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Curbside Classics Archives
Kit Car Archive
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![Kit cars use all sorts of vehicles as donors; for example, with Cobras and seven-esque roadsters (Lotus, Caterham, etc.) being among the most popular, there are bound to be a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Austin-Mini-based-Cobra-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Strangest Cobra like Replica Ever? Front Wheel Drive Classic Mini Based")
Strangest Cobra like Replica Ever? Front Wheel Drive Classic Mini Based
Posted on March 3, 2025 | 21 CommentsKit cars use all sorts of vehicles as donors; for example, with Cobras and seven-esque roadsters (Lotus, Caterham, etc.) being among the most popular, there are bound to be a […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […] -
![Nowadays, authenticity is a deeply-celebrated concept. People want to have authentic experiences while on vacation; to see authentic culture and not tourist-trap fodder. We want authentic stories told by people […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PXL_20240804_164338551.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1983 Blakely Bernardi – Hooray for Beefaroni")
Car Show Classic: 1983 Blakely Bernardi – Hooray for Beefaroni
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 18 CommentsNowadays, authenticity is a deeply-celebrated concept. People want to have authentic experiences while on vacation; to see authentic culture and not tourist-trap fodder. We want authentic stories told by people […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-156-060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […] -
![The Bradley GT, probably the second most well-known VW-based kit car after the Meyers Manx, was made by a company whose success astounds me. Success, you ask? Didn’t they go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCKC For Sale: Bradley GT II – May It Rest In Pieces")
CCKC For Sale: Bradley GT II – May It Rest In Pieces
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe Bradley GT, probably the second most well-known VW-based kit car after the Meyers Manx, was made by a company whose success astounds me. Success, you ask? Didn’t they go […] -
![My Triumph Spitfire opened my eyes to the joys of British open top motoring, and while I’d had to part with the Spitfire, I was left wanting that experience again. I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Luego-Locost.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Luego Locost – Building a Sevenesque Roadster")
COAL: Luego Locost – Building a Sevenesque Roadster
Posted on April 20, 2014 | 15 CommentsMy Triumph Spitfire opened my eyes to the joys of British open top motoring, and while I’d had to part with the Spitfire, I was left wanting that experience again. I’ve […] -
![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 […]
