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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![(first posted 12/13/2012) Packard, Packard, Packard. What did you get yourself into? We could talk all day about the Studebaker-Packard marriage and its chaotic aftermath, but since it’s been talked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dtfgfgbn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Packard Clipper Town Sedan – I Used To Be Somebody")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Packard Clipper Town Sedan – I Used To Be Somebody
Posted on June 18, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 12/13/2012) Packard, Packard, Packard. What did you get yourself into? We could talk all day about the Studebaker-Packard marriage and its chaotic aftermath, but since it’s been talked […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2016) In a desirable combination of white and red, this 1964 Fury convertible stands like an elegant stone arch between the outlandishness of Exner’s 1962 and ’63 Chryslers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yyytyy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic : 1964 Plymouth Fury Convertible – Bridging the Great Divide")
Car Show Classic : 1964 Plymouth Fury Convertible – Bridging the Great Divide
Posted on June 8, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/8/2016) In a desirable combination of white and red, this 1964 Fury convertible stands like an elegant stone arch between the outlandishness of Exner’s 1962 and ’63 Chryslers […] -
![Back in early May I was able to attend two very different shows in one day to kick off the summer driving season. One featured old school classics while the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1957-Meteor-Rideau-500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Tale of Two Season-Opening Shows")
Car Show Classics: A Tale of Two Season-Opening Shows
Posted on June 2, 2022 | 26 CommentsBack in early May I was able to attend two very different shows in one day to kick off the summer driving season. One featured old school classics while the […] -
![(first posted 9/18/2013) When you go to as many car shows and cruise nights as I do, you are bound to see the same cars over and over. But what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/7-20-2013-054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Coulda Had A V8; Didn’t Want One")
Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Coulda Had A V8; Didn’t Want One
Posted on May 14, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 9/18/2013) When you go to as many car shows and cruise nights as I do, you are bound to see the same cars over and over. But what […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0196.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A Grandiose Name For A Car Of Grandiose Proportions")
Car Show Classic: 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition – A Grandiose Name For A Car Of Grandiose Proportions
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted 5/10/2016) As of the published date of this article, the most expensive regular production car (sans options) one can buy in the U.S. from an American brand is […] -
![The unmistakable shapes of classic VeeDubs. It doesn’t matter whether they were designed and built for transporting people, goods, or both. They’ve all become cult vehicles, with an immense fanbase […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Just Some Old Volkswagens – Because Old Volkswagens")
Car Show Outtakes: Just Some Old Volkswagens – Because Old Volkswagens
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 25 CommentsThe unmistakable shapes of classic VeeDubs. It doesn’t matter whether they were designed and built for transporting people, goods, or both. They’ve all become cult vehicles, with an immense fanbase […] -
![Always a pleasure, spotting something special -to Dutch eyes- that has been here its entire life. August 1, 1980, is this Merc’s first date of registration. I saw plenty of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0258.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1980 Mercury Capri Ghia – It’s a Capri, Jim, But Not As We Know It")
Car Show Outtake: 1980 Mercury Capri Ghia – It’s a Capri, Jim, But Not As We Know It
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 20 CommentsAlways a pleasure, spotting something special -to Dutch eyes- that has been here its entire life. August 1, 1980, is this Merc’s first date of registration. I saw plenty of […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P6-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way")
Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2016) This generation Imperial has already been extensively covered here at CC (including a 1963 Crown four-door hardtop parked just a few yards away), but this 1962 Imperial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IMG_0103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe – For Those Who Want Attention And Exclusivity")
Car Show Classic: 1962 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe – For Those Who Want Attention And Exclusivity
Posted on April 7, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/7/2016) This generation Imperial has already been extensively covered here at CC (including a 1963 Crown four-door hardtop parked just a few yards away), but this 1962 Imperial […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2016) After nearly 60 years with no definitive aesthetic consensus on GM’s ’59 models, it might be time to accept them at face value. They were wild but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSCF4055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Celebration of GM’s ’59 Models–Bats and Deltas, but No 88s")
Car Show Classics: A Celebration of GM’s ’59 Models–Bats and Deltas, but No 88s
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 4/4/2016) After nearly 60 years with no definitive aesthetic consensus on GM’s ’59 models, it might be time to accept them at face value. They were wild but […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aallj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store")
Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store
Posted on March 30, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2016) At the outdoor display area at last year’s Motorclassica show there were a few cars in a ‘park and sell’ area, including this 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hghgk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Laguna S-3")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Laguna S-3
Posted on March 29, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/29/2016) At the outdoor display area at last year’s Motorclassica show there were a few cars in a ‘park and sell’ area, including this 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2013) This car, the infamous 1953-54 Hudson Jet, is one of the most reviled cars in history. Just like GM’s many Deadly Sins, this car hammered many nails […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/popopopo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1954 Hudson Jet – A Torpedo In A Plain Beige Wrapper (Or Hudson’s Deadly Sin #1)")
Car Show Classic: 1954 Hudson Jet – A Torpedo In A Plain Beige Wrapper (Or Hudson’s Deadly Sin #1)
Posted on March 27, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 10/31/2013) This car, the infamous 1953-54 Hudson Jet, is one of the most reviled cars in history. Just like GM’s many Deadly Sins, this car hammered many nails […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1964vauxhallvivaHA.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?")
Carshow Classic: 1964 Vauxhall Viva HA Saloon – Viva Vauxhall?
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Considering Vauxhall was part of the largest manufacturing concern in the world and was its flag bearer in the UK market, the company spent the 1960s and […] -
![As surely as September nights turn chilly in Michigan, I’ll start combing the classifieds for Model A’s when the “gathering swallows twitter in the skies.” The urge lasts for about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/111_1668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1928-31 Ford Model A Sport Coupes – See You In September")
Car Show Classics: 1928-31 Ford Model A Sport Coupes – See You In September
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 21 CommentsAs surely as September nights turn chilly in Michigan, I’ll start combing the classifieds for Model A’s when the “gathering swallows twitter in the skies.” The urge lasts for about […]
