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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![Anyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/030b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 62 CommentsAnyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […] -
![Almost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220618_125536a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II")
Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 37 CommentsAlmost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/P1200039.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Visit at The Weekly Meeting Of The Israeli Five Club")
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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2750.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1977 Austin Allegro 1500 Special Automatic – A True Survivor, If Ever There Was One")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0148-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2022 Klassiek Mechaniek Zeeland On Tour – Plentiful NOS Items")
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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/067.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Mercury Monterey – Does Anybody Know Who’s Running This Place?")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220917_134659.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classic: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL Wagon – “What’ll You Have, Hipster?”")
Racetrack Classic: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL Wagon – “What’ll You Have, Hipster?”
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 52 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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1907 Ford Model K Roadster – Watch The Malcomsons Go By")
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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Rosengart_Supetrac_coupe1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0530.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part Two")
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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28140006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Toyota-Tercel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Toyota Tercel with Mid-Ship V6")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0529.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part 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 […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cadillac-1-e1469631828432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1964 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Four Door Hardtop – Every Car Has A Story, But Some Are Just Better Than Others")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1969-Austin-1100-1970-Austin-1300GT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Salute: BMC’s ADO16 Reaches 60!")
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. […]
