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![(first posted 11/25/2012) Now why would I suddenly find myself thinking of Woodstock on this gray and cold morning? Especially since it’s a bit of a sore spot in my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Woodstock-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Un-Auto-Biography: The Cars Of Woodstock – I Almost Made It There")
Un-Auto-Biography: The Cars Of Woodstock – I Almost Made It There
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/25/2012) Now why would I suddenly find myself thinking of Woodstock on this gray and cold morning? Especially since it’s a bit of a sore spot in my […] -
![If you are the owner of a car of a certain age, especially of an imported car, and you have all of the original equipment and accoutrements, you might find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tttuyt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Toolbox: A Panopoly of Factory Tool Kits")
CC Toolbox: A Panopoly of Factory Tool Kits
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 34 CommentsIf you are the owner of a car of a certain age, especially of an imported car, and you have all of the original equipment and accoutrements, you might find […] -
![(first posted 8/13/2013) It’s summer, so its time to trot out some more old photos of the Not-Niedermeyers on vacation. All the ingredients are here: camping; my relaxed and cheerful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/VW-Westfalia-family.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1960 VW Westfalia Camper, The Not-Niedermeyer Version")
Vintage PR Shot: 1960 VW Westfalia Camper, The Not-Niedermeyer Version
Posted on June 27, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 8/13/2013) It’s summer, so its time to trot out some more old photos of the Not-Niedermeyers on vacation. All the ingredients are here: camping; my relaxed and cheerful […] -
![(first posted 8/13/2013) No, this isn’t one of those old “how many college kids can jam into a VW” photo. It’s a factory publicity shot of a twelve-passenger high-density configuration […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/VW-Bus-12-passenger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: VW Bus – 12 Passenger Version")
Vintage PR Shot: VW Bus – 12 Passenger Version
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/13/2013) No, this isn’t one of those old “how many college kids can jam into a VW” photo. It’s a factory publicity shot of a twelve-passenger high-density configuration […] -
![(Originally published 3 August 2016) Now here is a very old product, shown here in an ancient bottle from when nothing seemed the matter with using “Chief Permatex” as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Indian_Head_new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Toolbox: Indian Head Gasket Shellac")
CC Toolbox: Indian Head Gasket Shellac
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 97 Comments(Originally published 3 August 2016) Now here is a very old product, shown here in an ancient bottle from when nothing seemed the matter with using “Chief Permatex” as a […] -
![image: oldsmobility.com (first posted 11/17/2011) It may seem like during the late sixties Detroit’s power train engineers were all just focused on ever higher maximum performance and had given up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Olds-Cutlass-supreme-1967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The 20 MPG 400 Cubic Inch 1967 Olds Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser")
Automotive History: The 20 MPG 400 Cubic Inch 1967 Olds Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 123 Commentsimage: oldsmobility.com (first posted 11/17/2011) It may seem like during the late sixties Detroit’s power train engineers were all just focused on ever higher maximum performance and had given up […] -
![(First posted 5/30/2016. I’ve been rerunning posts from exactly six years earlier, and that’s when this one ran. When I came across the title in the archives, I had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cccp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Back To The USSR – Or A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away…")
Back To The USSR – Or A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
Posted on May 30, 2022 | 167 Comments(First posted 5/30/2016. I’ve been rerunning posts from exactly six years earlier, and that’s when this one ran. When I came across the title in the archives, I had a […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2016) The VW Bus has long been an icon in Eugene, generally associated with the counterculture that blossomed here starting in about 1967, and gave the town its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ltd-VW-buses.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Arc Of Eugene’s Transit System Over 120 Years: From Mule-Drawn Trolleys To VW Buses To 60′ Bus Rapid Transit Hybrids")
The Arc Of Eugene’s Transit System Over 120 Years: From Mule-Drawn Trolleys To VW Buses To 60′ Bus Rapid Transit Hybrids
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 27 Comments(first posted 5/6/2016) The VW Bus has long been an icon in Eugene, generally associated with the counterculture that blossomed here starting in about 1967, and gave the town its […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2016) I was trying hard to think of something appropriate to run for Easter. I Googled “Easter Bunny Car”, but nothing grabbed me. Then I remembered a post […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/oklklj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Easter Bunny Special: The Cars Of The Playboy Bunnies Of The Year 1964 – 1988")
CC Easter Bunny Special: The Cars Of The Playboy Bunnies Of The Year 1964 – 1988
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 3/27/2016) I was trying hard to think of something appropriate to run for Easter. I Googled “Easter Bunny Car”, but nothing grabbed me. Then I remembered a post […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2013) Quite a few cars have made a lasting impression on society, such as the ’57 Chevrolet and ’65 Mustang. These are cars that for whatever reasons have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1963-2-tags-imcdb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Involvement of the 1963 Ford in American Society")
Automotive History: The Involvement of the 1963 Ford in American Society
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/15/2013) Quite a few cars have made a lasting impression on society, such as the ’57 Chevrolet and ’65 Mustang. These are cars that for whatever reasons have […] -
![(first posted 3/232016) It suddenly popped into my head the other day that my truck is 50 years old this year. Wow; half a century old, and it still starts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hghghn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1966 Ford F-100 and 2016 F-150 – Just How Much Has Changed In 50 Years?")
Curbside Comparison: 1966 Ford F-100 and 2016 F-150 – Just How Much Has Changed In 50 Years?
Posted on March 23, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/232016) It suddenly popped into my head the other day that my truck is 50 years old this year. Wow; half a century old, and it still starts […] -
![Here’s something a little different. A promotional film produced by Vauxhall in 1972 for the then new proving ground at Millbrook, just 30 minutes from the Engineering Centre in Luton, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2f5921d0-50e3-4614-8d36-41144160b7b5-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside History: Millbrook Proving Ground, 1972 – Where Vauxhall Got Tough on Quality")
Curbside History: Millbrook Proving Ground, 1972 – Where Vauxhall Got Tough on Quality
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 17 CommentsHere’s something a little different. A promotional film produced by Vauxhall in 1972 for the then new proving ground at Millbrook, just 30 minutes from the Engineering Centre in Luton, […] -
![When I was a little kid, I was fascinated by maps. Old ones were especially interesting. I was surprised to see on some local maps that there was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screenshot-2022-02-15-at-19-30-59-1887mcpg28-jpg-JPEG-Image-1142-%C3%97-1451-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Archeology: Searching For The Lost Village of Littleton, New Jersey")
CC Archeology: Searching For The Lost Village of Littleton, New Jersey
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 31 CommentsWhen I was a little kid, I was fascinated by maps. Old ones were especially interesting. I was surprised to see on some local maps that there was […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2011) One learns something new everyday, like the Citroen Bijou. Someone at Citroen’s factory in England had the brilliant idea to prettify the ugly duckling 2CV, and hired […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cyyh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Capsule: Citroen Bijou – World’s Slowest Hardtop?")
Automotive History Capsule: Citroen Bijou – World’s Slowest Hardtop?
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 11/21/2011) One learns something new everyday, like the Citroen Bijou. Someone at Citroen’s factory in England had the brilliant idea to prettify the ugly duckling 2CV, and hired […] -
![Bosnia and Herzegovina wasn’t a nice place in the early 1990s. What became known as the Bosnian War concluded in 1995 with a stalemate, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gods-rambo-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "God’s Rambo: The Story Of A Real Life Road Warrior")
God’s Rambo: The Story Of A Real Life Road Warrior
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 28 CommentsBosnia and Herzegovina wasn’t a nice place in the early 1990s. What became known as the Bosnian War concluded in 1995 with a stalemate, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians […]
