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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![(first posted 10/28/2013) The original military Jeep is rightfully considered one of the most iconic and influential vehicles ever built, right up there with the Ford Model T and Volkswagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-133-085-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon – The First Modern Station Wagon and SUV")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon – The First Modern Station Wagon and SUV
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 30 Comments(first posted 10/28/2013) The original military Jeep is rightfully considered one of the most iconic and influential vehicles ever built, right up there with the Ford Model T and Volkswagen […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2017. And I forgot then to credit the Cohort poster; my apologies) It’s time for a little balance to all these big Amerkaner Strassenkreuzer. And what could be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Messerschmitt-y-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: FMR Messerschmitt Kabinenroller – The Scooter With A Cabin")
Cohort Classic: FMR Messerschmitt Kabinenroller – The Scooter With A Cabin
Posted on June 19, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/21/2017. And I forgot then to credit the Cohort poster; my apologies) It’s time for a little balance to all these big Amerkaner Strassenkreuzer. And what could be […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2017) This is going to be a quick one, as I’ve got lots of other pressing business. But this very fine Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187), […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/34802850125_42b66edb87_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1952 Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187) – A Classic In Its Time")
Cohort Outtake: 1952 Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187) – A Classic In Its Time
Posted on June 16, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 6/16/2017) This is going to be a quick one, as I’ve got lots of other pressing business. But this very fine Mercedes 220 Cabriolet A (W187), […] -
![(first posted 6/15/2017) I may fancy myself a bit of a Corvair-O-Phile, but there’s still lots to learn. The trip to the Ypsilanti Museum yielded some new information about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Corvair-1961-heaters-both.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Corvair Warm Comfort – Heating Optional (1960-1961); Your Choice of Gasoline or Engine Heat")
Automotive History: Corvair Warm Comfort – Heating Optional (1960-1961); Your Choice of Gasoline or Engine Heat
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/15/2017) I may fancy myself a bit of a Corvair-O-Phile, but there’s still lots to learn. The trip to the Ypsilanti Museum yielded some new information about […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2013) Was it in response to VW’s Automatic Stickshift? In the spring of 1968, Chevrolet introduced its own semi-automatic transmission, called Torque Drive. It turned out to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chevy-torque-drive.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Chevrolet’s Torque Drive – A Dumber Powerglide")
Automotive History: Chevrolet’s Torque Drive – A Dumber Powerglide
Posted on June 14, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 5/22/2013) Was it in response to VW’s Automatic Stickshift? In the spring of 1968, Chevrolet introduced its own semi-automatic transmission, called Torque Drive. It turned out to be […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2013) One of the more unique chapters in the colorful history of the Indy 500 was written by Clessie Cummins, the irrepressible founder and promoter of his pioneering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cummins-diesels-assaulted-indy-inline-4-photo-448621-s-original.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Big Cummins Diesels Come To The Indianapolis 500")
Big Cummins Diesels Come To The Indianapolis 500
Posted on June 14, 2023 | 24 Comments(first posted 5/24/2013) One of the more unique chapters in the colorful history of the Indy 500 was written by Clessie Cummins, the irrepressible founder and promoter of his pioneering […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2014) In this day of nine-speed automatics and CVTs, a two-speed automatic transmission may seem downright antediluvian. Not infrequently, comments here express shock, surprise or disdain for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Powerglode-shifter-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Two-Speed Automatics vs. Three-Speed Manuals – When 2 = 3, More Or Less")
Automotive History: Two-Speed Automatics vs. Three-Speed Manuals – When 2 = 3, More Or Less
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 136 Comments(first posted 9/23/2014) In this day of nine-speed automatics and CVTs, a two-speed automatic transmission may seem downright antediluvian. Not infrequently, comments here express shock, surprise or disdain for the […] -
![EVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0743-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years")
Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 21 CommentsEVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2012. Revised 6/11/2017) Or some of both? All depends…among other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first automatic transmission available on a low-priced car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Powerglide-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Powerglide: A GM’s Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?")
Powerglide: A GM’s Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 186 Comments(first posted 3/30/2012. Revised 6/11/2017) Or some of both? All depends…among other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first automatic transmission available on a low-priced car. […] -
![There were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cad-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time")
Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-087-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver")
Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […] -
![(first posted 11/8/2013) What are the odds of stumbling into an original 1968 Dodge Charger these days, never mind a red one? Take if from me: not good, as I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-212-089-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Charger Six – Rarer Than An (Original) Hemi Charger")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Charger Six – Rarer Than An (Original) Hemi Charger
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 203 Comments(first posted 11/8/2013) What are the odds of stumbling into an original 1968 Dodge Charger these days, never mind a red one? Take if from me: not good, as I’ve […] -
![(a second reminder) The First Annual Malaise Invitational was a success, and there will be a second, this time in Philomath, about 45 minutes north of Eugene. The theme […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "The Second Annual Malaise Invitational Is Set For June 24th. See You There!")
The Second Annual Malaise Invitational Is Set For June 24th. See You There!
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 20 Comments(a second reminder) The First Annual Malaise Invitational was a success, and there will be a second, this time in Philomath, about 45 minutes north of Eugene. The theme […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/a-fut.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […] -
![(first posted 8/15/2012) Maybe I should start a new series: Psychedelic Outtakes. This is about the fourth or fifth time my camera has suddenly flipped out on me, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-174-050-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Hudson Hornet Convertible – The Mae West of Cars, In Psychedelic And Straight Versions")
CC Capsule: Hudson Hornet Convertible – The Mae West of Cars, In Psychedelic And Straight Versions
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/15/2012) Maybe I should start a new series: Psychedelic Outtakes. This is about the fourth or fifth time my camera has suddenly flipped out on me, but […]
