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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![Brampton-Caledon’s Airport Day on September 8 featured a car, motorcycle, and vintage aircraft show. The Great War Flying Museum located here put their replica WWI aircraft in the air for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hillman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car/Moto/Air Show Classics: 2019 Brampton-Caledon Airport Day – Hillman Super Minx Convertible And More…")
Car/Moto/Air Show Classics: 2019 Brampton-Caledon Airport Day – Hillman Super Minx Convertible And More…
Posted on October 13, 2019 | 20 CommentsBrampton-Caledon’s Airport Day on September 8 featured a car, motorcycle, and vintage aircraft show. The Great War Flying Museum located here put their replica WWI aircraft in the air for […] -
![(First Posted October 2, 2013) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC04426.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot")
Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot
Posted on October 12, 2019 | 81 Comments(First Posted October 2, 2013) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also […] -
![I have a somewhat milestone-ish birthday tomorrow that I wasn’t making a big deal of and would rather kind of ignore, but then my wife insisted I tell her something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TokyoPressPassImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC International Meetup?: Tokyo, Japan – October 24-30th")
CC International Meetup?: Tokyo, Japan – October 24-30th
Posted on October 7, 2019 | 15 CommentsI have a somewhat milestone-ish birthday tomorrow that I wasn’t making a big deal of and would rather kind of ignore, but then my wife insisted I tell her something […] -
![(First Posted September 14, 2013) What do you consider to be the most significant car of the 1980s? Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan? Renault Espace? Mercedes-Benz 190E? GM J-car or X-car? Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC04709.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Peugeot 205 – The Most Significant Car of the 1980s?")
Curbside Classic: Peugeot 205 – The Most Significant Car of the 1980s?
Posted on September 26, 2019 | 91 Comments(First Posted September 14, 2013) What do you consider to be the most significant car of the 1980s? Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan? Renault Espace? Mercedes-Benz 190E? GM J-car or X-car? Chrysler […] -
![Only three weeks ago, I was back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which is now in its fifteenth year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/087-1953-Chevrolet-Corvette-253-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette – An Argument For Originality")
Car Show Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette – An Argument For Originality
Posted on September 2, 2019 | 31 CommentsOnly three weeks ago, I was back in my hometown of Flint, Michigan for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which is now in its fifteenth year. […] -
![Let’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5095-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show")
Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […] -
![Roger Carr’s recent posts and wonderful pictures of the British Festival of the Unexceptional reminded me of the Concours d’Lemons which I attended a few years ago. This free event […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7C659D06-07C4-47C0-BCE9-4E29885A2B9D.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Concours d’Lemons")
Car Show Classics: Concours d’Lemons
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 33 CommentsRoger Carr’s recent posts and wonderful pictures of the British Festival of the Unexceptional reminded me of the Concours d’Lemons which I attended a few years ago. This free event […] -
![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 […]
