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Car Show Classic Archive
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![One thing I really missed last year was going to car shows. I realize that some were able to do this in a socially responsible way amid the pandemic, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9691-At-The-Beach-CC.jpg "Car Show Classics: The Cars Of The First-Ever Chrome & Ice Show In Flint, Michigan")
Car Show Classics: The Cars Of The First-Ever Chrome & Ice Show In Flint, Michigan
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 24 CommentsOne thing I really missed last year was going to car shows. I realize that some were able to do this in a socially responsible way amid the pandemic, but […] -
![The 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/109_0369.jpg "Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?")
Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2015) This ongoing series (should I decide to continue it) will focus on my “Great 28,” a list of my favorite cars. To be on the list, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-linc.jpg "The Great 28, Car #1: 1940/41 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – The Most Beautiful Car in the World")
The Great 28, Car #1: 1940/41 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – The Most Beautiful Car in the World
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/5/2015) This ongoing series (should I decide to continue it) will focus on my “Great 28,” a list of my favorite cars. To be on the list, I […] -
![(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/146.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2014) For years, the simple dog dish hubcap signified the domain of the cheapskate, the hack, the socially awkward, and the old maid. It was a placeholder for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-dog.jpg "Drag Strip Classics: Dog Dish Afternoon, Part I–1969 Chevy Nova 396 and 1969 Plymouth GTX")
Drag Strip Classics: Dog Dish Afternoon, Part I–1969 Chevy Nova 396 and 1969 Plymouth GTX
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 109 Comments(first posted 12/8/2014) For years, the simple dog dish hubcap signified the domain of the cheapskate, the hack, the socially awkward, and the old maid. It was a placeholder for […] -
![A hangover from the Saturnalian revelry of the 1959 models, the facelifted 1960 full-size General Motors line seems to inhabit a peculiar place. More subdued than their immediate counterparts, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/111_0542.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista Hardtop – A Few Extra Inches Of Prestige")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista Hardtop – A Few Extra Inches Of Prestige
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 48 CommentsA hangover from the Saturnalian revelry of the 1959 models, the facelifted 1960 full-size General Motors line seems to inhabit a peculiar place. More subdued than their immediate counterparts, but […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2014) Remember the Sixties Continental? Sure you do, even if you, like me, were born long after the Sixties ended. But who could forget such an elegant car? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa09-20-2014-111.jpg "Car Show Classic – 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Where Have You Been?!")
Car Show Classic – 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Where Have You Been?!
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 11/24/2014) Remember the Sixties Continental? Sure you do, even if you, like me, were born long after the Sixties ended. But who could forget such an elegant car? […] -
![(first posted 11/10/2014) Today, we’re going to touch on some of the forgotten Lincolns. Sure, everyone remembers the Continentals, the $10,000 1956-57 Continental Mark II and the 1961 Continental, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-09-20-2014-181.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1954 Lincoln Capri – What A Road-Racing Luxury Car Should Be")
Car Show Classic: 1954 Lincoln Capri – What A Road-Racing Luxury Car Should Be
Posted on November 10, 2020 | 39 Comments(first posted 11/10/2014) Today, we’re going to touch on some of the forgotten Lincolns. Sure, everyone remembers the Continentals, the $10,000 1956-57 Continental Mark II and the 1961 Continental, but […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2014) While the 1965 Ford has at times been described as “the box that the 1963 Pontiac came in,” I have always liked them. Perhaps because of family […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-5-29-and-5-30-2014-097.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 – Look Ma, 428 Four-Speed!")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 – Look Ma, 428 Four-Speed!
Posted on November 3, 2020 | 83 Comments(first posted 11/3/2014) While the 1965 Ford has at times been described as “the box that the 1963 Pontiac came in,” I have always liked them. Perhaps because of family […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=544,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-29-and-5-30-2014-112-e1401659297942.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […] -
![When I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9-22-13-010a.jpg "Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation")
Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 46 CommentsWhen I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2014) Here’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998 does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bel-Air-1.jpg "1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway")
1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 3/24/2014) Here’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998 does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2014) A few weeks ago, I discussed my love affair with a full-size Pontiac that eluded me years ago, and how it haunts my consciousness. On a related […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/New-Yorker-2.jpg "Car Show Classics: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker")
Car Show Classics: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/24/2014) A few weeks ago, I discussed my love affair with a full-size Pontiac that eluded me years ago, and how it haunts my consciousness. On a related […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2014) Right off the bat, I don’t mind admitting that I have a borderline unhealthy attachment to Mayfair Maize 1965 Catalinas. After all, a Ventura that looked very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pontiac-1.jpg "Drag Strip Classic: 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 – “Stop Telling Me I’m Beautiful, Love Me For What’s Inside”")
Drag Strip Classic: 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 – “Stop Telling Me I’m Beautiful, Love Me For What’s Inside”
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 71 Comments(first posted 1/27/2014) Right off the bat, I don’t mind admitting that I have a borderline unhealthy attachment to Mayfair Maize 1965 Catalinas. After all, a Ventura that looked very […] -
![(submitted by Don West. first p0sted 12/21/2019) After restoring my 1960 Chevy Bel Air I wanted to bring 1960 nostalgia to life. Many car show patrons kidded me about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_30351.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air – There’s a Drive-In Movie Theater In Its Trunk!")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air – There’s a Drive-In Movie Theater In Its Trunk!
Posted on December 21, 2019 | 47 Comments(submitted by Don West. first p0sted 12/21/2019) After restoring my 1960 Chevy Bel Air I wanted to bring 1960 nostalgia to life. Many car show patrons kidded me about […]
