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Car Show Classic Archive
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![For various reasons I won’t bore you with, I’ve not been able to go to as many car shows as usual this summer. And I’m going to miss the National […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20250315_121848-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The 2025 CC Cohort Classic Car Show – The European Section")
The 2025 CC Cohort Classic Car Show – The European Section
Posted on August 11, 2025 | 23 CommentsFor various reasons I won’t bore you with, I’ve not been able to go to as many car shows as usual this summer. And I’m going to miss the National […] -
![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In Subaru’s Constellation")
Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In Subaru’s Constellation
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 9 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 […] -
![Mechanical objects don’t have feelings, or at least that’s what I always try to tell myself when I’m berating them for being obstinate in my garage, but in case I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250628_151232278a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible – New Engine, New Body, Old Idea")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible – New Engine, New Body, Old Idea
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsMechanical objects don’t have feelings, or at least that’s what I always try to tell myself when I’m berating them for being obstinate in my garage, but in case I’m […] -
![Through natural predilection or mere opportunity (those movie marathons on TBS, perhaps?), I’ve been a fan of the James Bond series of movies (and books) my whole life. The reality, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250615_144047207a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Diamonds Are Forever")
Car Show Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Diamonds Are Forever
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 19 CommentsThrough natural predilection or mere opportunity (those movie marathons on TBS, perhaps?), I’ve been a fan of the James Bond series of movies (and books) my whole life. The reality, however, […] -
![Today, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any of you seen the elusive convertible? Offered only in ’67, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08-03-2012-054-800x524-e1383425445772.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet")
Car Show Classic: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 12 CommentsToday, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any of you seen the elusive convertible? Offered only in ’67, the […] -
![There was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over. And what do I see? Standing alone, glowing in the fading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250627_193251-11-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1962 Mercury Monterey S-55: Big, Bold, Late Space-Age Luxury")
1962 Mercury Monterey S-55: Big, Bold, Late Space-Age Luxury
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 14 CommentsThere was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over. And what do I see? Standing alone, glowing in the fading […] -
![(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants")
Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 24 Comments(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5408.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion")
Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2018) Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6441.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels")
Car Show Classic: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels
Posted on June 13, 2025 | 21 Comments(first posted 6/2/2018) Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state […] -
![As spring comes to a close, a number of classic car shows begin to bloom in Southern California. Early May has two that I have become rather fond of, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1964-Studebaker-Dayton-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Visit to the Coronado Motorcars on Mainstreet Car Show")
A Visit to the Coronado Motorcars on Mainstreet Car Show
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 10 CommentsAs spring comes to a close, a number of classic car shows begin to bloom in Southern California. Early May has two that I have become rather fond of, the […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2019) I was barely a teenager in the summer of 1988 when my older brother, who was by then an adult and visiting, took our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_1353-Roll-With-It-fuzzy-dice-crop-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Roll With It, Baby")
Car Show Classic: 1978 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Roll With It, Baby
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/27/2019) I was barely a teenager in the summer of 1988 when my older brother, who was by then an adult and visiting, took our […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner")
Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 23 Comments(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_123724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin")
Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1975-chevrolet-monza-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness
Posted on April 14, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […]
