- Description
- I write about anything I find interesting. Hopefully that aligns with what at least some readers also find interesting. I adopted my avatar after writing an article about the 1953 movie Crime Wave (see Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns) because I liked the movie and the character. I later found out that the actor Sterling Hayden was quite a character, not a typical actor at all. Look him up, it's worth the time!
![Paul Niedermeyer (CC founder) is the undisputed king of VW bus profiles, owing to his personal history with them. He has waxed historically and philosophically on various buses, but not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200213_131312.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1978 Volkswagen Westfalia Campmobile – Vanifest Destiny In Plaid")
![As gearheads and curbside carnivores, most readers here have probably heard of the tragedy that the National Corvette Museum suffered in 2014. In the overnight hours of February 12, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DSCF1585.jpg "Museum Classic: National Corvette Museum And The Great Corvette Cave In")
![Last summer, we visited my wife’s uncle’s farm and I wrote here about his 60-70 year old tractors and other fun things he had there, including the Zipline, Super Swing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200209_083454.jpg "Fieldside Classic: Classic Tractors And Other Farm Toys – Winter Edition")
![Many car shows are great because of the cars. Some are great because of the cars and the setting (Pebble Beach, anyone?). A few are great solely for the setting, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191006_101402.jpg "Car Show Classic: Lexington – Coolest Show Venue Ever?")
![Someone joked recently that the administrators of Curbside Classic were doing such a good job that they would receive as part of their generous compensation package a company car, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180911_124328.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Flagship Of Mediocrity")
![I am now a first-time Toyota owner. I’ve owned all the Big Three, a couple Hyundai’s, an AMC and a Honda, plus my family has owned VW’s, an MB and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191206_160110.jpg "COAL Update/QOTD: 2016 Toyota Highlander – Are Toyotas Still The Most Reliable?")
![The GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190527_074141.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Last Act For A Long Roof")
![I recently wrote about the Okoboji Classic Cars museum in Iowa that I went to on our summer trip. The other part of our trip was spent in Minnesota, where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190808_112637.jpg "Fieldside Classic: Classic Tractors And Other Farm Toys")
![Part of our summer trip was spent in Milford, Iowa where my aunt and uncle live. We try to make it out there every couple years not only to visit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190805_114957.jpg "Museum Classic: Okoboji Classic Cars – Where The Cars Are Not The Star")
![It’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190808_103627.jpg "Future Classic: 2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick?")
![I returned last week from a very nice summer vacation to the upper Midwest, which is often beautiful this time of year, especially when you are coming there from southeast […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20170706_145041_LI.jpg "Curbside Corrosion: Deep Rusty Thoughts")
![SUV’s and Crossovers have usually been promoted by their makers as “lifestyle” vehicles: the preferred choice of those who live active, healthy lives that are so enviable they can’t be contained […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190710_071856.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 2006 Porsche Cayman S – Who Needs An SUV?")
![Two of my favorite cars at the Houston Mecum spring auction were Oldsmobiles, not surprising since I have always had a soft spot in my heart for those great cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190405_144652.jpg "Auction Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – Profitable Obscurity")
![When I found the genuine curbside classic 1974 Buick Century that I wrote up in a Capsule article before, that was exciting for me. I love finding real CC’s and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190405_132238.jpg "Auction Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Creampuff Colonnade Close Up")
