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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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![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. […] -
![I know this looks like any other Citroen Berlingo van, a sight as familiar in France and much of Europe as any other vehicle. Berlingos, and the Peugeot Partner twin, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20220516_140141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2008- 2018 Citroen Berlingo 4×4 By Dangel – Cross Country, French Style")
Curbside Outtake: 2008- 2018 Citroen Berlingo 4×4 By Dangel – Cross Country, French Style
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 9 CommentsI know this looks like any other Citroen Berlingo van, a sight as familiar in France and much of Europe as any other vehicle. Berlingos, and the Peugeot Partner twin, […] -
![(first posted 6.7/2016) A pre-war Peugeot is a rare sight, even in France, and almost exclusively at car shows. But French car shows can be different, and this one certainly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/f5573020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1937 Peugeot 302 – Art Deco Meets French Suspension")
Car Show Classic: 1937 Peugeot 302 – Art Deco Meets French Suspension
Posted on July 7, 2022 | 43 Comments(first posted 6.7/2016) A pre-war Peugeot is a rare sight, even in France, and almost exclusively at car shows. But French car shows can be different, and this one certainly […] -
![There’s a first time for everything they say. And to prove it, last Thursday, I took photographs of a motorcycle, parked in a field as the sun set. And why? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220602_210243.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1956 Sunbeam S7 – Their Last, My First")
Curbside Capsule: 1956 Sunbeam S7 – Their Last, My First
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 18 CommentsThere’s a first time for everything they say. And to prove it, last Thursday, I took photographs of a motorcycle, parked in a field as the sun set. And why? […] -
![On paper, everything about the 1959 Austin A95 Westminster was simple – a uncomplicated steel monocoque construction, an overhead valve straight six engine and four speed gearbox lacking synchromesh on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WP_20160316_005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Austin A95 Westminster – Keep It Simple; Make It Complicated But Ultimately Sinful")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Austin A95 Westminster – Keep It Simple; Make It Complicated But Ultimately Sinful
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 25 CommentsOn paper, everything about the 1959 Austin A95 Westminster was simple – a uncomplicated steel monocoque construction, an overhead valve straight six engine and four speed gearbox lacking synchromesh on […] -
![x (first posted 5/27/2016) A Ford Granada coming towards you on a Sunday afternoon, whist waiting at a bus stop. Noteworthy – any Granada on the road now deserves […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2-granadas.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classics: 1976 Ford Granada Ghia 3.0 and 1985 Ford Granada 2.3GL – Objects In The Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear")
In Motion Classics: 1976 Ford Granada Ghia 3.0 and 1985 Ford Granada 2.3GL – Objects In The Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 57 Commentsx (first posted 5/27/2016) A Ford Granada coming towards you on a Sunday afternoon, whist waiting at a bus stop. Noteworthy – any Granada on the road now deserves […] -
![We can no longer read LJK Setright on a monthly basis as we used to, but a bit of internet browsing can unearth gems of his thoughts and wisdom, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6800483308_27ade7d3ac_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, May 1992 – Will There Ever Be A Better Mini Than The Mini?")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, May 1992 – Will There Ever Be A Better Mini Than The Mini?
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 18 CommentsWe can no longer read LJK Setright on a monthly basis as we used to, but a bit of internet browsing can unearth gems of his thoughts and wisdom, as […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2016) Forty years ago today (in 2016), two aircraft landed at Washington Dulles Airport. The supersonic age had arrived, and with it a true design and technology […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mach2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: BAC/Sud Aviation Concorde – Before You Leave, You Arrive")
Rampside Classic: BAC/Sud Aviation Concorde – Before You Leave, You Arrive
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 79 Comments(first posted 5/24/2016) Forty years ago today (in 2016), two aircraft landed at Washington Dulles Airport. The supersonic age had arrived, and with it a true design and technology […] -
![“Bonjour, Monsieur, Madame; comment allez-vous? Bienvenue au garage du Boulevard Winston Churchill, agence Peugeot. We offer a full range of new Peugeot cars and autres grand marques, d’occasion. How can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20210903_184312.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classique: 1958 Peugeot 403 – A Vendre, Grand Choix de Voitures Neuves et d’Occasion, Petit Prix*")
Curbside Classique: 1958 Peugeot 403 – A Vendre, Grand Choix de Voitures Neuves et d’Occasion, Petit Prix*
Posted on May 21, 2022 | 24 Comments“Bonjour, Monsieur, Madame; comment allez-vous? Bienvenue au garage du Boulevard Winston Churchill, agence Peugeot. We offer a full range of new Peugeot cars and autres grand marques, d’occasion. How can […] -
![According to the registration records, this is a 1969 VW Beetle 1600. Your eyes may suggest something – the obvious is a 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster. The manufacturer calls it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20210905_121737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – 1969 VW Type 1 Beetle 1600, Reimagined As A Chesil Speedster – Do Curbivores Approve?")
QOTD – 1969 VW Type 1 Beetle 1600, Reimagined As A Chesil Speedster – Do Curbivores Approve?
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 28 CommentsAccording to the registration records, this is a 1969 VW Beetle 1600. Your eyes may suggest something – the obvious is a 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster. The manufacturer calls it […] -
![Picking the greatest, or the worst, of anything or any group, be it people, places, events or objects, is always a subjective thing to do. Here at CC, I’ve nominated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/motorsportcover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racing Retrospective: Sir Stirling Moss’s 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR – The Greatest Car, Driver and Race?")
Racing Retrospective: Sir Stirling Moss’s 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR – The Greatest Car, Driver and Race?
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 18 CommentsPicking the greatest, or the worst, of anything or any group, be it people, places, events or objects, is always a subjective thing to do. Here at CC, I’ve nominated […] -
![By the early 1950s, Rover had realised that the Land Rover (then still the Series 1) had scope beyond the stop gap it was originally foreseen to be. Alongside the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20210904_104229.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Minerva Tout Terrain – A Land Rover For Belgium, From Belgium")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Minerva Tout Terrain – A Land Rover For Belgium, From Belgium
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 10 CommentsBy the early 1950s, Rover had realised that the Land Rover (then still the Series 1) had scope beyond the stop gap it was originally foreseen to be. Alongside the […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC04099.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty")
Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […]
