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Curbside Classics Archives
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![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 […] -
![Standard, although not among the largest of British car makers, did reasonably well in the the post war period, and even took over Triumph Automobiles in 1945. Eventually it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160516_124837.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tavernaside Classic: 1955 Standard Vanguard Phase III – Resting After A Good Cypriot Lunch")
Tavernaside Classic: 1955 Standard Vanguard Phase III – Resting After A Good Cypriot Lunch
Posted on July 17, 2016 | 24 CommentsStandard, although not among the largest of British car makers, did reasonably well in the the post war period, and even took over Triumph Automobiles in 1945. Eventually it was […] -
![Should you meet your heroes? Many say “No, you will be disappointed in one way or another”. But what about meeting a true CC, a holder of the CC Grand’Croix […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1970-citroen-id.3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driving Review – 1970 Citroen ID19 Familiale – Yes, You Can Meet Your Heroes.")
CC Driving Review – 1970 Citroen ID19 Familiale – Yes, You Can Meet Your Heroes.
Posted on June 5, 2016 | 40 CommentsShould you meet your heroes? Many say “No, you will be disappointed in one way or another”. But what about meeting a true CC, a holder of the CC Grand’Croix […] -
![Here we have two sightings of one of the less common, and probably most futile, cars you are likely to see. The story behind the (ab)normal smart car is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Smart-Forfour-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – 2004-06 Smart Forfour")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – 2004-06 Smart Forfour
Posted on May 2, 2016 | 20 CommentsHere we have two sightings of one of the less common, and probably most futile, cars you are likely to see. The story behind the (ab)normal smart car is […] -
![(first posted 8/7/2012) Unless you’re over a certain age, or have a kink for Midgets, or are not from the US, say the word “MG” and this is the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-34-074-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 MGB – To B Or Not To B")
Curbside Classic: 1967 MGB – To B Or Not To B
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/7/2012) Unless you’re over a certain age, or have a kink for Midgets, or are not from the US, say the word “MG” and this is the car […] -
![I expect most CC readers are familiar with the Volvo C30, which was more than ‘just’ a cut-down S40 sedan because Volvo dug into their heritage to produce some characterful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Volvo-C30-DRIVe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Volvo C30 DRIVe")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Volvo C30 DRIVe
Posted on April 25, 2016 | 22 CommentsI expect most CC readers are familiar with the Volvo C30, which was more than ‘just’ a cut-down S40 sedan because Volvo dug into their heritage to produce some characterful […] -
![From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. – Dr. Seuss Of course I had a smart car – for seven years – and yes, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/0-2008-smart-passion-cabrio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2008 smart fortwo passion cabrio – A Small Car with a Passion for the Open Road")
COAL: 2008 smart fortwo passion cabrio – A Small Car with a Passion for the Open Road
Posted on April 9, 2016 | 46 CommentsFrom there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. – Dr. Seuss Of course I had a smart car – for seven years – and yes, it […] -
![It was the year 2000 and I had the itch to get a vintage car of some sort. I had actually considered doing so for a few years. I remember […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-1968-Porsche-912.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Porsche 912 Soft-Window Targa – And The Number That Shall Never Be Spoken")
COAL: 1968 Porsche 912 Soft-Window Targa – And The Number That Shall Never Be Spoken
Posted on March 12, 2016 | 48 CommentsIt was the year 2000 and I had the itch to get a vintage car of some sort. I had actually considered doing so for a few years. I remember […] -
![The mid to late 1970s was a time of growth in the large car sector, not perhaps in terms of sales but in the number of choices open to consumers. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1984-opel-senator-front-three-q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Opel Senator 2.5 – A Road Test")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Opel Senator 2.5 – A Road Test
Posted on February 21, 2016 | 67 CommentsThe mid to late 1970s was a time of growth in the large car sector, not perhaps in terms of sales but in the number of choices open to consumers. […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2011) In the US, the Plymouth Barracuda beat the Ford Mustang to the market in 1964 by all of fourteen days. Not that it did much good, given […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-Glacier-034-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Barracuda")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Barracuda
Posted on February 2, 2016 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/8/2011) In the US, the Plymouth Barracuda beat the Ford Mustang to the market in 1964 by all of fourteen days. Not that it did much good, given […] -
![Lost children of European royalty living in destitution is a familiar and popular theme, recurring in stories such as those of Grand Duchess Anastasia and Kaspar Hauser. Their tales and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/248686d1247484313-w126-380sel-cabrio-convertible-restored-brand-mercedes-benz_380-sel_caruna-_14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Mercedes W126 S-Class Four Door Convertible by Caruna — Long-Lost European Royalty")
CC Global: Mercedes W126 S-Class Four Door Convertible by Caruna — Long-Lost European Royalty
Posted on January 20, 2016 | 28 CommentsLost children of European royalty living in destitution is a familiar and popular theme, recurring in stories such as those of Grand Duchess Anastasia and Kaspar Hauser. Their tales and […] -
![Most modern Danish car building attempts have been small, electric vehicles. The final Danish car at the museum, where I have taken the photos for the past six installments of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_20151018_155006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #7: 1998 Kewet")
Danish Delights #7: 1998 Kewet
Posted on December 4, 2015 | 8 CommentsMost modern Danish car building attempts have been small, electric vehicles. The final Danish car at the museum, where I have taken the photos for the past six installments of […] -
![It’s not often you leave for work in the morning and spy a bonafide Curbside Classic in front of your house. My street is generally quite sparse on Curbside Classics; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ford-capri-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Capri 3000 GT – A New Dawn")
CC Outtake: Ford Capri 3000 GT – A New Dawn
Posted on November 25, 2015 | 38 CommentsIt’s not often you leave for work in the morning and spy a bonafide Curbside Classic in front of your house. My street is generally quite sparse on Curbside Classics; […] -
![Moving on from the Sommer family’s cars, we meet Steen Volmer Jensen, who at age 19 decided he would build a car on his own. This car was never intended […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_20151018_154503.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #5: 1967 SVJ 1000 GT")
Danish Delights #5: 1967 SVJ 1000 GT
Posted on November 20, 2015 | 15 CommentsMoving on from the Sommer family’s cars, we meet Steen Volmer Jensen, who at age 19 decided he would build a car on his own. This car was never intended […] -
![In the late sixties Ole Sommer visited California. Now, I was born a decade later but I imagine that was probably one of the most carefree and easygoing environments the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_20151018_145439.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Danish Delights #3: 1972 Sommer Joker")
Danish Delights #3: 1972 Sommer Joker
Posted on November 6, 2015 | 10 CommentsIn the late sixties Ole Sommer visited California. Now, I was born a decade later but I imagine that was probably one of the most carefree and easygoing environments the […]
