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![(first posted 10/31/2017) In 1949, Volkswagen officially began exporting the Type I to the United States, which, in ‘Deluxe’ trim, featured a few more color options over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSCN1246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: <i>“In Ordnung”</i> – The New Beetle Turns 20")
![(first posted 9/28/2017) Kewanee, Illinois is recognized as the “Hog Capital of the World,” and actually was just that back in the late 1940s when the town processed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1981_bremen-minimark_RF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1981 Bremen Mini Mark – That Time When VW-based Kit Cars Roamed the Land")
![(first posted 7/23/2017) “Knee-high by the Forth of July” is a saying that’s become obsolete out here in the Middle West, the heart of corn and soybean country […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ag06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Rampside & Fieldside Classic: 1967 Aero Commander S-2D – Stick & Rudder Down in the Corn")
![(first posted 7/5/2017) It’s not uncommon to see Craigslist ads with improperly identified vehicles, but this one’s sitting in front of one of the mid-sized used car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/64montereyrear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1964 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – A Case of Mistaken Identity?")
![(first posted 8/12/2012) I keep scoring big at my favorite local garage… I noticed this 1968 Imperial convertible when I had some work done on my beater farm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_0811_1968ImperialConv_06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1968 Imperial Convertible")
![(first posted 1/28/2013) The Chevrolet Vega’s genesis goes back to the fall of 1959, a point in time up to which the compact car market was primarily served by imports […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Vega_hatchback.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Many Faces of the GM H-Body")
![(first posted 4/15/2016) “In fiction and folklore, a Doppelgänger (‘double-goer’ in German) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1971demon-decal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge Dart Demon – Duster’s Doppelgänger")
![(first posted 3/9/2013) The Wikipedia synopsis of John Steinbeck’s final novel, The Winter of My Discontent, reads: “Feeling the pressure from his family and acquaintances to achieve more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_78cobraII_cobradecal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Mustang Cobra II — <i>The Winter of My Discontent</i>")
![(first posted 8/23/2015) We’ve spilled a lot of pixels on these pages reviewing retro styled cars such as the Thunderbird, Fiat 500 and Beetle, among others, but did you know the trend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boomer8nside.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Ag History: 2009-11 New Holland Boomer 8N – Forward Into The Past")
![(first posted 7/4/2015) Happy Independence Day, America! 1976 was a big year for America, and numerous companies got into the spirit of things with Bicentennial-themed products. We’ve covered several of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/case76.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Fieldside Classics: 1976 Case 1570 “Spirit of ’76” Tractor")
![I pass this lot on my way into town, and noticed with interest as it began filling up with derelict cars last summer. Then it dawned on me that many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_E1643.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Suddenly It’s Not the 1990s")
![(first posted 2/21/2015) Two men, both of Irish descent, both christened Henry at birth and both raised by a mother named Mary. Each fathered a single child. Raised in rural, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/whenharrymethenry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Ag History: Ford N Series Tractors And The Handshake That Changed Farming Forever")
![A bead of sweat trickled from under my helmet as I eased up to the starting line, the race-bred four-valve dual-overhead cam engine rasping through stainless steel headers at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01-startinggrid.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Cosworth Vega #2196 – Muscle Memory, In Honor of the Vega’s 50th Anniversary")
![Everything you need to know to nail down the year, make, model and RPO number are included in this photo. REMINDER: no photo attachments in the comments, please – just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/00-clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
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