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![On a Sunday in early July, the Portland Art Museum on Portland’s South Park blocks invited over 40 sports cars from 1967 and before to a “Cars in the Park” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ensemble1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Streamlined Sundays: Cars in the Park, Part 1 – All Those Alfas!")
Car Show Classics: Streamlined Sundays: Cars in the Park, Part 1 – All Those Alfas!
Posted on July 22, 2018 | 11 CommentsOn a Sunday in early July, the Portland Art Museum on Portland’s South Park blocks invited over 40 sports cars from 1967 and before to a “Cars in the Park” […] -
![Last weekend’s RACQ Motorfest had an interesting little sideshow. You could get your photo taken with famous cars from movies! You may notice this ECTO-1 isn’t a ’59 Cadillac like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ghostbusters-ford-ltd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: Get Your Photo Taken In An “Iconic Movie Car”")
Car Show Outtake: Get Your Photo Taken In An “Iconic Movie Car”
Posted on July 16, 2018 | 41 CommentsLast weekend’s RACQ Motorfest had an interesting little sideshow. You could get your photo taken with famous cars from movies! You may notice this ECTO-1 isn’t a ’59 Cadillac like […] -
![In 2012, Mercedes-Benz introduced the third generation of their A-Class, designated the W176-series. Its direct competitors are the Audi A3, BMW 1-series, plus -on paper- the Lexus CT and Infiniti […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6787.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 2016 And 2017 Mercedes-AMG A 45 4Matic – The Anti-Econoboxes")
Car Show Outtakes: 2016 And 2017 Mercedes-AMG A 45 4Matic – The Anti-Econoboxes
Posted on July 8, 2018 | 10 CommentsIn 2012, Mercedes-Benz introduced the third generation of their A-Class, designated the W176-series. Its direct competitors are the Audi A3, BMW 1-series, plus -on paper- the Lexus CT and Infiniti […] -
![I try to take in a couple car shows each year. Naturally, I enjoy walking among the cars. I also I love to load film into one of my old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ae1p.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Confronting My Biases at Indy Cars and Coffee")
Car Show Classics: Confronting My Biases at Indy Cars and Coffee
Posted on June 27, 2018 | 21 CommentsI try to take in a couple car shows each year. Naturally, I enjoy walking among the cars. I also I love to load film into one of my old […] -
![There are a few more trucks that I can show you while I am still working on a post about International-Harvester Australia’s trucks, which will also serve to cover the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1965-Foden-S21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – The Really Rare Big Rigs")
Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – The Really Rare Big Rigs
Posted on June 15, 2018 | 32 CommentsThere are a few more trucks that I can show you while I am still working on a post about International-Harvester Australia’s trucks, which will also serve to cover the […] -
![Aside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICCCR_2012_two_-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques)")
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques)
Posted on June 6, 2018 | 19 CommentsAside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […] -
![O, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICCCR_2012_one_-7-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns")
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns
Posted on June 5, 2018 | 30 CommentsO, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […] -
![Something I didn’t really concentrate on at the time, but came to appreciate when reviewing the photos of the 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club show, was the range of different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/International-AR160-D-series.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – Creative Cargoes")
Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – Creative Cargoes
Posted on May 21, 2018 | 9 CommentsSomething I didn’t really concentrate on at the time, but came to appreciate when reviewing the photos of the 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club show, was the range of different […] -
![Military vehicles are a strong area of the car hobby, and this newly-retired Land Rover Perentie at the 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club show is an interesting example. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Land-Rover-Perenttie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – Military Vehicles")
Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – Military Vehicles
Posted on May 15, 2018 | 10 CommentsMilitary vehicles are a strong area of the car hobby, and this newly-retired Land Rover Perentie at the 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club show is an interesting example. This is […] -
![To continue with the 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club’s show, let’s start with a recent import from the US, a 1932 Ford with an original hydraulic Garwood tipper. . If […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1932-Ford-tipper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – More Variety")
Car Show Classics: 2013 HCVC Show – More Variety
Posted on May 11, 2018 | 27 CommentsTo continue with the 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club’s show, let’s start with a recent import from the US, a 1932 Ford with an original hydraulic Garwood tipper. . If […] -
![It wasn’t all big trucks at the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club’s 2013 annual show; there were some smaller passenger car-based commercials also, including this pretty special 1946 Mercury ute which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1946-Mercury-ute.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club Show – Utes And Vans")
Car Show Classic: 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club Show – Utes And Vans
Posted on May 7, 2018 | 46 CommentsIt wasn’t all big trucks at the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club’s 2013 annual show; there were some smaller passenger car-based commercials also, including this pretty special 1946 Mercury ute which […] -
![Who doesn’t love a fire engine? There were a few former fire engines at the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club’s show at the Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, so lets take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1970-Inter-Acco-C1600-Fire-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club Show – Fire Engines")
Car Show Classic: 2013 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club Show – Fire Engines
Posted on April 25, 2018 | 11 CommentsWho doesn’t love a fire engine? There were a few former fire engines at the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club’s show at the Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, so lets take […] -
![I couldn’t leave this pair of magnificent late-thirties Holden-bodied cars, that were at the 2017 Motorclassica show, without sharing them. While they may not be as glamourous as the roadsters […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Car Show Classics: 1939 GM Pairing")
Car Show Classics: 1939 GM Pairing
Posted on April 19, 2018 | 13 CommentsI couldn’t leave this pair of magnificent late-thirties Holden-bodied cars, that were at the 2017 Motorclassica show, without sharing them. While they may not be as glamourous as the roadsters […] -
![A Dodge Mowag B350 4×4 (former) ambulance, now that was a special treat when visiting the recently held 2018 Classic Park American Day. So far the oddest of oddballs I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_5859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: Dodge Mowag B350 4×4 – One HelluVan Ambulance")
Car Show Outtake: Dodge Mowag B350 4×4 – One HelluVan Ambulance
Posted on April 15, 2018 | 14 CommentsA Dodge Mowag B350 4×4 (former) ambulance, now that was a special treat when visiting the recently held 2018 Classic Park American Day. So far the oddest of oddballs I […] -
![I expect that there are a lot of people who are not aware of Holden’s history before the launch of the 1948 Holden, so let’s have a quick look at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Holden-boat-tail-bodies.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Vintage GM Roadsters At Motorclassica")
Car Show Classics: Vintage GM Roadsters At Motorclassica
Posted on April 13, 2018 | 14 CommentsI expect that there are a lot of people who are not aware of Holden’s history before the launch of the 1948 Holden, so let’s have a quick look at […]
