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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 9/29/2016) It’s no secret to us car-loving enthusiasts that particular cars can invoke particular memories in time, whether they be personal or not. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_7622.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo – As Good As It Gets")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo – As Good As It Gets
Posted on February 22, 2025 | 32 Comments(first posted 9/29/2016) It’s no secret to us car-loving enthusiasts that particular cars can invoke particular memories in time, whether they be personal or not. I […] -
![Yeah, it’s another one of those “Of all the weird and unlikely vehicles that Tokyo had in store, I never thought…” moments. I believe I had seen a Renault 25 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241215_085029_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault 25 V6 Limousine – Not Everyone Can Pull Off A Stretch")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault 25 V6 Limousine – Not Everyone Can Pull Off A Stretch
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 14 CommentsYeah, it’s another one of those “Of all the weird and unlikely vehicles that Tokyo had in store, I never thought…” moments. I believe I had seen a Renault 25 […] -
![(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-82-020-800-e1337307021577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo
Posted on February 20, 2025 | 61 Comments(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2019) Throughout the course of history, with seemingly little regard to social, climatic, and economic events, General Motors has always been an automaker heavily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/thumb_IMG_6879_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Opel Kadett E 1.3 Jubilee – Universal Soldier")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Opel Kadett E 1.3 Jubilee – Universal Soldier
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 2/19/2019) Throughout the course of history, with seemingly little regard to social, climatic, and economic events, General Motors has always been an automaker heavily […] -
![Much has been written about the Peugeot 505 on this site already, but when I happened upon this V6-powered late-model beauty, I figured there might be enough space for just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240305_095833_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 505 V6 – Stopgap Flagship")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 505 V6 – Stopgap Flagship
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsMuch has been written about the Peugeot 505 on this site already, but when I happened upon this V6-powered late-model beauty, I figured there might be enough space for just […] -
![French Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240331_121530_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original")
Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 11 CommentsFrench Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2019) I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181212_124234-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor")
Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 2/16/2019) I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized […] -
![In the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240407_115140_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […] -
![This post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3140.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars")
Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsThis post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […] -
![We couldn’t have a ‘60s British Saloon Week without a small contribution from Dagenham, could we? Behold, the Cortina GT, a true legend in its own time and, short of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20220421_084716_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1965 Ford Cortina GT – Nothing To Add")
Curbside Find: 1965 Ford Cortina GT – Nothing To Add
Posted on February 12, 2025 | 30 CommentsWe couldn’t have a ‘60s British Saloon Week without a small contribution from Dagenham, could we? Behold, the Cortina GT, a true legend in its own time and, short of […] -
![You have to hand it to the BMC boys. They were masters at badge engineering, at stretching a bodyshell’s life to its extreme limit and at glamorizing the dullest econobox […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20230924_115132_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Riley One-Point-Five – Old-Fashioned Charm")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Riley One-Point-Five – Old-Fashioned Charm
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 24 CommentsYou have to hand it to the BMC boys. They were masters at badge engineering, at stretching a bodyshell’s life to its extreme limit and at glamorizing the dullest econobox […] -
![Whether you know this car as the Santana, the Quantum, the Corsar, the Carat or the Passat, you know it was made by the good people at Volkswagen. Sometimes in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240818_092528_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Volkswagen Santana Xi5 Autobahn DOHC – Nissan’s Quantum Entanglement")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Volkswagen Santana Xi5 Autobahn DOHC – Nissan’s Quantum Entanglement
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 17 CommentsWhether you know this car as the Santana, the Quantum, the Corsar, the Carat or the Passat, you know it was made by the good people at Volkswagen. Sometimes in […] -
![What do you do when you have just launched a brand-new smaller model, but you are still in the process of ramping up production and need to keep your hungry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241208_101319_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 1502 – Poverty Speck")
Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 1502 – Poverty Speck
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 19 CommentsWhat do you do when you have just launched a brand-new smaller model, but you are still in the process of ramping up production and need to keep your hungry […] -
![CC is really about the luck of the draw. Sometimes you walk around for a couple of blocks and find something truly amazing, sometimes you hit a dry spell and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240929_081855_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 200 Automatic (W115) – Keep Guessing, M/8")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 200 Automatic (W115) – Keep Guessing, M/8
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsCC is really about the luck of the draw. Sometimes you walk around for a couple of blocks and find something truly amazing, sometimes you hit a dry spell and […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2019) Name the first luxury automobile brand that comes to mind, and I’ll bet it’s something German or Japanese, or possibly American. Even narrowing it down to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thumb_IMG_5146_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Jaguar S-Type – The Big Cat Takes A Leap")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Jaguar S-Type – The Big Cat Takes A Leap
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 1/24/2019) Name the first luxury automobile brand that comes to mind, and I’ll bet it’s something German or Japanese, or possibly American. Even narrowing it down to […]
