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Car Show Classic Archive
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![Many people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1986-Ford-F-150-John-Riggins-Signature-LR-1.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C.")
Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C.
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsMany people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2013) Finding any Kaiser-Frazer automobile is not easy these days, but the rarest of all is likely the Kaiser-Darrin sports car, a fiberglass two-seater meant to draw folks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/6-28-13-308-Copy.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1954 Kaiser-Darrin – Willow Run’s Corvette")
Car Show Classic: 1954 Kaiser-Darrin – Willow Run’s Corvette
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) Finding any Kaiser-Frazer automobile is not easy these days, but the rarest of all is likely the Kaiser-Darrin sports car, a fiberglass two-seater meant to draw folks […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2018) Need I say it, but the Australian car market is quite different from the American? This Rambler Hornet is a very good example of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rambler-Hornet-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970-72 Rambler Hornet – No That Is Not A Typo!")
Curbside Classic: 1970-72 Rambler Hornet – No That Is Not A Typo!
Posted on October 5, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 10/5/2018) Need I say it, but the Australian car market is quite different from the American? This Rambler Hornet is a very good example of […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2018) From 1989 to 1997, the Williams-Renault F1 team was highly successful in the Formula One World Championship. But the UK based Williams company was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_7435.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1994 Renault Clio Williams – The Hottest Subcompact Hatch Of The Nineties")
Car Show Outtake: 1994 Renault Clio Williams – The Hottest Subcompact Hatch Of The Nineties
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 17 Comments(first posted 10/5/2018) From 1989 to 1997, the Williams-Renault F1 team was highly successful in the Formula One World Championship. But the UK based Williams company was […] -
![Lancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_115603_edited.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 10 CommentsLancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […] -
![I recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230412_114000625_HDR.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 24 CommentsI recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […] -
![An anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3046.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger")
Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 11 CommentsAn anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […] -
![Imagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_120418_edited.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
![When I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_185728_edited.jpg "Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene")
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
![The word ‘Lamborghini’ conjures up a very specific image – a low-slung, wedge-shaped hypercar with a mid-mounted engine, often being revved outside of a nightclub by an owner with more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240804_164809306-e1725688965768.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1973 Lamborghini Jarama – The Matador’s Choice")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Lamborghini Jarama – The Matador’s Choice
Posted on September 10, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe word ‘Lamborghini’ conjures up a very specific image – a low-slung, wedge-shaped hypercar with a mid-mounted engine, often being revved outside of a nightclub by an owner with more […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2018) This nondescript compact hatchback was supposed to be a Talbot. It was developed as the successor to the 1978-1987 Simca/Chrysler/Talbot Horizon. But the artificial reincarnation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7181.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1992 Peugeot 309 GTI 16 – Roaring In The Shadow Of Its Little Hot Hatch Brother")
Car Show Outtake: 1992 Peugeot 309 GTI 16 – Roaring In The Shadow Of Its Little Hot Hatch Brother
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/7/2018) This nondescript compact hatchback was supposed to be a Talbot. It was developed as the successor to the 1978-1987 Simca/Chrysler/Talbot Horizon. But the artificial reincarnation […] -
![This week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0265_edited.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear")
Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 38 CommentsThis week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2018) Yesterday I visited the 2018 edition of La Fête des Limousines, a show focusing on the top models of French automakers. There was this Peugeot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_6994.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1982 Peugeot 604 STI Automatique Limousine Heuliez – Voiture Extraordinaire")
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Peugeot 604 STI Automatique Limousine Heuliez – Voiture Extraordinaire
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/3/2018) Yesterday I visited the 2018 edition of La Fête des Limousines, a show focusing on the top models of French automakers. There was this Peugeot […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2018) Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, introduced the Biturbo line in 1981 with the intention of increasing the brand’s production volume tenfold. Trading […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/maserati-shamal-2.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1990-96 Maserati Shamal – The Wildest Biturbo")
Car Show Classic: 1990-96 Maserati Shamal – The Wildest Biturbo
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, introduced the Biturbo line in 1981 with the intention of increasing the brand’s production volume tenfold. Trading […] -
![For the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240407_122330_edited.jpg "Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please")
Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […]
