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![Readers may remember my other VW bus and associated hippie aspirations. By the time the mid ’90s were underway, the hippie in me was long-dead (never really worked for me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/T918x631-00813.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Volkswagen ASI Riviera camper bus (one more time around)")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Volkswagen ASI Riviera camper bus (one more time around)
Posted on September 18, 2011 | 26 CommentsReaders may remember my other VW bus and associated hippie aspirations. By the time the mid ’90s were underway, the hippie in me was long-dead (never really worked for me, […] -
CC Outtake: Willys Jeep CJ2a lawn ornament
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 15 CommentsSome time ago I came across this early CJ2a serving as a lawn ornament. -
![( My none too happy first son on my favorite truck ) If you read my previous post, and by now you surely know my tendencies for car-swapping, then you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/folgert-international.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1957 International S120 – Old Faithful")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1957 International S120 – Old Faithful
Posted on September 11, 2011 | 35 Comments( My none too happy first son on my favorite truck ) If you read my previous post, and by now you surely know my tendencies for car-swapping, then you […] -
![In a previous episode about about my slow Peugeot 504 diesel wagon, I mentioned at the end that I managed to trade it straight across for what was undoubtedly the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1984_volkswagen_vanagon-pic-57729.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel – Slower Than A Brown Turtle On Valium")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1982 VW Vanagon Diesel – Slower Than A Brown Turtle On Valium
Posted on September 4, 2011 | 47 CommentsIn a previous episode about about my slow Peugeot 504 diesel wagon, I mentioned at the end that I managed to trade it straight across for what was undoubtedly the […] -
![Just a couple of days ago I was getting in my car when I happened to notice this little gem parked in a restaurant parking lot. At first glance I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img06431.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Datsun 312 Bluebird")
CC Capsule: Datsun 312 Bluebird
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 16 CommentsJust a couple of days ago I was getting in my car when I happened to notice this little gem parked in a restaurant parking lot. At first glance I […] -
![Readers of this series may remember my cute little VW Scirocco, which now developed a nasty smoking habit from all the rough play I subjected her too. Maybe I needed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-36-133-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1968 International Scout – Ride Swapping And Hill Hopping")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1968 International Scout – Ride Swapping And Hill Hopping
Posted on August 27, 2011 | 31 CommentsReaders of this series may remember my cute little VW Scirocco, which now developed a nasty smoking habit from all the rough play I subjected her too. Maybe I needed […] -
![I came across this most excellent specimen of 1970’s Ford engineering recently and had to share it. I won’t regale you with all the details of Ford trucks of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DSCF5214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1978 Ford F250")
CC Outtake: 1978 Ford F250
Posted on August 27, 2011 | 25 CommentsI came across this most excellent specimen of 1970’s Ford engineering recently and had to share it. I won’t regale you with all the details of Ford trucks of the […] -
![When I was nine or ten years old, I was a great admirer of foreign cars. My friend Dan and I would be on a constant look out for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jan2011Rocko.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1980 Volkswagen Scirocco – Fahrvergnügen")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1980 Volkswagen Scirocco – Fahrvergnügen
Posted on August 14, 2011 | 33 CommentsWhen I was nine or ten years old, I was a great admirer of foreign cars. My friend Dan and I would be on a constant look out for the […] -
![I have been driving past this car for the last two months or so, and finally brought my camera. It’s for sale on a used car lot off the highway in Albany Oregon. Looks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DSCF5240.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rebel SST Convertible – Rambler Tries Flexing Its Muscles Again, Belatedly")
CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rebel SST Convertible – Rambler Tries Flexing Its Muscles Again, Belatedly
Posted on August 13, 2011 | 35 CommentsI have been driving past this car for the last two months or so, and finally brought my camera. It’s for sale on a used car lot off the highway in Albany Oregon. Looks […] -
![So during this trying-on-a-new-lifestyle era, we were living in the leaky 1937 trailer which we had been pulling with the 1978 VW bus. Maybe that contributed to the bus’ smoky […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/i022743.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Of A Lifetime: 1965 Chevrolet Pickup – Give Me A Brake!")
Car Of A Lifetime: 1965 Chevrolet Pickup – Give Me A Brake!
Posted on August 7, 2011 | 13 CommentsSo during this trying-on-a-new-lifestyle era, we were living in the leaky 1937 trailer which we had been pulling with the 1978 VW bus. Maybe that contributed to the bus’ smoky […] -
![During the time I had my 1978 VW bus I also acquired several other vehicles. Now that I was more knowledgeable about fixing cars, I was more apt to buy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/0618081901.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime – How To Kill Your 1978 Rabbit: A Manual Of Step By Step Procedures For The Compleat Idiot")
Cars Of A Lifetime – How To Kill Your 1978 Rabbit: A Manual Of Step By Step Procedures For The Compleat Idiot
Posted on July 30, 2011 | 11 CommentsDuring the time I had my 1978 VW bus I also acquired several other vehicles. Now that I was more knowledgeable about fixing cars, I was more apt to buy […] -
![[Hippie bus pictures by PN, which were just waiting for the right article] After my undying affair with the Citation I strayed further down the road to becoming a useless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-93-070-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1978 VW Bus – The Hippie Lifestyle Goes Up In Smoke")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1978 VW Bus – The Hippie Lifestyle Goes Up In Smoke
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 22 Comments[Hippie bus pictures by PN, which were just waiting for the right article] After my undying affair with the Citation I strayed further down the road to becoming a useless […] -
![(pictures are of a similar but worse condition 504 wagon found by the author and taken with permission of the owner) I had several cars between the VW Bus and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img0753.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon – The Long, Slow Trip")
Cars Of A Lifetime: Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon – The Long, Slow Trip
Posted on July 21, 2011 | 25 Comments(pictures are of a similar but worse condition 504 wagon found by the author and taken with permission of the owner) I had several cars between the VW Bus and the […] -
![After I sold off my broken International, I went car-less again for awhile. We were sharing an apartment with a guy named Eric, who had a 1980 Chevy Citation two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/citation.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Immortal Sin")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Immortal Sin
Posted on July 17, 2011 | 39 CommentsAfter I sold off my broken International, I went car-less again for awhile. We were sharing an apartment with a guy named Eric, who had a 1980 Chevy Citation two […] -
![After I sold the DJ5 I started looking around for something else. I found an advertisement in the newspaper (remember those days?) for a 1973 IHC 1110 pickup. I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/carsandpup090-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1973 International 1110 – There’s A Rebel Under That Hood")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1973 International 1110 – There’s A Rebel Under That Hood
Posted on July 9, 2011 | 28 CommentsAfter I sold the DJ5 I started looking around for something else. I found an advertisement in the newspaper (remember those days?) for a 1973 IHC 1110 pickup. I had […]
