-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
-
![You probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain starts to process the data. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00410.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way
Posted on August 19, 2019 | 33 CommentsYou probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain starts to process the data. […] -
![It is well known hereabouts that I suffer from a fetish – I just cannot get enough of the 1964 Studebaker. In the company’s last burst of creativity it got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1964-Studebaker-Daytona-Convertible-04Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible – Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Daytona Convertible – Studebaker’s Last Gasp Of Fresh Air
Posted on August 15, 2019 | 81 CommentsIt is well known hereabouts that I suffer from a fetish – I just cannot get enough of the 1964 Studebaker. In the company’s last burst of creativity it got […] -
![Subaru’s reputation and popularity has been built on the backs of conservative wagons, from the DL/GL/Leone wagons of the 1970s to the Foresters of today. Long before the Impreza WR-X […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/subaru-vortex-xt-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In The Constellation")
Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In The Constellation
Posted on July 30, 2019 | 39 CommentsSubaru’s reputation and popularity has been built on the backs of conservative wagons, from the DL/GL/Leone wagons of the 1970s to the Foresters of today. Long before the Impreza WR-X […] -
![BMW, Mitsubishi, and Volvo sat out the New York auto show this year. Aside from giving Rivian and the other luxury automakers a bit more space, their absence also enabled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190425_153522.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2019 New York International Auto Show, Part 7 (Conclusion): New York Z Car Club, Performance Vinyl, DSNY, Charge NY, Corvette Heroes, And The Saratoga Automobile Museum")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2019 New York International Auto Show, Part 7 (Conclusion): New York Z Car Club, Performance Vinyl, DSNY, Charge NY, Corvette Heroes, And The Saratoga Automobile Museum
Posted on July 22, 2019 | 10 CommentsBMW, Mitsubishi, and Volvo sat out the New York auto show this year. Aside from giving Rivian and the other luxury automakers a bit more space, their absence also enabled […] -
![Beverly Hills is home to the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, a yearly celebration of cars that even people jaded by daily exposure to exotic cars flock to. Held every year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0276.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance 2019")
Car Show Classics: Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance 2019
Posted on July 12, 2019 | 17 CommentsBeverly Hills is home to the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, a yearly celebration of cars that even people jaded by daily exposure to exotic cars flock to. Held every year […] -
![Following on from the pre-war treasures seen in Part One, here are some of the amazing post-war cars I photographed recently on the outskirts of Geneva. These will not be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190622_150836-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2019 Concours d’Élégance Suisse (Part Two – Post-war Stunners)")
Car Show Classics: 2019 Concours d’Élégance Suisse (Part Two – Post-war Stunners)
Posted on July 7, 2019 | 30 CommentsFollowing on from the pre-war treasures seen in Part One, here are some of the amazing post-war cars I photographed recently on the outskirts of Geneva. These will not be […] -
![This is the first time I’ve ever been to anything like this. I mean, I’ve been to the odd local car show or museum, but this one was more on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190622_160812-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2019 Concours d’Élégance Suisse (Part One – Pre-war Beauties)")
Car Show Classics: 2019 Concours d’Élégance Suisse (Part One – Pre-war Beauties)
Posted on July 5, 2019 | 33 CommentsThis is the first time I’ve ever been to anything like this. I mean, I’ve been to the odd local car show or museum, but this one was more on […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2013) OK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/09-08-2012-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – This One’s Under The Brougham Radar")
Car Show Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – This One’s Under The Brougham Radar
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 92 Comments(first posted 5/5/2013) OK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy […] -
![Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And indeed, way into the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants")
Car Show Outtakes: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants
Posted on June 17, 2019 | 18 CommentsKombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And indeed, way into the […] -
![I was barely a teenager in the summer of 1988 when my older brother, who was by then an adult and visiting, took our younger brother and me along for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_1353-Roll-With-It-fuzzy-dice-crop-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Roll With It, Baby")
Car Show Classic: 1978 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Roll With It, Baby
Posted on May 27, 2019 | 53 CommentsI was barely a teenager in the summer of 1988 when my older brother, who was by then an adult and visiting, took our younger brother and me along for […] -
![I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the US and even lived there for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner")
Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner
Posted on May 21, 2019 | 22 CommentsI’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the US and even lived there for […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2013) Automakers responded to the mid 1970s gas crisis in a variety of different ways. Captive imports, dropping the availability of big block engines, revising axle ratios, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1976-Plymouth-Feather-Duster-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: A Lightweight – 1976 Plymouth Feather Duster")
Car Show Classic: A Lightweight – 1976 Plymouth Feather Duster
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 103 Comments(first posted 7/10/2013) Automakers responded to the mid 1970s gas crisis in a variety of different ways. Captive imports, dropping the availability of big block engines, revising axle ratios, […] -
![I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I went to a classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_123724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin")
Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin
Posted on April 26, 2019 | 39 CommentsI’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I went to a classic […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2013) The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aa-6-23-2013-038.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!
Posted on April 22, 2019 | 83 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as […] -
![As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its own (little) post. Old Hondas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Capsule: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 16, 2019 | 36 CommentsAs promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its own (little) post. Old Hondas […]
