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Cohort Classic: Citroen Ami 6 – The Greatest Ugly Car Ever?
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 80 Comments(first posted 5/10/2017) These photos, posted on the CC Cohort by nifty43 (nifticus) and taken in Vancouver in March this year, confirm one thing, I suggest, and without much debate. The […] -
CC Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I Drive The Second Slowest Car Sold In America
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 59 Comments(first posted 4/14/2017) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some reason, I keep getting invites to drive […] -
Curbside Classic: Porsche 911 – Immortality Attained?
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/6/2012) Until science makes a giant leap forward, there are two avenues through which humans can strive for some semblance of immortality. We can leave behind some […] -
Storage Yard Classic: Ford Zephyr MK II
Posted on April 2, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 12/18/2012) We’ve already seen the Chevrolet Cadet-inspired British Ford Zephyr MK I; now let’s move forward a few years to visit its successor, the MK II. While the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Coupe/GTV – A La Moda Italiana
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 11/7/2012) Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, this lovely Alfa coupe was not only a feast for the eyes in that largely vulgar mid-seventies period, but was also an influential […] -
Curbside Classic: The 2004-2009 “X350” Jaguar XJ — A Lightweight Last Hurrah for Tradition
Posted on March 15, 2023 | 50 CommentsBy the year 2000, it was clear that the Teutonic way of doing a large luxury car was the benchmark. Lexus had made a successful foray into the luxury […] -
CC Driving Impressions: 1972 Peugeot 404 – How Does it Hold Up Today?
Posted on March 14, 2023 | 32 CommentsThis is a piece I’ve been meaning to write for several months, but couldn’t quite get around to until now. This particular 404 is owned by Sam, a close friend […] -
Storage Yard Classic: Rover 3500 SE (SD1) – A Brilliant Exit Strategy
Posted on March 2, 2023 | 101 Comments(first posted 1/22/2013. A fitting companion piece to today’s Sterling CC) After Rover’s promising start with the advanced P6, it didn’t take too long for their relationship with North American […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Sterling 827 SL – A Living Legend
Posted on March 2, 2023 | 106 Comments(CC Cohort Photos: Colin) (first posted 3/2/2017) There was once a time when nearly every car sold in the U.S. was sold by an American automaker, designed specifically for the […] -
Curbside Classic: Cuban Camouflage – Simca P60 Aronde Océane Convertible
Posted on February 28, 2023 | 6 CommentsSeeing a Simca on the streets of Havana is probably not as a rare sight as one might expect. There are a few sedans around of various types. In fact […] -
COAL: #1 Citroen 2CV – A Perfect Student’s Car
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 67 CommentsNote the canvas top rolled all the way rearwards. A much valued quality of the 2CV My first real car! I briefly owned a car just before this one […] -
Curbside Classic: When Is a Mini Not a Mini? When it’s a 1966 Riley Elf Mk III
Posted on February 19, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/19/2017) Wandering around beach town Florence, OR. Sunday after eating with my date at Mo’s, which is deservedly famous for its clam chowder, we ran across what I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Citroen 2CV – The Most Original Car Ever
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 120 Comments(first posted 5/4/2012) How many truly original cars are there? Here’s the test: take any car, and one can almost always find their antecedents or inspirations. One that stands out […] -
Curbside Classic: 2006-12 Citroën C6 – Classic French Luxury For The 21st Century
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 75 Comments(first posted 2/14/2017) The Citroën DS may have been legendary but each flagship Citroën that has followed has enjoyed less and less success. First there was the CX, then the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Škoda Octavia Combi – Boxy Czech Checks Boxes
Posted on February 12, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 2/12/2017) When I was a kid in high school, I remember an older student had a bright yellow VW Type 3 wagon, which he and his buddies called […]
![Cohort Classic: Citroen Ami 6 – The Greatest Ugly Car Ever? (first posted 5/10/2017) These photos, posted on the CC Cohort by nifty43 (nifticus) and taken in Vancouver in March this year, confirm one thing, I suggest, and without much debate. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34303654606_c44552ed16_o.jpg)
![CC Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I Drive The Second Slowest Car Sold In America (first posted 4/14/2017) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some reason, I keep getting invites to drive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-323-004.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Porsche 911 – Immortality Attained? (first posted 4/6/2012) Until science makes a giant leap forward, there are two avenues through which humans can strive for some semblance of immortality. We can leave behind some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a-912-115x115.jpg)
![Storage Yard Classic: Ford Zephyr MK II (first posted 12/18/2012) We’ve already seen the Chevrolet Cadet-inspired British Ford Zephyr MK I; now let’s move forward a few years to visit its successor, the MK II. While the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/7jh.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Coupe/GTV – A La Moda Italiana (first posted 11/7/2012) Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, this lovely Alfa coupe was not only a feast for the eyes in that largely vulgar mid-seventies period, but was also an influential […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-17-013-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: The 2004-2009 “X350” Jaguar XJ — A Lightweight Last Hurrah for Tradition By the year 2000, it was clear that the Teutonic way of doing a large luxury car was the benchmark. Lexus had made a successful foray into the luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/01001038-70016-scaled-1.webp)
![CC Driving Impressions: 1972 Peugeot 404 – How Does it Hold Up Today? This is a piece I’ve been meaning to write for several months, but couldn’t quite get around to until now. This particular 404 is owned by Sam, a close friend […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230115_130606.jpg)
![Storage Yard Classic: Rover 3500 SE (SD1) – A Brilliant Exit Strategy (first posted 1/22/2013. A fitting companion piece to today’s Sterling CC) After Rover’s promising start with the advanced P6, it didn’t take too long for their relationship with North American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1980-Rover-3500-SE.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Sterling 827 SL – A Living Legend (CC Cohort Photos: Colin) (first posted 3/2/2017) There was once a time when nearly every car sold in the U.S. was sold by an American automaker, designed specifically for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Sterling-827SL-6.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Cuban Camouflage – Simca P60 Aronde Océane Convertible Seeing a Simca on the streets of Havana is probably not as a rare sight as one might expect. There are a few sedans around of various types. In fact […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52516337392_1a4e2b0fae_c.jpg)
![COAL: #1 Citroen 2CV – A Perfect Student’s Car Note the canvas top rolled all the way rearwards. A much valued quality of the 2CV My first real car! I briefly owned a car just before this one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/R.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: When Is a Mini Not a Mini? When it’s a 1966 Riley Elf Mk III (first posted 2/19/2017) Wandering around beach town Florence, OR. Sunday after eating with my date at Mo’s, which is deservedly famous for its clam chowder, we ran across what I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20170212_130056.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Citroen 2CV – The Most Original Car Ever (first posted 5/4/2012) How many truly original cars are there? Here’s the test: take any car, and one can almost always find their antecedents or inspirations. One that stands out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-164-108-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2006-12 Citroën C6 – Classic French Luxury For The 21st Century (first posted 2/14/2017) The Citroën DS may have been legendary but each flagship Citroën that has followed has enjoyed less and less success. First there was the CX, then the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/citroen-c6-at-dealership-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Škoda Octavia Combi – Boxy Czech Checks Boxes (first posted 2/12/2017) When I was a kid in high school, I remember an older student had a bright yellow VW Type 3 wagon, which he and his buddies called […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/octavia_combi-1.jpg)


