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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![(for full-size view of this spreadsheet, click the furthest right icon (“View full size workbook”) on the menu bar directly above) I’ve been working on this spreadsheet on and off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dfth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "US Car Sales And Market Share By Brand And Model Category, 1946 – 1975 – A CC Exclusive Database")
US Car Sales And Market Share By Brand And Model Category, 1946 – 1975 – A CC Exclusive Database
Posted on January 5, 2024 | 28 Comments(for full-size view of this spreadsheet, click the furthest right icon (“View full size workbook”) on the menu bar directly above) I’ve been working on this spreadsheet on and off […] -
![Can I interest you in a 1961 Falcon with 50% more weight, 25% less power, and 100% more fluff? (first posted 12/27/2017) I admit to having had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ford-granada-1975-ad-4-door-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History/Vintage Review: 1975 Ford Granada Wins “The Most Malaise Car Ever” Award – A Triumph of (Imitative) Style Over Substance")
Automotive History/Vintage Review: 1975 Ford Granada Wins “The Most Malaise Car Ever” Award – A Triumph of (Imitative) Style Over Substance
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 216 CommentsCan I interest you in a 1961 Falcon with 50% more weight, 25% less power, and 100% more fluff? (first posted 12/27/2017) I admit to having had […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2018) I’ve brought over most of my CCs from the old site, but for some reason, I held off on the one on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-13-076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Lark VI – The Family Stud For 37 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Lark VI – The Family Stud For 37 Years
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/3/2018) I’ve brought over most of my CCs from the old site, but for some reason, I held off on the one on this […] -
![(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-126-130-800-SS-sky-vert-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 76 Comments(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […] -
CC TV: What I Want For Christmas – How About You?
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 33 Commentshat tip to John Kelly -
![CC reader magnus sent me a few snapshots of American (and one Franco-American) cars taken in Holland. As always, the contrast is what makes them so compelling; this fine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/d-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Netherlands, 1960s and 1970s.")
Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Netherlands, 1960s and 1970s.
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 45 CommentsCC reader magnus sent me a few snapshots of American (and one Franco-American) cars taken in Holland. As always, the contrast is what makes them so compelling; this fine […] -
![I’ve always had mixed feelings about the 1966 Charger, and this review confirms I wasn’t the only one. It was something of a hodgepodge of stylistic elements that didn’t quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ac-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Dodge Charger – A Better Marlin")
Vintage Review: 1966 Dodge Charger – A Better Marlin
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 43 CommentsI’ve always had mixed feelings about the 1966 Charger, and this review confirms I wasn’t the only one. It was something of a hodgepodge of stylistic elements that didn’t quite […] -
![We’ve done several posts on the Chevy Fleetline fastbacks, but never on the Pontiac version, dubbed “Streamliner”, appropriately enough. They shared their GM A-Body from the cowl back, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53104927413_00c8da293e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: 1950 Pontiac Streamliner 8 Highway Patrol Car – A Chevy With A Straight Eight Under Its Longer Hood")
Vintage Photo: 1950 Pontiac Streamliner 8 Highway Patrol Car – A Chevy With A Straight Eight Under Its Longer Hood
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 21 CommentsWe’ve done several posts on the Chevy Fleetline fastbacks, but never on the Pontiac version, dubbed “Streamliner”, appropriately enough. They shared their GM A-Body from the cowl back, but the […] -
![(color photos from the web) The 1961 Lincoln Continental rewrote the book on American luxury cars. It was smaller and of course vastly more restrained and understated in its styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lincoln-1964-continental-convertible-1964-b971d1933e-800x600-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible – “Quiet, Tasteful Luxury”")
Vintage Review: 1964 Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible – “Quiet, Tasteful Luxury”
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 27 Comments(color photos from the web) The 1961 Lincoln Continental rewrote the book on American luxury cars. It was smaller and of course vastly more restrained and understated in its styling […] -
![If you had to drive something from 1990 or so, you couldn’t do better than one (or both) of these. Strictly speaking, the Corolla has the Accord beat in terms […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1982.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Two Best Cars From 1990?")
Curbside Outtake: The Two Best Cars From 1990?
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 30 CommentsIf you had to drive something from 1990 or so, you couldn’t do better than one (or both) of these. Strictly speaking, the Corolla has the Accord beat in terms […] -
![The Chevelle Malibu SS has long been iconic, thanks to the legendary SS396 and SS454 versions — they were some of the hottest muscle cars of their times. And thanks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ch-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS – Not So Hot, Yet")
Vintage Review: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS – Not So Hot, Yet
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe Chevelle Malibu SS has long been iconic, thanks to the legendary SS396 and SS454 versions — they were some of the hottest muscle cars of their times. And thanks […] -
![(first posted 12/15/2017) If you’d have asked me for a list of car least likely to be found on the streets of my neighborhood, a Wolseley Six […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-333-062.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Wolseley Six – A Land Crab Appears In Oregon Despite the Invasive Species Act or The Wolseley Six Girl Has Got To Have Soul")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Wolseley Six – A Land Crab Appears In Oregon Despite the Invasive Species Act or The Wolseley Six Girl Has Got To Have Soul
Posted on December 15, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 12/15/2017) If you’d have asked me for a list of car least likely to be found on the streets of my neighborhood, a Wolseley Six […] -
Vintage Photo: A Battalion Of ’57 Chevys For The Troops
Posted on December 15, 2023 | 21 CommentsToo bad they weren’t 2-door V8s; the Army would have gotten much more for them when it came time to sell them. -
![The Studebaker Lark Wagonaire was an answer to a question nobody asked. Why would anyone find an opening rear roof panel on a wagon compelling? It sucked in dirt and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/w-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – Airy Dead End")
Vintage Review: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – Airy Dead End
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 33 CommentsThe Studebaker Lark Wagonaire was an answer to a question nobody asked. Why would anyone find an opening rear roof panel on a wagon compelling? It sucked in dirt and […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-320-050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?")
Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […]
