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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![When I moved to LA, I discovered it has a thriving early Saturday morning car show culture. On any given weekend, multiple parking lots across town fill up with classic and special interest cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mack.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic- Palos Verdes Coffee and Cars")
Car Show Classic- Palos Verdes Coffee and Cars
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 41 CommentsWhen I moved to LA, I discovered it has a thriving early Saturday morning car show culture. On any given weekend, multiple parking lots across town fill up with classic and special interest cars […] -
![Do you ever get sick of the common car-show fodder–hot rods, Mustangs, Corvettes and the like? Me, too. So, when an AACA Grand National was held right here in downtown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6-28-13-126.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 43 Sedan – Classic With a Capital C!")
Car Show Classic: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 43 Sedan – Classic With a Capital C!
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 31 CommentsDo you ever get sick of the common car-show fodder–hot rods, Mustangs, Corvettes and the like? Me, too. So, when an AACA Grand National was held right here in downtown […] -
![I can’t let Independents’ Week go by without at least a passing mention of the AMX. Plus, I shot a most excellent one at a Quad Cities Cruisers cruise night […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6-8-2013-079-800x562-e1383348775605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Independents’ Week Outtake: Don’t Forget The AMX!")
Independents’ Week Outtake: Don’t Forget The AMX!
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 28 CommentsI can’t let Independents’ Week go by without at least a passing mention of the AMX. Plus, I shot a most excellent one at a Quad Cities Cruisers cruise night […] -
![Come on, it’s Halloween, and time for something a bit different! When other than today is it more appropriate to show a classic hearse on CC? Besides, you all know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/October-2013-054-800x558-e1381706851533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Chieftain By Eureka – Good Night Hearse")
Car Show Classic: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Chieftain By Eureka – Good Night Hearse
Posted on October 31, 2013 | 40 CommentsCome on, it’s Halloween, and time for something a bit different! When other than today is it more appropriate to show a classic hearse on CC? Besides, you all know […] -
![Kevin Martin’s recent classic hood ornament post jump-started my brain: I recalled seeing a lovely, circa-1950s Nash hood ornament on something rather unusual–but what is it? Don’t worry folks, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Nash-hood-ornament-e1380160827658.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: To What Is This Nash Hood Ornament Attached?")
Car Show Outtake: To What Is This Nash Hood Ornament Attached?
Posted on September 28, 2013 | 4 CommentsKevin Martin’s recent classic hood ornament post jump-started my brain: I recalled seeing a lovely, circa-1950s Nash hood ornament on something rather unusual–but what is it? Don’t worry folks, this […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 25, 2013 | 12 Comments -
![A steady and reliable Chrysler flathead inline six engine isn’t where I’d expect to find a home brew turbocharger installed on. But here it is and once the owner explained […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/turbo-flat-six.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Home Blown Flathead Six in a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe")
Car Show Classic: Home Blown Flathead Six in a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 18 CommentsA steady and reliable Chrysler flathead inline six engine isn’t where I’d expect to find a home brew turbocharger installed on. But here it is and once the owner explained […] -
![I spotted this pro-street ’70 Charger at a show at the local multiplex theater back in May. I was surprised to see the vintage Oregon plate in Davenport, IA. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/5-24-2013-081-800x603-e1377643335657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: A Long Way From Oregon…")
Car Show Outtake: A Long Way From Oregon…
Posted on August 30, 2013 | 24 CommentsI spotted this pro-street ’70 Charger at a show at the local multiplex theater back in May. I was surprised to see the vintage Oregon plate in Davenport, IA. A […] -
![Here’s another cool find from the recent Monmouth car show. From a distance, it appeared to be a nicely done Scout II, but upon looking closer, I noticed the nameplate. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-01-13-to-8-03-13-196-800x533-e1376247017240.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake – 1972 Farmall II?")
Car Show Outtake – 1972 Farmall II?
Posted on August 11, 2013 | 8 CommentsHere’s another cool find from the recent Monmouth car show. From a distance, it appeared to be a nicely done Scout II, but upon looking closer, I noticed the nameplate. […] -
![This past July I attended the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY. It was the first time I’ve been to this show, and unfortunately only as a spectator. It is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Crosley1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 Syracuse Nationals")
Car Show Classics: 2013 Syracuse Nationals
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 18 CommentsThis past July I attended the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY. It was the first time I’ve been to this show, and unfortunately only as a spectator. It is a […] -
![I have a feeling that opinion will be very much divided on this one. With very few roadworthy survivors around, a 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe is undoubtedly a rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1973-Toyota-Corona-Mark-II.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Supra-powered 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe")
Car Show Classic: Supra-powered 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 59 CommentsI have a feeling that opinion will be very much divided on this one. With very few roadworthy survivors around, a 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe is undoubtedly a rare […] -
![I don’t typically wear hats, and I’m about as Western as clam chowder, so of course I wear my cowboy hat to car shows. If I’m going to dream of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/300-hat.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lucid Dream II (And Mopar Week Postscript): If the Hat Fits…")
Lucid Dream II (And Mopar Week Postscript): If the Hat Fits…
Posted on August 4, 2013 | 17 CommentsI don’t typically wear hats, and I’m about as Western as clam chowder, so of course I wear my cowboy hat to car shows. If I’m going to dream of […] -
![Like his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1-55-NY-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible")
Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsLike his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […] -
![This weekend, I flew out to visit family in beautiful South Dakota, and on Sunday afternoon Dad and I attended the yearly Canton (SD) Car Show. Walking through the entrance, the patina on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Chevy-Wgn-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic- A California Author Reports From Canton, South Dakota")
Car Show Classic- A California Author Reports From Canton, South Dakota
Posted on July 30, 2013 | 39 CommentsThis weekend, I flew out to visit family in beautiful South Dakota, and on Sunday afternoon Dad and I attended the yearly Canton (SD) Car Show. Walking through the entrance, the patina on this […] -
![Kaiser in its various corporate guises produced vehicles for 22 years – cars just the first seven of them. Thanks to their purchase of Willys-Overland in 1953, however, they made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/69KaiserJeepsterCommando3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic Capsule: 1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – It’s Screaming Yellow, But It’s No Zonker")
Auction Classic Capsule: 1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – It’s Screaming Yellow, But It’s No Zonker
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 19 CommentsKaiser in its various corporate guises produced vehicles for 22 years – cars just the first seven of them. Thanks to their purchase of Willys-Overland in 1953, however, they made […]
