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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![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 […] -
![Our local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1966pwtw-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!")
Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 28 CommentsOur local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08-03-2012-054-800x524-e1383425445772.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet
Posted on August 13, 2017 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […] -
![This is one o the first full-size 1970’s Ford wagon I’ve seen, and it is probably as close as I will come to seeing one of my childhood Matchbox […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ford-Country-Squire-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Country Squire – A Toy Come To Life")
CC Outtake: Ford Country Squire – A Toy Come To Life
Posted on August 12, 2017 | 73 CommentsThis is one o the first full-size 1970’s Ford wagon I’ve seen, and it is probably as close as I will come to seeing one of my childhood Matchbox […] -
![Last Friday afternoon, I once again attended the central meeting of Five Club, Israel’s premier classic cars’ club, in which an end-of- restoration of a Checker taxi was celebrated. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/P7210099.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Smörgåsbord of Classics, and a Celebrated Checker")
Car Show Classics: A Smörgåsbord of Classics, and a Celebrated Checker
Posted on July 27, 2017 | 26 CommentsLast Friday afternoon, I once again attended the central meeting of Five Club, Israel’s premier classic cars’ club, in which an end-of- restoration of a Checker taxi was celebrated. But […] -
![What this Mazda MX-5/Miata-based Bullet V8 Roadster was doing at Lakeside Raceway’s All-American Day is beyond me. They limit entry to American cars and there’s nothing American about this NA-series […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bullet-roadster-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Bullet V8 Roadster – Faster Than A Speeding, Well, You Know…")
Car Show Classic: Bullet V8 Roadster – Faster Than A Speeding, Well, You Know…
Posted on July 20, 2017 | 26 CommentsWhat this Mazda MX-5/Miata-based Bullet V8 Roadster was doing at Lakeside Raceway’s All-American Day is beyond me. They limit entry to American cars and there’s nothing American about this NA-series […] -
![Each year one week before the Australian Grand Prix, the Victorian Historic Racing Register runs its Phillip Island Classic races. Cars entered ranged from 1920s grand prix cars to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Falcon-GT-Camaro-Gen2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Phillip Island Classic")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Phillip Island Classic
Posted on July 16, 2017 | 29 CommentsEach year one week before the Australian Grand Prix, the Victorian Historic Racing Register runs its Phillip Island Classic races. Cars entered ranged from 1920s grand prix cars to a […] -
Car Show Outtakes: Hot Rod Divco Bread Delivery Truck And Citroen Fondue Delivery Car
Posted on July 6, 2017 | 12 CommentsWithout a doubt, these have got to be a couple of the most unusual CCs at a car show that I’ve ever encountered. -
Car Show Classics: 2017 Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe – Part Two, Everything But The Cars
Posted on June 19, 2017 | 42 CommentsPart One was cars only. But oldtimers -as in classic vehicles- come in much more varieties, as we will see in Part Two. Let’s start with some trucks. -
![An oldtimer is the generic term over here for all kinds of old vehicles. On June 10 I visited the Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe, and I must say that I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_4216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe – Part One, The Cars")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe – Part One, The Cars
Posted on June 12, 2017 | 34 CommentsAn oldtimer is the generic term over here for all kinds of old vehicles. On June 10 I visited the Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe, and I must say that I never […] -
Car Show Outtakes: Horses Of A Different Color
Posted on May 28, 2017 | 32 CommentsHot rodding is all about taking an otherwise unremarkable car and making it truly yours. That can be either a good or a bad thing, as these three vintage ponies demonstrate. -
![If you ask anyone under, say 40, to name the best handling, most driver focused, affordable sports car around, there’s a more than fair chance that they would suggest the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/europa3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 2007 Lotus Europa S – Who Wants To Grow Up?")
Carshow Classic: 2007 Lotus Europa S – Who Wants To Grow Up?
Posted on May 15, 2017 | 16 CommentsIf you ask anyone under, say 40, to name the best handling, most driver focused, affordable sports car around, there’s a more than fair chance that they would suggest the […]
