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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Rover800-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts")
Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […] -
![If you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20200307_124456.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 33 CommentsIf you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Citroen-ami-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroen Ami 8 Break – Meet My Ugly Little French Friend")
Curbside Classic: Citroen Ami 8 Break – Meet My Ugly Little French Friend
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […] -
![Imagine going down your street, on a sunny Sunday morning, and seeing a gorgeous late ‘60s Ferrari stopped at the lights. Well, that was last year. So far, I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210314_145036-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1953 Fiat 8V – Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming")
In-Motion Classic: 1953 Fiat 8V – Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 31 CommentsImagine going down your street, on a sunny Sunday morning, and seeing a gorgeous late ‘60s Ferrari stopped at the lights. Well, that was last year. So far, I was […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2015) CC has recently seen the MG Maestro, the hot hatch version of the Austin Maestro hatchback. In summary, a car with a solid and rational appeal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kurtzos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Austin Montego Mayfair – Coming Too Late To The Party")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Austin Montego Mayfair – Coming Too Late To The Party
Posted on April 4, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/4/2015) CC has recently seen the MG Maestro, the hot hatch version of the Austin Maestro hatchback. In summary, a car with a solid and rational appeal […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2015) I was driving in Pasadena last Sunday when a 1974 BMW Bavaria caught my eye. You don’t see these very often anymore, not even at car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_69191-e1427279268892.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 BMW Bavaria – The Kinky Shark")
Curbside Classic: 1974 BMW Bavaria – The Kinky Shark
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/30/2015) I was driving in Pasadena last Sunday when a 1974 BMW Bavaria caught my eye. You don’t see these very often anymore, not even at car […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/austin-3-litre-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete")
Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […] -
![Oy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201122_121859-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?")
CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsOy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […] -
![Another fish face out of water! Yes, it was fun to meet this one in the centre of the Japanese megalopolis I currently call home. But then, I should have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210218_113045-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Lancia Y – Well, I Don’t See Y Not")
CC Capsule: 1997 Lancia Y – Well, I Don’t See Y Not
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 16 CommentsAnother fish face out of water! Yes, it was fun to meet this one in the centre of the Japanese megalopolis I currently call home. But then, I should have […] -
![Italy and art go together, like England and cricket, France and wine, Germany and sausages, Sweden and pickled herring, Spain and bull fighting. And art is an endlessly varied thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC07244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Lancia Fulvia Berlina Series II – The State Of The Art")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Lancia Fulvia Berlina Series II – The State Of The Art
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 19 CommentsItaly and art go together, like England and cricket, France and wine, Germany and sausages, Sweden and pickled herring, Spain and bull fighting. And art is an endlessly varied thing […] -
![I’d gotten wind that goddesses had arrived in Eugene. There was a comment left here, and then Stephanie caught a glimpse of them. I assumed maybe two at most; I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5666.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Citroën DS’s and ID Breaks – Four Goddesses Descend On Eugene")
Curbside Classics: Citroën DS’s and ID Breaks – Four Goddesses Descend On Eugene
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 51 CommentsI’d gotten wind that goddesses had arrived in Eugene. There was a comment left here, and then Stephanie caught a glimpse of them. I assumed maybe two at most; I […] -
![I’m resurrecting a CC category / subhead that hasn’t been featured here in quite a while, but it’s for a good cause. I came upon this freakishly long Mini on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_101356-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Monday Morning Rarities: Austin-Rover Mini “Major” Four-Door – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long (Mini)?")
CC Monday Morning Rarities: Austin-Rover Mini “Major” Four-Door – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long (Mini)?
Posted on March 15, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’m resurrecting a CC category / subhead that hasn’t been featured here in quite a while, but it’s for a good cause. I came upon this freakishly long Mini on […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2015) The Type 3 is a polarizing car, and it was so from its very beginning in the summer of 1961. Reaction to it largely depended on one’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-vw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 Fastback – Fast In Name Only")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 Fastback – Fast In Name Only
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 101 Comments(first posted 3/13/2015) The Type 3 is a polarizing car, and it was so from its very beginning in the summer of 1961. Reaction to it largely depended on one’s […] -
![(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-v.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 71 Comments(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […] -
![A few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_090929-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo")
Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsA few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]
