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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. And I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-51-042-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 10 CommentsThat could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. And I could […] -
![As you undoubtedly know, I’m a connoisseur of GM A-Body special editions. I’ve been fortunate to find several of them, including the Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition, and the Century […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Classic: Olds Cutlass Ciera S Classic Edition – Classy")
Curbside Classic: Olds Cutlass Ciera S Classic Edition – Classy
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 14 CommentsAs you undoubtedly know, I’m a connoisseur of GM A-Body special editions. I’ve been fortunate to find several of them, including the Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition, and the Century […] -
![So Cal Metro found and posted this tired Checker Aerobus. I can well imagine it led a long and hard life. Not all of these were used strictly as airport […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/a-aero-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Checker Aerobus Found – No More Airport Runs")
Curbside Find: Checker Aerobus Found – No More Airport Runs
Posted on July 11, 2025 | 6 CommentsSo Cal Metro found and posted this tired Checker Aerobus. I can well imagine it led a long and hard life. Not all of these were used strictly as airport […] -
![kevin_xyxl found and posted this survivor Courier at the Cohort. There used to be so many of these in town, but now I can think of only a couple that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/48164379357_a4a9fafc5f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1972 Ford Courier – Another Recycled Ford Name")
Curbside Find: 1972 Ford Courier – Another Recycled Ford Name
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 17 Commentskevin_xyxl found and posted this survivor Courier at the Cohort. There used to be so many of these in town, but now I can think of only a couple that […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2018) Cavaliers of this vintage aren’t exactly getting any more common, and that applies to the Trooper II. I suppose it’s a stretch to say these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CC-354-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Cavalier and Trooper II – Suddenly It’s 1988")
Curbside Finds: Cavalier and Trooper II – Suddenly It’s 1988
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/14/2018) Cavaliers of this vintage aren’t exactly getting any more common, and that applies to the Trooper II. I suppose it’s a stretch to say these […] -
![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 | 31 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 | 15 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 | 20 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 […] -
![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 | 20 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 […]
