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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![The usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20230730_200914_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once")
Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-6-8-2013-100-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-390-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2013) Let’s get one thing straight: I love these E-bodies. While I might give a slight edge to the Challenger (I especially love the full-width taillights of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-6-8-2013-034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe – The Broughamiest ‘cuda Around")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe – The Broughamiest ‘cuda Around
Posted on May 18, 2024 | 113 Comments(first posted 7/31/2013) Let’s get one thing straight: I love these E-bodies. While I might give a slight edge to the Challenger (I especially love the full-width taillights of the […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-284.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism")
Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […] -
![This week will be dedicated to the last great decade of British cars (i.e. the ‘60s), with a particular focus on luxury – something of a British specialty, at least […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240407_122444_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Alvis TE21 – Give Me Aristocracy Or Give Me Death")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Alvis TE21 – Give Me Aristocracy Or Give Me Death
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 22 CommentsThis week will be dedicated to the last great decade of British cars (i.e. the ‘60s), with a particular focus on luxury – something of a British specialty, at least […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2018) Death, taxes and compact Alfa Romeo hatchbacks: three constants in life, at least since 1981. While readers outside of Europe may not be familiar with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/alfa-romeo-33-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1983-95 Alfa Romeo 33 – Sudsy, But Not Enough For Some")
Car Show Classic: 1983-95 Alfa Romeo 33 – Sudsy, But Not Enough For Some
Posted on April 26, 2024 | 20 Comments(first posted 4/26/2018) Death, taxes and compact Alfa Romeo hatchbacks: three constants in life, at least since 1981. While readers outside of Europe may not be familiar with […] -
![This post is a much-delayed follow-up to a San Salvador car show summary I started last year (part 1 HERE), and good thing I didn’t promise to be expedient, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20220925_170133202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1959 & 1974 El Camino — Car Show Summary, San Salvador 2023; Part 2")
CC Global: 1959 & 1974 El Camino — Car Show Summary, San Salvador 2023; Part 2
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 7 CommentsThis post is a much-delayed follow-up to a San Salvador car show summary I started last year (part 1 HERE), and good thing I didn’t promise to be expedient, for […] -
![Apologies for stretching this “French Oddball Coupé Week” into more of a fortnight, but sometimes writing these posts takes a little longer than planned. Anyway, here’s two-door oddball numéro trois […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20230730_201740_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1954 Salmson 2300 S – Fat Lady Clears Her Throat")
Car Show Classic: 1954 Salmson 2300 S – Fat Lady Clears Her Throat
Posted on April 8, 2024 | 16 CommentsApologies for stretching this “French Oddball Coupé Week” into more of a fortnight, but sometimes writing these posts takes a little longer than planned. Anyway, here’s two-door oddball numéro trois […] -
![Our second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20230730_195035_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral")
Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 19 CommentsOur second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2018) When I visit a car show, I reflexively compile my photographs afterwards and start to write an article covering what I saw. I attended All-Japanese […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/c110-nissan-skyline-gtr-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1973 Nissan Skyline C110 GT-R – Delectable, Rare Wagyu")
Car Show Capsule: 1973 Nissan Skyline C110 GT-R – Delectable, Rare Wagyu
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 3/20/2018) When I visit a car show, I reflexively compile my photographs afterwards and start to write an article covering what I saw. I attended All-Japanese […] -
![My mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20230617_162746173a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 53 CommentsMy mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […] -
![Can you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230730_202117_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!")
Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 21 CommentsCan you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […] -
![If you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230402_142222_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad")
Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 6 CommentsIf you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […] -
![The story of the fall of Cadillac from the Standard of the World to a slightly fancier Chevrolet is one of the defining arcs of 20th-century automotive history. As such, It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_4360.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Last True Cadillac?")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Last True Cadillac?
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 46 CommentsThe story of the fall of Cadillac from the Standard of the World to a slightly fancier Chevrolet is one of the defining arcs of 20th-century automotive history. As such, It […]
