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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![(originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Plymouth-Sapporro-004-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 73 Comments(originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […] -
![The second half of the sixties is often called the golden age for American cars, and that certainly applies to four-door hardtops. Not only did full-size versions continue to expand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-66-corvair-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 3: 1965-1969 – Now Available In Sizes S, M, L & XL")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 3: 1965-1969 – Now Available In Sizes S, M, L & XL
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 29 CommentsThe second half of the sixties is often called the golden age for American cars, and that certainly applies to four-door hardtops. Not only did full-size versions continue to expand […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2012) Datsun pioneered the little Japanese truck in America; more correctly, they built their business on it. In the early sixties, their cars weren’t exactly quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-49-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun King Cab Pickup (620) – Yes, We Have Long Legs In America")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun King Cab Pickup (620) – Yes, We Have Long Legs In America
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/18/2012) Datsun pioneered the little Japanese truck in America; more correctly, they built their business on it. In the early sixties, their cars weren’t exactly quite […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2019) Not only are Subaru XTs becoming a bit scarce, but this one posing with a more recent Outback compelled me to take a few shots. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC-387-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Subaru XT – Subarus Then and Now")
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT – Subarus Then and Now
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/22/2019) Not only are Subaru XTs becoming a bit scarce, but this one posing with a more recent Outback compelled me to take a few shots. […] -
![I’d come to accept that there was nothing on the market either now or in the near future that could tempt me to replace my beloved ’05 xB. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-slate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "I Just Put Down A Deposit On My Next New Car: The Slate – It’s Brilliant, It’s Simple, It’s Changeable, It Starts At Under $20k, And It’s Just What I’ve Been Waiting For")
I Just Put Down A Deposit On My Next New Car: The Slate – It’s Brilliant, It’s Simple, It’s Changeable, It Starts At Under $20k, And It’s Just What I’ve Been Waiting For
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 76 CommentsI’d come to accept that there was nothing on the market either now or in the near future that could tempt me to replace my beloved ’05 xB. I […] -
![I’d been noticing a buildup of older cars at this lot right between 7th and 6th Avenues for a while, but when my roving eye spied the red gen1 Caravan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-lot-new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Finds: Two Stick Shift Gen1 Chrysler Minivans, Two Chevy Cobalts, And Many Other Gems")
Storage Lot Finds: Two Stick Shift Gen1 Chrysler Minivans, Two Chevy Cobalts, And Many Other Gems
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 30 CommentsI’d been noticing a buildup of older cars at this lot right between 7th and 6th Avenues for a while, but when my roving eye spied the red gen1 Caravan, […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2013) Toyota is an interesting company. Sometimes, they’re comfortable being pioneers, as with their hybrid technology. But when it comes to their bread-and-butter cars, they lean to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-176-168-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Latecomer To The Diesel Party")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Latecomer To The Diesel Party
Posted on April 24, 2025 | 71 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013) Toyota is an interesting company. Sometimes, they’re comfortable being pioneers, as with their hybrid technology. But when it comes to their bread-and-butter cars, they lean to the […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2013) The recent Jeep FC-150 and Jeep Commando CC with their Hurricane Four engine that featured an F-head (Intake Over Exhaust – “IOE”) cylinder head gave me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/F-Head-Rover-P4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The History of The Curious F-Head Engine")
The History of The Curious F-Head Engine
Posted on April 24, 2025 | 84 Comments(first posted 9/2/2013) The recent Jeep FC-150 and Jeep Commando CC with their Hurricane Four engine that featured an F-head (Intake Over Exhaust – “IOE”) cylinder head gave me […] -
![(first posted here on 8/16/2013. Updated 4/9/2019) Not uncommonly, a brilliant career and an enduring reputation for innovation all derive from a single kernel of inspiration. Perhaps even a rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tatra-87rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Hans Ledwinka’s Revolutionary Tatras")
Automotive History: Hans Ledwinka’s Revolutionary Tatras
Posted on April 21, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted here on 8/16/2013. Updated 4/9/2019) Not uncommonly, a brilliant career and an enduring reputation for innovation all derive from a single kernel of inspiration. Perhaps even a rather […] -
![posted by chrisjcieslak This is an example of a Cohort poster batting 1000, especially with the color-coordination. Great shot, Chris! A green Matador wagon in front of a green restaurant. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-green-matador.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon – Green On Green")
Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon – Green On Green
Posted on April 21, 2025 | 24 Commentsposted by chrisjcieslak This is an example of a Cohort poster batting 1000, especially with the color-coordination. Great shot, Chris! A green Matador wagon in front of a green restaurant. The […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2014) On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-229-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios")
Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 59 Comments(first posted 8/29/2014) On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-87-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced Lust, Not Sleep")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced Lust, Not Sleep
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 101 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2013) The gen2 and gen3 Camrys are from the heart Toyota’s “fat” years, when seemingly no expense was spared to make them tower over the competition in terms […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-91-001-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Review: 1990 Toyota Camry LE V6 – Dripping With Fat")
Curbside Classic Review: 1990 Toyota Camry LE V6 – Dripping With Fat
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 8/24/2013) The gen2 and gen3 Camrys are from the heart Toyota’s “fat” years, when seemingly no expense was spared to make them tower over the competition in terms […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2019) This is my favorite generation Accord, as it was still a very lithe and light and nippy car, yet quite refined too. And it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-350-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon – Peak Accord")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon – Peak Accord
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/13/2019) This is my favorite generation Accord, as it was still a very lithe and light and nippy car, yet quite refined too. And it […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/46717013461_031b0dad91_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – Farewell Poly 318")
1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – Farewell Poly 318
Posted on April 14, 2025 | 22 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last […]
