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Curbside Classics – European Brands Archive
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![(Updated 1/19/2026) Let’s be reasonable. That red hot exotic supercar you’ve lusted after all these years is never going to happen. Finding one would be next to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191227_102735-copy.jpg "1998 Peugeot 406 Coupé – The Final Embers Of The Peugeot-Farina Affair")
1998 Peugeot 406 Coupé – The Final Embers Of The Peugeot-Farina Affair
Posted on January 19, 2026 | 39 Comments(Updated 1/19/2026) Let’s be reasonable. That red hot exotic supercar you’ve lusted after all these years is never going to happen. Finding one would be next to […] -
![This year will be marking my tenth anniversary of writing for CC. How time fries, as they say around here. I’m not sure that my writing has improved over that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DSC_3334_edited-115x115.jpg "Multiple CCs: 1971-75 BMW 3.0CS (E9) Coupé(s) – Choose Wisely")
Multiple CCs: 1971-75 BMW 3.0CS (E9) Coupé(s) – Choose Wisely
Posted on January 19, 2026 | 19 CommentsThis year will be marking my tenth anniversary of writing for CC. How time fries, as they say around here. I’m not sure that my writing has improved over that […] -
![The story of the Issigonis-BMC range of bold new FWD cars is a huge one, an ambitious attempt to remake BMC into a builder of leading-edge cars à la Citroen. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/38064385955_be804f118d_b-115x115.jpg "1965 Austin 1800 Mk1 (ADO17) “Landcrab”: Was it Best in Class, or Just Plain Ugly?")
1965 Austin 1800 Mk1 (ADO17) “Landcrab”: Was it Best in Class, or Just Plain Ugly?
Posted on January 18, 2026 | 17 CommentsThe story of the Issigonis-BMC range of bold new FWD cars is a huge one, an ambitious attempt to remake BMC into a builder of leading-edge cars à la Citroen. […] -
![(Updated 1/12/2026) The hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20200102_155748-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone")
Curbside Find: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone
Posted on January 12, 2026 | 28 Comments(Updated 1/12/2026) The hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to […] -
![(Updated 1/11/2026) I’m not sure why we haven’t featured the first-series Twingo in CC all that much. Perhaps it’s because it was never sold in many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191227_110822-copy.jpg "1995 Renault Twingo Easy – Renault’s Most Intelligent Small Car")
1995 Renault Twingo Easy – Renault’s Most Intelligent Small Car
Posted on January 11, 2026 | 45 Comments(Updated 1/11/2026) I’m not sure why we haven’t featured the first-series Twingo in CC all that much. Perhaps it’s because it was never sold in many […] -
![Over the past year, I attempted to focus on a decade every month. And so we’ve travelled through most of the 20th Century and even the 21st, but I kept […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_20230915_105926_edited-115x115.jpg "1978 Volvo 244 DL – Basic, Expensive, Unbreakable")
1978 Volvo 244 DL – Basic, Expensive, Unbreakable
Posted on January 9, 2026 | 18 CommentsOver the past year, I attempted to focus on a decade every month. And so we’ve travelled through most of the 20th Century and even the 21st, but I kept […] -
![(Updated 12/20/2025) When it comes to naming their passenger car models, American and Asian brands have historically favored actual word names, while European brands predominately stuck with alphanumeric nomenclature — […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sd3ieoPTzeF4GIneUdsw_thumb_36.jpg "1997 Audi Cabriolet: Ja, We Will Just Call It What It Is")
1997 Audi Cabriolet: Ja, We Will Just Call It What It Is
Posted on December 20, 2025 | 24 Comments(Updated 12/20/2025) When it comes to naming their passenger car models, American and Asian brands have historically favored actual word names, while European brands predominately stuck with alphanumeric nomenclature — […] -
![(Updated 12/19/2025) I have made no secret of my relative distaste for the ‘80s car designs (though the early ‘90s were the actual absolute pits, as far as I’m […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20180827_104527-copy.jpg "1985 BMW 524td and 1986 BMW 520i (E28) – The Eighties In Black And White")
