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Curbside Classics Archives
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![To belatedly close our British roadster week with an extra dose of panache, we’re going to contemplate, in slack-jawed admiration, the best sports car of the early post-war era. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240303_094621_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster – The Feline Bares Its Fangs")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster – The Feline Bares Its Fangs
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 10 CommentsTo belatedly close our British roadster week with an extra dose of panache, we’re going to contemplate, in slack-jawed admiration, the best sports car of the early post-war era. A […] -
![(first posted 6/20/24) When was the last time you saw a daily driver Jaguar E-Type? The answer’s never for me. Heck, I rarely see a Jaguar over twenty years old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20230122_161547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 – After 58 Years And 200,000 Miles Its Owner Is Still Driving It To The Store")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 – After 58 Years And 200,000 Miles Its Owner Is Still Driving It To The Store
Posted on June 20, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 6/20/24) When was the last time you saw a daily driver Jaguar E-Type? The answer’s never for me. Heck, I rarely see a Jaguar over twenty years old […] -
![British roadsters could not remain in the ‘30s forever, though some tried to very hard (looking at you, Morgan). Some makers were quicker than others off the mark, of course. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240317_090745_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Triumph TR2 – Who Is Number One?")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Triumph TR2 – Who Is Number One?
Posted on June 20, 2024 | 15 CommentsBritish roadsters could not remain in the ‘30s forever, though some tried to very hard (looking at you, Morgan). Some makers were quicker than others off the mark, of course. […] -
![MG might as well be a synonym for the word roadster. Sure, there were always MG saloons as well, but they were usually badge-engineered affairs. The marque’s real raison d’être […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240421_084914_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 MG TC Midget – The Original British Invasion")
Curbside Classic: 1949 MG TC Midget – The Original British Invasion
Posted on June 19, 2024 | 12 CommentsMG might as well be a synonym for the word roadster. Sure, there were always MG saloons as well, but they were usually badge-engineered affairs. The marque’s real raison d’être […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2013) So far we’ve seen the original–and very much American influenced–Vauxhall Victor F-series, as well as the ‘FB’ follow up. This FC generation Victor; introduced in 1964 is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1966-Vauxhall-Victor-101-Super.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Field Classic: Vauxhall Victor 101 Super – Almost Mine")
Storage Field Classic: Vauxhall Victor 101 Super – Almost Mine
Posted on June 18, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 3/8/2013) So far we’ve seen the original–and very much American influenced–Vauxhall Victor F-series, as well as the ‘FB’ follow up. This FC generation Victor; introduced in 1964 is […] -
![This week will be dedicated to both that most British of automotive institutions, the roadster – specifically, early post-war roadsters that begat a long line of descendants. Which means we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240324_084541_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Morgan 4/4 – Fashion? What Fashion?")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Morgan 4/4 – Fashion? What Fashion?
Posted on June 17, 2024 | 12 CommentsThis week will be dedicated to both that most British of automotive institutions, the roadster – specifically, early post-war roadsters that begat a long line of descendants. Which means we […] -
![(first posted 6/15/2018) When the Volkswagen Scirocco arrived on our shores in 1975, it was a revelation: a lightweight, sharp-handling stunner that mated the practicality and efficiency of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/VR6_diagram.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen Corrado VR6 – The Enigmatic Also-Ran")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen Corrado VR6 – The Enigmatic Also-Ran
Posted on June 15, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 6/15/2018) When the Volkswagen Scirocco arrived on our shores in 1975, it was a revelation: a lightweight, sharp-handling stunner that mated the practicality and efficiency of a […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2013) The legend of how Carroll Shelby was inspired to create the Cobra–his idea was to stuff Ford’s new and very compact V8 into an elderly and underpowered little British […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gfgfff.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Sunbeam Tiger – The Other Cobra")
Curbside Classic: Sunbeam Tiger – The Other Cobra
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/9/2013) The legend of how Carroll Shelby was inspired to create the Cobra–his idea was to stuff Ford’s new and very compact V8 into an elderly and underpowered little British […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2013) “Car Show”, said the sign pointing into the church parking lot a couple blocks from my cave in the far north suburbs of Houston. “Probably just the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/001-62-DKW-front-3_4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 DKW Junior Deluxe – Connoisseurs Drive DKW")
Car Show Classic: 1962 DKW Junior Deluxe – Connoisseurs Drive DKW
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 4/29/2013) “Car Show”, said the sign pointing into the church parking lot a couple blocks from my cave in the far north suburbs of Houston. “Probably just the […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2018) Saab’s fall from grace is long and well-chronicled, morphing from a charmingly quirky Swedish innovator to yet another GM parts-bin special over the course of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSC06541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2011 Saab 9-3X – A Swedish Sunset")
Curbside Classic: 2011 Saab 9-3X – A Swedish Sunset
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) Saab’s fall from grace is long and well-chronicled, morphing from a charmingly quirky Swedish innovator to yet another GM parts-bin special over the course of […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Pictography-3-034-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […] -
![What mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240331_090746_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 16 CommentsWhat mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […] -
![French Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240421_090208_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 8 CommentsFrench Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […] -
![The usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20230730_200914_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once")
Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […] -
![It’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20231217_103904_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 36 CommentsIt’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […]
