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mini. Archive
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![(Updated 10/23/2025) I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special
Posted on October 24, 2025 | 66 Comments(Updated 10/23/2025) I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very […] -
![(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1982-Innocenti-Turbo-De-Tomaso-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini")
Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […] -
Curbside Outtake: A Wind Up Mini
Posted on March 7, 2020 | 10 CommentsIt’s been done before, but hey, why not? Still, I think the execution was better back in the day. -
![There’s no need to be anything other than frank when discussing Fiat on these pages; while we can celebrate the rebirth of a storied brand on our shores, we also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_7939.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2019 Fiat 500X Trekking Plus AWD – More Room To Carry The Baggage")
Curbside Review: 2019 Fiat 500X Trekking Plus AWD – More Room To Carry The Baggage
Posted on January 1, 2020 | 47 CommentsThere’s no need to be anything other than frank when discussing Fiat on these pages; while we can celebrate the rebirth of a storied brand on our shores, we also […] -
![DriveNow is BMW’s car-sharing service in the vein of Car2Go and ZipCar. While those services are often popular with inner-city residents who don’t own a car but may occasionally need […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/drivenow-app.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Travelogue: Exploring Berlin With BMW’s DriveNow Service")
Travelogue: Exploring Berlin With BMW’s DriveNow Service
Posted on October 11, 2018 | 29 CommentsDriveNow is BMW’s car-sharing service in the vein of Car2Go and ZipCar. While those services are often popular with inner-city residents who don’t own a car but may occasionally need […] -
![Despite my love for cars, working in the automobile industry as a sales position was something I never imagined myself doing. But life has an odd way of working itself out, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thumb_IMG_2476_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Feature: SoCal Road Trip – 2017 MINI Countryman Launch and JCW Track Day at BMW West Coast Performance Center")
CC Feature: SoCal Road Trip – 2017 MINI Countryman Launch and JCW Track Day at BMW West Coast Performance Center
Posted on April 14, 2017 | 16 CommentsDespite my love for cars, working in the automobile industry as a sales position was something I never imagined myself doing. But life has an odd way of working itself out, […] -
![As my mother’s side of the family hails from Great Britain and I’ve had these few snapshots forever, it’s high time they are put to good use here. Yes, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Scan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cars Of My Ancestors: England’s Greatest Generation Edition")
Cars Of My Ancestors: England’s Greatest Generation Edition
Posted on October 20, 2016 | 55 CommentsAs my mother’s side of the family hails from Great Britain and I’ve had these few snapshots forever, it’s high time they are put to good use here. Yes, I […] -
![I know the folks at Mini like to trumpet the larger footprint of their Clubman, but as this Monster Mini spotted on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn makes clear, they’ve got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WP_20150125_15_51_46_Pro-e1460520461458.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Union Jacked")
CC Outtake: Union Jacked
Posted on April 24, 2016 | 18 CommentsI know the folks at Mini like to trumpet the larger footprint of their Clubman, but as this Monster Mini spotted on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn makes clear, they’ve got […] -
![In this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Opel-Vectra_Astra-Parc-des-Expos-20151111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2")
CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 18 CommentsIn this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […] -
![Hello and welcome to a series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better and is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Too Big Even For America (Part 1): 2000 Ford Excursion")
Too Big Even For America (Part 1): 2000 Ford Excursion
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 141 CommentsHello and welcome to a series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better and is […] -
![Out of adversity arises creativity. Alec Issigonis’ brilliant Mini was conceived in the depths of the oil import embargo brought on by the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956. Kind of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-26-037-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Austin Mini – Yesterday’s Mini; Today’s Micro")
Curbside Classic: Austin Mini – Yesterday’s Mini; Today’s Micro
Posted on May 16, 2011 | 46 CommentsOut of adversity arises creativity. Alec Issigonis’ brilliant Mini was conceived in the depths of the oil import embargo brought on by the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956. Kind of […]
