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![(first posted 5/29/2017) Grüẞe, Kurbivoren! This is the second trilogy on German Deadly Sins, now focusing on the Baden-Württemberg town of Neckarsulm (though we will visit Bavaria again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GermanDS2_neckar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Neckarsulm Chronicles, Part 1) – Fiat Get Their Neckars In A Twist")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Neckarsulm Chronicles, Part 1) – Fiat Get Their Neckars In A Twist
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 25 Comments(first posted 5/29/2017) Grüẞe, Kurbivoren! This is the second trilogy on German Deadly Sins, now focusing on the Baden-Württemberg town of Neckarsulm (though we will visit Bavaria again […] -
![When it comes to automotive esthetics, a case could be made that there are three kinds of cars: some are beautiful all around, some are ugly through and through (looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230312_125856-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II (X20) GSS Coupé – Shocked And Peeved")
CC Capsule: 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II (X20) GSS Coupé – Shocked And Peeved
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 26 CommentsWhen it comes to automotive esthetics, a case could be made that there are three kinds of cars: some are beautiful all around, some are ugly through and through (looking […] -
![Boy, was this tough. Ten times I’ve tried to write an opening sentence for this post, but they all sounded inane or pompous. How could one write something silly when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230331_091821-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental DHC by Carlton Carriage – Seeing Ghosts")
Curbside Classic: 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental DHC by Carlton Carriage – Seeing Ghosts
Posted on May 26, 2023 | 10 CommentsBoy, was this tough. Ten times I’ve tried to write an opening sentence for this post, but they all sounded inane or pompous. How could one write something silly when […] -
![It took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230421_113157-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four")
CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsIt took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […] -
![Pencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20220724_141811-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 45 CommentsPencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2017) Hallo, Klassische Kurbseid Freunde, for our final German Deadly Sin – of this “Cycle” anyway. So after BMW’s near-death experience and Borgward’s obliteration and episodic re-births, let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GermanDS_glas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 3) – The Shattered Ambitions Of Glas")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 3) – The Shattered Ambitions Of Glas
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/8/2017) Hallo, Klassische Kurbseid Freunde, for our final German Deadly Sin – of this “Cycle” anyway. So after BMW’s near-death experience and Borgward’s obliteration and episodic re-births, let’s […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2017) The fall of the Byzantine Empire, the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the implosion of the USSR have nothing on the collapse of Borgward. OK, perhaps they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GermanDS_Borg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 2) – A Four-Wheeled Titanic Named Borgward")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 2) – A Four-Wheeled Titanic Named Borgward
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 4/7/2017) The fall of the Byzantine Empire, the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the implosion of the USSR have nothing on the collapse of Borgward. OK, perhaps they […] -
![(first posted 4/6/207) Wilkommen, meinen Damen und Herren, to the Deadly Sins of the German car industry. Why “Bayern Cycle”? Because this trilogy, or Wagnerian importance and length, revolves around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GermanDS_BMW.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 1) – BMW’s Brush With Death: The V8 Cars")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 1) – BMW’s Brush With Death: The V8 Cars
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/6/207) Wilkommen, meinen Damen und Herren, to the Deadly Sins of the German car industry. Why “Bayern Cycle”? Because this trilogy, or Wagnerian importance and length, revolves around […] -
![(first posted 3/18/2017) Welcome to the third and final installment of the ‘60s British Deadly Sins. The term “globalization” may be a more recent coinage, but half a century ago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GBDS-GK.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 3): Gordon-Keeble")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 3): Gordon-Keeble
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 28 Comments(first posted 3/18/2017) Welcome to the third and final installment of the ‘60s British Deadly Sins. The term “globalization” may be a more recent coinage, but half a century ago, […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2017) The Alvis we saw yesterday may have been a posh lady in a conservative dress, but today we’re going to take a look at automotive royalty in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GBDS-LAGONDA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 2) – Lagonda Rapide")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 2) – Lagonda Rapide
Posted on March 17, 2023 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/17/2017) The Alvis we saw yesterday may have been a posh lady in a conservative dress, but today we’re going to take a look at automotive royalty in […] -
![(first posted 3/16/2017) Welcome one and all to the second edition of the British Deadly Sins, this time dedicated to the swinging ‘60s, the decade that those of us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GBDS-ALVIS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 1): Alvis TD/TE/TF 21")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 1): Alvis TD/TE/TF 21
Posted on March 16, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/16/2017) Welcome one and all to the second edition of the British Deadly Sins, this time dedicated to the swinging ‘60s, the decade that those of us […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2017) More lovely vintage pics from Norway found on VW Vortex. Here, we have some interesting street and road snaps, which I think all more or less date […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dO4sJc8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Norwegian Woods (Part 2: Group Pics)")
Vintage Photos: Norwegian Woods (Part 2: Group Pics)
Posted on February 25, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 2/25/2017) More lovely vintage pics from Norway found on VW Vortex. Here, we have some interesting street and road snaps, which I think all more or less date […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2017) These lovely snaps come from the VW Vortex forum, which has a near 500-page thread of vintage car pics. They were posted by an Oslo-based member […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/V5OdqLt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Norwegian Blues (Part 1: Solo Cars)")
Vintage Photos: Norwegian Blues (Part 1: Solo Cars)
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 2/24/2017) These lovely snaps come from the VW Vortex forum, which has a near 500-page thread of vintage car pics. They were posted by an Oslo-based member […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2017) As we saw yesterday, Armstrong Siddeley stopped making cars in 1960, having weathered the ‘50s with increasing doubts and dwindling sales. That same year, another British automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_Daimler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 3) – The Docker Daimlers")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 3) – The Docker Daimlers
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 2/23/2017) As we saw yesterday, Armstrong Siddeley stopped making cars in 1960, having weathered the ‘50s with increasing doubts and dwindling sales. That same year, another British automotive […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) The Jowetts we saw yesterday were a case of an automaker biting off more than they could chew – going too far and too fast into a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_AS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 2) – Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234 / 236")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 2) – Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234 / 236
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 77 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) The Jowetts we saw yesterday were a case of an automaker biting off more than they could chew – going too far and too fast into a […]
