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Curbside Classics Archives
Racing And Racing Cars Archive
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![The snooty died-in-the-tweed-wool sports car set may have looked down on the standard Powerglide in the ’53 Corvette as utterly unsuitable for the track, but maverick Texan Jim Hall had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Chaparal-2c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1964 Chaparral 2: When The Powerglide Went Racing")
1964 Chaparral 2: When The Powerglide Went Racing
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 16 CommentsThe snooty died-in-the-tweed-wool sports car set may have looked down on the standard Powerglide in the ’53 Corvette as utterly unsuitable for the track, but maverick Texan Jim Hall had […] -
![One of the absolute highlights of my Tokyo trip was visiting the Toyota Megaweb Museum with Tatra87. Besides being free of charge and remarkably uncrowded while the Tokyo Motor Show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6849.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1B) – The Toyota Rally Cars")
Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1B) – The Toyota Rally Cars
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 9 CommentsOne of the absolute highlights of my Tokyo trip was visiting the Toyota Megaweb Museum with Tatra87. Besides being free of charge and remarkably uncrowded while the Tokyo Motor Show […] -
![After spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190526_085706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2")
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […] -
![There’s a classic racing event I find myself returning to, not as often as I’d like but well enough to know how much I enjoy it. I’ve been there previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/P5250442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 1")
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 1
Posted on June 25, 2019 | 16 CommentsThere’s a classic racing event I find myself returning to, not as often as I’d like but well enough to know how much I enjoy it. I’ve been there previously […] -
![Ford’s desire to crush Ferrari at Le Mans is one of the most well known stories in the history of automotive racing, and later this year you’ll be able to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: The GT40 Gets The Hollywood Treatment In Ford V Ferrari, In Theaters This November")
CC Cinema: The GT40 Gets The Hollywood Treatment In Ford V Ferrari, In Theaters This November
Posted on June 4, 2019 | 42 CommentsFord’s desire to crush Ferrari at Le Mans is one of the most well known stories in the history of automotive racing, and later this year you’ll be able to […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2014) It was early June in 1970. I had just graduated from college, with honors no less, and was kinda wondering what my next step in life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/01-Texas-Rare-Bear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Great Lakes Dragway 1970")
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Great Lakes Dragway 1970
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/5/2014) It was early June in 1970. I had just graduated from college, with honors no less, and was kinda wondering what my next step in life […] -
![I only followed stock car racing somewhat peripherally back when it was a lot more interesting. But in the summer of 1965, I became very aware of the fact that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/David-pearson-1965-coronet-pikes-peak.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Memoriam: David Pearson – The Best Stock Car Driver Ever")
In Memoriam: David Pearson – The Best Stock Car Driver Ever
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 25 CommentsI only followed stock car racing somewhat peripherally back when it was a lot more interesting. But in the summer of 1965, I became very aware of the fact that […] -
![Paul and I stopped at the Portland Vintage Races when he was in town last month, long enough for a couple of the races and a tour of the paddock. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PIRStandings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Studebaker is Racing – Falcon Too")
Trackside Classic: Studebaker is Racing – Falcon Too
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 24 CommentsPaul and I stopped at the Portland Vintage Races when he was in town last month, long enough for a couple of the races and a tour of the paddock. […] -
![Certainly, there were several professional race and rally cars (and a rally truck), but calling the show a Race Car Event was a bit far-fetched. Never mind, there were plenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5407.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show: 2018 Classic Park Race Car Event – Standing Out From The Crowd")
Car Show: 2018 Classic Park Race Car Event – Standing Out From The Crowd
Posted on March 13, 2018 | 7 CommentsCertainly, there were several professional race and rally cars (and a rally truck), but calling the show a Race Car Event was a bit far-fetched. Never mind, there were plenty […] -
![When I was a young man I saw many motocross races. I helped a friend race his brand new 1975 Honda Elsinore 125, and even saw motocross legend, Roger DeCoster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Race-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC At The Races: Best of Britain")
CC At The Races: Best of Britain
Posted on September 14, 2017 | 16 CommentsWhen I was a young man I saw many motocross races. I helped a friend race his brand new 1975 Honda Elsinore 125, and even saw motocross legend, Roger DeCoster […] -
![By the dawn of the 1950s, international motor racing had become more colorful, more exciting, and more glamorous than ever before. Avid race fans came to watch the beautifully styled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hqdefault.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster")
CC Video: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster
Posted on January 31, 2017 | 11 CommentsBy the dawn of the 1950s, international motor racing had become more colorful, more exciting, and more glamorous than ever before. Avid race fans came to watch the beautifully styled […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2012) Dr. Niedermeyer’s brief fling with a 1961 Ford Starliner was as amusing as it was confounding. How could one of the world’s leading authorities on electroencephalography be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/53-Camel-Toe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bonneville Wonders: 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner")
Bonneville Wonders: 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner
Posted on August 7, 2016 | 15 Comments(first posted 11/14/2012) Dr. Niedermeyer’s brief fling with a 1961 Ford Starliner was as amusing as it was confounding. How could one of the world’s leading authorities on electroencephalography be […] -
Trackside Outtakes: 1975 VW (Race Car) Transporter
Posted on July 29, 2016 | 11 CommentsThis unusual VW Transporter was spotted near the entry to the paddock area behind the pit buildings at the Sandown Historic races last year. -
![(first posted 9/1/2012) Nineteen sixty-five was a seminal year at Indy. The transition from front-engine roadsters to rear- engine “funny cars” was in full swing. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01-Danbury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Danbury Racearena 1971: Saturday Night Flathead Fever")
The Danbury Racearena 1971: Saturday Night Flathead Fever
Posted on May 21, 2016 | 18 Comments(first posted 9/1/2012) Nineteen sixty-five was a seminal year at Indy. The transition from front-engine roadsters to rear- engine “funny cars” was in full swing. It […] -
![Back in September 2014, I returned to one of my more favorite classic-car racing venues, the lovely Salzburgring racetrack (wanna guess near which city is it situated?). Granted, I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/P9078202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Grass-side Classics: Outside and Inside an Austrian Racetrack")
Grass-side Classics: Outside and Inside an Austrian Racetrack
Posted on April 7, 2016 | 15 CommentsBack in September 2014, I returned to one of my more favorite classic-car racing venues, the lovely Salzburgring racetrack (wanna guess near which city is it situated?). Granted, I have […]
