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Danish Delights #2: 1960 Volvo Special
Posted on October 30, 2015 | 15 CommentsSo this looks like a Volvo Amazon (or 120 series) at first, right? Especially from the front, but it is actually not that simple. It is based on the frame […] -
Danish Delights #1: 1950 Sommer S1
Posted on October 23, 2015 | 23 CommentsThis is the first installment of a series of posts on attempts at Danish car production after the Second World War. First up is the 1950 Sommer S1. -
Craigslist Classic: 1971 Peugeot 304 – A Rare Survivor, But Well Done
Posted on October 10, 2015 | 39 CommentsFor most Americans, Peugeot isn’t exactly a household word, unless they’re still using their trusty Peugeot pepper mill. It may have sorta-kinda been one back in the day, mainly on […] -
Curbside Classic: Ferrari Testarossa – The Thrill Is Gone, For Now
Posted on July 30, 2015 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/15/2011) Growing up is hard to do. And it’s so non-linear. One minute you’re back in seventh grade fantasizing about that red-headed girl’s privates, or a red […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Rover Metro GTi 16v – A British Car To Beat The World?
Posted on July 19, 2015 | 20 CommentsCC looked yesterday at how BMC and BL tried and failed for over ten years to come up with a viable replacement for the Mini, dithering with one concept after […] -
Curbside Classics: Avia 20F and Raf 2203 Vans – Still Hard at Work In Russia
Posted on July 16, 2015 | 24 CommentsMust be another form of the famous CC Effect: start contributing to the CC, and all of a sudden the CCs swarm around you, ready to be photographed and posted, with […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 17 CommentsBonjour mesdames et messieurs, I hope Curbside Classic’s convertible celebration is suitably salubrious for you! Celebrations such as this generally call for fine French champagne, but this is Curbside Classic, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993-99 Rover 600 – What Price Chrome and Wood?
Posted on June 4, 2015 | 35 CommentsI mean no disrespect to the Rover 600, but I’m a little dumbfounded that this conservative sedan was voted “Most Beautiful Car” one year by a panel of Italians. “Most neatly proportioned”, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 McLaren F1 XP3 – The Real Japanese Supercar
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 15 CommentsSPOTTING A curbside classic at the Goodwood Revival could be considered cheating, not least because there isn’t a curb in sight. This annual event in England hosts a celebration of racing […] -
Curbside Classic: Citroën GS1200 Club Break
Posted on May 21, 2015 | 50 CommentsThis car is one of the first I photographed after finding the Curbside Classic website back in 2011, as I remember I was driving home one evening when I saw […] -
Curbside Classic: 2005 MGR CityRover Select – Too Little, Too Late
Posted on May 11, 2015 | 23 CommentsTen years ago this spring, Britain’s MG-Rover Group went in administration, and a large element of the British Leyland story reached its final chapter. Whilst this is not directly attributable […] -
Mom’s Curbside Classic: 1995 Jaguar XJS Convertible – T-Bird Substitute
Posted on May 10, 2015 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/2/2012) Jaguar. The name conjures up many images. Classic luxury cars like the Mark II and XJ6. Memorable sports cars like the XK 120, D-Type and E-Type. It […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Range Rover Classic Vogue – Before the Gold Rush
Posted on April 29, 2015 | 54 Comments(first posted 1/2/2012) Ah, the noble Range Rover. In the mid-1960s, Rover looked West, and saw that usable 4x4s were beginning to gain traction (groan) in the United States. Wheels began […] -
eBay Find (With CC Minature): 1995 BMW 840Ci – Best Of All, It’s Green
Posted on April 27, 2015 | 46 CommentsI browse through car listings on eBay regularly, and although I see many cars I’d like to own, after a moment of daydreaming, I’m able to move on. Every once in […] -
CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 20 CommentsWhen Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […]