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![A steady and reliable Chrysler flathead inline six engine isn’t where I’d expect to find a home brew turbocharger installed on. But here it is and once the owner explained […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/turbo-flat-six.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Home Blown Flathead Six in a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe")
Car Show Classic: Home Blown Flathead Six in a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 18 CommentsA steady and reliable Chrysler flathead inline six engine isn’t where I’d expect to find a home brew turbocharger installed on. But here it is and once the owner explained […] -
![I spotted this pro-street ’70 Charger at a show at the local multiplex theater back in May. I was surprised to see the vintage Oregon plate in Davenport, IA. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/5-24-2013-081-800x603-e1377643335657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: A Long Way From Oregon…")
Car Show Outtake: A Long Way From Oregon…
Posted on August 30, 2013 | 24 CommentsI spotted this pro-street ’70 Charger at a show at the local multiplex theater back in May. I was surprised to see the vintage Oregon plate in Davenport, IA. A […] -
![Here’s another cool find from the recent Monmouth car show. From a distance, it appeared to be a nicely done Scout II, but upon looking closer, I noticed the nameplate. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-01-13-to-8-03-13-196-800x533-e1376247017240.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake – 1972 Farmall II?")
Car Show Outtake – 1972 Farmall II?
Posted on August 11, 2013 | 8 CommentsHere’s another cool find from the recent Monmouth car show. From a distance, it appeared to be a nicely done Scout II, but upon looking closer, I noticed the nameplate. […] -
![This past July I attended the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY. It was the first time I’ve been to this show, and unfortunately only as a spectator. It is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Crosley1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 Syracuse Nationals")
Car Show Classics: 2013 Syracuse Nationals
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 18 CommentsThis past July I attended the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY. It was the first time I’ve been to this show, and unfortunately only as a spectator. It is a […] -
![I have a feeling that opinion will be very much divided on this one. With very few roadworthy survivors around, a 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe is undoubtedly a rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1973-Toyota-Corona-Mark-II.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Supra-powered 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe")
Car Show Classic: Supra-powered 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 59 CommentsI have a feeling that opinion will be very much divided on this one. With very few roadworthy survivors around, a 1973 Toyota Corona Mark II Coupe is undoubtedly a rare […] -
![I don’t typically wear hats, and I’m about as Western as clam chowder, so of course I wear my cowboy hat to car shows. If I’m going to dream of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/300-hat.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lucid Dream II (And Mopar Week Postscript): If the Hat Fits…")
Lucid Dream II (And Mopar Week Postscript): If the Hat Fits…
Posted on August 4, 2013 | 17 CommentsI don’t typically wear hats, and I’m about as Western as clam chowder, so of course I wear my cowboy hat to car shows. If I’m going to dream of […] -
![Like his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1-55-NY-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible")
Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsLike his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […] -
![This weekend, I flew out to visit family in beautiful South Dakota, and on Sunday afternoon Dad and I attended the yearly Canton (SD) Car Show. Walking through the entrance, the patina on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Chevy-Wgn-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic- A California Author Reports From Canton, South Dakota")
Car Show Classic- A California Author Reports From Canton, South Dakota
Posted on July 30, 2013 | 39 CommentsThis weekend, I flew out to visit family in beautiful South Dakota, and on Sunday afternoon Dad and I attended the yearly Canton (SD) Car Show. Walking through the entrance, the patina on this […] -
![Kaiser in its various corporate guises produced vehicles for 22 years – cars just the first seven of them. Thanks to their purchase of Willys-Overland in 1953, however, they made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/69KaiserJeepsterCommando3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic Capsule: 1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – It’s Screaming Yellow, But It’s No Zonker")
Auction Classic Capsule: 1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – It’s Screaming Yellow, But It’s No Zonker
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 19 CommentsKaiser in its various corporate guises produced vehicles for 22 years – cars just the first seven of them. Thanks to their purchase of Willys-Overland in 1953, however, they made […] -
![Kaiser Day sent me into my car show photo files, looking for more K-Fs to share. This lovely Wedgwood blue over white Virginian was shot nearly a year ago at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/08-03-2012-081.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1949 Kaiser Virginian – The Non-Hardtop Hardtop")
Car Show Outtake: 1949 Kaiser Virginian – The Non-Hardtop Hardtop
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 22 CommentsKaiser Day sent me into my car show photo files, looking for more K-Fs to share. This lovely Wedgwood blue over white Virginian was shot nearly a year ago at […] -
![I recently came across an old digital camera, and among the pictures on it were those I took at the 2006 New England International Auto Show, when I was 13 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC00412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2006 New England International Auto Show – Case Of The Cursed Camera")
Car Show Classics: 2006 New England International Auto Show – Case Of The Cursed Camera
Posted on July 20, 2013 | 78 CommentsI recently came across an old digital camera, and among the pictures on it were those I took at the 2006 New England International Auto Show, when I was 13 […] -
![One of the most interesting Pintos was the Cruising Wagon, introduced in mid-1977. Few are seen these days–much like all Pintos!–but the CW might well be the flashiest and most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-23-2013-008-800x533-e1373043645237.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pinto Day Finale: 1977-78 Cruising Wagon – The Most Desirable Pinto?")
Pinto Day Finale: 1977-78 Cruising Wagon – The Most Desirable Pinto?
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 39 CommentsOne of the most interesting Pintos was the Cruising Wagon, introduced in mid-1977. Few are seen these days–much like all Pintos!–but the CW might well be the flashiest and most […] -
![Here’s something different–a Mercury Bobcat drag car. I had not seen one of these L-M Pinto knockoffs in about twenty-five years, so out came the camera. The 1979 model got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-28-13-055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cruise Night Outtake: Runs Like A Scalded…Well, You Know")
Cruise Night Outtake: Runs Like A Scalded…Well, You Know
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 18 CommentsHere’s something different–a Mercury Bobcat drag car. I had not seen one of these L-M Pinto knockoffs in about twenty-five years, so out came the camera. The 1979 model got […] -
![This morning I decided to take my two younger kids to a “Shine and Show” type of car show that was being held here in Fort Collins. Like many of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/P1030352.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic – A Few Selections From Northern Colorado")
Car Show Classic – A Few Selections From Northern Colorado
Posted on July 14, 2013 | 46 CommentsThis morning I decided to take my two younger kids to a “Shine and Show” type of car show that was being held here in Fort Collins. Like many of […]
