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Curbside Classics Archives
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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9691-At-The-Beach-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/109_0369.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-linc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 | 153 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-dog.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/111_0542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa09-20-2014-111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 | 45 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-09-20-2014-181.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-5-29-and-5-30-2014-097-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "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 9/8/2014) Welcome to the second installment from Como Park. Today I have the pleasure of bringing you a selection of exquisite and rarely seen Alfa Romeos. For some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Alfacab3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 2 – The Alfas Of Como Park")
Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 2 – The Alfas Of Como Park
Posted on September 8, 2020 | 26 Comments(first posted 9/8/2014) Welcome to the second installment from Como Park. Today I have the pleasure of bringing you a selection of exquisite and rarely seen Alfa Romeos. For some […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2014) I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fiat124c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 1 – The Fiats of Como Park")
Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 1 – The Fiats of Como Park
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/1/2014) I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2014) Where does one even begin when describing the top of the line, final Mustang II? The car is already somewhat polarizing, and then one must deal with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Mustang II King Cobra – The First 5.0 And A Screaming Cobra")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Mustang II King Cobra – The First 5.0 And A Screaming Cobra
Posted on August 25, 2020 | 90 Comments(first posted 8/25/2014) Where does one even begin when describing the top of the line, final Mustang II? The car is already somewhat polarizing, and then one must deal with […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2014) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink")
Car Show Classic: 1956 Imperial Southampton 2-Door Hardtop – Stunning In Pink
Posted on August 8, 2020 | 118 Comments(first posted 8/8/2014) While the lack of interior color choices on new cars is a complaint commonly expressed here at CC, it’s also important to note that our choice when […] -
![One of my long-time favorite shows from the 1970s is American television producer Aaron Spelling’s “Charlie’s Angels”, which ran from the fall of 1976 through the summer of ’81. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sabrina-Duncan-Ford-Pinto-AMC-Gremlin-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin X – In Charles Townsend’s Alternate World")
Car Show Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin X – In Charles Townsend’s Alternate World
Posted on July 28, 2020 | 57 CommentsOne of my long-time favorite shows from the 1970s is American television producer Aaron Spelling’s “Charlie’s Angels”, which ran from the fall of 1976 through the summer of ’81. It […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2014) Poor Jaguar, they just can’t get a break, can they? For decades, tell any non-automotive person–and many gearheads as well–that you want a Jaguar and you are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5-29-and-5-30-2014-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Jaguar XJ12 L – The White Whale!")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Jaguar XJ12 L – The White Whale!
Posted on July 21, 2020 | 106 Comments(first posted 7/21/2014) Poor Jaguar, they just can’t get a break, can they? For decades, tell any non-automotive person–and many gearheads as well–that you want a Jaguar and you are […]
