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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![We were in Port Orford last week and on Thursday morning I dropped Stephanie off at a yoga class and drove the Tracker to the car wash for its first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3362-crop-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 45 Minute Driving Tour Of Port Orford, Oregon: Views Of Old Cars, Boats, Old (and Burned) Houses And Of Course The Ocean")
A 45 Minute Driving Tour Of Port Orford, Oregon: Views Of Old Cars, Boats, Old (and Burned) Houses And Of Course The Ocean
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 22 CommentsWe were in Port Orford last week and on Thursday morning I dropped Stephanie off at a yoga class and drove the Tracker to the car wash for its first […] -
![It’s a bit hard to imagine a time when the Ford Econoline (or the F-Series pickups) actually didn’t dominate their categories. Of course I speak of the Econoline’s long run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-CC-387-014.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van – When Dodge Was The Van Master")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van – When Dodge Was The Van Master
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 22 CommentsIt’s a bit hard to imagine a time when the Ford Econoline (or the F-Series pickups) actually didn’t dominate their categories. Of course I speak of the Econoline’s long run […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2013) What is the source of American men’s latent and easily provoked disdain for the French (and their cars)? Umm, it doesn’t exactly take a study to prove […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Hoffman-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroen 2CV Hoffman Cabriolet – The Ultimate Chick Magnet?")
Curbside Classic: Citroen 2CV Hoffman Cabriolet – The Ultimate Chick Magnet?
Posted on June 14, 2025 | 66 Comments(first posted 5/13/2013) What is the source of American men’s latent and easily provoked disdain for the French (and their cars)? Umm, it doesn’t exactly take a study to prove […] -
![It’s a good thing I came across this car. There’s a point in life where one starts to prune away the excess, getting rid of the stuff in the closets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-58-033-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco – Gone, And Forgotten")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco – Gone, And Forgotten
Posted on June 14, 2025 | 15 CommentsIt’s a good thing I came across this car. There’s a point in life where one starts to prune away the excess, getting rid of the stuff in the closets […] -
Curbside Classic: Datsun 510 (Bluebird/1600) – How To Make A 510 Fly
Posted on June 12, 2025 | 14 CommentsThere were three key ingredients that made the Datsun 510 fly: the BMW 1600, “Mr. K”, and a certain sharp rise taken flat-out on Bunker Hill Road. -
![(first posted 6/12/2011) In a parallel universe, this would be a 1978 Chevy III, Ford Dearborn, Plymouth Cranbrook or Studebaker Larkette. It’s more “American” than the American cars of its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-34-060-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Corona – Baseball, Apple Pie And A Corona")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Corona – Baseball, Apple Pie And A Corona
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 63 Comments(first posted 6/12/2011) In a parallel universe, this would be a 1978 Chevy III, Ford Dearborn, Plymouth Cranbrook or Studebaker Larkette. It’s more “American” than the American cars of its […] -
![If you want to know why CUVs are so popular with folks above a certain age, it’s because they were forced to spend their formative years in a Pinto wagon. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-390-005.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Pinto Wagon; The Lowest Wagon Ever – This Is Why Americans Love CUVs")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Pinto Wagon; The Lowest Wagon Ever – This Is Why Americans Love CUVs
Posted on June 10, 2025 | 34 CommentsIf you want to know why CUVs are so popular with folks above a certain age, it’s because they were forced to spend their formative years in a Pinto wagon. […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2017) Eugene was once a safe haven for Foxes; no longer. They’ve been thoroughly exterminated except for a few cowering in the bushes. But here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-345-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 VW Fox – Endangered Species")
Curbside Find: 1993 VW Fox – Endangered Species
Posted on June 9, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/21/2017) Eugene was once a safe haven for Foxes; no longer. They’ve been thoroughly exterminated except for a few cowering in the bushes. But here’s […] -
![(first posted 6/13/2011) The endless overuse of any given manufacturer’s styling “DNA” has finally subsided, but the reality is what it is: every maker tries to coddle and nurture […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-29-019-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Datsun 610 – Datsun Takes A Bold New Direction: Down")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Datsun 610 – Datsun Takes A Bold New Direction: Down
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/13/2011) The endless overuse of any given manufacturer’s styling “DNA” has finally subsided, but the reality is what it is: every maker tries to coddle and nurture […] -
![Stephanie had a massage appointment in a part of town I don’t get too very often. It’s a typical post-war residential development area, with houses from the late ’40s through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3162-crop-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 90 Minute Bike Ride Yields Quite A Few Curbside Finds")
A 90 Minute Bike Ride Yields Quite A Few Curbside Finds
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 28 CommentsStephanie had a massage appointment in a part of town I don’t get too very often. It’s a typical post-war residential development area, with houses from the late ’40s through […] -
![1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply because his decision to slap a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-360-008.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On The Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On The Mark
Posted on June 5, 2025 | 9 Comments1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply because his decision to slap a […] -
![I accidentally stumbled into a trove of old photos of downtown Iowa City, most of them from the years 1970-1976, which perfectly match the years I lived there a second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dubuque-Street-Looking-South-1970-1976.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Iowa City Street Scenes In The ’60s & ’70s – Vintage Cars and My Old Haunts Being Demolished Thanks To Urban Renewal")
Vintage Photos: Iowa City Street Scenes In The ’60s & ’70s – Vintage Cars and My Old Haunts Being Demolished Thanks To Urban Renewal
Posted on June 3, 2025 | 41 CommentsI accidentally stumbled into a trove of old photos of downtown Iowa City, most of them from the years 1970-1976, which perfectly match the years I lived there a second […] -
![Yes, I do tend to keep things for…ever? You all know about my truck, which I’ve had for 38 years now, but I have another vehicle I’ve had even longer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3121.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Life On Two Wheels – And My 1980 Novara Bicycle Gets Its Second Rebuild in 45 Years")
My Life On Two Wheels – And My 1980 Novara Bicycle Gets Its Second Rebuild in 45 Years
Posted on May 31, 2025 | 35 CommentsYes, I do tend to keep things for…ever? You all know about my truck, which I’ve had for 38 years now, but I have another vehicle I’ve had even longer, […] -
![It doesn’t get better than this lucky shot if you want to tell the story of how VW replaced the Beetle with the Golf 50 years ago, especially considering how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-43-051-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit – The Most Influential Global Compact Car Of The Past 50 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit – The Most Influential Global Compact Car Of The Past 50 Years
Posted on May 30, 2025 | 49 CommentsIt doesn’t get better than this lucky shot if you want to tell the story of how VW replaced the Beetle with the Golf 50 years ago, especially considering how […] -
![(note: GM’s Deadly Sins are not numbered chronologically. This is a new and heavily revised version of the original) There it is, a golden yellow Vega, seductive and infinitely irresistible, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-19-077-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM’s Deadly Sin #2: Chevrolet Vega – GM’s First Deadly Sin")
GM’s Deadly Sin #2: Chevrolet Vega – GM’s First Deadly Sin
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 28 Comments(note: GM’s Deadly Sins are not numbered chronologically. This is a new and heavily revised version of the original) There it is, a golden yellow Vega, seductive and infinitely irresistible, […]
