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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Of all the weird automotive encounters Tokyo has engineered over this eventful year, this was quite an unexpected pleasure, Mr Bond. Here is a true Brezhnev-era relic, painted in Radium […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201208_153944-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2017 UAZ-469 Hunter Classic Jubilee Edition – From Russia With Gloves")
Curbside Classic: 2017 UAZ-469 Hunter Classic Jubilee Edition – From Russia With Gloves
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 12 CommentsOf all the weird automotive encounters Tokyo has engineered over this eventful year, this was quite an unexpected pleasure, Mr Bond. Here is a true Brezhnev-era relic, painted in Radium […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2014) In 1976, the base price of this Mercedes 280C was $13,520 ($55k adjusted), $1041 more than the new 1976 Cadillac Seville. It had a 2.8L six that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-225-032-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Mercedes 280C (W114) – Pricey Hardware")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Mercedes 280C (W114) – Pricey Hardware
Posted on December 18, 2020 | 71 Comments(first posted 12/18/2014) In 1976, the base price of this Mercedes 280C was $13,520 ($55k adjusted), $1041 more than the new 1976 Cadillac Seville. It had a 2.8L six that […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2014) “One thing that I learnt the hard way – well not the hard way, the easy way – when you’re designing a new car for production, never, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1280px-Mini_cross_section.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Austin Seven (Mini) – The Future Started Here")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Austin Seven (Mini) – The Future Started Here
Posted on December 16, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 12/16/2014) “One thing that I learnt the hard way – well not the hard way, the easy way – when you’re designing a new car for production, never, […] -
![The thing about photographing other people’s cars in a foreign country is that one is very rarely interacting with the car owners. And that’s just fine by me – people […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201206_155646-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite – Yakety Yak")
CC Capsule: 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite – Yakety Yak
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 12 CommentsThe thing about photographing other people’s cars in a foreign country is that one is very rarely interacting with the car owners. And that’s just fine by me – people […] -
![Were those black beauties expecting me? I had already seen them separately – I even featured the Beetle in one of my Singles posts and was about to do the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201118_090420-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1967 Volkswagen 1500 & 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 S (W108) – Matching Numbers")
CC Twofer: 1967 Volkswagen 1500 & 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 S (W108) – Matching Numbers
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 12 CommentsWere those black beauties expecting me? I had already seen them separately – I even featured the Beetle in one of my Singles posts and was about to do the […] -
![Life is tough for some, but not for everyone. The owner of this Ferrari, though, are probably not going to worry about having a roof over their head or rice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201110_092826-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2001 Ferrari 456M GTA – How The Other Half Lives")
CC Capsule: 2001 Ferrari 456M GTA – How The Other Half Lives
Posted on November 27, 2020 | 14 CommentsLife is tough for some, but not for everyone. The owner of this Ferrari, though, are probably not going to worry about having a roof over their head or rice […] -
![Finally found one! Had to go all the way to bloody Japan, but there it is, in front of me, glaring at me with its sad eyes. I hadn’t seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201118_161618-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Lancia Thesis – PhD In Deadly Sin")
Curbside Classic: 2007 Lancia Thesis – PhD In Deadly Sin
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 28 CommentsFinally found one! Had to go all the way to bloody Japan, but there it is, in front of me, glaring at me with its sad eyes. I hadn’t seen […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2014) This month (indeed as I write, today) sees the 25th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-trab.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1984 Trabant 601-S – The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany")
Carshow Classic: 1984 Trabant 601-S – The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany
Posted on November 21, 2020 | 93 Comments(first posted 11/21/2014) This month (indeed as I write, today) sees the 25th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the […] -
![There are strange encounters, serendipitous coincidences and then there’s this. How chalk and cheese can you get? It could have been worse, of course. A Model T paired with an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201031_115328-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1989 Porsche 928 S4 & Morgan 4/4 – The Oddest Couple")
CC Twofer: 1989 Porsche 928 S4 & Morgan 4/4 – The Oddest Couple
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsThere are strange encounters, serendipitous coincidences and then there’s this. How chalk and cheese can you get? It could have been worse, of course. A Model T paired with an […] -
![I love the Alfa Romeo 105/115 Bertone coupés. Who doesn’t? I caught a couple in quick succession around town recently, both of which will grace these pages eventually. They’re both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201031_125652_1-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior – Little Red Booster")
CC Capsule: 1967 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior – Little Red Booster
Posted on November 12, 2020 | 9 CommentsI love the Alfa Romeo 105/115 Bertone coupés. Who doesn’t? I caught a couple in quick succession around town recently, both of which will grace these pages eventually. They’re both […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2014) The appeal of cars ranges from the strictly emotional and subjective to the purely rational assessment of utility and cost. The French have a rather unique ability […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/espace-mk1-Alessio3373.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault Espace – La Monospace Est Arrivée")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault Espace – La Monospace Est Arrivée
Posted on November 11, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/11/2014) The appeal of cars ranges from the strictly emotional and subjective to the purely rational assessment of utility and cost. The French have a rather unique ability […] -
![Why was I not surprised to find a Messerschmitt in Tokyo? That old Axis connection, perhaps. And the well-known local penchant for everything exotic, unusual and left-field, at least in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201024_162617-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 FMR Messerschmitt KR200 – No Wing And A Prayer")
Curbside Classic: 1959 FMR Messerschmitt KR200 – No Wing And A Prayer
Posted on November 10, 2020 | 20 CommentsWhy was I not surprised to find a Messerschmitt in Tokyo? That old Axis connection, perhaps. And the well-known local penchant for everything exotic, unusual and left-field, at least in […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2014) For decades, British roadsters had a spell on Americans. The rivalry between the MG and Triumph, the two leading exponents of the genre, was legendary. They each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-39-067-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR6 – Last Call")
Curbside Classic: Triumph TR6 – Last Call
Posted on November 9, 2020 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/9/2014) For decades, British roadsters had a spell on Americans. The rivalry between the MG and Triumph, the two leading exponents of the genre, was legendary. They each […] -
![If you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, relative affordability, high performance and innovation, then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2753.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classic: 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus – All The Right Ingredients")
Auction Site Classic: 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus – All The Right Ingredients
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 12 CommentsIf you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, relative affordability, high performance and innovation, then […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2012) Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-89-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 Neue Klasse – The Car That Saved And Made BMW")
Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 Neue Klasse – The Car That Saved And Made BMW
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 64 Comments(first posted 1/3/2012) Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid off […]
