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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![Since we’re on a pickup kick here this morning, let’s pick up the tempo and keep the party going a bit longer. I saw this in a parking lot and […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-434-096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mazda Pickup With Unusual Bed – For What Purpose?")
Curbside Outtake: Mazda Pickup With Unusual Bed – For What Purpose?
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 19 CommentsSince we’re on a pickup kick here this morning, let’s pick up the tempo and keep the party going a bit longer. I saw this in a parking lot and […] -
![NADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Casa-de-cadillac.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!")
Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 12 CommentsNADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […] -
![I’m a bit tired of all the big vs. little pickup thing, but I couldn’t pass up this shot a couple of days ago; it was just too good. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ford-trucks-big-and-small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ford Pickups – Big and Small")
Curbside Outtake: Ford Pickups – Big and Small
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 47 CommentsI’m a bit tired of all the big vs. little pickup thing, but I couldn’t pass up this shot a couple of days ago; it was just too good. The […] -
![When I saw that Jim Klein had a 2021 Chevy 2500HD crew cab pickup to review, it reminded me that I had recently shot this 1986 GMC 2500 crew cab. […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-434-100-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1986 GMC High Sierra 2500 3+3 and 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD – The Changing Shape Of Pickups")
Curbside Comparison: 1986 GMC High Sierra 2500 3+3 and 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD – The Changing Shape Of Pickups
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 12 CommentsWhen I saw that Jim Klein had a 2021 Chevy 2500HD crew cab pickup to review, it reminded me that I had recently shot this 1986 GMC 2500 crew cab. […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-hold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Years Ago Today–Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon")
Ten Years Ago Today–Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 24 Comments(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […] -
![William Oliver has found something quite exceptional: a Wartburg Camping Limousine. A little worse for wear, but I suspect this is just awaiting its restoration. This is way too rare […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50902125438_77d9dc561a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Wartburg 312/5 Camping Limousine – The East German Vista Cruiser")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Wartburg 312/5 Camping Limousine – The East German Vista Cruiser
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 28 CommentsWilliam Oliver has found something quite exceptional: a Wartburg Camping Limousine. A little worse for wear, but I suspect this is just awaiting its restoration. This is way too rare […] -
![We’ve paid homage to the early Falcon on quite a few occasions. But they’re rather irresistible when encountering them at the Cohort, like this wagon shot in B.C. by robadr. […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50977956911_457aeee108_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Ford Falcon Wagon – America’s Best Selling Compact Wagon, Not Surprisingly")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Ford Falcon Wagon – America’s Best Selling Compact Wagon, Not Surprisingly
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsWe’ve paid homage to the early Falcon on quite a few occasions. But they’re rather irresistible when encountering them at the Cohort, like this wagon shot in B.C. by robadr. […] -
![This is the picture I was looking for. Why? Wishful thinking – on a rainy dark afternoon – what else? It’s how I would have liked to spend Saturday mornings…or […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Life-1950s-Alta-dena-CA-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Saturday Morning, Altadena CA 1950")
Saturday Morning, Altadena CA 1950
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 14 CommentsThis is the picture I was looking for. Why? Wishful thinking – on a rainy dark afternoon – what else? It’s how I would have liked to spend Saturday mornings…or […] -
![Lew Williams Chevrolet, Eugene, OR 1960 (first published in 2007; new and revised images) Three days after our psychedelic nocturnal arrival in America, my family arrived at our final destination: […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-dealer-1960-Eugene-former-Romania.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Getting Religion")
Auto-Biography: Getting Religion
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 68 CommentsLew Williams Chevrolet, Eugene, OR 1960 (first published in 2007; new and revised images) Three days after our psychedelic nocturnal arrival in America, my family arrived at our final destination: […] -
![For those of you the other day who were debating whether the ’41 Buick Roadmaster or a comparable Packard were the best looking cars of the time, how about a […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50934183621_3d2eabac49_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Buickard Shriner Parade Vehicle – The Best of the Best")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Buickard Shriner Parade Vehicle – The Best of the Best
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 16 CommentsFor those of you the other day who were debating whether the ’41 Buick Roadmaster or a comparable Packard were the best looking cars of the time, how about a […] -
![With all this talk about banning ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars and such, it’s easy to forget that since the goal is CO reduction, there’s other ways to make serious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nissan-e-power.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Claims 50% ICE Thermal Efficiency In Next-Gen e-Power Hybrid System; 40% Now – The IC Engine Is Far From Dead")
Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Claims 50% ICE Thermal Efficiency In Next-Gen e-Power Hybrid System; 40% Now – The IC Engine Is Far From Dead
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 35 CommentsWith all this talk about banning ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars and such, it’s easy to forget that since the goal is CO reduction, there’s other ways to make serious […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2012) This truck is the archetype of all pickups, in all its simple but beautiful essence. If you grew up in the fifties or sixties, these Chevys are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-truck-1951-pickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 “Advanced Design” Pickup – America’s (And My) Favorite Truck – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 4")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 “Advanced Design” Pickup – America’s (And My) Favorite Truck – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 4
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 1/21/2012) This truck is the archetype of all pickups, in all its simple but beautiful essence. If you grew up in the fifties or sixties, these Chevys are […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2012) TheProfessor47 shot this Laforza on the street at night in LA, and says: We’re due for a CC on this one. Designed by Pininfarina, it was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/La-Forza.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: La Forza 5 Liter – May The Forza Be With You")
Curbside Classic: La Forza 5 Liter – May The Forza Be With You
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/18/2012) TheProfessor47 shot this Laforza on the street at night in LA, and says: We’re due for a CC on this one. Designed by Pininfarina, it was the […] -
![I love old shots of trucks on the go; reminds me of being on the road in the 60s or early 70s. And although not exactly a rare sight, these […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/49922154018_d8788ab8ea_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Early 1960s Ford F1100 Diesel In The Fast Lane – The Highest Number F-Series")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Early 1960s Ford F1100 Diesel In The Fast Lane – The Highest Number F-Series
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 40 CommentsI love old shots of trucks on the go; reminds me of being on the road in the 60s or early 70s. And although not exactly a rare sight, these […] -
![There was a time when a young man’s automotive yearnings wasn’t for big double-cab 4×4 pickups. Like in 1981-1982, when inflation-adjusted gas prices were right at $4/gallon. And the economy […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-430-003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Subaru BRAT – The Young Man’s Choice Of Pickup In Those Terrible Times")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Subaru BRAT – The Young Man’s Choice Of Pickup In Those Terrible Times
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 41 CommentsThere was a time when a young man’s automotive yearnings wasn’t for big double-cab 4×4 pickups. Like in 1981-1982, when inflation-adjusted gas prices were right at $4/gallon. And the economy […]
