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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![It may seem unAmerican, but I’ve never truly wanted to own a Corvette. I’ve respected them, cheered for their LeMans-winning race teams, helped my neighbor work on his ’65 roadster, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/111_1628.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray – A Sting Ray With A Saginaw?")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray – A Sting Ray With A Saginaw?
Posted on February 14, 2022 | 35 CommentsIt may seem unAmerican, but I’ve never truly wanted to own a Corvette. I’ve respected them, cheered for their LeMans-winning race teams, helped my neighbor work on his ’65 roadster, […] -
![In his heavily anthologized short story titled “The Swimmer,” John Cheever wrote that his drunken protagonist Neddy Merrill’s “life was not confining.” Fortunately for me, that’s all I have in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/xkkl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – How My Dad (Temporarily) Turned My Grandpa Into A Ford Man")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – How My Dad (Temporarily) Turned My Grandpa Into A Ford Man
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 47 CommentsIn his heavily anthologized short story titled “The Swimmer,” John Cheever wrote that his drunken protagonist Neddy Merrill’s “life was not confining.” Fortunately for me, that’s all I have in […] -
![The history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/020a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2015) Let me start with a confession. In 2012, I very nearly bought a 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster (or Drop Head Coupe as it was officially labelled). It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1976TriumphTR7-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph TR7 Fixed Head Coupe – The Case For The Defence")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph TR7 Fixed Head Coupe – The Case For The Defence
Posted on December 12, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/12/2015) Let me start with a confession. In 2012, I very nearly bought a 1980 Triumph TR7 roadster (or Drop Head Coupe as it was officially labelled). It […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2015) Was there ever a truly appealing J-car? I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a fan of any J-car. But if I was forced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_0031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1992 Pontiac Sunbird SE Convertible – The Most Appealing J-Car?")
Car Show Classic: 1992 Pontiac Sunbird SE Convertible – The Most Appealing J-Car?
Posted on December 10, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 12/10/2015) Was there ever a truly appealing J-car? I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a fan of any J-car. But if I was forced […] -
![(first posted 11/15/2015) 1966 sales literature proudly proclaimed the Mercury Colony Park as “The finest this side of the Lincoln Continental”, and 1968 even claimed “If Lincoln Continental made a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0279.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1966 Mercury Colony Park – The Finest This Side Of The Lincoln Continental?")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Mercury Colony Park – The Finest This Side Of The Lincoln Continental?
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/15/2015) 1966 sales literature proudly proclaimed the Mercury Colony Park as “The finest this side of the Lincoln Continental”, and 1968 even claimed “If Lincoln Continental made a […] -
![This is perhaps subconsciously the second Robert Frost-referencing title I’ve used this year, but it’s appropriate when considering Studebaker’s declining years. Frost and Studebaker’s lives fundamentally overlapped, with Frost being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ihgfd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1963 Studebaker Avanti and 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire – “Nothing Gold Can Stay”")
Car Show Classics: 1963 Studebaker Avanti and 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire – “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Posted on November 15, 2021 | 47 CommentsThis is perhaps subconsciously the second Robert Frost-referencing title I’ve used this year, but it’s appropriate when considering Studebaker’s declining years. Frost and Studebaker’s lives fundamentally overlapped, with Frost being […] -
![While selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mazda-pu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup")
Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 38 CommentsWhile selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […] -
![A few weeks ago, my wife and I diverged from our normal car show routine and attended the rescheduled “Eyes on Design” car show at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/111_1732.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible and 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S – How Have You Changed In Ten Years?")
Car Show Classics: 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible and 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S – How Have You Changed In Ten Years?
Posted on October 5, 2021 | 33 CommentsA few weeks ago, my wife and I diverged from our normal car show routine and attended the rescheduled “Eyes on Design” car show at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2015) One of the hangovers BL had from its heritage of being a combination of numerous brands was an obligation (as the company seemed to see it anyway) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rover-213-vdp.4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1989 Rover 216 EFi Vanden Plas Automatic – Taking A Step Upmarket")
Carshow Classic: 1989 Rover 216 EFi Vanden Plas Automatic – Taking A Step Upmarket
Posted on September 12, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 9/12/2015) One of the hangovers BL had from its heritage of being a combination of numerous brands was an obligation (as the company seemed to see it anyway) […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2013) I can hear it now: “Didn’t we just look at one of these?” Well, yes, but it is Lincoln week, and since it has been nearly a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09-08-2012-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III Convertible – A True Survivor")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III Convertible – A True Survivor
Posted on September 11, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/20/2013) I can hear it now: “Didn’t we just look at one of these?” Well, yes, but it is Lincoln week, and since it has been nearly a […] -
![Photo by Ilya Panov Previous weekend I, together with two of my friends – Eugene and Ilya, took part in a classic car show. Well, kind of. For the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ford-G-Granada.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show: Gorky Classic, 2021 – A Celebration Of Russian Cars")
Car Show: Gorky Classic, 2021 – A Celebration Of Russian Cars
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 23 CommentsPhoto by Ilya Panov Previous weekend I, together with two of my friends – Eugene and Ilya, took part in a classic car show. Well, kind of. For the most […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2015) Poor Imperial. Despite Chrysler’s efforts, the automaker’s flagship luxury division never seemed to get both feet off the ground and pose a serious threat to Cadillac and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1963 Imperial Crown Four-Door Hardtop – America’s Most Carefully Built Car")
Carshow Classic: 1963 Imperial Crown Four-Door Hardtop – America’s Most Carefully Built Car
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 131 Comments(first posted 8/24/2015) Poor Imperial. Despite Chrysler’s efforts, the automaker’s flagship luxury division never seemed to get both feet off the ground and pose a serious threat to Cadillac and […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0296.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction")
Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2015) Edsel. Could there possibly be another car in all of history that is more notoriously associated with failure? Famously referred to as “the wrong car at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0138.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1958 Edsel Corsair – Failure Is A Five-Letter World")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Edsel Corsair – Failure Is A Five-Letter World
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 159 Comments(first posted 8/5/2015) Edsel. Could there possibly be another car in all of history that is more notoriously associated with failure? Famously referred to as “the wrong car at the […]
