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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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![Through the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211226_095602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled")
Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 12 CommentsThrough the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2016) Europe has had many great rear engined cars, some more appealing than others. It still has one, the Porsche 911, which is perhaps one of the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1966HillmanImp.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classic: 1966 Hillman Imp Mark II – A Car Too Far From Home, In Too Many Ways?")
Auction Site Classic: 1966 Hillman Imp Mark II – A Car Too Far From Home, In Too Many Ways?
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/31/2016) Europe has had many great rear engined cars, some more appealing than others. It still has one, the Porsche 911, which is perhaps one of the most […] -
![The life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NTIV_NUFF_1963_238_1-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country")
Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 20 CommentsThe life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2015) Let me start with a confession. In 2012, I very nearly bought a 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster (or Drop Head Coupe as it was officially labelled). It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1976TriumphTR7-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph TR7 Fixed Head Coupe – The Case For The Defence")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph TR7 Fixed Head Coupe – The Case For The Defence
Posted on December 12, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/12/2015) Let me start with a confession. In 2012, I very nearly bought a 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster (or Drop Head Coupe as it was officially labelled). It […] -
![Last week, CC saw a drive story piece from CAR from August 1977 which took the Jaguar XJ5.3C from London to Budapest. Aside from a mechanical failure in a bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, September 1977 – Which Is The Best Car In The World?")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, September 1977 – Which Is The Best Car In The World?
Posted on December 4, 2021 | 28 CommentsLast week, CC saw a drive story piece from CAR from August 1977 which took the Jaguar XJ5.3C from London to Budapest. Aside from a mechanical failure in a bought […] -
![CAR magazine had a great tradition of long drive stories. Alongside the scoop features, supercar drives and frank, to the point of blunt, reviews and summaries of many cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/car.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, August 1977 – Jaguar XJ5.3C To The Danube And Budapest")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, August 1977 – Jaguar XJ5.3C To The Danube And Budapest
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsCAR magazine had a great tradition of long drive stories. Alongside the scoop features, supercar drives and frank, to the point of blunt, reviews and summaries of many cars, […] -
![Britain still has one weekly motoring magazine of true stature and authority, Autocar. The slightly odd name is a hang over from it’s birth 125 years ago; it’s proud to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1946-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: Autocar at 125 Years Old – The Cover Story")
Magazine Rewind: Autocar at 125 Years Old – The Cover Story
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 16 CommentsBritain still has one weekly motoring magazine of true stature and authority, Autocar. The slightly odd name is a hang over from it’s birth 125 years ago; it’s proud to […] -
![I’m part way through the preparation of a fairly lengthy post on a key part of the British motor industry, and this has needed some deep diving on parts of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/exhibition-1956.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: The BMC Range On Full Display, 1956")
Vintage Photo: The BMC Range On Full Display, 1956
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 31 CommentsI’m part way through the preparation of a fairly lengthy post on a key part of the British motor industry, and this has needed some deep diving on parts of […] -
![The British Motor Museum at Gaydon can trace its own history to the collections held by the various branches of British Leyland and one consequence of that is the cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20210821_151656.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report – The British Motor Museum Gaydon – Part 2 – Possibly, Perhaps Or Best Not To?")
Museum Photo Report – The British Motor Museum Gaydon – Part 2 – Possibly, Perhaps Or Best Not To?
Posted on November 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsThe British Motor Museum at Gaydon can trace its own history to the collections held by the various branches of British Leyland and one consequence of that is the cars […] -
![The British Motor Museum at Gaydon, in Warwickshire in the heart of England, on a site directly adjacent to Jaguar Land Rover’s development facility and Aston Martin’s factory has recently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20210821_142401.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: The British Motor Museum, Gaydon – Part 1 – The First, The Last And Some In Between")
Museum Photo Report: The British Motor Museum, Gaydon – Part 1 – The First, The Last And Some In Between
Posted on November 3, 2021 | 20 CommentsThe British Motor Museum at Gaydon, in Warwickshire in the heart of England, on a site directly adjacent to Jaguar Land Rover’s development facility and Aston Martin’s factory has recently […] -
![The Stelvio Pass is the highest pass in the eastern Alps and one of the highest in the Alps, at over 9,000ft, and links Italy and Switzerland. Visually, it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/stelvio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mountain Pass Video: Passo dello Stelvio in una Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6")
Mountain Pass Video: Passo dello Stelvio in una Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe Stelvio Pass is the highest pass in the eastern Alps and one of the highest in the Alps, at over 9,000ft, and links Italy and Switzerland. Visually, it is […] -
![(first posted 10/9/2015) Twentieth century Britain has produced some wonderful buildings by some great architects, who by the nature of their trade, have their names appended to a wide range […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1935-k6-kiosk-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1935 K6 Telephone Box – Britain’s Second Most Recognised Builiding?")
Curbside Classic: 1935 K6 Telephone Box – Britain’s Second Most Recognised Builiding?
Posted on October 9, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/9/2015) Twentieth century Britain has produced some wonderful buildings by some great architects, who by the nature of their trade, have their names appended to a wide range […] -
![Escort Mk1 Every so often a car comes along that resets the standards for its market segment. Some examples are the Morris Minor (1948), Citroen DS (1956), BMC ADO16 (Austin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC00465-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968-80 Ford Escort Mk 1 and Mk 2 – Keeping It Simple, And Profitable")
Curbside Classic: 1968-80 Ford Escort Mk 1 and Mk 2 – Keeping It Simple, And Profitable
Posted on October 7, 2021 | 31 CommentsEscort Mk1 Every so often a car comes along that resets the standards for its market segment. Some examples are the Morris Minor (1948), Citroen DS (1956), BMC ADO16 (Austin […] -
![You are, as a Curbivore, familiar with the BMC ADO16 (Austin America in North America, or Austin, Morris, Riley, Wolseley and MG 1100 and 1300 back home). Benoit clearly is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/49820141428_4acf8c1399_6k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1966 Vanden Plas Princess 1100 – Peak Issigonis, With Added Contradictions")
Cohort Classic: 1966 Vanden Plas Princess 1100 – Peak Issigonis, With Added Contradictions
Posted on October 1, 2021 | 28 CommentsYou are, as a Curbivore, familiar with the BMC ADO16 (Austin America in North America, or Austin, Morris, Riley, Wolseley and MG 1100 and 1300 back home). Benoit clearly is, […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2015) From the late sixties on, BL and Austin-Rover consistently struggled to find any meaningful and lasting success. To be fair to them, they did try. How about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Rover-214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Rover 214GSi – Thanks To Honda, Rover Finally Finds True Success")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Rover 214GSi – Thanks To Honda, Rover Finally Finds True Success
Posted on September 25, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 9/25/2015) From the late sixties on, BL and Austin-Rover consistently struggled to find any meaningful and lasting success. To be fair to them, they did try. How about […]
