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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Now here is something a little different. At first glance, it appears to be a poor, neglected and abused Jaguar E-Type; as you get closer, some of its details start […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Jaguar-E-Type-Kit-Car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Faux E-Type")
Storage Yard Classic: Faux E-Type
Posted on February 18, 2013 | 30 CommentsNow here is something a little different. At first glance, it appears to be a poor, neglected and abused Jaguar E-Type; as you get closer, some of its details start […] -
![With most classic cars an engine swap will decrease its value and the number of possible buyers significantly, especially when mixing and matching brands. If your swap recipient is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Triumph-TR7-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: The Triumph And The Engine Swap – Not A Happy Ending")
Storage Yard Classic: The Triumph And The Engine Swap – Not A Happy Ending
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 26 CommentsWith most classic cars an engine swap will decrease its value and the number of possible buyers significantly, especially when mixing and matching brands. If your swap recipient is a […] -
![Now that we’ve seen the very shrunken, American-influenced F-series Victor, let’s take a look at its successor, the Victor FB. With the FB, Vauxhall finally gave the Victor its own styling identity rather than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Vauxhall-Victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: 1963 Vauxhall Victor Estate")
Storage Yard Classic: 1963 Vauxhall Victor Estate
Posted on December 23, 2012 | 24 CommentsNow that we’ve seen the very shrunken, American-influenced F-series Victor, let’s take a look at its successor, the Victor FB. With the FB, Vauxhall finally gave the Victor its own styling identity rather than […] -
![The VW Beetle was in continuous production for just shy of sixty years since it emerged from the rubble of WW2 (1946 VW CC here). Although German production of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-184-105-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classicos: Mexican Volkswagens–The Beetle’s Final Stomping Grounds")
Curbside Classicos: Mexican Volkswagens–The Beetle’s Final Stomping Grounds
Posted on December 20, 2012 | 22 CommentsThe VW Beetle was in continuous production for just shy of sixty years since it emerged from the rubble of WW2 (1946 VW CC here). Although German production of the […] -
![Last week we looked at the first-generation F-series Vauxhall Victor. Today, we’ll look at another British saloon, this one from the Blue Oval boys. Although it appears quite modest–its styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Ford-Zephyr-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Field Classic: Ford Zephyr Mark 1 – Ford Builds The Chevrolet Cadet")
Storage Field Classic: Ford Zephyr Mark 1 – Ford Builds The Chevrolet Cadet
Posted on November 22, 2012 | 47 CommentsLast week we looked at the first-generation F-series Vauxhall Victor. Today, we’ll look at another British saloon, this one from the Blue Oval boys. Although it appears quite modest–its styling […] -
![This field of cars was once owned by friends of mine, but I drifted out of contact with them over the past few years after I moved out of town. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1959-Vaxuhall-Victor-Super.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Field Classic: Vauxhall Victor F-Series – The British ’57 Chevy")
Storage Field Classic: Vauxhall Victor F-Series – The British ’57 Chevy
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 72 CommentsThis field of cars was once owned by friends of mine, but I drifted out of contact with them over the past few years after I moved out of town. […] -
![As anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-10-2012-004-e1349903468481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx")
Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 52 CommentsAs anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […] -
![Sadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1990-Lada-Niva-Truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck")
Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 32 CommentsSadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […] -
![It’s September 1984, and you just made partner at Smith, Johanson and Olafson, C.P.A. in Minnetonka, Minnesota. You’ve been driving your tried and true 1972 318-and-TorqueFlite equipped Plymouth Valiant sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-02-2012-001-e1347238305361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 BMW 318i – Teutonic Respite At The Tail End Of The Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1985 BMW 318i – Teutonic Respite At The Tail End Of The Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on September 25, 2012 | 70 CommentsIt’s September 1984, and you just made partner at Smith, Johanson and Olafson, C.P.A. in Minnetonka, Minnesota. You’ve been driving your tried and true 1972 318-and-TorqueFlite equipped Plymouth Valiant sedan […] -
![Yes, it’s easy (and a bit cheap) to rip Ford a new anus for the Merkur fiasco; it’s been done here before exactly a year ago with the XR4TI. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-39-084-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur (Ford) Scorpio – Nice Landing, Wrong Airport")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur (Ford) Scorpio – Nice Landing, Wrong Airport
Posted on September 18, 2012 | 82 CommentsYes, it’s easy (and a bit cheap) to rip Ford a new anus for the Merkur fiasco; it’s been done here before exactly a year ago with the XR4TI. But […] -
![The Rootes Group was one of the earliest practicioners of badge engineering. Long before the 1982 GM A-body quartet came into being–going back to the mid-1930s, in fact–Rootes was keeping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Sunbeam-Rapier-1-e1345253869743.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Sunbeam Rapier Series IV – A Saucier Minx")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Sunbeam Rapier Series IV – A Saucier Minx
Posted on August 27, 2012 | 22 CommentsThe Rootes Group was one of the earliest practicioners of badge engineering. Long before the 1982 GM A-body quartet came into being–going back to the mid-1930s, in fact–Rootes was keeping […] -
![[Curbside photos by Cohorts BeWo86 and Kurtzos] For such a small car, the story of the Renault R10 is huge. No other car so perfectly epitomizes the enormous ups and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Renault-R10-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Renault R10 – When Being A Better Volkswagen Isn’t Good Enough")
Curbside Classic: Renault R10 – When Being A Better Volkswagen Isn’t Good Enough
Posted on August 17, 2012 | 87 Comments[Curbside photos by Cohorts BeWo86 and Kurtzos] For such a small car, the story of the Renault R10 is huge. No other car so perfectly epitomizes the enormous ups and […] -
![Pop quiz: What is the most boring 2012 model car in existence? The Camry, you say? Well done. Now, what was the most boring, competent and efficient car of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-117-028-800-e1344199483442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Volvo 244DL – Best Value Box")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Volvo 244DL – Best Value Box
Posted on August 16, 2012 | 43 CommentsPop quiz: What is the most boring 2012 model car in existence? The Camry, you say? Well done. Now, what was the most boring, competent and efficient car of the […] -
![This is a milestone car–not just for BMW, but for the whole future of the sport-sedan segment, now such a large one. Plenty of folks have written about the original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-31-2012-017-e1343766930978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 2002 – The Ultimate Big-Bumpered Driving Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 2002 – The Ultimate Big-Bumpered Driving Machine
Posted on August 14, 2012 | 34 CommentsThis is a milestone car–not just for BMW, but for the whole future of the sport-sedan segment, now such a large one. Plenty of folks have written about the original […] -
![Now here is a car that you don’t see every day, since oddly enough, most of them went to Japan: a mid-nineties MG R V8 convertible. It looks rather like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1995-MG-R-V8-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: MG R V8 – The Ultimate Classic MG?")
Curbside Classic: MG R V8 – The Ultimate Classic MG?
Posted on August 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsNow here is a car that you don’t see every day, since oddly enough, most of them went to Japan: a mid-nineties MG R V8 convertible. It looks rather like […]
