“Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to CloudSide Classic Airlines inaugural Flight #1. In preparation for departure, please ensure that your seat belt is fastened and your tray table […]
The Porsche 914 was a highly polarizing vehicle over its six year production life. Whether from raised-nose Porschephiles – “it’s not a real Porsche”, muscle car owners “80 measly standard […]
The 1977 Datsun King Cab pickup revolutionized the small truck market in the US, and pointed out a new direction for truck makers that still exists today. As archaeologists of […]
The Datsun 1200 and Toyota Corolla were Japan’s entrants in America’s economy car arms race of the early 1970’s. VW’s Beetle had long ruled the economy car sales mountain, but […]
The 1970 Dodge Challenger was a stylish new entrant in the hard fought Pony Car Wars of the late 60’s & early 70’s. But like the sorority party girl who […]
In a world of pickup trucks, SUV this and CUV that, where sedans are rapidly becoming an endangered species, the Audi A7 will offer future Curbside Classic archaeologists a peek […]
The Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia camper has gained a special set of supporters and detractors over the years. No vehicle is perfect, but the Vanagon seems to bring out a particular […]
Audi spent the 1990’s in the US trying to claw back from the death blow provided by the Unintended Acceleration scandal of 1986. Those were dark days for the mark, […]
The 1991 Audi 200 20V was a limited production, high performance sports sedan made for one year only. It was the precursor to the Audi UrS4 & UrS6 models, which […]
Some events in history create such a stir that they fuse a person’s time and the outside world’s time together as if captured in a photograph of a single permanent […]
The year was 1984 and everyone in Southern California was preparing for the Summer Olympics to be held in LA and surrounding environs. The Vega GT Estate Wagon (which just […]
It was 1982; disco was dead and I was getting the itch for another automotive project. My 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT Estate Wagon Beater (GM’s secret internal production code) was […]
It was 1982 and I was selling the Scirocco. I still needed transportation, something practical, maybe a little sporty if possible, but definitely cheap and definitely a beater. But hey, […]
It was fall 1981, and my Camaro was still providing dependable, sporty performance. I was working in downtown Los Angeles for the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), and wasn’t […]