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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![After many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you wish. I’m talking about my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim")
Car Show Outtake: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 25 CommentsAfter many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you wish. I’m talking about my […] -
![(First published November 2014, revised and expanded here) Today sees the 30th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Trabant-601S-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1984 Trabant 601-S – The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany, Still Significant")
Carshow Classic: 1984 Trabant 601-S – The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany, Still Significant
Posted on November 9, 2019 | 38 Comments(First published November 2014, revised and expanded here) Today sees the 30th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin […] -
![I’ve returned this morning to wrap up the El Camino 60th Anniversary report, and will start with the only picture of my El Camino taken during the show itself. Thanks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/El-Kylemno-at-show.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: The 60th Anniversary Of The El Camino – Part 2")
Car Show Classic: The 60th Anniversary Of The El Camino – Part 2
Posted on October 28, 2019 | 22 CommentsI’ve returned this morning to wrap up the El Camino 60th Anniversary report, and will start with the only picture of my El Camino taken during the show itself. Thanks […] -
![As an owner of several classic cars, I’ve attended many classic car shows, and discovered each one has its own unique vibe. Despite that, there are common threads to each, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Gen-3-Take-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic- The 60th Anniversary of the El Camino Part 1")
Car Show Classic- The 60th Anniversary of the El Camino Part 1
Posted on October 25, 2019 | 19 CommentsAs an owner of several classic cars, I’ve attended many classic car shows, and discovered each one has its own unique vibe. Despite that, there are common threads to each, […] -
![Recently the Israeli Alfa Romeo Classic Club has moved to a new, dedicated venue, and celebrated this with unveiling a GTV6 belonging to one of its members. That club has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PA110071.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Alfa Romeo Classic Club Israel – Growing As We Speak")
Car Show Classics: Alfa Romeo Classic Club Israel – Growing As We Speak
Posted on October 19, 2019 | 10 CommentsRecently the Israeli Alfa Romeo Classic Club has moved to a new, dedicated venue, and celebrated this with unveiling a GTV6 belonging to one of its members. That club has […] -
![Brampton-Caledon’s Airport Day on September 8 featured a car, motorcycle, and vintage aircraft show. The Great War Flying Museum located here put their replica WWI aircraft in the air for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hillman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car/Moto/Air Show Classics: 2019 Brampton-Caledon Airport Day – Hillman Super Minx Convertible And More…")
Car/Moto/Air Show Classics: 2019 Brampton-Caledon Airport Day – Hillman Super Minx Convertible And More…
Posted on October 13, 2019 | 20 CommentsBrampton-Caledon’s Airport Day on September 8 featured a car, motorcycle, and vintage aircraft show. The Great War Flying Museum located here put their replica WWI aircraft in the air for […] -
![(First Posted October 2, 2013) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC04426.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot")
Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot
Posted on October 12, 2019 | 81 Comments(First Posted October 2, 2013) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also […] -
![I have a somewhat milestone-ish birthday tomorrow that I wasn’t making a big deal of and would rather kind of ignore, but then my wife insisted I tell her something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TokyoPressPassImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC International Meetup?: Tokyo, Japan – October 24-30th")
CC International Meetup?: Tokyo, Japan – October 24-30th
Posted on October 7, 2019 | 15 CommentsI have a somewhat milestone-ish birthday tomorrow that I wasn’t making a big deal of and would rather kind of ignore, but then my wife insisted I tell her something […] -
![(First Posted September 14, 2013) What do you consider to be the most significant car of the 1980s? Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan? Renault Espace? Mercedes-Benz 190E? GM J-car or X-car? Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC04709.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Peugeot 205 – The Most Significant Car of the 1980s?")
Curbside Classic: Peugeot 205 – The Most Significant Car of the 1980s?
Posted on September 26, 2019 | 91 Comments(First Posted September 14, 2013) What do you consider to be the most significant car of the 1980s? Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan? Renault Espace? Mercedes-Benz 190E? GM J-car or X-car? Chrysler […] -
![Only three weeks ago, I was back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which is now in its fifteenth year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/087-1953-Chevrolet-Corvette-253-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette – An Argument For Originality")
Car Show Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette – An Argument For Originality
Posted on September 2, 2019 | 31 CommentsOnly three weeks ago, I was back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which is now in its fifteenth year. […] -
![Let’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5095-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show")
Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […] -
![Roger Carr’s recent posts and wonderful pictures of the British Festival of the Unexceptional reminded me of the Concours d’Lemons which I attended a few years ago. This free event […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7C659D06-07C4-47C0-BCE9-4E29885A2B9D.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Concours d’Lemons")
Car Show Classics: Concours d’Lemons
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 33 CommentsRoger Carr’s recent posts and wonderful pictures of the British Festival of the Unexceptional reminded me of the Concours d’Lemons which I attended a few years ago. This free event […] -
![You probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain starts to process the data. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00410.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way
Posted on August 19, 2019 | 33 CommentsYou probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain starts to process the data. […] -
![It is well known hereabouts that I suffer from a fetish – I just cannot get enough of the 1964 Studebaker. In the company’s last burst of creativity it got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1964-Studebaker-Daytona-Convertible-04Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible – Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible – Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air
Posted on August 15, 2019 | 81 CommentsIt is well known hereabouts that I suffer from a fetish – I just cannot get enough of the 1964 Studebaker. In the company’s last burst of creativity it got […] -
![Subaru’s reputation and popularity has been built on the backs of conservative wagons, from the DL/GL/Leone wagons of the 1970s to the Foresters of today. Long before the Impreza WR-X […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/subaru-vortex-xt-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In The Constellation")
Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In The Constellation
Posted on July 30, 2019 | 39 CommentsSubaru’s reputation and popularity has been built on the backs of conservative wagons, from the DL/GL/Leone wagons of the 1970s to the Foresters of today. Long before the Impreza WR-X […]
