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![Something I like to do at car shows is get a pair of cars in a photo. It can be fun, sometimes you get rivals like the Triumph Dolomite Sprint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dolomite-Escort.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2015 Great Australian Rally – Compare And Contrast")
Car Show Classics: 2015 Great Australian Rally – Compare And Contrast
Posted on November 19, 2017 | 28 CommentsSomething I like to do at car shows is get a pair of cars in a photo. It can be fun, sometimes you get rivals like the Triumph Dolomite Sprint […] -
![I have already featured some of the imported cars at the Toyota Car Club’s show at the now-closed Altona North factory, some intentionally and others inadvertently, such as the Toyota […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Toyota-Century.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The JDM Imports At Altona – Some Surprises!")
Car Show Classics: The JDM Imports At Altona – Some Surprises!
Posted on November 9, 2017 | 43 CommentsI have already featured some of the imported cars at the Toyota Car Club’s show at the now-closed Altona North factory, some intentionally and others inadvertently, such as the Toyota […] -
![Continuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1991-Hilux-crawler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4
Posted on November 2, 2017 | 20 CommentsContinuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […] -
![Good day my fellow gearheads! After much delay, here’s the long-awaited third installment of the Mayfair Park car show this past summer. Grab a beer and your mouse- you’re in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 3")
Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 3
Posted on October 27, 2017 | 23 CommentsGood day my fellow gearheads! After much delay, here’s the long-awaited third installment of the Mayfair Park car show this past summer. Grab a beer and your mouse- you’re in […] -
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 3
Posted on October 26, 2017 | 26 CommentsWelcome to the third part of the tour through the Toyota Club show, and Toyota Australia’s history – things are about to get boxy, as this Corolla wagon illustrates! -
![Continuing a stroll through Toyota Australia history via the Toyota Car Club’s show at the just-closed Altona North factory, I’ll start with the Japanese pony car – Celica, which debuted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Celica-silver-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 2")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 2
Posted on October 19, 2017 | 33 CommentsContinuing a stroll through Toyota Australia history via the Toyota Car Club’s show at the just-closed Altona North factory, I’ll start with the Japanese pony car – Celica, which debuted […] -
![Back in August the Toyota Car Club had their annual display, with a special twist. With the closure of the Altona North factory coming up (which occurred last Tuesday October […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Toyota-Crown-MS40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 1")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 1
Posted on October 12, 2017 | 38 CommentsBack in August the Toyota Car Club had their annual display, with a special twist. With the closure of the Altona North factory coming up (which occurred last Tuesday October […] -
![Round two of the tour starts with a 1987 Citroën BX 1.6 TRI. Initially this Bertone design from the late seventies was supposed to become a Volvo, but that never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part Two")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part Two
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 40 CommentsRound two of the tour starts with a 1987 Citroën BX 1.6 TRI. Initially this Bertone design from the late seventies was supposed to become a Volvo, but that never […] -
![Here is something out of the ordinary. I don’t see Hans Glas’ Goggomobils very often, and it seems most of those are the Australian market-only Dart. And there is more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yellow-pages-goggomobil.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Goggomobil Coupe 400 – Couper S Version")
Car Show Classic: Goggomobil Coupe 400 – Couper S Version
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 15 CommentsHere is something out of the ordinary. I don’t see Hans Glas’ Goggomobils very often, and it seems most of those are the Australian market-only Dart. And there is more […] -
![A wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part One")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part One
Posted on September 17, 2017 | 34 CommentsA wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of […] -
![In the first half of the seventies Volkswagen finally entered the modern automotive world with their all new Passat and Golf. I caught this post-Beetle-era fivesome at a great all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4784.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Five Classic Water Cooled Volkswagens")
Car Show Outtakes: Five Classic Water Cooled Volkswagens
Posted on September 15, 2017 | 17 CommentsIn the first half of the seventies Volkswagen finally entered the modern automotive world with their all new Passat and Golf. I caught this post-Beetle-era fivesome at a great all […] -
![I was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/164-Frankenstang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis")
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis
Posted on September 11, 2017 | 76 CommentsI was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […] -
![Kadett, Ascona, Rekord, Commodore, Admiral, Diplomat. That was Opel’s sedan-ladder in the seventies, a variety unmatched by any other automaker on the European market. And then we’re not even talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4673.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1973 Opel Kadett B And 1970 Opel Rekord C – Two Beige Two-Door Sedans")
Car Show Outtakes: 1973 Opel Kadett B And 1970 Opel Rekord C – Two Beige Two-Door Sedans
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 28 CommentsKadett, Ascona, Rekord, Commodore, Admiral, Diplomat. That was Opel’s sedan-ladder in the seventies, a variety unmatched by any other automaker on the European market. And then we’re not even talking […] -
![Earlier today ( 8 /27/2017 ) myself and my buddy ( also named Chris ) had the pleasure of attending the Summer Stampede car show, hosted by the Lakewood Chamber […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 1")
Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 1
Posted on August 29, 2017 | 23 CommentsEarlier today ( 8 /27/2017 ) myself and my buddy ( also named Chris ) had the pleasure of attending the Summer Stampede car show, hosted by the Lakewood Chamber […] -
![I was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/072-1986-Chevrolet-Chevette-CS-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel – Beloved Slow Box")
Car Show Classic: 1986 Chevrolet Chevette CS Diesel – Beloved Slow Box
Posted on August 24, 2017 | 90 CommentsI was recently back home in Flint for the annual Back To The Bricks car festival, which brought over 250,000 people downtown for Saturday’s big show. That event is the […]
