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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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![(Originally posted 5 August 2018) Yesterday CC saw the highlights of the UK brands at the Festival of the Unexceptional and the Concours de l’Ordinaire. Today, it’s time to look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSC08825-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 2 – The European and Japanese Brands")
Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 2 – The European and Japanese Brands
Posted on August 5, 2018 | 57 Comments(Originally posted 5 August 2018) Yesterday CC saw the highlights of the UK brands at the Festival of the Unexceptional and the Concours de l’Ordinaire. Today, it’s time to look […] -
![(Originally posted 4 August 2018) Car shows come in all shapes and sizes, from the adhoc gathering outside a pub on a summer evening with relaxed, informal conversation to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSC08860-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2018: Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 1 – The UK Brands")
CC’s Best of 2018: Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 1 – The UK Brands
Posted on August 4, 2018 | 83 Comments(Originally posted 4 August 2018) Car shows come in all shapes and sizes, from the adhoc gathering outside a pub on a summer evening with relaxed, informal conversation to the […] -
![Last Monday, I did what everyone who transfers from driving a petrol fuelled car to a diesel fuelled car, or has a mixed fuel fleet, always dreads. I misfuelled my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/WP_20180710_10_42_05_Pro_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Have You Ever Made A Really Stupid Mistake?")
QOTD: Have You Ever Made A Really Stupid Mistake?
Posted on July 15, 2018 | 67 CommentsLast Monday, I did what everyone who transfers from driving a petrol fuelled car to a diesel fuelled car, or has a mixed fuel fleet, always dreads. I misfuelled my […] -
![The Rover 3500 (SD1) has long been a favourite, since I crept out of school to buy Autocar and Motor’s special editions in July 1976, but seeing one on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/40951713670_86499fa80a_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1980-82 Rover 3500 (SD1) – It Still Moves Me")
Cohort Outtake: 1980-82 Rover 3500 (SD1) – It Still Moves Me
Posted on June 23, 2018 | 28 CommentsThe Rover 3500 (SD1) has long been a favourite, since I crept out of school to buy Autocar and Motor’s special editions in July 1976, but seeing one on the […] -
![One of the pleasures of being a Curbivore is never knowing what you might see. I was recently at a small but perfectly formed classic car show, in the grounds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/WP_20180617_10_32_09_Pro_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake – 1954 FBW AN35V: The Forecast Is For Classic Sunshine In The Alps")
Carshow Outtake – 1954 FBW AN35V: The Forecast Is For Classic Sunshine In The Alps
Posted on June 22, 2018 | 8 CommentsOne of the pleasures of being a Curbivore is never knowing what you might see. I was recently at a small but perfectly formed classic car show, in the grounds […] -
CC Outtake: Ducati Energia FreeDUCk4 – Only Poste Italiane
Posted on June 9, 2018 | 20 CommentsHow is your post delivered? Peugeot Partner or similarly anonymous van, a man with a bike, with an electric trolley or just walking the streets? -
![Like many Curbivores and car enthusiasts, I have a strong fondness for Alfa Romeo, for having perhaps the greatest motorsport heritage of any accessible brand, a history of distinctive and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSC00691.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Future Curbside Classic: Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6JTDm-2 120 – Not Exactly How They Do It At Audi")
My New Future Curbside Classic: Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6JTDm-2 120 – Not Exactly How They Do It At Audi
Posted on April 8, 2018 | 33 CommentsLike many Curbivores and car enthusiasts, I have a strong fondness for Alfa Romeo, for having perhaps the greatest motorsport heritage of any accessible brand, a history of distinctive and […] -
![Replacing a successful, long term owned car is never easy, and is one you may well have grappled with at some point over the years. I know I have, more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/AUDIA3Sportback-5doors-4825_16-horz-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Should I Replace My Current Car?")
QOTD: How Should I Replace My Current Car?
