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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![Although CC is doing as well as it ever has, setting a new record last year with over 12 million pageviews, our current success does feel somewhat fragile. I’m not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-tork-american.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Two Big Threats To CC (And Other Legit Websites): Garbage Sites And Google AI Mode")
The Two Big Threats To CC (And Other Legit Websites): Garbage Sites And Google AI Mode
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 41 CommentsAlthough CC is doing as well as it ever has, setting a new record last year with over 12 million pageviews, our current success does feel somewhat fragile. I’m not […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-35-008-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it […] -
![Why did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-016-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way")
Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsWhy did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2013) Superlatives make great headlines; backing them up is another story. But is it even necessary, in the case of the W124? What other car designed thirty thirty-five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-190-039-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes W124 (1985-1996 E-Class) The Best Car Of The Past Thirty Five Years")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W124 (1985-1996 E-Class) The Best Car Of The Past Thirty Five Years
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 168 Comments(first posted 6/5/2013) Superlatives make great headlines; backing them up is another story. But is it even necessary, in the case of the W124? What other car designed thirty thirty-five […] -
![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 […]
