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Curbside Classics Archives
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![History is replete with bad ideas from people who should have known better: “Trust me, New Coke will make America forget all about the original.” “Helium? Why not fill the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/01toyotageneva.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Curio: 2011-2013 Aston Martin Cygnet—No, Mister Bond, I Expect You to Downsize.")
Curbside Curio: 2011-2013 Aston Martin Cygnet—No, Mister Bond, I Expect You to Downsize.
Posted on March 6, 2017 | 51 CommentsHistory is replete with bad ideas from people who should have known better: “Trust me, New Coke will make America forget all about the original.” “Helium? Why not fill the […] -
![On a balmy, May night about four years ago, I found myself back in my old Tampa neighborhood of Hyde Park. I had lived maybe four blocks from the Tiny Tap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/193-1974-MG-Midget-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 MG Midget Mark IV – A Tiny Car At The Tiny Tap")
Curbside Classic: 1974 MG Midget Mark IV – A Tiny Car At The Tiny Tap
Posted on February 24, 2017 | 39 CommentsOn a balmy, May night about four years ago, I found myself back in my old Tampa neighborhood of Hyde Park. I had lived maybe four blocks from the Tiny Tap […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2012) Does this face look familiar? British Motor Corporation (later merged into infamous British Leyland) did a lot of business with Pininfarina in the 1960s. Starting with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/A110-5-e1333576455526.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Austin A110 Westminster – Junior Jaguar Or English Fintail?")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Austin A110 Westminster – Junior Jaguar Or English Fintail?
Posted on February 16, 2017 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/5/2012) Does this face look familiar? British Motor Corporation (later merged into infamous British Leyland) did a lot of business with Pininfarina in the 1960s. Starting with the […] -
![images posted at the Cohort by Nicky D A fun fact about the Lancia Flaminia: When they were filming The Italian Job (the one that actually was filmed in Italy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/30572443063_fde4c5af48_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Lancia Flaminia Super Sport – Gotta Catch ’em All")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Lancia Flaminia Super Sport – Gotta Catch ’em All
Posted on January 19, 2017 | 18 Commentsimages posted at the Cohort by Nicky D A fun fact about the Lancia Flaminia: When they were filming The Italian Job (the one that actually was filmed in Italy […] -
![As I was emptying a spare backpack last week, out fell my misplaced notebook from our trip to Iceland last February. Thus, I can finally share my experience with one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_0141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Classic: 2016 VW Polo – Sort Of Like Vanilla Ice, I was Rollin’ In My 1.0")
Rental Car Classic: 2016 VW Polo – Sort Of Like Vanilla Ice, I was Rollin’ In My 1.0
Posted on November 28, 2016 | 47 CommentsAs I was emptying a spare backpack last week, out fell my misplaced notebook from our trip to Iceland last February. Thus, I can finally share my experience with one […] -
![The scene is taking place in Kayah State, close to the Thai border. A loud whine pierces the humid air of the Burmese jungle, scaring off a few white egrets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161112_103634.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Land-Rover LWB Station Wagon – Not Stranded In The Jungle")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Land-Rover LWB Station Wagon – Not Stranded In The Jungle
Posted on November 19, 2016 | 13 CommentsThe scene is taking place in Kayah State, close to the Thai border. A loud whine pierces the humid air of the Burmese jungle, scaring off a few white egrets […] -
![I went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SIDE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?")
CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?
Posted on November 10, 2016 | 22 CommentsI went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […] -
![In the spirit of working our way back in time through the Lancias on display at the national rally held in Castlemaine last year, we are now up to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lancia-Lambdas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Lancia Rally At Castlemaine Part 4")
Car Show Classics: Lancia Rally At Castlemaine Part 4
Posted on October 30, 2016 | 20 CommentsIn the spirit of working our way back in time through the Lancias on display at the national rally held in Castlemaine last year, we are now up to the […] -
![As a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/S0771085.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon")
CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon
Posted on October 28, 2016 | 28 CommentsAs a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2012) This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5-30-2012-002-e1346612263324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL
Posted on September 30, 2016 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/7/2012) This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, […] -
![In the early 1960s the realisation was dawning—on some at least—that Britain needed to do a bit more in the way of innovation, in the application of science, engineering, industrial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cinema-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Bedford SB Mobile Cinema – From The White Heat Of Technology")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Bedford SB Mobile Cinema – From The White Heat Of Technology
Posted on September 18, 2016 | 24 CommentsIn the early 1960s the realisation was dawning—on some at least—that Britain needed to do a bit more in the way of innovation, in the application of science, engineering, industrial […] -
![(first posted 9/14/2012) Sadly, Alfa Romeo has been absent from the North American market since 1994. In the meantime, Alfa has been revitalizing its line up with rather lovely front-wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1996-Alfa-Romeo-Spider-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Alfa Romeo Spider – Forbidden Italian Fruit")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Alfa Romeo Spider – Forbidden Italian Fruit
Posted on September 17, 2016 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/14/2012) Sadly, Alfa Romeo has been absent from the North American market since 1994. In the meantime, Alfa has been revitalizing its line up with rather lovely front-wheel […] -
![Having earlier today profiled an all-American and Broughamtastic Lincoln Mark V spotted on the highways of the Southwest on a tour of America’s national parks, in the name of balance, here is something completely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1200-Gas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Peugeot J7 — And Now For Something Completely Différent")
CC Outtake: Peugeot J7 — And Now For Something Completely Différent
Posted on September 15, 2016 | 25 CommentsHaving earlier today profiled an all-American and Broughamtastic Lincoln Mark V spotted on the highways of the Southwest on a tour of America’s national parks, in the name of balance, here is something completely […] -
![America does not like wagons, plain and simple. Likely rooted in the belief that many people cringe at the idea of driving what their parents did, even modern compact wagons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_7924-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic/Driving Impressions: 2008 BMW 328xi Touring (E91) – SUVs Are So Overrated")
Future Classic/Driving Impressions: 2008 BMW 328xi Touring (E91) – SUVs Are So Overrated
Posted on September 15, 2016 | 57 CommentsAmerica does not like wagons, plain and simple. Likely rooted in the belief that many people cringe at the idea of driving what their parents did, even modern compact wagons […] -
![The only way to really know a car is take a test drive. Having long admired the 1975 Peugeot 604, I finally tracked one down and fired it up. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/aPeugeot604-front-three-q-left.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Test Drive: 1975 Peugeot 604 – The “French Mercedes” Hits The Road, Softly")
CC Test Drive: 1975 Peugeot 604 – The “French Mercedes” Hits The Road, Softly
Posted on August 4, 2016 | 46 CommentsThe only way to really know a car is take a test drive. Having long admired the 1975 Peugeot 604, I finally tracked one down and fired it up. What […]
