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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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![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 […] -
![You may recall reading about the Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch on CC earlier this year. This was the Vauxhall version of General Motors Europe’s competitor to the Ford Capri II, Renault […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WP_20180624_19_07_27_Pro_LI-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1983-6 Opel Manta GT/J Coupe – Germany’s Better Capri")
Curbside Outtake: 1983-6 Opel Manta GT/J Coupe – Germany’s Better Capri
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 15 CommentsYou may recall reading about the Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch on CC earlier this year. This was the Vauxhall version of General Motors Europe’s competitor to the Ford Capri II, Renault […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P6-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way")
Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […] -
![Alfa Romeo has a record, longer and stronger than most, of offering a coupe alongside a saloon, often with more than one choice at a time. The 105 series Giulia […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20200802_162150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2006 Alfa Romeo Brera 2.4JTD – I Think I Could Forgive It Anything, Except Being Alfa’s Last Coupe")
Curbside Outtake: 2006 Alfa Romeo Brera 2.4JTD – I Think I Could Forgive It Anything, Except Being Alfa’s Last Coupe
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 8 CommentsAlfa Romeo has a record, longer and stronger than most, of offering a coupe alongside a saloon, often with more than one choice at a time. The 105 series Giulia […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2022) CC has previously looked at the Hillman Imp (Sunbeam Imp) and the Hillman Hunter (Sunbeam Arrow) and examined their role in the decline and fall of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1973-hillman-avenger-estate.9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super Estate – After Optimism, Exile")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super Estate – After Optimism, Exile
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/9/2022) CC has previously looked at the Hillman Imp (Sunbeam Imp) and the Hillman Hunter (Sunbeam Arrow) and examined their role in the decline and fall of the […] -
![CAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland")
Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 29 CommentsCAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […] -
![Car builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20200801_181209-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress")
Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsCar builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […] -
![There’s a saying, used in the building trade about preparing for a VIP visit and for finalising the layout of ship and aircraft interiors. “If you can’t hide it, paint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: The Citroen 2CV in the UK, 1980s – If You Can’t Hide It…..")
Advertising Classics: The Citroen 2CV in the UK, 1980s – If You Can’t Hide It…..
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 21 CommentsThere’s a saying, used in the building trade about preparing for a VIP visit and for finalising the layout of ship and aircraft interiors. “If you can’t hide it, paint […] -
![The title sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? The 2021 bit is easy enough, England hopefully obvious, and maybe Gaydon is familiar as the home of the British Motor Museum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20210821_112712-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – MIT Car 2021, Gaydon, England")
Car Show Photo Report – MIT Car 2021, Gaydon, England
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 10 CommentsThe title sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? The 2021 bit is easy enough, England hopefully obvious, and maybe Gaydon is familiar as the home of the British Motor Museum […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1964vauxhallvivaHA.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?")
Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […] -
![What do you need from a hire car over two days and 350 miles? Safety, security, dependability, decently comfortable and spacious enough for those using it (in this case just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220303_132348.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Review: 2021 Hyundai Kona Hybrid Premium – For Many, Competence And Convenience Will Win Out")
Curbside Rental Review: 2021 Hyundai Kona Hybrid Premium – For Many, Competence And Convenience Will Win Out
Posted on March 17, 2022 | 14 CommentsWhat do you need from a hire car over two days and 350 miles? Safety, security, dependability, decently comfortable and spacious enough for those using it (in this case just […] -
![You may have read my recent post on the Italian Car Day organised at Brooklands by a group of owner and enthusiast clubs, including the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC00202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021 – Part 2")
Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021 – Part 2
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 19 CommentsYou may have read my recent post on the Italian Car Day organised at Brooklands by a group of owner and enthusiast clubs, including the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club. […] -
![Is it really twenty years since Ford ended production of the Escort van? Like the larger Transit, in the UK it defined its sector to the extent that vans became […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51878544947_f48aa2471b_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1995-2002 Ford Escort Van – No Street Corner Should Ever Be Without One")
Cohort Outtake: 1995-2002 Ford Escort Van – No Street Corner Should Ever Be Without One
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsIs it really twenty years since Ford ended production of the Escort van? Like the larger Transit, in the UK it defined its sector to the extent that vans became […] -
![Here’s something a little different. A promotional film produced by Vauxhall in 1972 for the then new proving ground at Millbrook, just 30 minutes from the Engineering Centre in Luton, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2f5921d0-50e3-4614-8d36-41144160b7b5-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside History: Millbrook Proving Ground, 1972 – Where Vauxhall Got Tough on Quality")
Curbside History: Millbrook Proving Ground, 1972 – Where Vauxhall Got Tough on Quality
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 17 CommentsHere’s something a little different. A promotional film produced by Vauxhall in 1972 for the then new proving ground at Millbrook, just 30 minutes from the Engineering Centre in Luton, […]
