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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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![The history of the British owned elements of the motor industry in Australia is not as straight forward as you might have expected. The story is not simply of cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Leyland P76 Executive V8 – The End Of Empire")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Leyland P76 Executive V8 – The End Of Empire
Posted on September 1, 2019 | 42 CommentsThe history of the British owned elements of the motor industry in Australia is not as straight forward as you might have expected. The story is not simply of cars […] -
![(First Posted August 13, 2013) The MG Midget was quite possibly the simplest car manufactured in the Western world in the 1970s. It dated from 1961, and was somewhat outdated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/midget-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 MG Midget: Always Simple, And Surprisingly Durable")
Curbside Classic: 1976 MG Midget: Always Simple, And Surprisingly Durable
Posted on August 31, 2019 | 30 Comments(First Posted August 13, 2013) The MG Midget was quite possibly the simplest car manufactured in the Western world in the 1970s. It dated from 1961, and was somewhat outdated […] -
![You probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain starts to process the data. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00410.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way
Posted on August 19, 2019 | 33 CommentsYou probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain starts to process the data. […] -
![Earlier this week, CC saw some of the unexceptional cars from the Festival of the Unexceptional, a show that could have been devised for Curbivores. The cars Dad had, you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00445.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report – the Festival Of The Unexceptional Part 2 – The Exceptional Interlopers")
Carshow Photo Report – the Festival Of The Unexceptional Part 2 – The Exceptional Interlopers
Posted on August 16, 2019 | 40 CommentsEarlier this week, CC saw some of the unexceptional cars from the Festival of the Unexceptional, a show that could have been devised for Curbivores. The cars Dad had, you […] -
![CC has seen the Festival of the Unexceptional before but this year I was able to spend longer there, and also participate with my 1990 Mazda MX-5 in the supporting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00588.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report: The Festival Of The Unexceptional Part 1 – The Unexceptional")
Carshow Photo Report: The Festival Of The Unexceptional Part 1 – The Unexceptional
Posted on August 14, 2019 | 38 CommentsCC has seen the Festival of the Unexceptional before but this year I was able to spend longer there, and also participate with my 1990 Mazda MX-5 in the supporting […] -
![Jim Klein recently showed us a Jensen-Healey into which someone is planning, was planning, maybe only thought about or was actually just storing a Ford V6, and that got me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WP_20190705_18_54_15_Rich.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Extreme Engine Swap – What’s Your Favourite?")
QOTD: Extreme Engine Swap – What’s Your Favourite?
Posted on July 28, 2019 | 68 CommentsJim Klein recently showed us a Jensen-Healey into which someone is planning, was planning, maybe only thought about or was actually just storing a Ford V6, and that got me […] -
![(First Posted October 28, 2015) In 1972, an expedition led by then-Major John Blashford-Snell, of the British Army’s Royal Engineers, was the first vehicle based expedition to traverse both American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1953-land-rver-series1.7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Land Rover Series 1 – After 67 Years, The Night Watchman Comes Back To The Pavilion*")
Curbside Classic: Land Rover Series 1 – After 67 Years, The Night Watchman Comes Back To The Pavilion*
Posted on July 23, 2019 | 49 Comments(First Posted October 28, 2015) In 1972, an expedition led by then-Major John Blashford-Snell, of the British Army’s Royal Engineers, was the first vehicle based expedition to traverse both American […] -
![CC has recently seen some of the highlights of our recent trip to New Zealand, which I referred to as “it’s a Toyota but not as we know it”, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC00622.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global – Kiwi Scrapbook: Explore New Zealand, And Expect The Unexpected")
CC Global – Kiwi Scrapbook: Explore New Zealand, And Expect The Unexpected
Posted on June 29, 2019 | 24 CommentsCC has recently seen some of the highlights of our recent trip to New Zealand, which I referred to as “it’s a Toyota but not as we know it”, but […] -
![CC has recently seen my favourite Holden Commodore spots from our recent trip to New Zealand. But what about other sights, unfamiliar in some way, be it name, appearance, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DSC00280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global – Our Kiwi Scrapbook: You Put Your Ractis On The Driveway, Not The Garden")
CC Global – Our Kiwi Scrapbook: You Put Your Ractis On The Driveway, Not The Garden
Posted on June 28, 2019 | 25 CommentsCC has recently seen my favourite Holden Commodore spots from our recent trip to New Zealand. But what about other sights, unfamiliar in some way, be it name, appearance, or […] -
![Back in 2017, I posted a piece on CC covering the unusual cars I saw on a holiday in New Zealand and the variations that were different to those familiar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC00035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global – Our Kiwi Scrapbook: My Highlights Of The Holden Commodore")
CC Global – Our Kiwi Scrapbook: My Highlights Of The Holden Commodore
Posted on June 27, 2019 | 24 CommentsBack in 2017, I posted a piece on CC covering the unusual cars I saw on a holiday in New Zealand and the variations that were different to those familiar […] -
![On 6 June 1944, Operation Neptune saw the largest seaborne military invasion in history. Over 130,000 troops, from the British, US, Canadian and Australian armies and the forces of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/C-47.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Runway Classic: The Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) Over Normandy, 75 Years On")
Runway Classic: The Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) Over Normandy, 75 Years On
Posted on June 9, 2019 | 38 CommentsOn 6 June 1944, Operation Neptune saw the largest seaborne military invasion in history. Over 130,000 troops, from the British, US, Canadian and Australian armies and the forces of the […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2013) There’s an adage in the car industry – if a car is good enough, it’ll sell. It’s not the only way to successfully sell a car, of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC03305.4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch – If It’s Good Enough, It’ll Sell")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch – If It’s Good Enough, It’ll Sell
Posted on May 11, 2019 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/10/2013) There’s an adage in the car industry – if a car is good enough, it’ll sell. It’s not the only way to successfully sell a car, of […] -
![My wife and I have recently been to New Zealand, for a second trip. The on road sightings will form some later posts, but these are too good to wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC00283.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classics: New Zealand: Great Place, Great Cars")
In Motion Classics: New Zealand: Great Place, Great Cars
Posted on May 10, 2019 | 15 CommentsMy wife and I have recently been to New Zealand, for a second trip. The on road sightings will form some later posts, but these are too good to wait […] -
![The CC Cohort continues to attract and collect a huge range of vehicles, from the ultra-desirable, intriguing, ordinary but lasting and just plain, well, odd. Like this – a 1989 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47674739861_1d3cc0e555_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1989 Reliant Rialto For Sale in Paris – Good Luck With That")
Cohort Outtake: 1989 Reliant Rialto For Sale in Paris – Good Luck With That
Posted on May 3, 2019 | 22 CommentsThe CC Cohort continues to attract and collect a huge range of vehicles, from the ultra-desirable, intriguing, ordinary but lasting and just plain, well, odd. Like this – a 1989 […] -
![CC has looked at the history of the gently eccentric and very British Bristol before, but this example and the photographs taken by Nathan Williams and posted to the CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47629849162_a5073af949_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1952 Bristol 401 – Timeless Elegance Of An English Spa Town")
Cohort Outtake: 1952 Bristol 401 – Timeless Elegance Of An English Spa Town
Posted on April 30, 2019 | 11 CommentsCC has looked at the history of the gently eccentric and very British Bristol before, but this example and the photographs taken by Nathan Williams and posted to the CC […]
