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Curbside Classic: 2012 Škoda Roomster – A Room With A View
Posted on March 3, 2020 | 33 CommentsOur European readers may find this hard to believe, but the sight of this Škoda Roomster stopped me in my tracks. It’s not just that I’d never seen a Roomster […] -
Trackside Classics: Volvos and a Saab at Waterford Hills – Persona Grata
Posted on March 2, 2020 | 23 CommentsFor a guy who is perfectly at home taking a nap under a ’74 Firebird, I am a snob. I mostly read classic books, I visit art museums whenever I […] -
CC Capsule / Twofer: 1984-2006 Citroën C15 – The French Camel
Posted on February 28, 2020 | 11 CommentsThe C15 is the ultimate myth-buster. When discussing Citroën, it’s easy to fall back on clichés and parrot “well-known facts” that are, at best, only half-truths. They went belly up […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 VW Beetle – The Fuel Injected End Of The Road For The Beetle
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 51 CommentsThe Beetle’s decline in the US was fast and brutal. In 1973, 350k Beetles and Super Beetles still found loving homes. In 1977, the last year for the Beetle sedan, […] -
CC Capsule: 1970 Peugeot 204 – The Fabulous 04s
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 14 CommentsPeugeot have been making cars since 1891. When looking into this automaker’s rich history, several eras could be seen as more or less outstanding. The streamlined -02s of the ‘30s […] -
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Golf (A2) – Ready, Steady, Golf
Posted on February 21, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/13/2014) You are looking at the car that oversaw the decline of Volkswagen’s fortunes in the US market, but don’t hold that against it. The teal jellybean parked […] -
Curbside Classic: 2004 Lada Niva – The Empire Strikes Gold
Posted on February 20, 2020 | 20 CommentsI photographed this Niva in a small town in France a couple years ago, but then sort of forgot about it. And that’s a damn shame. Because although the Lada […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 VW Scirocco Mk II – We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Italian Designers
Posted on February 18, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall. (Pride before the fall). The gen1 Scirocco (CC here) is a gem, one of those rare cars that has always looked good […] -
Curbside Classic: Saab Sonett II V4 – A Noisy Little Footnote To Automotive History
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 85 Comments(First posted 2/11/2014. I later found this Sonett at the curb, and have updated the article with some of those newer photos) The Saab Sonett’s impact on the automotive world […] -
Bikes Of A Lifetime: 1983 BMW R65 – Shoulda’ Kept It Forever
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 47 Comments1981 R65 image source: utahcaferacer.com (first posted 2/10/2014) For my first motorcycle, I made the wise decision to search for an air-cooled boxer BMW. Having heard from experienced motorcyclists for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Citroën XM – The Spaghetti Incident
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 33 CommentsAll families have their problem child. In the small household of the big Citroëns, they all came out with a number of birth defects, but for the longest time, the […] -
Carshow Classic: 1975 Ford Cortina 1600XL – The Swiss Army Knife Car
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 94 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) The Ford Cortina Mk3 enjoyed a high profile. It was a commercial success with a strong following across a huge range of buyers. It was the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 BMW 323i Baur Convertible – A Coachbuilt Curiousity
Posted on February 5, 2020 | 20 CommentsBMW E30 cars are not exactly rare, and I’m no fan of M3-inspired bodykits, but this car made me look twice. Something about it was… different. It was a convertible, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 9000 CS Aero – The Square Saab
Posted on February 4, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 1/28/2014) For the latter part of the 20th century, the two Swedish brands could easily be distinguished by their shapes. Volvos were square and Saabs were distinctly swoopy. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Renault Rodéo 5 – Toxic Masculinity
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 13 CommentsYou gotta be a man, so you must drive a real man’s car! Who needs frills like A/C, a radio, power steering or glass windows? Let wusses and nerds have […]