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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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Vintage PR Shot: My Yellow Frigidaire Has Arrived!
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 30 Comments -
![(first posted 4/11/2017) Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DG-ME-58-ford-snowy-street.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 4/11/2017) Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2017) Stare at this picture for a minute or so, and you’re going to swear someone put some undersized wheels and tires from a Toyota Tercel on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-321-008-level.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Camaro Berlinetta – The Last One Of Its Kind Left With Its Original 14″ Wheels?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Camaro Berlinetta – The Last One Of Its Kind Left With Its Original 14″ Wheels?
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 4/11/2017) Stare at this picture for a minute or so, and you’re going to swear someone put some undersized wheels and tires from a Toyota Tercel on this […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lots Of Junk In The Driveway
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 24 Commentsshot and posted by plonguem Not the ’58 Cadillac, of course. And it’s not the only one in the driveway. -
CC Caption Contest: What’s He Telling Her?
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 48 CommentsTwo 1965 Studebakers in the same place? What are the odds? Something fishy is going on here… -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 50 Commentsshot and posted by plonguem -
![One of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chart-Compacts-mkt-share-58-69.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today")
CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 45 CommentsOne of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […] -
![1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013. Updated and expanded 4/6/2023) Ed Cole’s bold and daring rear-engine 1960 Corvair was to be Chevrolet’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-119-032-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II (Updated)")
Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II (Updated)
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 135 Comments1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013. Updated and expanded 4/6/2023) Ed Cole’s bold and daring rear-engine 1960 Corvair was to be Chevrolet’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and […] -
Vintage Brochure: Two Very Different 1961 Chevy Pickups
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 10 CommentsChevrolet offered pickup buyers two very different alternatives in 1961. And of course we know which approach won out with American buyers. -
![The Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/m-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 43 CommentsThe Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […] -
CC Cohort Day: Chrysler LeBaron – Mexican Edition
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 9 Commentsshot and posted by RiveraNotario -
CC Cohort Day: Road Trip, San Diego, 1976
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 13 Commentsshot and posted by Ralf K (Don Kincl) -
CC Cohort Day: Mazda 929 and Corolla
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 8 Commentsshot and posted by canadiancatgreen -
CC Cohort Day: 1990 Honda Prelude 4WS 2.0-16 and Daihatsu Charade
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 15 CommentsShot and posted by Roshake -
CC Cohort Day: 1954 Buick Special
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 13 Commentsposted by Matt Wilda
