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Car Show Classic Archive
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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Car Show Classic: 1957 Mercury Monterey – Does Anybody Know Who’s Running This Place?
Posted on November 28, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 11/28/2016) The history of the automobile is riddled with fascinating anecdotes involving spectacular failures in addition to the successes of popular folklore. Mercury’s story is more often sad […] -
Racetrack Classic: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL Wagon – “What’ll You Have, Hipster?”
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 53 CommentsDepending on how much you pay attention to liquor trends, you may or may not know that Pabst Blue Ribbon has enjoyed an unlikely resurgence as a favorite beer of […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1907 Ford Model K Roadster – Watch The Malcomsons Go By
Posted on September 26, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 9/26/2016) A gigantic red roadster from the first decade of the 20th century is not typical fodder for this website, but I was so bowled over by its […] -
Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […] -
Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part Two
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 22 CommentsWelcome to the second round of the tour. With a good number of Cadillacs this time, from the early fifties right up to the mid-eighties. The oldest vehicle on display […] -
Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 47 Comments(first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […] -
Car Show Classic: Toyota Tercel with Mid-Ship V6
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 17 CommentsMy middle son and I went to a car show in nearby Calgary that had all the usual suspect cars as well as a few more exotic finds but one […] -
Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part One
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 29 CommentsFor the 15th time, around 600 classic American rides were present at this yearly car show, held in the south of the Netherlands. As usual, there was a grand collection […] -
Carshow Classic: 1964 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Four Door Hardtop – Every Car Has A Story, But Some Are Just Better Than Others
Posted on August 28, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 8/28/2016) Our motto here is “Every Car Has A Story”, which makes this Cadillac the CC poster child. How many other 52 year old cars can say they […] -
Curbside Salute: BMC’s ADO16 Reaches 60!
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 30 CommentsSixty is not that old, but it is a milestone, most would probably agree. Reaching it should be marked with something, even if it’s just a trip to the pub. […] -
Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […] -
Car Show Classics: 1970s Buicks in Flint — Not The Button On Fortune’s Cap Nor The Soles Of Her Shoes
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 7/25/2016) Buick has been so long the butt of so many a geriatric joke that it may be hard for some to see its appeal; not as flashy […]
![Car Show Classics: A Visit at The Weekly Meeting Of The Israeli Five Club 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 Outtake: 1977 Austin Allegro 1500 Special Automatic – A True Survivor, If Ever There Was One (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 Classics: 2022 Klassiek Mechaniek Zeeland On Tour – Plentiful NOS Items 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 Classic: 1957 Mercury Monterey – Does Anybody Know Who’s Running This Place? (first posted 11/28/2016) The history of the automobile is riddled with fascinating anecdotes involving spectacular failures in addition to the successes of popular folklore. Mercury’s story is more often sad […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/067.jpg)
![Racetrack Classic: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL Wagon – “What’ll You Have, Hipster?” Depending on how much you pay attention to liquor trends, you may or may not know that Pabst Blue Ribbon has enjoyed an unlikely resurgence as a favorite beer of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220917_134659.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1907 Ford Model K Roadster – Watch The Malcomsons Go By (first posted 9/26/2016) A gigantic red roadster from the first decade of the 20th century is not typical fodder for this website, but I was so bowled over by its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/021.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539 (first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Rosengart_Supetrac_coupe1.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part Two Welcome to the second round of the tour. With a good number of Cadillacs this time, from the early fifties right up to the mid-eighties. The oldest vehicle on display […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0530.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch (first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28140006.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: Toyota Tercel with Mid-Ship V6 My middle son and I went to a car show in nearby Calgary that had all the usual suspect cars as well as a few more exotic finds but one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Toyota-Tercel-1.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part One For the 15th time, around 600 classic American rides were present at this yearly car show, held in the south of the Netherlands. As usual, there was a grand collection […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0529.jpg)
![Carshow Classic: 1964 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Four Door Hardtop – Every Car Has A Story, But Some Are Just Better Than Others (first posted 8/28/2016) Our motto here is “Every Car Has A Story”, which makes this Cadillac the CC poster child. How many other 52 year old cars can say they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cadillac-1-e1469631828432.jpg)
![Curbside Salute: BMC’s ADO16 Reaches 60! Sixty is not that old, but it is a milestone, most would probably agree. Reaching it should be marked with something, even if it’s just a trip to the pub. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1969-Austin-1100-1970-Austin-1300GT.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars! (first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-15-2013-182-e1377984030199.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 1970s Buicks in Flint — Not The Button On Fortune’s Cap Nor The Soles Of Her Shoes (first posted 7/25/2016) Buick has been so long the butt of so many a geriatric joke that it may be hard for some to see its appeal; not as flashy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009a-1.jpg)


