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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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![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 […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2015) One of the hangovers BL had from its heritage of being a combination of numerous brands was an obligation (as the company seemed to see it anyway) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rover-213-vdp.4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1989 Rover 216 EFi Vanden Plas Automatic – Taking A Step Upmarket")
Carshow Classic: 1989 Rover 216 EFi Vanden Plas Automatic – Taking A Step Upmarket
Posted on September 12, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 9/12/2015) One of the hangovers BL had from its heritage of being a combination of numerous brands was an obligation (as the company seemed to see it anyway) […] -
![Summer is drawing to a close, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s been, in the UK at least, a bit of an odd one. Not only has the weather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20210417_122723-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Finds: The Sights Of Summer")
Curbside Classic Finds: The Sights Of Summer
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 21 CommentsSummer is drawing to a close, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s been, in the UK at least, a bit of an odd one. Not only has the weather […] -
![Many brands have complex and surprising histories, which may or may not be reflected in their later or current images and reputations. Companies like Wolseley that evolved from sheep shearing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210729_163527.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Rover 95 (P4) – How One Car Defined A Brand")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Rover 95 (P4) – How One Car Defined A Brand
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsMany brands have complex and surprising histories, which may or may not be reflected in their later or current images and reputations. Companies like Wolseley that evolved from sheep shearing, […] -
![CC has looked at the Vauxhall Victor before, more than once as befits such a storied name and one with a key cameo role in the British motor industry’s history. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51350223613_b94db1ae21_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1967 Vauxhall Victor “101” Super Estate – the Successor to Success")
Cohort Classic: 1967 Vauxhall Victor “101” Super Estate – the Successor to Success
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 14 CommentsCC has looked at the Vauxhall Victor before, more than once as befits such a storied name and one with a key cameo role in the British motor industry’s history. […] -
![Ray was a sales representative (a rep in common parlance) in the 1970s and 1980s. His employer issued him a car to drive on business and for his personal use. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1994_vauxhall_cavalier_2.0CDi-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CDi – “Come Inside Mr Ford, The General Needs To Talk”")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CDi – “Come Inside Mr Ford, The General Needs To Talk”
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 103 CommentsRay was a sales representative (a rep in common parlance) in the 1970s and 1980s. His employer issued him a car to drive on business and for his personal use. […] -
![Red. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_140814-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum")
Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 11 CommentsRed. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […] -
![The name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_151132.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset")
Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2015) This may seem, to those not fortunate enough to live in Great Britain, a most unusual solution to perhaps the most extreme problem a country could have: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1956-Bedford-RLHZ-Self-Propelled-Pump-.7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1956 Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump – The Green Goddess Will Save Us From Armageddon")
Carshow Classic: 1956 Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump – The Green Goddess Will Save Us From Armageddon
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/6/2015) This may seem, to those not fortunate enough to live in Great Britain, a most unusual solution to perhaps the most extreme problem a country could have: […] -
![There comes a time when a gentleman has to move on to an Alfa Romeo Spider. That moment comes to many of us, and whilst not everyone may be able […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210705_133403.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 T.Spark 16v Lusso – Fulfilling A Dream, Starting An Adventure")
My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 T.Spark 16v Lusso – Fulfilling A Dream, Starting An Adventure
Posted on July 28, 2021 | 15 CommentsThere comes a time when a gentleman has to move on to an Alfa Romeo Spider. That moment comes to many of us, and whilst not everyone may be able […] -
![The sight of this Citroen CX Safari on the Cohort, posted by Nathan Williams, reminds me of an arguably irrefutable fact. That for the European buyer from the late 1970s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51308557127_14e16dc695_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1983 Citroen CX24 IE Safari – Was This The Best Estate Car?")
Cohort Outtake: 1983 Citroen CX24 IE Safari – Was This The Best Estate Car?
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe sight of this Citroen CX Safari on the Cohort, posted by Nathan Williams, reminds me of an arguably irrefutable fact. That for the European buyer from the late 1970s […] -
Automotive History – How To Replace The Mini?
Posted on July 18, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 7/18/2015) The question that BMC – and later BLMC – faced perpetually from the mid 1960s onwards was: How do you replace the Mini? -
![The story of the British motor industry from the early 1960s can be told through a relatively small number of cars: The ingenuity of the Mini, the spot-on Morris/Austin 1100, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51030256287_1ee0cbf2d4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Cortina Mk1 – Ford Takes On BMC, And Wins")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Cortina Mk1 – Ford Takes On BMC, And Wins
Posted on July 18, 2021 | 39 CommentsThe story of the British motor industry from the early 1960s can be told through a relatively small number of cars: The ingenuity of the Mini, the spot-on Morris/Austin 1100, […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2015) Last September, CC looked at the Morris Marina, and I concluded that it was too little, too late. If BL didn’t know it was inadequate and always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1972-morris-marina-coupe.8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Morris Marina 1800 Coupe Super – BL Had Deadly Sins, Too")
CC Capsule: 1972 Morris Marina 1800 Coupe Super – BL Had Deadly Sins, Too
Posted on July 10, 2021 | 77 Comments(first posted 7/9/2015) Last September, CC looked at the Morris Marina, and I concluded that it was too little, too late. If BL didn’t know it was inadequate and always […]