Posted on April 6, 2018 | 61 CommentsReplacing a successful, long term owned car is never easy, and is one you may well have grappled with at some point over the years. I know I have, more […] -
![The Peugeot 504 was perhaps the car that truly justified the title “the French Mercedes”. Not only did it have a similar spot in the market in France to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/504.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1976 Peugeot 504 Diesel – More At Home In France Than Seattle")
CC For Sale: 1976 Peugeot 504 Diesel – More At Home In France Than Seattle
Posted on November 24, 2017 | 41 CommentsThe Peugeot 504 was perhaps the car that truly justified the title “the French Mercedes”. Not only did it have a similar spot in the market in France to the […] -
![Travel genuinely broadens the mind; it adds new facts and information about places, people and cultures, it corrects misconceptions, it can stimulate ideas in both the traveller and the host, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSC06426.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: “It’s A Honda, Jim, But Not As We Know It” – Car Spotting In New Zealand")
CC Global: “It’s A Honda, Jim, But Not As We Know It” – Car Spotting In New Zealand
Posted on October 20, 2017 | 24 CommentsTravel genuinely broadens the mind; it adds new facts and information about places, people and cultures, it corrects misconceptions, it can stimulate ideas in both the traveller and the host, […] -
![One thing we all learn about car ownership, sometimes with a first car, sometime not, is knowing when to change. Sometimes we time it right, sometimes not and sometimes we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC01882-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Long Term – 2011 Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4TDCi: Knowing When To Stick Or Twist")
CC Long Term – 2011 Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4TDCi: Knowing When To Stick Or Twist
Posted on September 30, 2017 | 55 CommentsOne thing we all learn about car ownership, sometimes with a first car, sometime not, is knowing when to change. Sometimes we time it right, sometimes not and sometimes we […] -
![One of the great things about being a Curbivore is that you never know when it might be necessary to go into Full Active Curbivore mode, without notice. Such an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DSC00430-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake: Unexpected Veteran Car Encounter")
Carshow Outtake: Unexpected Veteran Car Encounter
Posted on July 17, 2017 | 25 CommentsOne of the great things about being a Curbivore is that you never know when it might be necessary to go into Full Active Curbivore mode, without notice. Such an […] -
![If you ask anyone under, say 40, to name the best handling, most driver focused, affordable sports car around, there’s a more than fair chance that they would suggest the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/europa3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 2007 Lotus Europa S – Who Wants To Grow Up?")
Carshow Classic: 2007 Lotus Europa S – Who Wants To Grow Up?
Posted on May 15, 2017 | 16 CommentsIf you ask anyone under, say 40, to name the best handling, most driver focused, affordable sports car around, there’s a more than fair chance that they would suggest the […] -
![I should start this personal review with a confession. I understand the fully capable SUV, perhaps best personified by the Land Rover Discovery, Jeep Grand Cherokee or Toyota Highlander. The idea that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_0946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC Driving Impression: 2016 Jeep Renegade 1.6 Multijet Limited – Never Mind The Capability, Admire The Pastiche")
Future CC Driving Impression: 2016 Jeep Renegade 1.6 Multijet Limited – Never Mind The Capability, Admire The Pastiche
Posted on May 4, 2017 | 52 CommentsI should start this personal review with a confession. I understand the fully capable SUV, perhaps best personified by the Land Rover Discovery, Jeep Grand Cherokee or Toyota Highlander. The idea that […] -
![You may not have had need to consider this, but the hire car (the UK term for rental cars) does vary across the world. In mainland Europe and the US, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC06745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Car Review: 2006 Nissan Tiida (Versa) 1.5 Automatic – Meeting All The Requirements Of A Hire Car.")
CC Rental Car Review: 2006 Nissan Tiida (Versa) 1.5 Automatic – Meeting All The Requirements Of A Hire Car.
Posted on April 12, 2017 | 40 CommentsYou may not have had need to consider this, but the hire car (the UK term for rental cars) does vary across the world. In mainland Europe and the US, […]
