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Curbside Classics Archives
Car Show Classic Archive
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![Confession time: I have a real soft spot for the 1971-72 Ford LTD. Yes, the very same Bunkie-beaked Fords that Paul famously whipped while working for Towson Ford as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_6979.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1977 Ford LTD – Fall From Grace")
Car Show Classic: 1977 Ford LTD – Fall From Grace
Posted on July 28, 2023 | 32 CommentsConfession time: I have a real soft spot for the 1971-72 Ford LTD. Yes, the very same Bunkie-beaked Fords that Paul famously whipped while working for Towson Ford as a […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2017) In the world of BMW’s Z-Series (“Z” short for “Zukunft”, or “Future” in English), it’s the regular production Z3 and Z4 roadsters that typically […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5250_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1990 BMW Z1 – Haben Sie Doors?")
Car Show Classic: 1990 BMW Z1 – Haben Sie Doors?
Posted on July 20, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/20/2017) In the world of BMW’s Z-Series (“Z” short for “Zukunft”, or “Future” in English), it’s the regular production Z3 and Z4 roadsters that typically […] -
![It’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230716_073826-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023")
CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 18 CommentsIt’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […] -
![To paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230628_151834004.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)")
CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 49 CommentsTo paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […] -
![Americans have always had a certain fascination with the French people, their language, and their culture. Does this mid-engined, French-speaking, gray-market 1983 Matra Murena (a car that was never imported […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2712.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1983 Talbot-Matra Murena – Je ne sais quoi")
Car Show Outtake: 1983 Talbot-Matra Murena – Je ne sais quoi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 15 CommentsAmericans have always had a certain fascination with the French people, their language, and their culture. Does this mid-engined, French-speaking, gray-market 1983 Matra Murena (a car that was never imported […] -
![Everyone is to some degree a hypocrite, although some forms of hypocrisy are admittedly harmless. Take mine, for example. Much of my automotive picture catalog consists of wallflowers, oddballs, four-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230624_143030893a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Buick Special Sedan – What I Say, What I Do")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Buick Special Sedan – What I Say, What I Do
Posted on July 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsEveryone is to some degree a hypocrite, although some forms of hypocrisy are admittedly harmless. Take mine, for example. Much of my automotive picture catalog consists of wallflowers, oddballs, four-door […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) Talk about a survivor! My son and I stumbled across this 1962 Dart Wagon at the Jefferson, Wisconsin car show a few years back. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Dart-WagonFront-Bumper-Stickers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 Dodge Dart 330 Wagon – Drivable Decay")
Car Show Classic: 1962 Dodge Dart 330 Wagon – Drivable Decay
Posted on July 4, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) Talk about a survivor! My son and I stumbled across this 1962 Dart Wagon at the Jefferson, Wisconsin car show a few years back. And […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2017) While we Curbivores prefer our classic cars to be of the curbside variety, some cars are so rare that they can only be seen at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_7103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: The Last Unmolested 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse?")
Car Show Classic: The Last Unmolested 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 7/3/2017) While we Curbivores prefer our classic cars to be of the curbside variety, some cars are so rare that they can only be seen at […] -
![Some cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1970-AMC-Rebel-Machine-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy")
Car Show Classic: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine – A Tale Of Two Machines, Only One Of Them Sexy
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 39 CommentsSome cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […] -
![Like many of us here, I like to enjoy the occasional car show. I must say that hanging around Curbside Classic over the years has changed my automotive tastes, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_4185.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970½ Ford Falcon – Flipping the Bird")
Car Show Classic: 1970½ Ford Falcon – Flipping the Bird
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 39 CommentsLike many of us here, I like to enjoy the occasional car show. I must say that hanging around Curbside Classic over the years has changed my automotive tastes, for […] -
![What if all of existence is nothing but a twisted joke? After all, what other rational explanation could there be for my inability to remember someone’s name for more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PXL_20230617_180834215a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1952 and 1953 Ford Sunliners – R.M. Clarke and the <em>The White Album</em>")
Car Show Classic: 1952 and 1953 Ford Sunliners – R.M. Clarke and the The White Album
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 30 CommentsWhat if all of existence is nothing but a twisted joke? After all, what other rational explanation could there be for my inability to remember someone’s name for more than […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2017) My good friend Jason White was at a Cars and Coffee event out in Saddlebrook, NJ, surrounded by the Porsches and McLarens and supercars that he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/oldsmobile-calais-quad-442-w41-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 W41 – Taking Performance To The Nth Degree")
Car Show Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 W41 – Taking Performance To The Nth Degree
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/31/2017) My good friend Jason White was at a Cars and Coffee event out in Saddlebrook, NJ, surrounded by the Porsches and McLarens and supercars that he […] -
![In the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230319_143357-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat")
In-Motion / Car Show Classic: 1950 Austin A90 Atlantic – Missed The Boat
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsIn the aftermath of the Second World War, the “Export or die” era of the British motoring industry, when steel was only allocated to carmakers who sold ¾ths of their […] -
![As mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230402_142650-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact")
Car Show Capsule: 1936 Datsun Type 15 Roadster – JDM Archeological Artefact
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 12 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous post, I had my first Japanese car show experience back in April, and the overwhelming majority of the cars I saw there (admittedly in Central […] -
![Ever since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20220618_124032a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 99 CommentsEver since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […]
