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- Drives an Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a 1996 Alfa Romeo Spider when the suns shines at the weekend. Gradate of Coventry University, Britain's Detroit.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Roger Carr
Posts by Roger Carr
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![(first posted 11/20/2018) The AC name is, or was, well known. Remember the Cobra? A Ford V8 and a Carroll Shelby designed installation in the compact AC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WP_20181030_12_17_16_Rich_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 AC 3000ME – Optimism, With A V6")
Curbside Classic: 1986 AC 3000ME – Optimism, With A V6
Posted on November 20, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 11/20/2018) The AC name is, or was, well known. Remember the Cobra? A Ford V8 and a Carroll Shelby designed installation in the compact AC […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2018) War does many things and leaves many effects. Some are consistent with the original territorial or governance aims. Others, such as liberation from Nazis, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC09224.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1953 DKW F91 and 1955 IFA F9 – Separated At Birth")
Museum Classics: 1953 DKW F91 and 1955 IFA F9 – Separated At Birth
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) War does many things and leaves many effects. Some are consistent with the original territorial or governance aims. Others, such as liberation from Nazis, […] -
![I recently posted a photo report from the Festival of the Unexceptional held this summer, in which I focussed on the British built (and badged) cars. Here’s a quick photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20240727_125820-tile.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report: The 2024 Festival Of The Unexceptional – Part 2 – Unexceptional But Exceptional, And Not British")
Car Show Photo Report: The 2024 Festival Of The Unexceptional – Part 2 – Unexceptional But Exceptional, And Not British
Posted on October 10, 2024 | 32 CommentsI recently posted a photo report from the Festival of the Unexceptional held this summer, in which I focussed on the British built (and badged) cars. Here’s a quick photo […] -
![CC has seen the Festival of the Unexceptional before, back in 2018 and 2019. The show itself is a very simple idea, and is billed as “A celebration of long-forgotten […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240727_113609.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report:The 2024 Festival Of The Unexceptional – Part 1 – Unexceptional But Exceptional, and British")
Car Show Photo Report:The 2024 Festival Of The Unexceptional – Part 1 – Unexceptional But Exceptional, and British
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 34 CommentsCC has seen the Festival of the Unexceptional before, back in 2018 and 2019. The show itself is a very simple idea, and is billed as “A celebration of long-forgotten […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2018) CC does not normally go back 90 years – I guess 20 to 60 years is our real sweet spot – but this one was too good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1929-Austin7-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1929 Austin Seven – Helping Put The World On Wheels")
Curbside Classic: 1929 Austin Seven – Helping Put The World On Wheels
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/3/2018) CC does not normally go back 90 years – I guess 20 to 60 years is our real sweet spot – but this one was too good […] -
![Car shows turn up unexpected gems; either something that was once common and is now not, was always rare everywhere but somehow one endures, or that look to have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240803_104750-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: ’59 Edsel Ranger And ’72 Ford Pinto – An Unusual Compare And Contrast")
Car Show Outtake: ’59 Edsel Ranger And ’72 Ford Pinto – An Unusual Compare And Contrast
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 14 CommentsCar shows turn up unexpected gems; either something that was once common and is now not, was always rare everywhere but somehow one endures, or that look to have been […] -
![I shared a photo report from the recently opened Great British Car Journey museum, and teased that there was something else, other than a great collection of memorable British cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Minor.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1957 Morris Minor 1000 Tourer – Driving Dad’s Car, Almost")
Museum Classic: 1957 Morris Minor 1000 Tourer – Driving Dad’s Car, Almost
Posted on July 17, 2024 | 34 CommentsI shared a photo report from the recently opened Great British Car Journey museum, and teased that there was something else, other than a great collection of memorable British cars, […] -
![The number of UK car museums –with heavily revised and expanded collections such as British Motor Museum (BMM)– available seems to be increasing and has inevitably led to some interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20240616_125627.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: The Great British Car Journey, Ambergate, England – For The Memories, Not The Glamour")
