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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 10/18/2014) In the history of our favourite industry, many great names, perhaps most, can be traced back to the drive, ambition and ingenuity of one person, who would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/leaper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Jaguar and Sir William Lyons – One Man’s Passion For Gracefulness, Beauty And Speed")
Automotive History: Jaguar and Sir William Lyons – One Man’s Passion For Gracefulness, Beauty And Speed
Posted on October 18, 2020 | 35 Comments(first posted 10/18/2014) In the history of our favourite industry, many great names, perhaps most, can be traced back to the drive, ambition and ingenuity of one person, who would […] -
![I’ve said it before, but the Curbside Cohort is the gift that just keeps giving. Following on from the 1960 Vauxhall Victor we saw in May this year comes a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50368378638_27ec1733b4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1961 Envoy Sherwood – A Vauxhall For Canada")
Cohort Outtake: 1961 Envoy Sherwood – A Vauxhall For Canada
Posted on October 14, 2020 | 44 CommentsI’ve said it before, but the Curbside Cohort is the gift that just keeps giving. Following on from the 1960 Vauxhall Victor we saw in May this year comes a […] -
![It’s been a long summer and I suspect I’m not unique in suffering. Given the lack of car shows (I’ve been to one, just one!), we’re all suffering from ESC(CorO)SDS, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20200913_142822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1960-1967 Sunbeam Alpines – How Do You Take Yours?")
Curbside Outtake: 1960-1967 Sunbeam Alpines – How Do You Take Yours?
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 28 CommentsIt’s been a long summer and I suspect I’m not unique in suffering. Given the lack of car shows (I’ve been to one, just one!), we’re all suffering from ESC(CorO)SDS, […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2014) Loyal CC follower Big Paws spotted this Thunderbird on holiday in Sonoma, and what a good reason this is for having gone there. He was only able to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_9291.crop_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird SportsWagon Conversion – What’s Not To Like About The Vista-Bird Thunder Cruiser?")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird SportsWagon Conversion – What’s Not To Like About The Vista-Bird Thunder Cruiser?
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/1/2014) Loyal CC follower Big Paws spotted this Thunderbird on holiday in Sonoma, and what a good reason this is for having gone there. He was only able to […] -
![Motor manufacturers, perhaps more than many entrepreneurs, have a history of putting their name over the door. Names that are now familiar now, such as Ford, Benz, Daimler, Porsche, Renault, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC07837.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1934 Lanchester 18 Mulliner 6 Light Saloon – Remembering Dr Fred")
Carshow Classic: 1934 Lanchester 18 Mulliner 6 Light Saloon – Remembering Dr Fred
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 28 CommentsMotor manufacturers, perhaps more than many entrepreneurs, have a history of putting their name over the door. Names that are now familiar now, such as Ford, Benz, Daimler, Porsche, Renault, […] -
![(first posted 9/18/2014) The Morris Marina was the first new car from the newly merged British Leyland (BLMC) and illustrates clearly why the volume car business of the preceding BMC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-Marina.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1973 Morris Marina Coupe 1.8TC – A BLMC Deadly Sin")
Carshow Classic: 1973 Morris Marina Coupe 1.8TC – A BLMC Deadly Sin
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 9/18/2014) The Morris Marina was the first new car from the newly merged British Leyland (BLMC) and illustrates clearly why the volume car business of the preceding BMC […] -
![(first posted September 13, 2014) For many people in Nazi dominated Europe, the distinctive silhouette of an Avro Lancaster against a moonlit sky (or in the beam of searchlights) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lancaster-burning-and-turning.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: 1945 Avro Lancaster B1 – Even More Than The Sports Car, This Is The Shape Of Freedom")
Rampside Classic: 1945 Avro Lancaster B1 – Even More Than The Sports Car, This Is The Shape Of Freedom
Posted on September 13, 2020 | 97 Comments(first posted September 13, 2014) For many people in Nazi dominated Europe, the distinctive silhouette of an Avro Lancaster against a moonlit sky (or in the beam of searchlights) […] -
![Styling is always, at least in part, an expression of a fashion, and of influences from elsewhere, hinting at glamour by association, claiming sophistication or performance by visually linking to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200805_090924641.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Vauxhall VX2300GLS – The End Of The British Vauxhall, The End Of Americana?")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Vauxhall VX2300GLS – The End Of The British Vauxhall, The End Of Americana?
