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![(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180905_115713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin")
CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […] -
![Imagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_120418_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
![When I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_185728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene")
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
![Let’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_190210_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsLet’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […] -
![Of all the traditional French luxury carmakers, the one that could have conceivably survived a bit longer was Hotchkiss. They had a deep industrial roots, a large factory, were still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0312_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Hotchkiss Anjou 13.50 – Wasted Potential")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Hotchkiss Anjou 13.50 – Wasted Potential
Posted on September 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsOf all the traditional French luxury carmakers, the one that could have conceivably survived a bit longer was Hotchkiss. They had a deep industrial roots, a large factory, were still […] -
![For the past 95 years, Peugeot have used the “zero in the middle” numbering system for their car models. The first number is like a series – the bigger it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240505_083550_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Peugeot 605 – The Curse Of The Six")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Peugeot 605 – The Curse Of The Six
Posted on September 11, 2024 | 15 CommentsFor the past 95 years, Peugeot have used the “zero in the middle” numbering system for their car models. The first number is like a series – the bigger it […] -
![This week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0265_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear")
Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 38 CommentsThis week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […] -
![Having recovered from a litany of dramas, faux-pas and catastrophes (allied bombings, the loss of the Eisenach factory, the V8 debacle, etc.) in the post-war years, BMW spent the ‘60s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240901_085011_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW M1 – There Can Be Only 1")
Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW M1 – There Can Be Only 1
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 16 CommentsHaving recovered from a litany of dramas, faux-pas and catastrophes (allied bombings, the loss of the Eisenach factory, the V8 debacle, etc.) in the post-war years, BMW spent the ‘60s […] -
![For a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230322_084107_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up")
CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […] -
![I’ve looked, believe me. I searched and searched online – and not just the Anglosphere, either. German-language, French-language, Japanese… Everyone and their cousin seems to agree: the C126 is an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230709_103659_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Mercedes-Benz (C126) 500 SEC – Peak Benz?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Mercedes-Benz (C126) 500 SEC – Peak Benz?
Posted on September 4, 2024 | 14 CommentsI’ve looked, believe me. I searched and searched online – and not just the Anglosphere, either. German-language, French-language, Japanese… Everyone and their cousin seems to agree: the C126 is an […] -
![I was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240704_102951_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie")
CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsI was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […] -
![For the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240407_122330_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please")
Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […] -
![Ah, the shooting brake. That most elusive of body styles. Not always easy to pull off, either. Sure, Volvo did very well with the 1800ES, as did Reliant with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240609_075015_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Jaguar XJ-S Eventer by Lynx – Brake Or I’ll Shoot")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Jaguar XJ-S Eventer by Lynx – Brake Or I’ll Shoot
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 28 CommentsAh, the shooting brake. That most elusive of body styles. Not always easy to pull off, either. Sure, Volvo did very well with the 1800ES, as did Reliant with the […] -
![The collaboration between Aston Martin and Zagato brought us a small run of superb racing berlinettas back in the ‘60s. Only a couple of handfuls were made, but the event […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240218_110635_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupé by Zagato – Lightweight Unobtainium Brick")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupé by Zagato – Lightweight Unobtainium Brick
Posted on August 27, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe collaboration between Aston Martin and Zagato brought us a small run of superb racing berlinettas back in the ‘60s. Only a couple of handfuls were made, but the event […] -
![Coachbuilt cars – can’t live with ‘em, can’t afford ‘em. But somehow, some people with very deep pockets and a lot of taste can, so we can have a look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240303_124004_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III “Korenental” Drophead Coupé by H.J. Mulliner-Park Ward *phew!* – The Sun Fin-ally Sets On British Coachbuilding")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III “Korenental” Drophead Coupé by H.J. Mulliner-Park Ward *phew!* – The Sun Fin-ally Sets On British Coachbuilding
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 32 CommentsCoachbuilt cars – can’t live with ‘em, can’t afford ‘em. But somehow, some people with very deep pockets and a lot of taste can, so we can have a look […]