1985 BMW 524td and 1986 BMW 520i (E28) – The Eighties In Black And White
Posted on December 19, 2025 | 31 Comments(Updated 12/19/2025) I have made no secret of my relative distaste for the ‘80s car designs (though the early ‘90s were the actual absolute pits, as far as I’m […] -
![(First Posted November 4, 2013) With Alfa’s return to our shores delayed once again (to mid 2014), its easy to forget that it seems like just yesterday (to us oldsters) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-P80-056-925.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 – Alfa’s American Farewell Present")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 – Alfa’s American Farewell Present
Posted on December 17, 2025 | 51 Comments(First Posted November 4, 2013) With Alfa’s return to our shores delayed once again (to mid 2014), its easy to forget that it seems like just yesterday (to us oldsters) […] -
![(Updated 12/14/2025) With its shiny red paint job and sporty wheels, this VW Pickup looks ready to leap into service, providing its owner with a useful load capacity and economical […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Front-quarter.jpg "1980 Volkswagen Pickup: Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating")
1980 Volkswagen Pickup: Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating
Posted on December 14, 2025 | 42 Comments(Updated 12/14/2025) With its shiny red paint job and sporty wheels, this VW Pickup looks ready to leap into service, providing its owner with a useful load capacity and economical […] -
![Recently I’ve been pondering the question, “What do I replace my 2005 Jaguar S-Type with if it ever caves in on me?” I have long held the position that the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Maserati-Quattroporte-20-50-49-Meet-the-Detroit-Auto-Shows-Booth-Babes-Business-Insider-artguru-115x115.webp "2009–2012 Maserati Quattroporte: Should I Buy One?")
2009–2012 Maserati Quattroporte: Should I Buy One?
Posted on December 3, 2025 | 39 CommentsRecently I’ve been pondering the question, “What do I replace my 2005 Jaguar S-Type with if it ever caves in on me?” I have long held the position that the […] -
![(Updated 11/30/2025) In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/28140002-copy.jpg "1983 Citroën CX Orphée Cabriolet by Deslandes – Hello Strangest")
1983 Citroën CX Orphée Cabriolet by Deslandes – Hello Strangest
Posted on November 30, 2025 | 36 Comments(Updated 11/30/2025) In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took […] -
![(Updated 11/29/2025) The Van Wars were in full swing by the early ’90s. The dreaded crossovers hadn’t yet put in an appearance, and the Minivan was King. Dodge and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/aa-6-11-and-6-12-2013-008.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen EuroVan – The Vanagon That Wasn’t There")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen EuroVan – The Vanagon That Wasn’t There
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 42 Comments(Updated 11/29/2025) The Van Wars were in full swing by the early ’90s. The dreaded crossovers hadn’t yet put in an appearance, and the Minivan was King. Dodge and […] -
![Crack open the bubbly, it’s a Messerschmitt! The star of the Great Bubble Car Era, which I would say lasted a good couple of decades, like 1945-65, was undoubtedly the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC_3135_edited-115x115.jpg "1959 FMR Tg 500 Four-Wheeled “Bubble Car”: The Messer Formerly Known As Schmitt")
1959 FMR Tg 500 Four-Wheeled “Bubble Car”: The Messer Formerly Known As Schmitt
Posted on November 27, 2025 | 6 CommentsCrack open the bubbly, it’s a Messerschmitt! The star of the Great Bubble Car Era, which I would say lasted a good couple of decades, like 1945-65, was undoubtedly the […] -
![Yes, I had the same reaction you just did. Then, having picked up my jaw from the ground, I took a few photos of this extremely rare (and valuable) Mercedes-Benz […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_20241103_084335_edited-115x115.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (W188) Coupé – One And Only")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (W188) Coupé – One And Only
Posted on November 26, 2025 | 13 CommentsYes, I had the same reaction you just did. Then, having picked up my jaw from the ground, I took a few photos of this extremely rare (and valuable) Mercedes-Benz […]
