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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![The Vixen 21 TD (top) was hailed as a bold and radical motorhome when it arrived in 1986. It was sleek and beautiful, aerodynamic, fuel efficient with its rear mounted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0835.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Vixen 21 Motorhome – The DeLorean Of Motorhomes, Beautiful But Also Fatally Flawed")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Vixen 21 Motorhome – The DeLorean Of Motorhomes, Beautiful But Also Fatally Flawed
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 34 CommentsThe Vixen 21 TD (top) was hailed as a bold and radical motorhome when it arrived in 1986. It was sleek and beautiful, aerodynamic, fuel efficient with its rear mounted […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018) The ratio of old Ford to Chevy pickups from the mid-70s through the 80s here is clearly a bit lopsided. And obviously it’s not rust that’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-351-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Chevy C10 Pickup – It’s Not Only Old Ford Pickups That Are Still At Work")
Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Chevy C10 Pickup – It’s Not Only Old Ford Pickups That Are Still At Work
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018) The ratio of old Ford to Chevy pickups from the mid-70s through the 80s here is clearly a bit lopsided. And obviously it’s not rust that’s a […] -
![Stephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/42826510101_fc38058f06_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times")
Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 76 CommentsStephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […] -
![Datsun (Nissan) was the pioneer in selling compact pickup trucks to Americans, starting way back in 1957. The Datsun 211 filled a small niche that no one else had identified, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0735-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1975 Toyota SR-5 Sport Truck – How Toyota Won The Compact Truck Crown, One Gear At A Time")
Curbside Find: 1975 Toyota SR-5 Sport Truck – How Toyota Won The Compact Truck Crown, One Gear At A Time
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 27 CommentsDatsun (Nissan) was the pioneer in selling compact pickup trucks to Americans, starting way back in 1957. The Datsun 211 filled a small niche that no one else had identified, and […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2013) Ever since I found this relatively rare 1970 Continental Coupe, I’ve been trying to find something good to say about it. Don’t get me wrong; I love […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-72-088-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Hot Rod Lincoln")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Hot Rod Lincoln
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 2/7/2013) Ever since I found this relatively rare 1970 Continental Coupe, I’ve been trying to find something good to say about it. Don’t get me wrong; I love […] -
![How have I never come across these before? Not only are they superb photographs of drivers caught on the go by Mr. Bush’s camera mounted on the side of his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/010a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Andrew Bush’s Amazing Photos Of Vintage Cars And Their Drivers Caught On The Go")
Andrew Bush’s Amazing Photos Of Vintage Cars And Their Drivers Caught On The Go
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 65 CommentsHow have I never come across these before? Not only are they superb photographs of drivers caught on the go by Mr. Bush’s camera mounted on the side of his […] -
![David Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance")
Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 27 CommentsDavid Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018, updated 6/24/24 with the full text of the review) Here it is, the Car and Driver review of the ultimate ringer in the form of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pontiac-gto-1964-CD-photo-584008-s-986x603.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Review: 1964 Pontiac GTO – The Ultimate Ringer")
Vintage Car & Driver Review: 1964 Pontiac GTO – The Ultimate Ringer
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018, updated 6/24/24 with the full text of the review) Here it is, the Car and Driver review of the ultimate ringer in the form of a […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018) How does one build a brand, propelling it from near-obscurity to the hottest one on the market? How does one create a legend, one that became […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sdcf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Pontiac GTO – How To Create a Legend and Build a Brand")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Pontiac GTO – How To Create a Legend and Build a Brand
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018) How does one build a brand, propelling it from near-obscurity to the hottest one on the market? How does one create a legend, one that became […] -
![shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53711567387_e698eef941_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side")
Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 14 Commentsshot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […] -
![(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tintin-Lincoln2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?")
The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2013) Californian Charlie Fehn first had the idea to design and build a two-wheel drive motorcycle in the late fifties, and was eventually granted a patent in 1963. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-208-074-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Rokon Trail Breaker – The Two-Wheel Drive Motorcycle That’s Been Rocking On For Over Sixty Years")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Rokon Trail Breaker – The Two-Wheel Drive Motorcycle That’s Been Rocking On For Over Sixty Years
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 9/3/2013) Californian Charlie Fehn first had the idea to design and build a two-wheel drive motorcycle in the late fifties, and was eventually granted a patent in 1963. […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2017) The Corvair may have been outsold by the dishwater-dull Falcon, but good luck finding so many vintage snapshots of Falcons with their doting owners. Americans loved the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Corvair – The Ultimate Corvair Album")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Corvair – The Ultimate Corvair Album
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/10/2017) The Corvair may have been outsold by the dishwater-dull Falcon, but good luck finding so many vintage snapshots of Falcons with their doting owners. Americans loved the […] -
![When I saw this Nova SS coupe swing into a gas station I was literally shocked to see it had its original wheel covers still on. Let’s face it; probably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chevy-2-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevy II Nova SS Coupe – The Only One Left Wearing Its Original Wheel Covers?")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevy II Nova SS Coupe – The Only One Left Wearing Its Original Wheel Covers?
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 46 CommentsWhen I saw this Nova SS coupe swing into a gas station I was literally shocked to see it had its original wheel covers still on. Let’s face it; probably […] -
![Car magazines from back in the day tend to get stereotyped, with Road & Track commonly being called out for being very anti-Detroit. Well, it wasn’t quite as simple as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Seville-diesel-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Cadillac Seville Diesel – “Seems To Serve Little Purpose Other Than To Force The Rich Go Slumming In Truck Stops”")
Vintage Review: 1980 Cadillac Seville Diesel – “Seems To Serve Little Purpose Other Than To Force The Rich Go Slumming In Truck Stops”
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 47 CommentsCar magazines from back in the day tend to get stereotyped, with Road & Track commonly being called out for being very anti-Detroit. Well, it wasn’t quite as simple as […]
