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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![By the 1980s, the big Pontiac wagons weren’t such big sellers, but that didn’t stop a few loyal Pontiac buyers from purchasing the brand’s final B-bodies, which by this point were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1988 Pontiac Parisienne Safari – Custom Cruiser Crossover?")
Car Show Outtake: 1988 Pontiac Parisienne Safari – Custom Cruiser Crossover?
Posted on August 18, 2016 | 38 CommentsBy the 1980s, the big Pontiac wagons weren’t such big sellers, but that didn’t stop a few loyal Pontiac buyers from purchasing the brand’s final B-bodies, which by this point were […] -
![There was a good number of classic cars on the periphery of the major oldtimer truck show I visited recently. Old cars from all corners of the world, with Dutch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_1899.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: A Motley Collection")
Car Show Outtakes: A Motley Collection
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 37 CommentsThere was a good number of classic cars on the periphery of the major oldtimer truck show I visited recently. Old cars from all corners of the world, with Dutch […] -
Car Show Outtake: Flipping The Bird
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 47 CommentsNever judge a book by its cover. I have always found this to be sage advice, whether dealing with people or cars. -
![Link to Part I After visiting the control point at the Victory Park, the participants of the Motor Challenge proceeded to the Lower part of the city, near the confluence […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/178.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part II")
Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part II
Posted on July 23, 2016 | 11 CommentsLink to Part I After visiting the control point at the Victory Park, the participants of the Motor Challenge proceeded to the Lower part of the city, near the confluence […] -
![While the 60th Anniversary of Volga GAZ-21 that took place on July 1, 2016 had been an interesting car show in its own right, it was almost overshadowed by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part I")
Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part I
Posted on July 22, 2016 | 20 CommentsWhile the 60th Anniversary of Volga GAZ-21 that took place on July 1, 2016 had been an interesting car show in its own right, it was almost overshadowed by the […] -
![In less than four short weeks, my hometown of Flint, Michigan will put its best face forward for the twelfth, annual Back To The Bricks car festival. Hundreds of thousands […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/224-Downtown-Saginaw-Street-Back-To-The-Bricks-2014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Let’s Get “Back To The Bricks” Of Flint, Michigan")
Car Show Classics: Let’s Get “Back To The Bricks” Of Flint, Michigan
Posted on July 20, 2016 | 31 CommentsIn less than four short weeks, my hometown of Flint, Michigan will put its best face forward for the twelfth, annual Back To The Bricks car festival. Hundreds of thousands […] -
![As Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims commenced their literary rendezvous at the Tabard Inn, “the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne,” denoting springtime and the sign of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/023a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1947 and 1950 Dodges — I Can’t Dodge the Evidence; My World Is Coming Up Dodge")
Car Show Outtakes: 1947 and 1950 Dodges — I Can’t Dodge the Evidence; My World Is Coming Up Dodge
Posted on July 19, 2016 | 36 CommentsAs Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims commenced their literary rendezvous at the Tabard Inn, “the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne,” denoting springtime and the sign of the […] -
![Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/010-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on July 12, 2016 | 38 CommentsAlthough a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […] -
![The car show in front of the Avtozavod Palace of Culture on June 1, 2016 was dedicated to three memorable dates simultaneously – the 60th Anniversary of Volga GAZ-21, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/004-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – Volga GAZ-21 60th Anniversary on July 1, 2016")
Car Show Photo Report – Volga GAZ-21 60th Anniversary on July 1, 2016
Posted on July 10, 2016 | 16 CommentsThe car show in front of the Avtozavod Palace of Culture on June 1, 2016 was dedicated to three memorable dates simultaneously – the 60th Anniversary of Volga GAZ-21, the […] -
![Unfortunately, I was not able to take part in this year’s show myself because my Volga has shown her temper once again and burst a cooling system hose. The event […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: Victory Day Vintage Vehicles Show in Nizhny Novgorod")
Car Show Report: Victory Day Vintage Vehicles Show in Nizhny Novgorod
Posted on May 14, 2016 | 38 CommentsUnfortunately, I was not able to take part in this year’s show myself because my Volga has shown her temper once again and burst a cooling system hose. The event […] -
![This time there was a good number of French cars present at the Autotron, in contrast to the last time I visited the show, in november 2015. Maybe they just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1359.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Autotron April 2016 – From Austin To Zündapp")
Car Show Classics: Autotron April 2016 – From Austin To Zündapp
Posted on April 24, 2016 | 32 CommentsThis time there was a good number of French cars present at the Autotron, in contrast to the last time I visited the show, in november 2015. Maybe they just […] -
![On sunday 17th april the Dutch Panhard Automobile Club started the 2016 trip season at a location nearby. French Panhards: rare and special, so you know you just have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1471.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Dutch Panhard Automobile Club, Ready For Their 2016 Spring Day Trip")
Car Show Classics: Dutch Panhard Automobile Club, Ready For Their 2016 Spring Day Trip
Posted on April 20, 2016 | 25 CommentsOn sunday 17th april the Dutch Panhard Automobile Club started the 2016 trip season at a location nearby. French Panhards: rare and special, so you know you just have to […] -
![Lincoln’s triumphs and woes are well-trodden fare for argument among the vehicular-minded, and that is outside the scope of this writing. For those who haven’t heard, the new Continental is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Comparison and QOTD: 2017 Lincoln Continental and 2016 Cadillac CT6–Nothing New under the Sun?")
Car Show Comparison and QOTD: 2017 Lincoln Continental and 2016 Cadillac CT6–Nothing New under the Sun?
Posted on February 1, 2016 | 99 CommentsLincoln’s triumphs and woes are well-trodden fare for argument among the vehicular-minded, and that is outside the scope of this writing. For those who haven’t heard, the new Continental is […] -
![Don Andreina organised for a group of CCers plus a few car club friends to gather for a visit to the annual Motorclassica Concours at the Royal Exhibition Building here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Motorclassica-2015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Our Favourites from Motorclassica")
Car Show Classics: Our Favourites from Motorclassica
Posted on December 25, 2015 | 32 CommentsDon Andreina organised for a group of CCers plus a few car club friends to gather for a visit to the annual Motorclassica Concours at the Royal Exhibition Building here […] -
Car Show: 2015 Sinaia Concours d’Elegance
Posted on December 20, 2015 | 14 CommentsThe 2015 Sinaia Concours d’Elegance, in Romania, took place back in July. Just a few pictures to describe the event, starting with this 1954 Kaiser Darrin.
