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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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![CC has covered many cars in depth, often with a keen eye for the unremarked details and with some thoughtful context, personal recollection and connection, always remembering that every car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/f5483036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984-1987 Alfa Romeo Sprint 1.3 – “When I See An Alfa Romeo Go By, I Tip My Hat”")
Curbside Classic: 1984-1987 Alfa Romeo Sprint 1.3 – “When I See An Alfa Romeo Go By, I Tip My Hat”
Posted on August 11, 2023 | 21 CommentsCC has covered many cars in depth, often with a keen eye for the unremarked details and with some thoughtful context, personal recollection and connection, always remembering that every car […] -
![CC has recently seen of the highlights from the annual classic car show held at Lytham Hall in Lancashire, England in May this year. Those earlier posts focussed on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DSC01026-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report – Lytham Hall May 2023 – The Import Section")
Carshow Photo Report – Lytham Hall May 2023 – The Import Section
Posted on July 26, 2023 | 18 CommentsCC has recently seen of the highlights from the annual classic car show held at Lytham Hall in Lancashire, England in May this year. Those earlier posts focussed on the […] -
![Last week, we looked at some of the cars from the British Leyland family and its descendants and ancestors at the Lytham Hall Classic Car Show back in May this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC01168-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 2 – Buying From British Leyland Is Optional")
Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 2 – Buying From British Leyland Is Optional
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 12 CommentsLast week, we looked at some of the cars from the British Leyland family and its descendants and ancestors at the Lytham Hall Classic Car Show back in May this […] -
![The classic car show and gathering season is now upon us and getting into full swing. Over here, we seen to have gone from a long drawn out spring (was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC00999-2-tile.10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 1 – Buy British Leyland – There’s Something For Everyone!")
Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 1 – Buy British Leyland – There’s Something For Everyone!
Posted on July 19, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe classic car show and gathering season is now upon us and getting into full swing. Over here, we seen to have gone from a long drawn out spring (was […] -
![This weekend sees the finals of the singles at the Wimbledon Championships, at the venue that is the home to what is still officially called the All England Lawn Tennis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/princess.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: The Singles Championships Finals Weekend – The Top Seeds, And Some Wild Cards")
Curbside Outtakes: The Singles Championships Finals Weekend – The Top Seeds, And Some Wild Cards
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsThis weekend sees the finals of the singles at the Wimbledon Championships, at the venue that is the home to what is still officially called the All England Lawn Tennis […] -
![(first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WP_20170602_013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi")
Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WP_20170625_009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work")
Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2017) Renault long played the understudy to the leading role of innovator taken by Citroen. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Citroen undisputedly was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bingo-card-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – An Outline History Of Renault, 1963-1986, Or The CC Guide To Renault Bingo")
Automotive History – An Outline History Of Renault, 1963-1986, Or The CC Guide To Renault Bingo
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 101 Comments(first posted 7/2/2017) Renault long played the understudy to the leading role of innovator taken by Citroen. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Citroen undisputedly was the […] -
![Blackpool, that most distinctive of English seaside resorts, has many special features and attractions. Not just the weather of Lancashire and the distinctive tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC00986-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2023 – Tramway Classic: 1934 English Electric Balloon Tram – Resilience, With Electrical Power")
CC’s Best of 2023 – Tramway Classic: 1934 English Electric Balloon Tram – Resilience, With Electrical Power
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 18 CommentsBlackpool, that most distinctive of English seaside resorts, has many special features and attractions. Not just the weather of Lancashire and the distinctive tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower but […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2013) By 1961, the Rootes Group was established as one of the Big Four in the UK, along with BMC (Austin/Morris/MG/Wolseley/Riley), Ford and Vauxhall (representing GM and then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Hillman-Super-Minx-1966-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Hillman Super Minx – Rooting For Rootes")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Hillman Super Minx – Rooting For Rootes
Posted on June 18, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013) By 1961, the Rootes Group was established as one of the Big Four in the UK, along with BMC (Austin/Morris/MG/Wolseley/Riley), Ford and Vauxhall (representing GM and then […] -
![The UK has just had that most remarkable thing – a bright, sunny, warm public holiday weekend, over the last weekend in May. Normally, we expect rain; this year was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230527_100954-tile.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: All In Day’s Work")
Curbside Outtakes: All In Day’s Work
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsThe UK has just had that most remarkable thing – a bright, sunny, warm public holiday weekend, over the last weekend in May. Normally, we expect rain; this year was […] -
![In late 1922, two young men in Blackpool, on the north west coast of England, started a business building motorcycle sidecars, named Swallow Sidecars. By 1926, the company built its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lyons.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake: 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special – Just One Swallow Helping Make A Summer")
Carshow Outtake: 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special – Just One Swallow Helping Make A Summer
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 6 CommentsIn late 1922, two young men in Blackpool, on the north west coast of England, started a business building motorcycle sidecars, named Swallow Sidecars. By 1926, the company built its […] -
![In Part 1 of this review, I showed some of the highlights of the UK’s Spring Alfa Day held in April, looking at the rear wheel drive cars. Here, we’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG-20230416-WA0005.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 2 – The Front Wheel Drive Cars")
Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 2 – The Front Wheel Drive Cars
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 5 CommentsIn Part 1 of this review, I showed some of the highlights of the UK’s Spring Alfa Day held in April, looking at the rear wheel drive cars. Here, we’ll […] -
![The carshow season is now opening up, and first out of the blocks, for me at least, was Spring Alfa Day at Duxford aircraft museum. An event that does exactly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC00856.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 1 – The Rear Wheel Drive Cars")
Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 1 – The Rear Wheel Drive Cars
Posted on May 11, 2023 | 12 CommentsThe carshow season is now opening up, and first out of the blocks, for me at least, was Spring Alfa Day at Duxford aircraft museum. An event that does exactly […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2017) These photos, posted on the CC Cohort by nifty43 (nifticus) and taken in Vancouver in March this year, confirm one thing, I suggest, and without much debate. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34303654606_c44552ed16_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Citroen Ami 6 – The Greatest Ugly Car Ever?")
Cohort Classic: Citroen Ami 6 – The Greatest Ugly Car Ever?
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 77 Comments(first posted 5/10/2017) These photos, posted on the CC Cohort by nifty43 (nifticus) and taken in Vancouver in March this year, confirm one thing, I suggest, and without much debate. The […]
