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Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![Cars that enjoy very long (i.e. 15-plus-year) production runs are typically either very cheap, very exclusive or inhabit some sort of niche. Standard-issue family cars do not usually last this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC_1562_edited-115x115.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1959 Volvo 544 – Dedicated Unfollower Of Fashion")
Car Show Classic: 1959 Volvo 544 – Dedicated Unfollower Of Fashion
Posted on June 25, 2026 | 18 CommentsCars that enjoy very long (i.e. 15-plus-year) production runs are typically either very cheap, very exclusive or inhabit some sort of niche. Standard-issue family cars do not usually last this […] -
![(Updated 6/21/2026) It’s amazing how few TVRs have graced CC by their presence, for a marque that died comparatively recently. But then, it’s amazing how little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200517_155449-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1998 TVR Cerbera Speed Eight 4.5 – The Budget Supercar")
Curbside Classic: 1998 TVR Cerbera Speed Eight 4.5 – The Budget Supercar
Posted on June 21, 2026 | 30 Comments(Updated 6/21/2026) It’s amazing how few TVRs have graced CC by their presence, for a marque that died comparatively recently. But then, it’s amazing how little […] -
![You have to hand it to Lotus: they sure knew how to enter the fray. I mean, think about other postwar prestige/sports marques’ first road car: the first Ferrari, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG20260405111554_edited-115x115.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1958 Lotus Elite — Plastic Soul")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Lotus Elite — Plastic Soul
Posted on June 19, 2026 | 6 CommentsYou have to hand it to Lotus: they sure knew how to enter the fray. I mean, think about other postwar prestige/sports marques’ first road car: the first Ferrari, the […] -
![Were there ever any two niche carmakers more in dire need of one another than AC and Bristol? That may be true on the face of it and from a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG20260322084331_edited-115x115.jpg "1956 AC-Bristol Ace – Gentlemen’s Agreement")
1956 AC-Bristol Ace – Gentlemen’s Agreement
Posted on June 18, 2026 | 6 CommentsWere there ever any two niche carmakers more in dire need of one another than AC and Bristol? That may be true on the face of it and from a […] -
![You have to hand it to MG: they knew how to stretch the life of a design well beyond any notion of a sell-by date. The MGB and the Midget […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20240331_104949_edited-115x115.jpg "1954 MG TF – The End Of The Beginning")
1954 MG TF – The End Of The Beginning
Posted on June 15, 2026 | 21 CommentsYou have to hand it to MG: they knew how to stretch the life of a design well beyond any notion of a sell-by date. The MGB and the Midget […] -
![If the Renault 4CV was France’s take on the VW Beetle (which it clearly was), then what we have here is a Gallic Porsche 356. It’s a pity that Alpine […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG20260111084436_edited-115x115.jpg "1957 Alpine A-106 Mille Miles – The French Porsche’s Humble Beginnings")
1957 Alpine A-106 Mille Miles – The French Porsche’s Humble Beginnings
Posted on June 12, 2026 | 19 CommentsIf the Renault 4CV was France’s take on the VW Beetle (which it clearly was), then what we have here is a Gallic Porsche 356. It’s a pity that Alpine […] -
![We’ve had a lot of posts about the Immortal Tin Snail on CC – including some authored by yours truly. And it’s perfectly justified, as the 2CV is in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20240825_083103_edited-115x115.jpg "1959 Citroën 2CV AZ – Four Seats Under An Umbrella")
1959 Citroën 2CV AZ – Four Seats Under An Umbrella
Posted on June 10, 2026 | 9 CommentsWe’ve had a lot of posts about the Immortal Tin Snail on CC – including some authored by yours truly. And it’s perfectly justified, as the 2CV is in the […] -
![The Juvaquatre had a long but unusual career. If you were in France anytime in the ‘50s or ‘60s, you would have seen these little wagons in every town and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG20250808124846_edited-115x115.jpg "Museum Classic: 1951 Renault Juvaquatre – The Small Workhorse")
Museum Classic: 1951 Renault Juvaquatre – The Small Workhorse
Posted on June 8, 2026 | 7 CommentsThe Juvaquatre had a long but unusual career. If you were in France anytime in the ‘50s or ‘60s, you would have seen these little wagons in every town and […] -
![(Updated 6/5/2026. Calvin Mehlert, who had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, passed away on January 2, 2018) When Calvin Mehlert, age 86, left San Jose behind the wheel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-226-430-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Rover 3500S V8 (P6) – “Sell It Now? I’d Rather Cremate It And Have It Interred With Me”")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Rover 3500S V8 (P6) – “Sell It Now? I’d Rather Cremate It And Have It Interred With Me”
Posted on June 5, 2026 | 110 Comments(Updated 6/5/2026. Calvin Mehlert, who had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, passed away on January 2, 2018) When Calvin Mehlert, age 86, left San Jose behind the wheel […] -
![(Updated 6/2/2026) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-124-061-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback
Posted on June 2, 2026 | 62 Comments(Updated 6/2/2026) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […] -
![(Updated 5/31/2026) When Sundays actually are sunny in Tokyo, the true classics will occasionally venture out. I knew this from experience already. But knowing is one thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200517_123036_1-copy.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1967 Ferrari 330 GT – Lightning Strikes Thrice")
In-Motion Classic: 1967 Ferrari 330 GT – Lightning Strikes Thrice
Posted on May 31, 2026 | 24 Comments(Updated 5/31/2026) When Sundays actually are sunny in Tokyo, the true classics will occasionally venture out. I knew this from experience already. But knowing is one thing […] -
![(Updated 5/27/2026) As previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_175504-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy")
Curbside Find: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy
Posted on May 27, 2026 | 32 Comments(Updated 5/27/2026) As previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much […] -
![(Updated 5/25/2026) Only Volvo could have built the P1800, introducing a new car in 1961 whose design had been fresh way back in 1957, at a time when styling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-41-017-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Volvo P1800S – Transcending Time, Distance And Fashion")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Volvo P1800S – Transcending Time, Distance And Fashion
Posted on May 25, 2026 | 57 Comments(Updated 5/25/2026) Only Volvo could have built the P1800, introducing a new car in 1961 whose design had been fresh way back in 1957, at a time when styling […] -
![1965 PV 544 Sport (first posted 5/18/2026) This is the seminal Volvo. It laid the foundations for generations of classic RWD Volvos, built for over half a century (1947-1998). […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-111-047-1200.jpg "Curbside Classics: Volvo PV444 and PV544 – I Roll, Starting Here")
Curbside Classics: Volvo PV444 and PV544 – I Roll, Starting Here
Posted on May 18, 2026 | 46 Comments1965 PV 544 Sport (first posted 5/18/2026) This is the seminal Volvo. It laid the foundations for generations of classic RWD Volvos, built for over half a century (1947-1998). […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2026) Replacing the Mercedes-Benz W201 190-series was never going to be easy. In my piece on the W201 190-series, I attempted to give an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-05-12.19.20.jpg "Curbside Classic: Mercedes W202 C-Class – No Bad, But What Are You Good For?")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W202 C-Class – No Bad, But What Are You Good For?
Posted on May 15, 2026 | 64 Comments(first posted 5/15/2026) Replacing the Mercedes-Benz W201 190-series was never going to be easy. In my piece on the W201 190-series, I attempted to give an […]
