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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 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/austin-3-litre-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete")
Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […] -
![Italy and art go together, like England and cricket, France and wine, Germany and sausages, Sweden and pickled herring, Spain and bull fighting. And art is an endlessly varied thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC07244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Lancia Fulvia Berlina Series II – The State Of The Art")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Lancia Fulvia Berlina Series II – The State Of The Art
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 19 CommentsItaly and art go together, like England and cricket, France and wine, Germany and sausages, Sweden and pickled herring, Spain and bull fighting. And art is an endlessly varied thing […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2015) The Austin-Healey 3000, produced from 1952 to 1968, has gone down in history as one of the seminal British roadsters. It has a reputation and image as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1960Austin-Healey_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 – The Most Classic British Roadster?")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 – The Most Classic British Roadster?
Posted on March 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/20/2015) The Austin-Healey 3000, produced from 1952 to 1968, has gone down in history as one of the seminal British roadsters. It has a reputation and image as […] -
![Businesses growing, through mergers and acquisitions, and cars growing, through engineering developments such as larger and more powerful engines, longer wheelbases and body variants are not new phenomena. They have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC07662.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classics: 1977 Chrysler Alpine 1.3GL, 1985 Talbot Solara Minx 1.3 – Growing Pains Can Show In Many Ways")
Carshow Classics: 1977 Chrysler Alpine 1.3GL, 1985 Talbot Solara Minx 1.3 – Growing Pains Can Show In Many Ways
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 26 CommentsBusinesses growing, through mergers and acquisitions, and cars growing, through engineering developments such as larger and more powerful engines, longer wheelbases and body variants are not new phenomena. They have […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2015) Here’s a thought for the day: Ever since man achieved powered flight, pilots and engineers have dreamed of taking off and landing vertically, but there has only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-hawk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: 1968 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 – When It Is Easier To Stop And Land Than It Is To Land And Stop.")
Rampside Classic: 1968 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 – When It Is Easier To Stop And Land Than It Is To Land And Stop.
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/27/2015) Here’s a thought for the day: Ever since man achieved powered flight, pilots and engineers have dreamed of taking off and landing vertically, but there has only […] -
![Whenever you need whatever you’re missing, look in the Cohort. Like many, I always need a red Alfa Romeo saloon, and Roshake 17 has provided these shots of a 1995-98 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50890868013_7854749e0c_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1995-98 Alfa Romeo 155 1.8TS – Fiat’s First Alfa, Alfa’s First Fiat")
Cohort Outtake: 1995-98 Alfa Romeo 155 1.8TS – Fiat’s First Alfa, Alfa’s First Fiat
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhenever you need whatever you’re missing, look in the Cohort. Like many, I always need a red Alfa Romeo saloon, and Roshake 17 has provided these shots of a 1995-98 […] -
![CC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC03263.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World?")
Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World?
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 34 CommentsCC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […] -
![This comparison test from 1981 contains a surprise double. Not only does the Volvo 244GLT have overdrive, but so does the Vauxhall Viceroy. And the other surprise – there was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/motor-comparison-1981.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1981 Ford Granada, Rover 2600, Vauxhall Viceroy and Volvo 244 Comparison, With Overdrive On Two Of Them")
Vintage Review: 1981 Ford Granada, Rover 2600, Vauxhall Viceroy and Volvo 244 Comparison, With Overdrive On Two Of Them
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis comparison test from 1981 contains a surprise double. Not only does the Volvo 244GLT have overdrive, but so does the Vauxhall Viceroy. And the other surprise – there was […] -
![(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Citroen-2CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*")
Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 73 Comments(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Citroen-visa-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini
Posted on February 6, 2021 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2015) The Chrysler 180 and 2-Litre saloons: Where do you start, and where did they go? After all, they could claim French and British ancestry and development, American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chrysler-180-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1973 Chrysler 180 – British, French, American…Or Just Forgotten?")
Carshow Classic: 1973 Chrysler 180 – British, French, American…Or Just Forgotten?
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/30/2015) The Chrysler 180 and 2-Litre saloons: Where do you start, and where did they go? After all, they could claim French and British ancestry and development, American […] -
![So, Stellantis is now official, and trading in Stellantis stock has started in New York, Milan and Paris. This is, of course, the new company created by the merger of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AMC-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Stellantis – A Star Is Born, But Which One Are You Rooting For?")
QOTD: Stellantis – A Star Is Born, But Which One Are You Rooting For?
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 79 CommentsSo, Stellantis is now official, and trading in Stellantis stock has started in New York, Milan and Paris. This is, of course, the new company created by the merger of […] -
![Particular motor races have a special place for many enthusiasts. The Indianapolis 500, Daytona, your national grand prix, the Monaco Grand Prix or Italian Grand Prix are typical and justified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MikeHawthorn-bowtie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pitlane Outtake: Onboard With Mike Hawthorn And The Jaguar D Type At Le Mans, 1956 – A Piece Of English History")
Pitlane Outtake: Onboard With Mike Hawthorn And The Jaguar D Type At Le Mans, 1956 – A Piece Of English History
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 13 CommentsParticular motor races have a special place for many enthusiasts. The Indianapolis 500, Daytona, your national grand prix, the Monaco Grand Prix or Italian Grand Prix are typical and justified […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1981 Vauxhall Cavalier 2000GLS Sports Hatch – Showing The Ford Capri The Way To Do It
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsThe Cohort gives us another gem, courtesy of Corey Behrens. When did you last see a Vauxhall Cavalier Sports Hatch on the road? -
![(first posted 1/17/2015) Britain has a reputation for eccentricity, in almost every field. From persevering with a coinage based on the Roman system until 1971, buying most liquids, except beer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bristol-411-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Bristol 411 (and Bristol History) – The Last Great British Eccentric")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Bristol 411 (and Bristol History) – The Last Great British Eccentric
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 1/17/2015) Britain has a reputation for eccentricity, in almost every field. From persevering with a coinage based on the Roman system until 1971, buying most liquids, except beer, […]
