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Automotive History: The MG Sporting Saloons, Part Two
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/7/2012) In MG Sporting Saloons Part One we saw the more traditional interpretations on the sporty family saloon. This time we’ll watch MG try to spice things up […] -
Project Austin ‘Special’: Acquisition of a 1952 Austin A40 Somerset
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 31 CommentsLike many car enthusiasts I have an automotive bucket list and near the top is building a custom car of my own. If you have read some of my COAL […] -
Curbside Classic: Austin A40 Somerset – Short, Chubby and Irresistable
Posted on February 10, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/9/2015) Austin Somersets keep calling to me. I’ve heeded their beckonings and found and shot them in various conditions, from this obviously restored version on the street near […] -
COAL: Austin A40 Devon – A Rusty Mistake
Posted on October 27, 2019 | 31 CommentsWhy, oh why would I buy such an old junker? The truth is I am a sucker for a cheap but ambitious project. Sometimes it works out fine but quite […] -
Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia
Posted on October 4, 2019 | 27 Comments(First Posted September 21, 2013) After yesterday’s Checker post, it seems only fitting to take a look at at the legendary London Taxi, the ultimate living dinosaur. The Austin FX4/Fairway […] -
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 14, 2019 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […] -
CC Capsule: Austin Gipsy – What Are YOU Doing Here?
Posted on November 10, 2016 | 22 CommentsI went by Bert’s Two Guys and a Dog Garage to see if that Bedford Van was still there. It was gone, but in it’s place was something even more […] -
Cars Of My Ancestors: England’s Greatest Generation Edition
Posted on October 20, 2016 | 55 CommentsAs my mother’s side of the family hails from Great Britain and I’ve had these few snapshots forever, it’s high time they are put to good use here. Yes, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Austin FX4 Electric Conversion — Keep Your Tesla, Guv’nor
Posted on January 6, 2016 | 29 CommentsWhile not exactly common sights on American streets, classic English taxis do show up on this side of the Atlantic from time to time. So, aside from being in fairly nice condition, this […] -
Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic?
Posted on February 26, 2015 | 71 CommentsI heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […] -
Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano
Posted on January 16, 2015 | 63 CommentsJeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […] -
Cohort Outtake: Putting The “C” In Classic
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 25 CommentsWell, what can I say? I love every single car in this photo. And they are original. No bozo with more money than sense has dropped in a 350/350 or […] -
Cohort Classic: The Austin 3-Litre – Landcrab Imperial
Posted on December 4, 2013 | 50 CommentsThe poor old BMC “Landcrab” took some pot-shots on CC a few weeks ago, due to its lackluster sales, uncomfortable driving position, and somewhat awkward styling. There were also the […]