
![Myrtletown is a peculiar neighbourhood in Brisbane. Main Beach Road takes you past dozens of old houses in a storage lot, ready for resale, past a park with World War […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/iso-rivolta-fidia-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967-75 Iso Rivolta Fidia – Blue-Collar Power, White Tie Exclusivity")
Curbside Classic: 1967-75 Iso Rivolta Fidia – Blue-Collar Power, White Tie Exclusivity
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsMyrtletown is a peculiar neighbourhood in Brisbane. Main Beach Road takes you past dozens of old houses in a storage lot, ready for resale, past a park with World War […] -
![This is an atypical “CCC” post – a Coachbuilt Curbside Classic. It’s the real deal, not a museum piece. I found this old dear in the very swanky neighbourhood of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_130807-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Bentley R-Type Two-Door Saloon By James Young – You’re Only Young Once (Twice At Most)")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Bentley R-Type Two-Door Saloon By James Young – You’re Only Young Once (Twice At Most)
Posted on November 24, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is an atypical “CCC” post – a Coachbuilt Curbside Classic. It’s the real deal, not a museum piece. I found this old dear in the very swanky neighbourhood of […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2013) In the first five minutes of every introductory Russian language class, one learns that the letter resembling a B in the Cyrillic alphabet is the letter for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3ee.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GAZ-24 Volga: The Near-Immortal GM B-Body Of Russia")
GAZ-24 Volga: The Near-Immortal GM B-Body Of Russia
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 3/17/2013) In the first five minutes of every introductory Russian language class, one learns that the letter resembling a B in the Cyrillic alphabet is the letter for […] -
![(first posted 11/16/2015) There was a time, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s, that Mercedes-Benz was producing some of the best cars the world had ever seen, meticulously engineered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_9692.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Mercedes-Benz S320 (W140) – Over-Engineered To The Point Of Excess?")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Mercedes-Benz S320 (W140) – Over-Engineered To The Point Of Excess?
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 106 Comments(first posted 11/16/2015) There was a time, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s, that Mercedes-Benz was producing some of the best cars the world had ever seen, meticulously engineered […] -
![These two are often seen together in a nearby parking lot. I’ve seen them parked next to one another (always in this configuration) for over a year now. Sometimes, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_095841-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 CE (W123) & 1997 Fiat Barchetta – Eiswein And OJ, Or The Tokyo Euro Mimosa")
CC Twofer: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 CE (W123) & 1997 Fiat Barchetta – Eiswein And OJ, Or The Tokyo Euro Mimosa
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 7 CommentsThese two are often seen together in a nearby parking lot. I’ve seen them parked next to one another (always in this configuration) for over a year now. Sometimes, one […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2015) Few cars symbolize their respective decades the way hot hatches symbolize the 1980s. The cars merged the economy car boom of the early part of the decade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI — When Fun Hopped Across The Ocean")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI — When Fun Hopped Across The Ocean
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/9/2015) Few cars symbolize their respective decades the way hot hatches symbolize the 1980s. The cars merged the economy car boom of the early part of the decade […] -
![So much has been written about the VW Beetle that it’s a bit daunting every time I take it up. But like the moth to the flame, I can’t stay […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7953.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Driving Review: 1969 VW Beetle – Still A Viable Daily Driver?")
Curbside Classic Driving Review: 1969 VW Beetle – Still A Viable Daily Driver?
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 94 CommentsSo much has been written about the VW Beetle that it’s a bit daunting every time I take it up. But like the moth to the flame, I can’t stay […]
