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Car Show Classic Archive
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Car Show Classic: 1956 Peugeot D4A – Adopt, Adapt And Improve
Posted on October 10, 2024 | 20 CommentsOne could be forgiven for thinking that the synonym for “old French van” is “Citroën Type H.” They certainly were the most iconic of the bunch. But that’s the thing: […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1993 Ford Scorpio 2.9i 24v Ghia – When Brougham Met Cosworth
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 10/9/2018) In Europe, the Scorpio was Ford’s last entry in the E-segment, also referred to as executive cars. At its introduction in 1985, the Scorpio […] -
Car Show Classic: 1953 Kaiser Henry J Corsair de Luxe – Big Name, Little Car, No Sale
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 101 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) 1951 was the year Kaiser-Frazer should have “made it.” A thoroughly restyled–and beautiful–Kaiser, a facelifted swan-song Frazer, and the all-new compact Henry J meant that […] -
Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C.
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsMany people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […] -
Car Show Classic: 1954 Kaiser-Darrin – Willow Run’s Corvette
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) Finding any Kaiser-Frazer automobile is not easy these days, but the rarest of all is likely the Kaiser-Darrin sports car, a fiberglass two-seater meant to draw folks […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970-72 Rambler Hornet – No That Is Not A Typo!
Posted on October 5, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 10/5/2018) Need I say it, but the Australian car market is quite different from the American? This Rambler Hornet is a very good example of […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1994 Renault Clio Williams – The Hottest Subcompact Hatch Of The Nineties
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 17 Comments(first posted 10/5/2018) From 1989 to 1997, the Williams-Renault F1 team was highly successful in the Formula One World Championship. But the UK based Williams company was […] -
Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 10 CommentsLancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […] -
Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 24 CommentsI recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 11 CommentsAn anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […] -
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
Car Show Classic: 1973 Lamborghini Jarama – The Matador’s Choice
Posted on September 10, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe word ‘Lamborghini’ conjures up a very specific image – a low-slung, wedge-shaped hypercar with a mid-mounted engine, often being revved outside of a nightclub by an owner with more […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1992 Peugeot 309 GTI 16 – Roaring In The Shadow Of Its Little Hot Hatch Brother
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/7/2018) This nondescript compact hatchback was supposed to be a Talbot. It was developed as the successor to the 1978-1987 Simca/Chrysler/Talbot Horizon. But the artificial reincarnation […] -
Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 38 CommentsThis week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […]