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![(first posted 6/6/2014, amended 8 May 2020) Today is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Traction-Avant_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945")
Car Show Outtakes: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 26 Comments(first posted 6/6/2014, amended 8 May 2020) Today is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-03-11.48.33.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […] -
![In part one of my auto show coverage, I lamented the relatively spartan interiors of the 2020 Ford Escape and 2020 Toyota Rav4. Speaking of interiors that aren’t terribly acceptable, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_122045.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 2: Cadillac, Buick, Mazda, And Kia")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 2: Cadillac, Buick, Mazda, And Kia
Posted on March 17, 2020 | 29 CommentsIn part one of my auto show coverage, I lamented the relatively spartan interiors of the 2020 Ford Escape and 2020 Toyota Rav4. Speaking of interiors that aren’t terribly acceptable, […] -
![With the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_120230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 11 CommentsWith the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2014) Picking up where I left off Monday, I’ll begin the second installment of pictures from my visit to the ’68 Chicago Auto Show with this concept, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/22-Mustang-Concept.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1968 and 1969 Chicago Auto Show, Part 2")
1968 and 1969 Chicago Auto Show, Part 2
Posted on March 7, 2020 | 37 Comments(first posted 2/26/2014) Picking up where I left off Monday, I’ll begin the second installment of pictures from my visit to the ’68 Chicago Auto Show with this concept, […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2014) It hardly seems that 46 years have gone by since the 1968 Chicago Auto Show opened its doors on February 24, 1968. Almost five decades after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "1968 Chicago Auto Show, Part 1")
1968 Chicago Auto Show, Part 1
Posted on March 6, 2020 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/24/2014) It hardly seems that 46 years have gone by since the 1968 Chicago Auto Show opened its doors on February 24, 1968. Almost five decades after […] -
![The date is fast approaching everyone! I’ve purchased my ticket and booked my hotel room. The Taurus still needs some work to get it in tip top shape, but it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_2020-03-02-RADwood.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside East Coast Meet Up – Who Wants To Meet Up At Radwood Philly, Or Possibly The Day Before?")
Curbside East Coast Meet Up – Who Wants To Meet Up At Radwood Philly, Or Possibly The Day Before?
Posted on March 5, 2020 | 5 CommentsThe date is fast approaching everyone! I’ve purchased my ticket and booked my hotel room. The Taurus still needs some work to get it in tip top shape, but it […] -
![For a period of more than 25 years, starting in the mid-sixties, the Opel Kadett was the best selling car in the Netherlands. Affordable, uncomplicated (in every aspect) and solid. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8434.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Opel Kadett A to E – A Pictorial Overview Of All Generations")
Car Show Classics: Opel Kadett A to E – A Pictorial Overview Of All Generations
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 39 CommentsFor a period of more than 25 years, starting in the mid-sixties, the Opel Kadett was the best selling car in the Netherlands. Affordable, uncomplicated (in every aspect) and solid. […] -
![After many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you wish. I’m talking about my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim")
Car Show Outtake: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 25 CommentsAfter many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you wish. I’m talking about my […] -
![Utterly clean, straightforward and well-proportioned. Even after more than four decades, the second generation of the Euro Ford Granada still doesn’t look hopelessly outdated or downright ridiculous. How nice it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Ford Granada Mk2 2.8 Ghia And Opel Senator A1 2.8 S – Late Seventies Euro Broughams")
Car Show Outtakes: Ford Granada Mk2 2.8 Ghia And Opel Senator A1 2.8 S – Late Seventies Euro Broughams
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 54 CommentsUtterly clean, straightforward and well-proportioned. Even after more than four decades, the second generation of the Euro Ford Granada still doesn’t look hopelessly outdated or downright ridiculous. How nice it […] -
![(Ed. Note: Our man in the Las Vegas CC Field Office made his way into the SEMA show that started today and put together a massive photo display below for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191105_095925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Special Show Edition: SEMA 2019 In Pictures")
CC Special Show Edition: SEMA 2019 In Pictures
Posted on November 5, 2019 | 22 Comments(Ed. Note: Our man in the Las Vegas CC Field Office made his way into the SEMA show that started today and put together a massive photo display below for […] -
![Brampton-Caledon’s Airport Day on September 8 featured a car, motorcycle, and vintage aircraft show. The Great War Flying Museum located here put their replica WWI aircraft in the air for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hillman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car/Moto/Air Show Classics: 2019 Brampton-Caledon Airport Day – Hillman Super Minx Convertible And More…")
Car/Moto/Air Show Classics: 2019 Brampton-Caledon Airport Day – Hillman Super Minx Convertible And More…
Posted on October 13, 2019 | 20 CommentsBrampton-Caledon’s Airport Day on September 8 featured a car, motorcycle, and vintage aircraft show. The Great War Flying Museum located here put their replica WWI aircraft in the air for […] -
![(First Posted October 2, 2013) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC04426.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot")
Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot
Posted on October 12, 2019 | 81 Comments(First Posted October 2, 2013) The 1979 incarnation of the historic Talbot name had a very high ambition-to-achievement ratio, the zenith of which was the Talbot Tagora. It was also […] -
![This week, I’ve been preparing the El Kylemino for the upcoming El Camino 60th Anniversary celebration, keeping me too busy to post. As this picture shows, I’ve made a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Beauty-Shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reminder: The El Camino 60th Anniversary Event – Dallas, Texas, Saturday, October 12")
Reminder: The El Camino 60th Anniversary Event – Dallas, Texas, Saturday, October 12
Posted on October 10, 2019 | 14 CommentsThis week, I’ve been preparing the El Kylemino for the upcoming El Camino 60th Anniversary celebration, keeping me too busy to post. As this picture shows, I’ve made a few […] -
![The folks that run Portland Cars & Coffee do many theme days during the year. One of the most popular ones isn’t about cars at all. It’s “Motorcycle Day”, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MC-Day-42.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Show: Motorcycle Day At Portland Cars & Coffee")
CC Show: Motorcycle Day At Portland Cars & Coffee
Posted on October 10, 2019 | 20 CommentsThe folks that run Portland Cars & Coffee do many theme days during the year. One of the most popular ones isn’t about cars at all. It’s “Motorcycle Day”, and […]
