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Automotive History: NSU Prinz – The 4 Cylinder Models, Part 1: Grocery Getters with Pizzaz
Posted on February 20, 2018 | 73 CommentsNSU 1000. The “Prinz” was dropped from the name in 1967. In 1963 NSU introduced the NSU Prinz 1000 and entered direct competition with the VW 1200. -
![I recently wrote about my Fiat Dino Spider which was featured here. I thought it might be interesting to put the Spider next to her beautiful sister, the Dino 246GT, in […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_6086.jpeg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Comparison: 1970 Ferrari Dino 246GT and 1967 Fiat Dino Spider – Beautiful Sisters")
Curbside Comparison: 1970 Ferrari Dino 246GT and 1967 Fiat Dino Spider – Beautiful Sisters
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 18 CommentsI recently wrote about my Fiat Dino Spider which was featured here. I thought it might be interesting to put the Spider next to her beautiful sister, the Dino 246GT, in […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2013) The desire to distinguish ourselves from the masses with a bit of fashion, flair and style is irrepressible, one that automotive custom coach builders long exploited. Their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-140-079-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Karmann Ghia – The Fairest Volkswagen Of Them All")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Karmann Ghia – The Fairest Volkswagen Of Them All
Posted on February 18, 2018 | 85 Comments(first posted 9/28/2013) The desire to distinguish ourselves from the masses with a bit of fashion, flair and style is irrepressible, one that automotive custom coach builders long exploited. Their […] -
![You’ve either experienced the California dream, or you haven’t. I have; big time. And although I eventually left because I woke up to certain changing realities that compelled me pursue […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-347-227.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Road Trip Journal/Auto-Biography/Curbside Classic: 1965 VW Beetle – California Dreamin’")
Road Trip Journal/Auto-Biography/Curbside Classic: 1965 VW Beetle – California Dreamin’
Posted on February 11, 2018 | 40 CommentsYou’ve either experienced the California dream, or you haven’t. I have; big time. And although I eventually left because I woke up to certain changing realities that compelled me pursue […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2013) Is there is a more forgotten sedan of the late 1970s and early 1980s than the Fiat Brava? As a replacement for the more well known 124 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fiat-Brava-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Fiat Brava 131")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Fiat Brava 131
Posted on February 11, 2018 | 80 Comments(first posted 9/27/2013) Is there is a more forgotten sedan of the late 1970s and early 1980s than the Fiat Brava? As a replacement for the more well known 124 […] -
![Attracting customers to Hogeland Auto Plaza in Marshalltown, Iowa. This was the first NSU Prinz that I saw in the USA after coming to this side of the pond in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0987.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: Putting the NSU Prinz on a Pedestal")
Curbside Classic: Putting the NSU Prinz on a Pedestal
Posted on February 8, 2018 | 34 CommentsAttracting customers to Hogeland Auto Plaza in Marshalltown, Iowa. This was the first NSU Prinz that I saw in the USA after coming to this side of the pond in […] -
![Old Volvos never die, but they can be at a standstill. This 164 saloon seems to be getting some TLC body-wise, but what it really needs is four new […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180121_102333.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Volvo 164 De Luxe – Green Swede (Needs) Shoes")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Volvo 164 De Luxe – Green Swede (Needs) Shoes
Posted on January 26, 2018 | 43 CommentsOld Volvos never die, but they can be at a standstill. This 164 saloon seems to be getting some TLC body-wise, but what it really needs is four new […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2013) The Austin Maxi might appear to have successfully mixed the space and packaging advantages of the transverse engine layout with the then new hatchback configuration to create […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DSC05191.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Austin Maxi 1500 – BMC’s Biggest Missed Opportunity?")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Austin Maxi 1500 – BMC’s Biggest Missed Opportunity?
Posted on January 23, 2018 | 70 Comments(first posted 10/7/2013) The Austin Maxi might appear to have successfully mixed the space and packaging advantages of the transverse engine layout with the then new hatchback configuration to create […] -
![Oxymora sell. Gourmet burger, large studio flat, affordable luxury, freedom fighter, alcohol-free beer, genuine imitation… Those shouldn’t pair up so well. But they do, because they pique our curiosity and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20171227_121653.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Chatenet CH 32 Break – The Tallest Dwarf")
Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Chatenet CH 32 Break – The Tallest Dwarf
Posted on January 22, 2018 | 19 CommentsOxymora sell. Gourmet burger, large studio flat, affordable luxury, freedom fighter, alcohol-free beer, genuine imitation… Those shouldn’t pair up so well. But they do, because they pique our curiosity and […] -
![From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of FWD vans. The Renault’s smaller […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/page2garde_estaf_typeH.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play")
CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play
Posted on January 19, 2018 | 34 CommentsFrom 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of FWD vans. The Renault’s smaller […] -
![Recently, I received an email from a friend, with this picture followed by a number of question marks. He couldn’t believe that Mercedes was making a pickup. He has a […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/XClass.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "CC Outtake – Mercedes-Benz X250d – Rebadging at Its Finest")
CC Outtake – Mercedes-Benz X250d – Rebadging at Its Finest
Posted on January 15, 2018 | 54 CommentsRecently, I received an email from a friend, with this picture followed by a number of question marks. He couldn’t believe that Mercedes was making a pickup. He has a […] -
![Seventy years ago, in the fall of 1948, Citroën unveiled the most iconic small car France had ever seen to a universally frosty and skeptical reception by automotive pundits. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180101_121652.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën 2CV 6 Spécial – Sumptuous Septuagenarian")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën 2CV 6 Spécial – Sumptuous Septuagenarian
Posted on January 13, 2018 | 43 CommentsSeventy years ago, in the fall of 1948, Citroën unveiled the most iconic small car France had ever seen to a universally frosty and skeptical reception by automotive pundits. The […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. Car #3 is here. First posted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Simca-1204-.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Un-Curbside Classic: Simca 1204 (1100) – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 2")
Un-Curbside Classic: Simca 1204 (1100) – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 2
Posted on January 12, 2018 | 70 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. Car #3 is here. First posted […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-18-007-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5")
Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5
Posted on January 9, 2018 | 56 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Angle-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty")
Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty
Posted on December 21, 2017 | 90 Comments(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […]
