Auto-Biographies

Memoirs of life as seen and experienced through cars

Paul Niedermeyer’s Auto-Biography Series:

Genesis (Innsbruck 1953-1960)

Tinnibus: The VW Samba

High Speed Assimilation: NYC 1960 

Getting Religion: The Cult Of GM 1961-1964

Sometimes It Is About the Destination: 1962 Ford Fairlane

The Facts Of Life Revealed 

Autology: Advanced Studies In Automotive Obsession

Tractor Driving Maniac

Loyalties Tested

Childhood’s End

D Stands For (First) Drive:

Illicit Drugs Of Choice

Learning From Big Brother: 1957 MGA

Getting Paid To Break(In) New 1971 Fords

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxie 500 And Other Rides

Somewhere West of Ogallala: 1969 Plymouth Fury

The Tilt-A-Vair 

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Bug Tales:  Bug Tale 1: The Rolling Igloo   Bug Tale 2: Timing Is Everything

Bug Tale 3: Beyond Drafting   Bug Tale 4: Abrupt Change Of Consciousness

Super-Duty Truckin’

Wildcat

Bus We Must: Iowa City Transit Bus Driver

The Dream-mobile: 1968 Dodge A100 Van

Indelible Corolla Memories

How I Came To Be A Professional Pre-Production Test Driver of the Pontiac Iron Duke Engine

Peugeot 404: The Holy Grail Found

No Dream Car: 1968 MGB-GT

1980 Buick Skylark: I Gave Up A Peugeot 404 For A GM Deadly Sin And it Wasn’t All That Bad

Chronologically later chapters:

The Game Of Foxes (1983)

The Great American Anti-Towing Conspiracy (1985)

Maserati Dreamin’ (2009)

(Immobile) Curbside Classics: One Coming Down (2011)

Glacier Or Bust: Zen And The Art of Roadside Repairs (2011)

My New Curbside Classic: Peugeot 404 (2012)

Michael Freeman: The Cars Of A Lifetime Series

1968 Volvo 142S: What Is This Pedal For?  (Car 1)

The White Rabbit: Keep Your Head  (Car 2)

Unforgettable Driving Lessons: 1978 Ford F-100 (Car 3)

Alaska Or Bust: 1978 Toyota Corona Wagon (Car 4)

Speed Kills: 1993 Hyundai Excel (Car 5)

Busted Flat In Blue: 1985 Ford Courier (Car 6)

The Mailman Never Knocks: 1981 AMG DJ 5  (Car 7)

There’s A Rebel Under That Hood: 1973 International 1110 Pickup (Car 8)

GM’s Immortal Sin: 1980 Chevrolet Citation (Car 9)

The Hippie Lifestyle Goes Up In Smoke: 1978 VW Bus (Car 10)

How To Kill Your 1978 Rabbit: A Manual Of Step-By_Step Procedures For The Compleat Idiot (Car 11)

Fahrvergnugen: 1980 VW Scirocco (Car 12)

The Long, Slow Trip: Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon (Car 13)

Ride Swapping And Hill Hopping: 1968 International Scout (Car 14)

Slower Than A Turtle On Valium: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel (Car 15)

Old Faithful: 1957 International S120 4×4 (Car 16)

One More Time Around: 1979 VW Bus ASI Riviera Camper Conversion (Car 17)

So Proud To Live: 1979 Jeep Cherokee (car 18)

Der Edelkampfwagen: 1981 VW Rabbit (Car 19)

1984 Audi 4000S Quattro (Car 20)

1982 Chevrolet Suburban: Or What’s The Worst Vehicle You’ve Ever Owned (Car 21)

1984 VW Diesel Pickup: Old Rabbit Habits Are Hard To Break (Car 22)

1985 Ford LTD: A Decrepit Cougar Is No Panther (Car 23)

1973 Dodge Dart Swinger: A Pauper In Gold Lamé (Car 24)

1987 VW Quantum: An Audi Of Solace (Car 25)

1973 Dodge M688: Soldiering On Bravely Until The End (car 26)

1987 Toyota 4×4 Van: You Just Can’t Kill It No Matter How Hard A Certain Someone Tries: (Car 27)

1979 Chevrolet Suburban: It Just Keeps On Grinding On

1988 Ford Diesel Van: A Killer Van Or Big Ugly Number Two

1995 Land Rover Discovery: The Best Four By Four By How Far?

1989 Saab 9000 Turbo: What Kind Of Story?

1948 Willys Jeep CJ2A: The Best

1984 Toyota 4×4 Pickup: How The Japanese Do Four Wheel Drive

1989 Toyota 4×4 Van: The Second Death Or History Repeats Itself

1980 VW Vanagon: Vanagonangian Or Some people Never Learn

1985 Ford Bronco II: The Energizer Bronco

1986 Ford Van: The Big Ugly

1984 VW Rabbit GTI: The Black Death

1986 Jeep Comanche 4×4: Old Soapy

1991 Jeep Cherokee: Tiresome

1991 Lexus ES250: Luxury for the Proletariat

1964 Land Rover Series II1 109″ Wagon: Dreams Are Made Of Rust

1984 Nissan 720 4×4 Pickup: What Can Brown Do For Me?

1986 Chevrolet 4×4 Van: Once We Were Lovers

1987 Volvo 245: Practically Sensible And Serenely Safe

2000 land Rover Discovery II SE7: Oops, I Did It Again