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Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-1968-Porsche-912.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1984-opel-senator-front-three-q.jpg "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)Â Â 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-Glacier-034-800.jpg "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)Â Â 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/248686d1247484313-w126-380sel-cabrio-convertible-restored-brand-mercedes-benz_380-sel_caruna-_14.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_20151018_155006.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ford-capri-1.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_20151018_154503.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_20151018_145439.jpg "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 […] -
![So 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_20151018_145943.jpg "Danish Delights #2: 1960 Volvo Special")
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. -
![For 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Peugeot-304-1971-side.png "Craigslist Classic: 1971 Peugeot 304 – A Rare Survivor, But Well Done")
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 […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2011) Â 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-57-009-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: Ferrari Testarossa – The Thrill Is Gone, For Now")
Curbside Classic: Ferrari Testarossa – The Thrill Is Gone, For Now
Posted on July 30, 2015 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/15/2011) Â 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 […] -
![CC 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/6R41.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Rover Metro GTi 16v – A British Car To Beat The World?")
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 […] -
![Must 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/007-e1436731447139.jpg "Curbside Classics: Avia 20F and Raf 2203 Vans – Still Hard at Work In Russia")
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 […] -
![Bonjour 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, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1989-Peugeot-205-CL-convertible-white-bl.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade?")
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, […]
