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Car Show Classic Archive
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![Some cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1970-AMC-Rebel-Machine-04.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy")
Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 39 CommentsSome cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […] -
![Like many of us here, I like to enjoy the occasional car show. I must say that hanging around Curbside Classic over the years has changed my automotive tastes, for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_4185.jpeg "Car Show Classic: 1970½ Ford Falcon – Flipping the Bird")
Car Show Classic: 1970½ Ford Falcon – Flipping the Bird
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 39 CommentsLike many of us here, I like to enjoy the occasional car show. I must say that hanging around Curbside Classic over the years has changed my automotive tastes, for […] -
![What if all of existence is nothing but a twisted joke? After all, what other rational explanation could there be for my inability to remember someone’s name for more than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PXL_20230617_180834215a.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1952 and 1953 Ford Sunliners – R.M. Clarke and the <em>The White Album</em>")
Car Show Classic: 1952 and 1953 Ford Sunliners – R.M. Clarke and the The White Album
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 30 CommentsWhat if all of existence is nothing but a twisted joke? After all, what other rational explanation could there be for my inability to remember someone’s name for more than […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2017) My good friend Jason White was at a Cars and Coffee event out in Saddlebrook, NJ, surrounded by the Porsches and McLarens and supercars that he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/oldsmobile-calais-quad-442-w41-3.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 W41 – Taking Performance To The Nth Degree")
Car Show Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 W41 – Taking Performance To The Nth Degree
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/31/2017) My good friend Jason White was at a Cars and Coffee event out in Saddlebrook, NJ, surrounded by the Porsches and McLarens and supercars that he […] -
![In the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230319_143357-copy.jpg "In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat")
In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsIn the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […] -
![As mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230402_142650-copy.jpg "Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact")
Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 12 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […] -
![Ever since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20220618_124032a.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 99 CommentsEver since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2017) After a very long delay it is time to complete the tour of the Castlemaine Lancia Rally, because there were some pretty interesting non-Lancia cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1974-Lamborghini-Uracco.jpg "Car Show Classics: Castlemaine Lancia Rally Part 5 – Non-Lancias")
Car Show Classics: Castlemaine Lancia Rally Part 5 – Non-Lancias
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 18 Comments(first posted 6/4/2017) After a very long delay it is time to complete the tour of the Castlemaine Lancia Rally, because there were some pretty interesting non-Lancia cars […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2013) Richard Bennett’s recent ode to his new-to-him 2001 Alero had me waxing nostalgic for Oldsmobile. Due to having several in my family when I was a kid, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-08-2012-036.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – The Right Car At The Right Time")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – The Right Car At The Right Time
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 142 Comments(first posted 1/25/2013) Richard Bennett’s recent ode to his new-to-him 2001 Alero had me waxing nostalgic for Oldsmobile. Due to having several in my family when I was a kid, […] -
![If you haven’t noticed, Shelby Mustangs are expensive. A quick look at the Hagerty Price Guide shows that the valuation of a #3 “Good” condition 1965 model is $415,000. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220618_130233a.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – The Shame Of Appreciation")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – The Shame Of Appreciation
Posted on March 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsIf you haven’t noticed, Shelby Mustangs are expensive. A quick look at the Hagerty Price Guide shows that the valuation of a #3 “Good” condition 1965 model is $415,000. As […] -
![Anyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/030b.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 62 CommentsAnyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […] -
![Almost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220618_125536a.jpg "Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II")
Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 37 CommentsAlmost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […] -
![The last classic meeting I visited and reported here, got my taste buds going. I used to go to such meetings on a weekly basis- every Friday afternoon, to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/P1200039.jpg "Car Show Classics: A Visit at The Weekly Meeting Of The Israeli Five Club")
Car Show Classics: A Visit at The Weekly Meeting Of The Israeli Five Club
Posted on January 28, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe last classic meeting I visited and reported here, got my taste buds going. I used to go to such meetings on a weekly basis- every Friday afternoon, to be […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2017) No, this is not a 1981 photo. The 1977 (year built) Austin Allegro above visited last year’s Alfa Romeo show in September, but I surely haven’t seen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2750.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1977 Austin Allegro 1500 Special Automatic – A True Survivor, If Ever There Was One")
Car Show Outtake: 1977 Austin Allegro 1500 Special Automatic – A True Survivor, If Ever There Was One
Posted on January 22, 2023 | 48 Comments(first posted 1/22/2017) No, this is not a 1981 photo. The 1977 (year built) Austin Allegro above visited last year’s Alfa Romeo show in September, but I surely haven’t seen […] -
![Clearance sale! Pictures taken on May 1, 2022. All last year’s images have to go out the door. Just have your free pic(k)s, no warranty or refunds. No further written […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0148-1.jpg "Car Show Classics: 2022 Klassiek Mechaniek Zeeland On Tour – Plentiful NOS Items")
Car Show Classics: 2022 Klassiek Mechaniek Zeeland On Tour – Plentiful NOS Items
Posted on January 6, 2023 | 29 CommentsClearance sale! Pictures taken on May 1, 2022. All last year’s images have to go out the door. Just have your free pic(k)s, no warranty or refunds. No further written […]
