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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 7/5/2015) It was a quiet afternoon in the office, so a quick one round only game of Fantasy Garage seemed to fit right in. Which five cars would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1955-Bentley-Mulliner-1951.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1955 Bentley Continental Mulliner – A Fantasy Garage Winner, Guaranteed")
Cohort Outtake: 1955 Bentley Continental Mulliner – A Fantasy Garage Winner, Guaranteed
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 7/5/2015) It was a quiet afternoon in the office, so a quick one round only game of Fantasy Garage seemed to fit right in. Which five cars would […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2015) The British motor industry was formed of companies with one of two backgrounds – established businesses branching out in to a new product, such as Vauxhall or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1927-Rootes-advert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rise, Decline and Fall Of The Rootes Group – “I Am The Engine, Reggie Is The Steering And Brakes”")
Automotive History: The Rise, Decline and Fall Of The Rootes Group – “I Am The Engine, Reggie Is The Steering And Brakes”
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/4/2015) The British motor industry was formed of companies with one of two backgrounds – established businesses branching out in to a new product, such as Vauxhall or […] -
![It’s June, the weather seems to have suddenly caught up with the calendar, as our special eight week long March ended. Gardens have begun to bloom, some hope of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210611_160549-tile.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Is England Getting Back To Normal?")
Curbside Outtake: Is England Getting Back To Normal?
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 7 CommentsIt’s June, the weather seems to have suddenly caught up with the calendar, as our special eight week long March ended. Gardens have begun to bloom, some hope of a […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Lotus-europa-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2015) Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1955-sunbeam-mk-3-convertible.5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age")
Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015) Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1976-triumph-stag-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2015) Britain has a strong and long maritime heritage – the worldwide recognition of the name Royal Navy, without a country in the title, tells you that. Our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3queens.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: 175 Years of Cunard In Liverpool")
Dockside Classic: 175 Years of Cunard In Liverpool
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/3/2015) Britain has a strong and long maritime heritage – the worldwide recognition of the name Royal Navy, without a country in the title, tells you that. Our […] -
![You may have seen the CC and appreciation of the Alfa Romeo 75 (or Milano) and preceding Alfetta Tipo 116 series of cars that came before and donated so much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Review – Bringing the Alfa Romeo 75 to London")
Classic Review – Bringing the Alfa Romeo 75 to London
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 12 CommentsYou may have seen the CC and appreciation of the Alfa Romeo 75 (or Milano) and preceding Alfetta Tipo 116 series of cars that came before and donated so much […] -
![Curbivores like Alfas, especially older Alfas. That is a fact. You will probably have opinions about aspects of more recent examples; you will certainly have opinions about the engines of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC05863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1991 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 (Milano): The Last Fling Of The Real Alfa?")
Curbside Classic – 1991 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 (Milano): The Last Fling Of The Real Alfa?
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 26 CommentsCurbivores like Alfas, especially older Alfas. That is a fact. You will probably have opinions about aspects of more recent examples; you will certainly have opinions about the engines of […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2015) Can there be a more English name for a car than “Morris Oxford” – a combination of an old English family name and the home of Britain’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1955_morris_oxford_traveller_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Oxford Series II Traveller – From Cowley to Kolkatta, in 60 years")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Oxford Series II Traveller – From Cowley to Kolkatta, in 60 years
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/26/2015) Can there be a more English name for a car than “Morris Oxford” – a combination of an old English family name and the home of Britain’s […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Rover800-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts")
Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […] -
![I’m guessing you’re like me in at least one respect – you have a different relationship with different marques of car, and trucks, buses and bikes, aircraft as well too. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210321_110205.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1978 Porsche 911SC Targa – This Is My Porsche, I Think")
Curbside Outtake: 1978 Porsche 911SC Targa – This Is My Porsche, I Think
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 18 CommentsI’m guessing you’re like me in at least one respect – you have a different relationship with different marques of car, and trucks, buses and bikes, aircraft as well too. […] -
![If you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20200307_124456.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 33 CommentsIf you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2015) CC has recently seen the MG Maestro, the hot hatch version of the Austin Maestro hatchback. In summary, a car with a solid and rational appeal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kurtzos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Austin Montego Mayfair – Coming Too Late To The Party")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Austin Montego Mayfair – Coming Too Late To The Party
Posted on April 4, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/4/2015) CC has recently seen the MG Maestro, the hot hatch version of the Austin Maestro hatchback. In summary, a car with a solid and rational appeal […] -
![I’ve been researching a Curbside Outtake on an unusual BMC 1300 (ADO16, Austin or Morris 1100, Austin America and many others) variant and inevitably have come across some period advertising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ej0cAECXsAMq9Fz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Advertising Outtake: How To Sell A BMC 1100 Across The World – Which One Works?")
QOTD: Advertising Outtake: How To Sell A BMC 1100 Across The World – Which One Works?
Posted on April 1, 2021 | 12 CommentsI’ve been researching a Curbside Outtake on an unusual BMC 1300 (ADO16, Austin or Morris 1100, Austin America and many others) variant and inevitably have come across some period advertising […]
