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Curbside Classic: 1987 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo/3 (E28) — Bee Em Single-U, The Bavarian Motorized Unicorn
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 8 CommentsHere we go again with the rare and sporty stuff. All I really want to find is plain Jane, honest classics — and the occasional JDM oddity, of course. But […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Nothing Shines Like A Shadow
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of those rare cars that really deserves to be called both a gem and a milestone. It signaled the death of the chauffeur-driven peasant-crushers […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Road And On The Bus; Three Years, 40,000 Miles And Three Engines, So Far
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 6/27/2015. Hannah and her bus are still in town, as I see it regularly. It’s her rolling retirement account) Ideally, I’d get to meet every driver of all […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Spider PininFarina – Stepping Into The Modern Age
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 8 CommentsI could not quite make this one fit into the Convertible Week we just had, but I’m hoping there’s still room for one more. There should be, when it’s this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas – The Cat That Saved Jaguar
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/23/2015) The best things in life come well aged, such as fine wine, classical music… and the Jaguar XJ6. By the time this featured Jaguar was sold in […] -
Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015) Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740 Turbo 16 Valve – The Unusual Flying Brick
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015) Typically, when a car is arriving to the end of its commercial life, its maker doesn’t try to do significant changes to it; perhaps a “special edition” […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Audi 90 Quattro – Forgotten, But Not Gone
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/19/2015) With record sales and an expanding lineup of luxury-performance vehicles, many of which have been met with widespread praise, Audi has been on a significant upswing in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Lotus [Kia?] Elan M100 – Politically Incorrect
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 9 CommentsThis may end up being the most controversial entry of all this titillating topless timespan we call CConvertible Week. There are certain things about this car that are extremely fishy […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Porsche 911T Targa – For The Love Of Fuchs
Posted on June 14, 2021 | 7 CommentsThere are many ways to tackle a legend like the 911, mostly because there are so many 911s to choose from. Air-cooled or water-cooled? Stock or modded? Coupé or drop-top? […] -
Curbside Classic/Design History: Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) – Basking in the Glow of an Extremely Bright Halo.
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/13/2015) Half this story just sort of fell into my lap when I was researching my BMW piece. Then Paul’s callout for Convertible Week had me dusting off […] -
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […] -
CC Twofer: 1989 & 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale – Unlikely Pair In Disrepair
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 8 CommentsOn the whole, there are fewer desperately broken or unkempt cars in Japan, but there are always exceptions. I’ve featured a few in previous posts, but this time we are […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Saab 900 Turbo – Born Under a Bad Sign?
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/7/2015) Some cars just seem to be born under a bad sign. They can be rather good cars, but you just know they can’t meet the expectations created, […]
![Curbside Classic: 1987 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo/3 (E28) — Bee Em Single-U, The Bavarian Motorized Unicorn Here we go again with the rare and sporty stuff. All I really want to find is plain Jane, honest classics — and the occasional JDM oddity, of course. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210512_100059-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Nothing Shines Like A Shadow The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of those rare cars that really deserves to be called both a gem and a milestone. It signaled the death of the chauffeur-driven peasant-crushers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210612_184412-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Road And On The Bus; Three Years, 40,000 Miles And Three Engines, So Far (first posted 6/27/2015. Hannah and her bus are still in town, as I see it regularly. It’s her rolling retirement account) Ideally, I’d get to meet every driver of all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VW-Bus-1960-Hannah.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature (first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Lotus-europa-3.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Spider PininFarina – Stepping Into The Modern Age I could not quite make this one fit into the Convertible Week we just had, but I’m hoping there’s still room for one more. There should be, when it’s this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210606_171013-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas – The Cat That Saved Jaguar (first posted 6/23/2015) The best things in life come well aged, such as fine wine, classical music… and the Jaguar XJ6. By the time this featured Jaguar was sold in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/EXT-RF-2.jpg)
![Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age (first posted 6/22/2015) Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1955-sunbeam-mk-3-convertible.5.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740 Turbo 16 Valve – The Unusual Flying Brick (first posted 6/22/2015) Typically, when a car is arriving to the end of its commercial life, its maker doesn’t try to do significant changes to it; perhaps a “special edition” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC00599-Custom-Custom.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Lotus [Kia?] Elan M100 – Politically Incorrect This may end up being the most controversial entry of all this titillating topless timespan we call CConvertible Week. There are certain things about this car that are extremely fishy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210515_130123-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Porsche 911T Targa – For The Love Of Fuchs There are many ways to tackle a legend like the 911, mostly because there are so many 911s to choose from. Air-cooled or water-cooled? Stock or modded? Coupé or drop-top? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210503_113456-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic/Design History: Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) – Basking in the Glow of an Extremely Bright Halo. (first posted 6/13/2015) Half this story just sort of fell into my lap when I was researching my BMW piece. Then Paul’s callout for Convertible Week had me dusting off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MB190slb.jpg)
![Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success? (first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1976-triumph-stag-2.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1989 & 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale – Unlikely Pair In Disrepair On the whole, there are fewer desperately broken or unkempt cars in Japan, but there are always exceptions. I’ve featured a few in previous posts, but this time we are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210318_100328-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Saab 900 Turbo – Born Under a Bad Sign? (first posted 6/7/2015) Some cars just seem to be born under a bad sign. They can be rather good cars, but you just know they can’t meet the expectations created, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC05478-Large-Custom.jpg)


