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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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![Is it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-l1600-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses")
Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsIs it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1974-Sunbeam-Rapier-H120_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […] -
![During one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/leyland_marathon_2_4_2_tractor_000000ea04000316.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey")
Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 8 CommentsDuring one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […] -
![So, how do you deliver eight Land Rovers in 1950, and efficiently use expensive hydraulics? Let’s take a brief look at one of the more unusual British car transporters of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/40955166954_89d3ee41ea_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carriers: 1950 Leyland Beaver – Eight Land Rovers And Some Hydraulics")
Vintage Car Carriers: 1950 Leyland Beaver – Eight Land Rovers And Some Hydraulics
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 9 CommentsSo, how do you deliver eight Land Rovers in 1950, and efficiently use expensive hydraulics? Let’s take a brief look at one of the more unusual British car transporters of […] -
![I recently gave CC a potted history of the first phase of my Dad’s car ownership history, as a way of adding context to a contemporary Chrysler UK advertisement which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSC05244-2-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: Won Over By The French?")
Auction Site Classics: Won Over By The French?
Posted on June 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsI recently gave CC a potted history of the first phase of my Dad’s car ownership history, as a way of adding context to a contemporary Chrysler UK advertisement which […] -
![Going into the back catalogue has been a popular, sometimes successful, sometimes less so, practice for the industry for twenty or more years. The Mini, Beetle, Ford Thunderbird, Jaguar S […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20191018_130607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2016 Citroen E-Mehari – Looking Forward And Back?")
Curbside Outtake: 2016 Citroen E-Mehari – Looking Forward And Back?
Posted on May 26, 2020 | 9 CommentsGoing into the back catalogue has been a popular, sometimes successful, sometimes less so, practice for the industry for twenty or more years. The Mini, Beetle, Ford Thunderbird, Jaguar S […] -
![Auction sites have many cars we rarely see elsewhere, be it on the road, at car shows and classic meets or in museums. Looking through them is a Curbivore’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AETV79095086_2-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: Can the Chrysler Man Make You Happy? Ken Certainly Tried")
Auction Site Classics: Can the Chrysler Man Make You Happy? Ken Certainly Tried
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAuction sites have many cars we rarely see elsewhere, be it on the road, at car shows and classic meets or in museums. Looking through them is a Curbivore’s take […] -
![Aston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49822008181_5138513866_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsAston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […] -
![The Cohort comes up trumps again. – I was admiring the Hudson Wasp, and “Hey, what’s that in the background?” A 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super saloon, spotted by Curbivore Fred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49786517256_1b60d93929_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?")
Cohort Capsule: 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 47 CommentsThe Cohort comes up trumps again. – I was admiring the Hudson Wasp, and “Hey, what’s that in the background?” A 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super saloon, spotted by Curbivore Fred […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2014, amended 8 May 2020) Today is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Traction-Avant_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945")
Car Show Outtakes: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 26 Comments(first posted 6/6/2014, amended 8 May 2020) Today is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. […] -
![We’re not allowed out except foe essential activity at the moment. Despite what a Curbivore may think, poking about a used car dealership or looking through an auction pre-sale inventory […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/12600469-square-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: It’s 1977 Again, And We’re At The Leyland Cars Dealer")
Auction Site Classics: It’s 1977 Again, And We’re At The Leyland Cars Dealer
Posted on May 1, 2020 | 54 CommentsWe’re not allowed out except foe essential activity at the moment. Despite what a Curbivore may think, poking about a used car dealership or looking through an auction pre-sale inventory […] -
![Some cars have a clear identity and purpose. The Citroen 2CV is a car for the French country dweller, the original Mini was for the European city, the VW Beetle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sale Site Classic: 2015 MG6 GT S 1.9DTi-Tech – Loss Of Identity, And An Identity Crisis")
Sale Site Classic: 2015 MG6 GT S 1.9DTi-Tech – Loss Of Identity, And An Identity Crisis
Posted on April 19, 2020 | 34 CommentsSome cars have a clear identity and purpose. The Citroen 2CV is a car for the French country dweller, the original Mini was for the European city, the VW Beetle […] -
![Regular Curbivores will remember that in February 2018 I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a car that was probably the closest I’ll ever get to a brand new car. I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200330_151106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta JTDm 2-120 – The 41890 Mile Test – Still A Nice Alfa!")
My Curbside Classic: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta JTDm 2-120 – The 41890 Mile Test – Still A Nice Alfa!
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 27 CommentsRegular Curbivores will remember that in February 2018 I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a car that was probably the closest I’ll ever get to a brand new car. I’ve […] -
![I have said before that one of my roles in the CC Skunk Works is to watch for any Rover 3500 (or other SD1) that passes by, catch and record […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49641832736_76aa28a72d_o-1-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtakes: 1980 Rover 3500 (SD1) – Old World Meets New World")
Cohort Outtakes: 1980 Rover 3500 (SD1) – Old World Meets New World
Posted on April 7, 2020 | 62 CommentsI have said before that one of my roles in the CC Skunk Works is to watch for any Rover 3500 (or other SD1) that passes by, catch and record […] -
![A Ford Ranchero in the UK? A 1970 model, with an 4.9 litre 302cu in V8 engine? I think I can safely there are not many of these here. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20191225_152739.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD/Curbside Outtake: 1971 Ford Ranchero 500 – Every Ranchero Has A Story; What’s This One’s?")
QOTD/Curbside Outtake: 1971 Ford Ranchero 500 – Every Ranchero Has A Story; What’s This One’s?
Posted on April 4, 2020 | 19 CommentsA Ford Ranchero in the UK? A 1970 model, with an 4.9 litre 302cu in V8 engine? I think I can safely there are not many of these here. And […]
