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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 the Traction Avant extensively, and I maintain that technically, if not commercially, it is perhaps the most significant car of the 1930s. You could make a case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC00393.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake: 1950 Citroen 11CV With Emille Tonneline Grille Profile – (At)Traction Avant?")
Carshow Outtake: 1950 Citroen 11CV With Emille Tonneline Grille Profile – (At)Traction Avant?
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsCC has covered the Traction Avant extensively, and I maintain that technically, if not commercially, it is perhaps the most significant car of the 1930s. You could make a case […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2016) Alec Issigonis, along with Sir Henry Royce and perhaps Colin Chapman, has the greatest name recognition in the UK for any British car designer or engineer. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alex1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Biography: Sir Alec Issigonis – The Designer of Britain’s Favourite Cars, Britain’s Favourite Car Designer")
Biography: Sir Alec Issigonis – The Designer of Britain’s Favourite Cars, Britain’s Favourite Car Designer
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/24/2016) Alec Issigonis, along with Sir Henry Royce and perhaps Colin Chapman, has the greatest name recognition in the UK for any British car designer or engineer. At […] -
![Here’s one we never saw many off, even in their heyday. A convertible version of the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 (the 1981 GM J car for the UK), based on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220827_163816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8i Convertible – Open Roof, Open Minds")
Curbside Outtake: 1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8i Convertible – Open Roof, Open Minds
Posted on October 13, 2022 | 10 CommentsHere’s one we never saw many off, even in their heyday. A convertible version of the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 (the 1981 GM J car for the UK), based on the […] -
![Go onto a major car manufacturer website and head for the configurator. Chances are that anything other a fairly default and often very plain colour will now be a chargeable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC00685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report: National Alfa Day, August 2022 – Part 2 – Other Colours Are Available")
Carshow Photo Report: National Alfa Day, August 2022 – Part 2 – Other Colours Are Available
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 13 CommentsGo onto a major car manufacturer website and head for the configurator. Chances are that anything other a fairly default and often very plain colour will now be a chargeable […] -
![Single marque car shows can be odd affairs. Some work, some don’t. Most will understand the appeal of Rolls-Royce, Ferrari or Porsche event, perhaps a Cadillac, Thunderbird or Mustang event, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220807_113635.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Photo Report: National Alfa Day, August 2022 – Part 1 – Seeing Red, Or Should That Be Rosso Alfa?")
Carshow Photo Report: National Alfa Day, August 2022 – Part 1 – Seeing Red, Or Should That Be Rosso Alfa?
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 11 CommentsSingle marque car shows can be odd affairs. Some work, some don’t. Most will understand the appeal of Rolls-Royce, Ferrari or Porsche event, perhaps a Cadillac, Thunderbird or Mustang event, […] -
QOTD – Tell Me About This 1963 VW 1200 (Beetle) Cabriolet
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 55 CommentsA slightly different QOTD than normal. Instead of responses to a direct questions and the option to explore and digress, I’m looking for facts. -
![It’s strange how things work out sometimes, isn’t it? There I was, in Lord Nuffield’s billiard room, recounting his life and times for visitors and just reaching the merger of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220918_134739mod.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1950 Morris Oxford – Here To Respect The Founder")
Curbside Outtake: 1950 Morris Oxford – Here To Respect The Founder
Posted on September 26, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt’s strange how things work out sometimes, isn’t it? There I was, in Lord Nuffield’s billiard room, recounting his life and times for visitors and just reaching the merger of […] -
![I’ve been wanting to share one of these for a long time, just because they’re a bit contrarian, which is something I can relate to. This may be a Nissan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220825_135518.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2008-2019 Nissan Cube Series 3 – If You’re Not Square")
Curbside Outtake: 2008-2019 Nissan Cube Series 3 – If You’re Not Square
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 26 CommentsI’ve been wanting to share one of these for a long time, just because they’re a bit contrarian, which is something I can relate to. This may be a Nissan […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2016) The fifteenth of August is a public holiday in France, to mark Assumption Day, and each year the Peugeot Enthusiasts’ Club in the department of Lot and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5ddd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: At The Chappelle de Vehicules Anciennes At Tonneins, France, For The Fete Of Saint Christopher.")
Car Show Classics: At The Chappelle de Vehicules Anciennes At Tonneins, France, For The Fete Of Saint Christopher.
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 88 Comments(first posted 9/7/2016) The fifteenth of August is a public holiday in France, to mark Assumption Day, and each year the Peugeot Enthusiasts’ Club in the department of Lot and […] -
![Sixty is not that old, but it is a milestone, most would probably agree. Reaching it should be marked with something, even if it’s just a trip to the pub. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1969-Austin-1100-1970-Austin-1300GT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Salute: BMC’s ADO16 Reaches 60!")
Curbside Salute: BMC’s ADO16 Reaches 60!
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 30 CommentsSixty is not that old, but it is a milestone, most would probably agree. Reaching it should be marked with something, even if it’s just a trip to the pub. […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2013) Peugeot has a distinguished line of Coupe and Cabriolet variants of its mainstream products in its archive, and in many ways the 406 Coupe was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/406.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Peugeot 406 Coupe: The Last Of An Elegant Line")
Curbside Classic: Peugeot 406 Coupe: The Last Of An Elegant Line
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 9/4/2013) Peugeot has a distinguished line of Coupe and Cabriolet variants of its mainstream products in its archive, and in many ways the 406 Coupe was the […] -
![The lucky dip of the CC Cohort strikes again – RoveraNotario has spotted not one but two Hillman Hunters in Peru. The Hunter, sold in North America as the Sunbeam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/32085728415_938d865f62_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – When Did You Last See A Hillman Hunter In Service?")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – When Did You Last See A Hillman Hunter In Service?
Posted on August 4, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe lucky dip of the CC Cohort strikes again – RoveraNotario has spotted not one but two Hillman Hunters in Peru. The Hunter, sold in North America as the Sunbeam […] -
![Spain’s SEAT (Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, Spanish Passenger Car Company) has a complex history for a relatively young company. Founded only in 1950, it was originally in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220512_115320.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1991-98 SEAT Toledo – A VW Jetta With Golf Practicality")
Curbside Outtake: 1991-98 SEAT Toledo – A VW Jetta With Golf Practicality
Posted on August 1, 2022 | 8 CommentsSpain’s SEAT (Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, Spanish Passenger Car Company) has a complex history for a relatively young company. Founded only in 1950, it was originally in a […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2016) At the Paris Motor Show in 1936, a British manufacturer exhibited a compact, two seat sport tourer, built as was conventional at the time around a steel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1936morgan4-4.3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1936 Morgan 4/4 (And Morgan History) – Trying To Understand The Enigma")
Carshow Classic: 1936 Morgan 4/4 (And Morgan History) – Trying To Understand The Enigma
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 7/31/2016) At the Paris Motor Show in 1936, a British manufacturer exhibited a compact, two seat sport tourer, built as was conventional at the time around a steel […] -
![I saw it with my own eyes. I spoke, albeit briefly, to the man who claimed to be the owner. I walked round it. I looked closely at some details. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/250ce.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1969-73 Mercedes-Benz 250CE Diesel – Does This Car Actually Exist?")
Curbside Outtake: 1969-73 Mercedes-Benz 250CE Diesel – Does This Car Actually Exist?
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 12 CommentsI saw it with my own eyes. I spoke, albeit briefly, to the man who claimed to be the owner. I walked round it. I looked closely at some details. […]
