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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![William Oliver has found a near-unicorn: a first or second year Ford Tempo, with the original non-aero sealed beam headlights. Near-unicorn, you say? Well, the reality is that all-new American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/48182777896_415f8e1ca3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1984 or 1985 Ford Tempo – Tempo Non Fugit")
Curbside Find: 1984 or 1985 Ford Tempo – Tempo Non Fugit
Posted on July 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsWilliam Oliver has found a near-unicorn: a first or second year Ford Tempo, with the original non-aero sealed beam headlights. Near-unicorn, you say? Well, the reality is that all-new American […] -
![Sadly, I’m not getting in a lot of daytime scouting outings lately due to my current schedule. Fortunately, we knocked off early on Wednesday, which allowed time enough for our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-181-137-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: Scout II Soft-Top with Fifth-Wheel Trailer – Now That’s An Unusual Combo")
In Motion Classic: Scout II Soft-Top with Fifth-Wheel Trailer – Now That’s An Unusual Combo
Posted on July 6, 2025 | 13 CommentsSadly, I’m not getting in a lot of daytime scouting outings lately due to my current schedule. Fortunately, we knocked off early on Wednesday, which allowed time enough for our […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2019) I’ve been seeing this 510 wagon running around town, and I finally caught up with it at Jerry’s. It’s missing a few body parts, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-388-002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Datsun 510 Wagon With Unusual Engine Cover")
Curbside Find: Datsun 510 Wagon With Unusual Engine Cover
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/5/2019) I’ve been seeing this 510 wagon running around town, and I finally caught up with it at Jerry’s. It’s missing a few body parts, but […] -
![Mike Hayes found a ’59 Ford Skyliner lurking in a parking lot. I thought it might make a nice bit of contrast to the Facel-Vega posted a while back. Talk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/48208647587_2722d51512_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner – Would Have Made a Great Extended-Cab Ranchero")
1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner – Would Have Made a Great Extended-Cab Ranchero
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 18 CommentsMike Hayes found a ’59 Ford Skyliner lurking in a parking lot. I thought it might make a nice bit of contrast to the Facel-Vega posted a while back. Talk […] -
![The seventies were the first golden age for vans; they were everywhere, although their use and function was typically a bit different than when we think of #VanLife nowadays. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/a-tv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1979 Chevrolet Trans Van – #VanLife In The Late ’70s")
Curbside Find: 1979 Chevrolet Trans Van – #VanLife In The Late ’70s
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe seventies were the first golden age for vans; they were everywhere, although their use and function was typically a bit different than when we think of #VanLife nowadays. They […] -
![It’s too bad that I just missed Bicentennial Fever in America: the cheesy cartoons, the shared sense of pride and purpose, the auto manufacturers’ ability to exploit a holiday for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/a-bi-m.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1972 Mustang Sprint and 1974 Chevrolet Impala “Spirit of America”– Bicentennial Fever")
1972 Mustang Sprint and 1974 Chevrolet Impala “Spirit of America”– Bicentennial Fever
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsIt’s too bad that I just missed Bicentennial Fever in America: the cheesy cartoons, the shared sense of pride and purpose, the auto manufacturers’ ability to exploit a holiday for […] -
![These shots of a ’65 Biscayne posted at the Cohort by robadr are the perfect follow-up to a post on a ’59 bat-wing Biscayne we had before at CC. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/48138436613_b959e753fb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne – Voluptuous Hips For Cheapskates")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne – Voluptuous Hips For Cheapskates
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 25 CommentsThese shots of a ’65 Biscayne posted at the Cohort by robadr are the perfect follow-up to a post on a ’59 bat-wing Biscayne we had before at CC. In […] -
![(first posted 11/13/2018) Spotting this X1/9 at a Walmart parking lot took me by surprise, especially when I took a closer look. It’s a genuine beater, which is not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Fiat X1/9 – Stripped To The Essentials")
Curbside Find: Fiat X1/9 – Stripped To The Essentials
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 11/13/2018) Spotting this X1/9 at a Walmart parking lot took me by surprise, especially when I took a closer look. It’s a genuine beater, which is not […] -
![Since the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-115-070-800-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 19 CommentsSince the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […] -
![This 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3546-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsThis 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […] -
![If you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-228-058-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road")
Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 6 CommentsIf you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2019) CC Contributor/Cohort Tim Finn posted some great shots of a ’68 442 doing what it was created to do: move, briskly. Panning a camera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/40845857293_88feeec0a1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1968 Olds 442 On the Go")
In-Motion Classic: 1968 Olds 442 On the Go
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 5/11/2019) CC Contributor/Cohort Tim Finn posted some great shots of a ’68 442 doing what it was created to do: move, briskly. Panning a camera […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2019. Update 6/20/25: I see this truck regularly in my part of town; it’s a daily driver. The red paint is a bit duller now.) The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-ft.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck With 4900 Miles – Welcome to Eugene!")
Curbside Find: 1994 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck With 4900 Miles – Welcome to Eugene!
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 39 Comments(first posted 4/14/2019. Update 6/20/25: I see this truck regularly in my part of town; it’s a daily driver. The red paint is a bit duller now.) The […] -
![Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-124-267-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsChildhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […] -
![(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?")
Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 13 Comments(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […]
