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Curbside Classics Archives
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![I recently went back to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage, which Jim Klein and I visited last year, and saw a number of cars that were not there last time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_164727-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto – Music By Simon & Garfunkuttlefish")
Museum Classics: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto – Music By Simon & Garfunkuttlefish
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 19 CommentsI recently went back to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage, which Jim Klein and I visited last year, and saw a number of cars that were not there last time […] -
![My older brother’s friends in high school in the ’80s had a variety of vehicles that set my internal bar pretty high in terms of what I would aspire to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/033-1973-VW-Thing-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 (or ’74) Volkswagen 181: Here’s The Thing…")
Curbside Classic: 1973 (or ’74) Volkswagen 181: Here’s The Thing…
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 52 CommentsMy older brother’s friends in high school in the ’80s had a variety of vehicles that set my internal bar pretty high in terms of what I would aspire to […] -
![(First posted July 30, 2014) “The perfect car,” that’s what the ad for the then-current 3-series, which I remember running on MTV between segments of The Real World San Francisco […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-05-11.27.28.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 BMW 325i (E36) – Have We Moved On?")
Curbside Classic: 1994 BMW 325i (E36) – Have We Moved On?
Posted on July 29, 2020 | 59 Comments(First posted July 30, 2014) “The perfect car,” that’s what the ad for the then-current 3-series, which I remember running on MTV between segments of The Real World San Francisco […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2014) There are two cars from Vauxhall in the after war period that truly remain in the popular memory: the compact Viva series and the larger Vauxhall Victor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1961-Victor-F-series.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classics: 1961-1972 Vauxhall Victor – Luton Salutes The Victor")
Carshow Classics: 1961-1972 Vauxhall Victor – Luton Salutes The Victor
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/26/2014) There are two cars from Vauxhall in the after war period that truly remain in the popular memory: the compact Viva series and the larger Vauxhall Victor. […] -
![I’m writing this literally from the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the island of Hokkaido. And it so happens that on the western shore of said island, in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200722_101822-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën HY Van – Corrugated Irony")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën HY Van – Corrugated Irony
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 8 CommentsI’m writing this literally from the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the island of Hokkaido. And it so happens that on the western shore of said island, in a […] -
![The parking lot of my local Sprouts Market that houses a branch of the Post Office within and has a UPS Store down the row along with a Starbucks and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2122.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1975-1978 Fiat X1/9 – Getting Closer Every Day To One Of Nine Left…")
Curbside Capsule: 1975-1978 Fiat X1/9 – Getting Closer Every Day To One Of Nine Left…
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 36 CommentsThe parking lot of my local Sprouts Market that houses a branch of the Post Office within and has a UPS Store down the row along with a Starbucks and […] -
![(first posted 7/18/2014) Long-term readers will recognize these shots as those of Laurence Jones, with a characteristic richness and saturation only fitting for a car with such exaggerated proportions. Though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9221649546_3e29648ee8_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Coventrian")
Curbside Classic: Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Coventrian
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 78 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) Long-term readers will recognize these shots as those of Laurence Jones, with a characteristic richness and saturation only fitting for a car with such exaggerated proportions. Though […] -
![(first posted 7/14/2014. I’m two days late on this re-post) Today is July 14th, the 225th anniversary of the French Revolution, celebrated as a national holiday akin to Independence […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1966-Citroen-ID.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention")
Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention
Posted on July 16, 2020 | 89 Comments(first posted 7/14/2014. I’m two days late on this re-post) Today is July 14th, the 225th anniversary of the French Revolution, celebrated as a national holiday akin to Independence […] -
![Much of Tokyo is composed of tightly-packed residential areas, with tiny two-story houses and very narrow streets. No wonder kei cars and electric bikes are so popular here. This can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200602_093054-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Lotus Europa Special – The Sports Hearse Strikes Again")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Lotus Europa Special – The Sports Hearse Strikes Again
Posted on July 16, 2020 | 28 CommentsMuch of Tokyo is composed of tightly-packed residential areas, with tiny two-story houses and very narrow streets. No wonder kei cars and electric bikes are so popular here. This can […] -
![Images posted at the Cohort by Robadr1 (first posted 7/8/2014) Most Citroën fans will recognize this car, but to those for whom the brand is associated only with big, space age […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14404242389_7781bb5474_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Citroën GS – One For The Anoraks")
Cohort Classic: Citroën GS – One For The Anoraks
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 107 CommentsImages posted at the Cohort by Robadr1 (first posted 7/8/2014) Most Citroën fans will recognize this car, but to those for whom the brand is associated only with big, space age […] -
![Is there anything cooler than an Abarth? Tiny, powerful, nimble, stylish – the most fun to be had with pants on. The current Fiat 500 Abarth, sometimes known as la […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200602_094009-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Autobianchi A112 Abarth – The Other Bombinetta")
CC Capsule: 1977 Autobianchi A112 Abarth – The Other Bombinetta
Posted on July 7, 2020 | 10 CommentsIs there anything cooler than an Abarth? Tiny, powerful, nimble, stylish – the most fun to be had with pants on. The current Fiat 500 Abarth, sometimes known as la […] -
![My brother continues to send photos of interesting vehicles he runs across in his work with Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief) in Eastern Europe. Today’s feature car sparked an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/13_BMW340-FLview.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Postwar BMW 340 – A Case of Identity Theft?")
Curbside Classic: Postwar BMW 340 – A Case of Identity Theft?
Posted on July 1, 2020 | 19 CommentsMy brother continues to send photos of interesting vehicles he runs across in his work with Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief) in Eastern Europe. Today’s feature car sparked an […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1974-Sunbeam-Rapier-H120_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […] -
![“I captured a Panda in the wild!” is not a sentence I thought I would ever truthfully write, but here we are. CC hunting is full of (small) surprises. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200617_105516-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Fiat Panda – Bare Necessities")
CC Capsule: 1988 Fiat Panda – Bare Necessities
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 12 Comments“I captured a Panda in the wild!” is not a sentence I thought I would ever truthfully write, but here we are. CC hunting is full of (small) surprises. This […] -
![I have always been intrigued by spiders. I like the way they look, the mysterious way they move, the stealth swiftness with which they capture their prey / food, their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2012-05-29-Tuesday-1987-Alfa-Romeo-Spider-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 & 1988 Alfa Romeo Spiders – A Cluster Of Spiders")
Curbside Classic: 1987 & 1988 Alfa Romeo Spiders – A Cluster Of Spiders
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 45 CommentsI have always been intrigued by spiders. I like the way they look, the mysterious way they move, the stealth swiftness with which they capture their prey / food, their […]
