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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![On Saturday, 18th of July, the parking lot in front of the GAZ Educational Center and Museum building in Nizhny Novgorod became the scene of a small car show dedicated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/0092.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: GAZ-24 Volga’s 45th Anniversary")
Car Show Report: GAZ-24 Volga’s 45th Anniversary
Posted on July 22, 2015 | 35 CommentsOn Saturday, 18th of July, the parking lot in front of the GAZ Educational Center and Museum building in Nizhny Novgorod became the scene of a small car show dedicated […] -
![Only a handful of antique automobiles are celebrated in their ubiquity to the extent of the first generation Camaro. Their popularity has bred popularity like some perpetual motion machine that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/0771.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS350 Convertible–The Camaro for People Who Are Sick of Camaros")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS350 Convertible–The Camaro for People Who Are Sick of Camaros
Posted on July 3, 2015 | 35 CommentsOnly a handful of antique automobiles are celebrated in their ubiquity to the extent of the first generation Camaro. Their popularity has bred popularity like some perpetual motion machine that […] -
![The very first Mercury Cougar had a style that was exactly the right combination of feral and debonair, rife with classy details like hidden headlights, sequential turn signals, and smoothly sculptured flanks. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/947-1967-Mercury-Cougar-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Mercury Cougar Convertible – Cheshire Cat")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Mercury Cougar Convertible – Cheshire Cat
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 39 CommentsThe very first Mercury Cougar had a style that was exactly the right combination of feral and debonair, rife with classy details like hidden headlights, sequential turn signals, and smoothly sculptured flanks. […] -
![The *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC00852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show")
Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show
Posted on April 29, 2015 | 13 CommentsThe *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […] -
![Last summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1947StudebakerWoody01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods")
Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 23 CommentsLast summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […] -
![Well, how’d you do? The car from this morning’s CC Clue is one of only 1,266 convertible sedans produced in 1937 (including both ‘sixes’ and ‘eights’), and they are very rare on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/37pontiacfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1937 Pontiac Deluxe Eight Convertible Sedan – “America’s Finest Low-Priced Car”")
Car Show Outtake: 1937 Pontiac Deluxe Eight Convertible Sedan – “America’s Finest Low-Priced Car”
Posted on March 27, 2015 | 22 CommentsWell, how’d you do? The car from this morning’s CC Clue is one of only 1,266 convertible sedans produced in 1937 (including both ‘sixes’ and ‘eights’), and they are very rare on the […] -
![How often is it that cars just stop you in your tracks? I mean an eyes-boggled, jaw-dropped metaphorical slap in the face. It doesn’t happen often, right? This Morris J van […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/J1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Morris J Van – A Long Way from Stock")
Car Show Classic: Morris J Van – A Long Way from Stock
Posted on March 9, 2015 | 26 CommentsHow often is it that cars just stop you in your tracks? I mean an eyes-boggled, jaw-dropped metaphorical slap in the face. It doesn’t happen often, right? This Morris J van […] -
![Bill Mitchell’s specter hangs like a well-tailored vapor over my Great 28; after all, his guidance and leadership inspired two of the first four cars on the list. Of course, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great 28, Car #4–1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, The Almost A Riviera")
The Great 28, Car #4–1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, The Almost A Riviera
Posted on February 10, 2015 | 105 CommentsBill Mitchell’s specter hangs like a well-tailored vapor over my Great 28; after all, his guidance and leadership inspired two of the first four cars on the list. Of course, […] -
![Car number two on my “Great 28” lags infinitesimally behind my favored Continental, and in some ways outpaces it, largely because of its relative attainability. Alas, my window of opportunity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/8-7-11-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great 28, Car #2–1963-65 Buick Riviera: The Buick I Can’t Buy")
The Great 28, Car #2–1963-65 Buick Riviera: The Buick I Can’t Buy
Posted on January 26, 2015 | 82 CommentsCar number two on my “Great 28” lags infinitesimally behind my favored Continental, and in some ways outpaces it, largely because of its relative attainability. Alas, my window of opportunity […] -
![One of the main features of Motorclassica was a celebration of Maserati’s 100th anniversary, with a display of 18 Maseratis from 1956 A6G’s to a brand new Ghibli sedan. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Maserati-Khamsin-100-Years.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The Maseratis of Motorclassica")
Car Show Classics: The Maseratis of Motorclassica
Posted on November 29, 2014 | 21 CommentsOne of the main features of Motorclassica was a celebration of Maserati’s 100th anniversary, with a display of 18 Maseratis from 1956 A6G’s to a brand new Ghibli sedan. There […] -
![I’ll just start by stating the obvious, the E31 BMW 8-series is one of the best designs ever to come out of Bavaria. Indeed, in your author’s opinion it’s one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15385424112_7edac3ac32_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: BMW 840i – Let’s Take A Grand Tour.")
Car Show Capsule: BMW 840i – Let’s Take A Grand Tour.
Posted on November 23, 2014 | 22 CommentsI’ll just start by stating the obvious, the E31 BMW 8-series is one of the best designs ever to come out of Bavaria. Indeed, in your author’s opinion it’s one […] -
![The “original” Mustang II has led a sad life. My point: I have been a rabid car fan for all of my 37 years on this planet, live in Michigan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roped-Off Classic: 1963 Ford Mustang II Concept–The Hamtramck Falcon?")
Roped-Off Classic: 1963 Ford Mustang II Concept–The Hamtramck Falcon?
Posted on November 17, 2014 | 40 CommentsThe “original” Mustang II has led a sad life. My point: I have been a rabid car fan for all of my 37 years on this planet, live in Michigan, […] -
![O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing… –Percy Bysshe Shelley “from ‘Ode […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9-22-13-017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Nocturne in Brown and Gold: Falling Rockets (and other Things)")
Car Show Outtakes: Nocturne in Brown and Gold: Falling Rockets (and other Things)
Posted on November 10, 2014 | 35 CommentsO wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing… –Percy Bysshe Shelley “from ‘Ode […] -
![Welcome to what has fast become a great car show since it was first held in 2010, and the perfect venue for a CC meet-up. After the recent Auburn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1954-Bentley-Continental-R-overhead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Motorclassica Mini Meet-Up")
Car Show Classics: Motorclassica Mini Meet-Up
Posted on November 1, 2014 | 16 CommentsWelcome to what has fast become a great car show since it was first held in 2010, and the perfect venue for a CC meet-up. After the recent Auburn […] -
![Tempus fugit. The classic Pontiac arrowhead hasn’t graced a motor vehicle in roughly five years now. Considering its ignominious end, it may be unbelievable to some that Pontiac was perhaps the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina–Options? I Hate Options.")
Car Show Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina–Options? I Hate Options.
Posted on October 30, 2014 | 111 CommentsTempus fugit. The classic Pontiac arrowhead hasn’t graced a motor vehicle in roughly five years now. Considering its ignominious end, it may be unbelievable to some that Pontiac was perhaps the […]