Posted on September 11, 2020 | 25 CommentsStyling is always, at least in part, an expression of a fashion, and of influences from elsewhere, hinting at glamour by association, claiming sophistication or performance by visually linking to […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2014) I recently returned from a holiday in south-west France, and note again that one of the pleasures of travel is seeing how different countries handle their heritage: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/r17.3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1977 Renault 17 and 1980 Renault 18 – An Appeal To The People Of France (With A Nod To General de Gaulle)")
Curbside Classics: 1977 Renault 17 and 1980 Renault 18 – An Appeal To The People Of France (With A Nod To General de Gaulle)
Posted on September 6, 2020 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/6/2014) I recently returned from a holiday in south-west France, and note again that one of the pleasures of travel is seeing how different countries handle their heritage: […] -
![A couple of Sundays ago I was in the right place at the right time. The sun was out, the temperature was up and the MX-5 was outside, flicking its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC00999-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Do You Ever Drive Purely For Pleasure?")
QOTD: Do You Ever Drive Purely For Pleasure?
Posted on September 5, 2020 | 56 CommentsA couple of Sundays ago I was in the right place at the right time. The sun was out, the temperature was up and the MX-5 was outside, flicking its […] -
![Travelling has not been easy over the last few months but we managed to get to France for a brief break. Fixing the logistics got complex given the limits airlines […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200809_125135-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: French Holiday Outtakes Making Quarantine Acceptable")
Curbside Outtakes: French Holiday Outtakes Making Quarantine Acceptable
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 12 CommentsTravelling has not been easy over the last few months but we managed to get to France for a brief break. Fixing the logistics got complex given the limits airlines […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2014) CC has recorded previously my nomination for the most significant cars of the 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s. You can probably guess my nominee for the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1955-Morris-Minor-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Minor Series II – Britain’s Favourite Car, Bar None, And Rightly So.")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Minor Series II – Britain’s Favourite Car, Bar None, And Rightly So.
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 79 Comments(first posted 8/29/2014) CC has recorded previously my nomination for the most significant cars of the 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s. You can probably guess my nominee for the most […] -
![We’ve all seen, and probably tried, a compact SUV, and there are many, many to choose from, though not all of them vary as much you might expect. What is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200226_135940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Driving Impressions: 2020 Citroen C5 Aircross Flair PureTech 130 – In Need Of A Sense Of Direction")
Curbside Driving Impressions: 2020 Citroen C5 Aircross Flair PureTech 130 – In Need Of A Sense Of Direction
Posted on July 27, 2020 | 31 CommentsWe’ve all seen, and probably tried, a compact SUV, and there are many, many to choose from, though not all of them vary as much you might expect. What is […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2014) There are two cars from Vauxhall in the after war period that truly remain in the popular memory: the compact Viva series and the larger Vauxhall Victor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1961-Victor-F-series.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classics: 1961-1972 Vauxhall Victor – Luton Salutes The Victor")
Carshow Classics: 1961-1972 Vauxhall Victor – Luton Salutes The Victor
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/26/2014) There are two cars from Vauxhall in the after war period that truly remain in the popular memory: the compact Viva series and the larger Vauxhall Victor. […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2014) CC recently featured a review of the Austin Maxi. To recap, the Maxi was a cut down version of the BMC Austin and Morris 1800 (the Landcrab) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1977-Austin-Maxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977 Austin Maxi – Big On The Inside But Not The Outside")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Austin Maxi – Big On The Inside But Not The Outside
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/19/2014) CC recently featured a review of the Austin Maxi. To recap, the Maxi was a cut down version of the BMC Austin and Morris 1800 (the Landcrab) […]
