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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![(first posted 6/17/2018) Father-son relationships can be complicated. Sons naturally want to exert their ever-growing prowess, which is a good thing when it’s channeled properly, but when it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-362-010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Gen1 Taurus – My Father Finally Takes My Advice and Treats Himself to a Nice Car")
Auto-Biography: Gen1 Taurus – My Father Finally Takes My Advice and Treats Himself to a Nice Car
Posted on June 16, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/17/2018) Father-son relationships can be complicated. Sons naturally want to exert their ever-growing prowess, which is a good thing when it’s channeled properly, but when it […] -
![(posted at the Cohort by Staxman) (first posted 6/13/2018) Maybe I should start a series of the cars of my Boy Scout troop leaders. The memories made riding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-359-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography Capsule: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop – The O’Neill-Mobile")
Auto-Biography Capsule: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop – The O’Neill-Mobile
Posted on June 15, 2024 | 40 Comments(posted at the Cohort by Staxman) (first posted 6/13/2018) Maybe I should start a series of the cars of my Boy Scout troop leaders. The memories made riding […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2013) The legend of how Carroll Shelby was inspired to create the Cobra–his idea was to stuff Ford’s new and very compact V8 into an elderly and underpowered little British […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gfgfff.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Sunbeam Tiger – The Other Cobra")
Curbside Classic: Sunbeam Tiger – The Other Cobra
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/9/2013) The legend of how Carroll Shelby was inspired to create the Cobra–his idea was to stuff Ford’s new and very compact V8 into an elderly and underpowered little British […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Isuzu Amigo – “Hey Hombre, We’ve Created A Monster”
Posted on June 12, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) I knew there must have been a reason why I had a marked impulse to shoot this Amigo the other day – for Isuzu Spanish Names Day. -
![(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Pictography-3-034-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-346-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […] -
![There’s a lot of weird stuff out there on Craigslist and FB Marketplace, but this takes the cake, at least for today. CC’s dman sent me the link to this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/442484331_7709383285788991_5541222000952342550_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "For Sale: 1964 Renault Dauphine EV – No Battery, No Suspension, No Rear Brakes, No Seats, But It Comes With Half A Ducati Bike In It – $3000")
For Sale: 1964 Renault Dauphine EV – No Battery, No Suspension, No Rear Brakes, No Seats, But It Comes With Half A Ducati Bike In It – $3000
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 21 CommentsThere’s a lot of weird stuff out there on Craigslist and FB Marketplace, but this takes the cake, at least for today. CC’s dman sent me the link to this […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2013) Really big American cars always tend to look rather out of place in Europe, but some look like they’ve just landed from outer space. Few more so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Chrysler-1960-300F-r.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1960 Chrysler 300F Found on the Street in Germany – What Solar System Are You From?")
Cohort Outtake: 1960 Chrysler 300F Found on the Street in Germany – What Solar System Are You From?
Posted on June 3, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) Really big American cars always tend to look rather out of place in Europe, but some look like they’ve just landed from outer space. Few more so […] -
![Don’t let the title fool you: the Ford 427 V8 with a single four-barrel carb may have been rated at 410 hp by the factory, but by the time Holman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/na-1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1963 Ford Galaxie 427 NASCAR Stock Car – “Wild Bursts of Speed…Unbelievable Massive Four-Wheel Drifts”")
Vintage Road Test: 1963 Ford Galaxie 427 NASCAR Stock Car – “Wild Bursts of Speed…Unbelievable Massive Four-Wheel Drifts”
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 15 CommentsDon’t let the title fool you: the Ford 427 V8 with a single four-barrel carb may have been rated at 410 hp by the factory, but by the time Holman […] -
![These folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0653.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything")
Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsThese folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5bd365cd3d601.image_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors")
Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-045-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […] -
![(first posted 5/25/2018) I’ve been sitting on these shots of this VW T4 “Doka” (Double cab) pickup that I found three blocks from my house. But given Jason […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-349-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: VW T4 Double Cab Pickup – The European Take On The Double Cab Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: VW T4 Double Cab Pickup – The European Take On The Double Cab Diesel Pickup
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/25/2018) I’ve been sitting on these shots of this VW T4 “Doka” (Double cab) pickup that I found three blocks from my house. But given Jason […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2018) The Cosmo was Mazda’s last shot at making (or holding on to) some inroads in the passenger car market. The RX 2 had made such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scans-20020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Mazda Cosmo – The Rotary’s Last Shot, Outside of Sports Cars – And a Cosmo Ad Insert")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Mazda Cosmo – The Rotary’s Last Shot, Outside of Sports Cars – And a Cosmo Ad Insert
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/26/2018) The Cosmo was Mazda’s last shot at making (or holding on to) some inroads in the passenger car market. The RX 2 had made such […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2013) Virgil Exner was a man of many dreams indeed, some better than others. His last one at Chrysler reminds me of some of the dreams I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Exner-Turboflyte.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Last Night’s Bad Dreams: Turboflyte and Imperial D’Elegance")
Last Night’s Bad Dreams: Turboflyte and Imperial D’Elegance
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/31/2013) Virgil Exner was a man of many dreams indeed, some better than others. His last one at Chrysler reminds me of some of the dreams I have […]
