-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
-
![Continuing a stroll through Toyota Australia history via the Toyota Car Club’s show at the just-closed Altona North factory, I’ll start with the Japanese pony car – Celica, which debuted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Celica-silver-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 2")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 2
Posted on October 19, 2017 | 33 CommentsContinuing a stroll through Toyota Australia history via the Toyota Car Club’s show at the just-closed Altona North factory, I’ll start with the Japanese pony car – Celica, which debuted […] -
![Back in August the Toyota Car Club had their annual display, with a special twist. With the closure of the Altona North factory coming up (which occurred last Tuesday October […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Toyota-Crown-MS40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 1")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 1
Posted on October 12, 2017 | 38 CommentsBack in August the Toyota Car Club had their annual display, with a special twist. With the closure of the Altona North factory coming up (which occurred last Tuesday October […] -
![Round two of the tour starts with a 1987 Citroën BX 1.6 TRI. Initially this Bertone design from the late seventies was supposed to become a Volvo, but that never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part Two")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part Two
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 40 CommentsRound two of the tour starts with a 1987 Citroën BX 1.6 TRI. Initially this Bertone design from the late seventies was supposed to become a Volvo, but that never […] -
![Here is something out of the ordinary. I don’t see Hans Glas’ Goggomobils very often, and it seems most of those are the Australian market-only Dart. And there is more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yellow-pages-goggomobil.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Goggomobil Coupe 400 – Couper S Version")
Car Show Classic: Goggomobil Coupe 400 – Couper S Version
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 15 CommentsHere is something out of the ordinary. I don’t see Hans Glas’ Goggomobils very often, and it seems most of those are the Australian market-only Dart. And there is more […] -
![A wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part One")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part One
Posted on September 17, 2017 | 34 CommentsA wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of […] -
![In the first half of the seventies Volkswagen finally entered the modern automotive world with their all new Passat and Golf. I caught this post-Beetle-era fivesome at a great all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4784.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Five Classic Water Cooled Volkswagens")
Car Show Outtakes: Five Classic Water Cooled Volkswagens
Posted on September 15, 2017 | 17 CommentsIn the first half of the seventies Volkswagen finally entered the modern automotive world with their all new Passat and Golf. I caught this post-Beetle-era fivesome at a great all […] -
![I was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/164-Frankenstang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis")
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis
Posted on September 11, 2017 | 76 CommentsI was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […] -
![Kadett, Ascona, Rekord, Commodore, Admiral, Diplomat. That was Opel’s sedan-ladder in the seventies, a variety unmatched by any other automaker on the European market. And then we’re not even talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4673.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1973 Opel Kadett B And 1970 Opel Rekord C – Two Beige Two-Door Sedans")
Car Show Outtakes: 1973 Opel Kadett B And 1970 Opel Rekord C – Two Beige Two-Door Sedans
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 28 CommentsKadett, Ascona, Rekord, Commodore, Admiral, Diplomat. That was Opel’s sedan-ladder in the seventies, a variety unmatched by any other automaker on the European market. And then we’re not even talking […] -
![Earlier today ( 8 /27/2017 ) myself and my buddy ( also named Chris ) had the pleasure of attending the Summer Stampede car show, hosted by the Lakewood Chamber […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 1")
Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 1
Posted on August 29, 2017 | 23 CommentsEarlier today ( 8 /27/2017 ) myself and my buddy ( also named Chris ) had the pleasure of attending the Summer Stampede car show, hosted by the Lakewood Chamber […] -
![I was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/072-1986-Chevrolet-Chevette-CS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel")
Car Show Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel
Posted on August 24, 2017 | 90 CommentsI was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […] -
![Our local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1966pwtw-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!")
Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 28 CommentsOur local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08-03-2012-054-800x524-e1383425445772.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet
Posted on August 13, 2017 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […] -
![This is one o the first full-size 1970’s Ford wagon I’ve seen, and it is probably as close as I will come to seeing one of my childhood Matchbox […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ford-Country-Squire-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Country Squire – A Toy Come To Life")
CC Outtake: Ford Country Squire – A Toy Come To Life
Posted on August 12, 2017 | 73 CommentsThis is one o the first full-size 1970’s Ford wagon I’ve seen, and it is probably as close as I will come to seeing one of my childhood Matchbox […] -
![Last Friday afternoon, I once again attended the central meeting of Five Club, Israel’s premier classic cars’ club, in which an end-of- restoration of a Checker taxi was celebrated. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/P7210099.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Smörgåsbord of Classics, and a Celebrated Checker")
Car Show Classics: A Smörgåsbord of Classics, and a Celebrated Checker
Posted on July 27, 2017 | 26 CommentsLast Friday afternoon, I once again attended the central meeting of Five Club, Israel’s premier classic cars’ club, in which an end-of- restoration of a Checker taxi was celebrated. But […] -
![What this Mazda MX-5/Miata-based Bullet V8 Roadster was doing at Lakeside Raceway’s All-American Day is beyond me. They limit entry to American cars and there’s nothing American about this NA-series […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bullet-roadster-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Bullet V8 Roadster – Faster Than A Speeding, Well, You Know…")
Car Show Classic: Bullet V8 Roadster – Faster Than A Speeding, Well, You Know…
Posted on July 20, 2017 | 26 CommentsWhat this Mazda MX-5/Miata-based Bullet V8 Roadster was doing at Lakeside Raceway’s All-American Day is beyond me. They limit entry to American cars and there’s nothing American about this NA-series […]
