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![As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its own (little) post. Old Hondas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Capsule: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 16, 2019 | 36 CommentsAs promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its own (little) post. Old Hondas […] -
![I’m pretty sure that there’s some French law that requires the presence of at least one Traction Avant at classic car events held on French soil, just as the must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_121750-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Sunday In Bordeaux (Part 2: Domestic Cars)")
Car Show Classics: A Sunday In Bordeaux (Part 2: Domestic Cars)
Posted on April 13, 2019 | 19 CommentsI’m pretty sure that there’s some French law that requires the presence of at least one Traction Avant at classic car events held on French soil, just as the must […] -
![I recently went to visit Bordeaux, a place more famous for its wine and its architecture than anything else. When one discovers a city for the first time, it’s always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_121727-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Sunday In Bordeaux (Part 1: Foreign Cars)")
Car Show Classics: A Sunday In Bordeaux (Part 1: Foreign Cars)
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 19 CommentsI recently went to visit Bordeaux, a place more famous for its wine and its architecture than anything else. When one discovers a city for the first time, it’s always […] -
![Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This is truly going to be a fireworks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ita_DS2_dT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner")
Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner
Posted on March 30, 2019 | 30 CommentsWelcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This is truly going to be a fireworks […] -
![This one is a real tear-jerker. A lovely little sports car with a sweet-looking body, orphaned from birth, fights for its life amid competitors that dominate it in terms of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ita_DS2_asa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 2) – ASA 1000 GT, A Tragedy In Three Acts")
Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 2) – ASA 1000 GT, A Tragedy In Three Acts
Posted on March 29, 2019 | 29 CommentsThis one is a real tear-jerker. A lovely little sports car with a sweet-looking body, orphaned from birth, fights for its life amid competitors that dominate it in terms of […] -
![Bienvenuti a tutti! The European Deadly Sins caravan is touring Italy for the second time to glance at three Deadly Sins from three different eras. Tomorrow, we’ll look at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ita_DS2_isotta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 1) – Isotta Fraschini 8C Monterosa: The Tatra That Came From The Dolomites")
Automotive History: Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 1) – Isotta Fraschini 8C Monterosa: The Tatra That Came From The Dolomites
Posted on March 28, 2019 | 19 CommentsBienvenuti a tutti! The European Deadly Sins caravan is touring Italy for the second time to glance at three Deadly Sins from three different eras. Tomorrow, we’ll look at the […] -
![I’ve been meaning to write this one up. This is another ‘80s Pug from Provence, as per the 104 I wrote about a few months ago. It’s a little harder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20180827_103206-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Peugeot 305 Break GLD – Gimme A Break")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Peugeot 305 Break GLD – Gimme A Break
Posted on March 19, 2019 | 33 CommentsI’ve been meaning to write this one up. This is another ‘80s Pug from Provence, as per the 104 I wrote about a few months ago. It’s a little harder […] -
![I realize that aesthetics is a touchy and highly subjective matter, but if we’re ever going to collectively agree on one thing about car styling, let it be that Nissan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190208_165724.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Datsun 120Y (B210) Saloon – Success Comes In Many Forms, Not All Of Them Pretty")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Datsun 120Y (B210) Saloon – Success Comes In Many Forms, Not All Of Them Pretty
Posted on March 12, 2019 | 56 CommentsI realize that aesthetics is a touchy and highly subjective matter, but if we’re ever going to collectively agree on one thing about car styling, let it be that Nissan […] -
![I’m not sure why I’ve written so many “Twofer” posts. It’s often a good way to write a reasonably long post on cars that are closely (or loosely) related. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190210_173854-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1971 Datsun 1200 (B110) / 1978 Daihatsu Hijet 550 (S40) – 40 Years Ago Today")
CC Twofer: 1971 Datsun 1200 (B110) / 1978 Daihatsu Hijet 550 (S40) – 40 Years Ago Today
Posted on March 10, 2019 | 15 CommentsI’m not sure why I’ve written so many “Twofer” posts. It’s often a good way to write a reasonably long post on cars that are closely (or loosely) related. And […] -
![Unlike Invicta and Standard, the incredible story of Reliant Motors is one that stretches to living memory for most people over 30, especially if they spent some time in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/GB_DS3_rel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 3) – Reliant Kitten, The Discreet Charm Of The Toiling Masses")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 3) – Reliant Kitten, The Discreet Charm Of The Toiling Masses
Posted on March 7, 2019 | 55 CommentsUnlike Invicta and Standard, the incredible story of Reliant Motors is one that stretches to living memory for most people over 30, especially if they spent some time in the […] -
![The demise of Standard is a puzzle. It came out of the blue, in the summer of 1963, a time blessed by relative peace and prosperity throughout the Western world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GB_DS3_sta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 2) – Standard: Raising The White Flag For Britain’s Car Industry")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 2) – Standard: Raising The White Flag For Britain’s Car Industry
Posted on March 6, 2019 | 46 CommentsThe demise of Standard is a puzzle. It came out of the blue, in the summer of 1963, a time blessed by relative peace and prosperity throughout the Western world […] -
![Greetings, fellow CCurbivores, and welcome to this third salvo of British Deadly Sins. The pickings are rich, in this land of entrepreneurial inventiveness and eccentricity, mixed with rigid conservatism and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GB_DS3_inv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 1) – A Blue-Blooded Sin Called Invicta Black Prince")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 1) – A Blue-Blooded Sin Called Invicta Black Prince
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 47 CommentsGreetings, fellow CCurbivores, and welcome to this third salvo of British Deadly Sins. The pickings are rich, in this land of entrepreneurial inventiveness and eccentricity, mixed with rigid conservatism and […] -
![I found these unusual Japanese keis a block or two apart, virtually at the same time, in Chiang Mai. Two examples of the Pike car / neo-retro wave that Japan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190210_141755.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1998 Daihatsu Atrai Classic & 1997 Mitsuoka Ray – Double Triple Retro Madness")
CC Twofer: 1998 Daihatsu Atrai Classic & 1997 Mitsuoka Ray – Double Triple Retro Madness
Posted on February 27, 2019 | 9 CommentsI found these unusual Japanese keis a block or two apart, virtually at the same time, in Chiang Mai. Two examples of the Pike car / neo-retro wave that Japan […] -
![What you see is not always what you get. Outwardly, we seem to be in the presence of a 1955-66 Peugeot 4-door saloon. But this is Thailand, not Africa. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190208_170913-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1960 Peugeot 403 – Thai Frog Havana Style")
CC Capsule: 1960 Peugeot 403 – Thai Frog Havana Style
Posted on February 21, 2019 | 15 CommentsWhat you see is not always what you get. Outwardly, we seem to be in the presence of a 1955-66 Peugeot 4-door saloon. But this is Thailand, not Africa. This […] -
![There had been an epidemic of ‘80s Nissans on this site lately. Roger Carr’s excellent piece on the lamentable ARNA story and Paul’s 1983 Pulsar N12 re-post kind of highlighted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190208_170623-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Datsun Pulsar (N10) TL – Not Exactly Star Material")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Datsun Pulsar (N10) TL – Not Exactly Star Material
Posted on February 19, 2019 | 32 CommentsThere had been an epidemic of ‘80s Nissans on this site lately. Roger Carr’s excellent piece on the lamentable ARNA story and Paul’s 1983 Pulsar N12 re-post kind of highlighted […]