Museum Photo Report: The Great British Car Journey, Ambergate, England – For The Memories, Not The Glamour
Posted on July 15, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe number of UK car museums –with heavily revised and expanded collections such as British Motor Museum (BMM)– available seems to be increasing and has inevitably led to some interesting […] -
![(first posted 7/13/2018) Back in 1968, BLMC launched a car that took the Mini concept to a larger size, offering generous space for five and hatchback practicality. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/WP_20180503_15_48_07_Pro_LI.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2018 MINI Countryman Cooper 2.0D Automatic – If You Scratch The Surface, There’s A Capable Car")
Future Curbside Classic: 2018 MINI Countryman Cooper 2.0D Automatic – If You Scratch The Surface, There’s A Capable Car
Posted on July 13, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/13/2018) Back in 1968, BLMC launched a car that took the Mini concept to a larger size, offering generous space for five and hatchback practicality. […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2018) As I have changed from being a Ford driver to an Alfa Romeo owner, I am much more attuned to catching examples of Alfa’s wonderful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/27893661438_6cddcdbbd3_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970-77 Alfa Romeo Montreal – An Alfa With a Racing Heart")
Cohort Classic: 1970-77 Alfa Romeo Montreal – An Alfa With a Racing Heart
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 5/24/2018) As I have changed from being a Ford driver to an Alfa Romeo owner, I am much more attuned to catching examples of Alfa’s wonderful […] -
![Does this denote the start of the season, as they used to say in London? The FBHVC (the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, the club of historic and classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20240421_130357-tile.1.1.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – FBHVC Drive It Day 2024")
Car Show Photo Report – FBHVC Drive It Day 2024
Posted on May 4, 2024 | 13 CommentsDoes this denote the start of the season, as they used to say in London? The FBHVC (the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, the club of historic and classic […] -
![Something a bit different; two CCs of some note given their locations, one outside a used car trader on a British industrial estate and the other on a side street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20240330_121531-tile.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Daimler Series III or ’70 Cadillac De Ville – The Best In The World Or The Standard Of The World?")
Curbside Outtakes: Daimler Series III or ’70 Cadillac De Ville – The Best In The World Or The Standard Of The World?
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 17 CommentsSomething a bit different; two CCs of some note given their locations, one outside a used car trader on a British industrial estate and the other on a side street […] -
![It’s a holiday weekend (in many places, not everywhere of course) and as one of the alternatives to gardening we gladly offer here, here’s a photograph of Luton Airport from, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/116909454_10220409052528239_3125874506832620431_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo Outtake: Luton Airport Car Park, 1980")
Vintage Photo Outtake: Luton Airport Car Park, 1980
Posted on March 30, 2024 | 36 CommentsIt’s a holiday weekend (in many places, not everywhere of course) and as one of the alternatives to gardening we gladly offer here, here’s a photograph of Luton Airport from, […] -
![Many many magazines have been sold by the presence of a Ferrari, Aston Martin, Corvette or Rolls-Royce on the cover, accompanied by “Exclusive First Test” type headlines. But, inevitably, many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/title-join.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: CAR Rates The Worst Cars of 1985 – Lada Riva, Reliant Rialto, Citroen 2CV and Skoda Estelle")
Vintage Review: CAR Rates The Worst Cars of 1985 – Lada Riva, Reliant Rialto, Citroen 2CV and Skoda Estelle
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 25 CommentsMany many magazines have been sold by the presence of a Ferrari, Aston Martin, Corvette or Rolls-Royce on the cover, accompanied by “Exclusive First Test” type headlines. But, inevitably, many […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2013) The Morris 1100 of 1962 was one of the most innovative and significant cars of its type and of its generation, but its replacement, the 1973 Austin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/allegro_6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1975 Austin Allegro – Another BLMC Deadly Sin")
Carshow Classic: 1975 Austin Allegro – Another BLMC Deadly Sin
Posted on March 25, 2024 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/29/2013) The Morris 1100 of 1962 was one of the most innovative and significant cars of its type and of its generation, but its replacement, the 1973 Austin […]
