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![(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Audi-SQ4.jpg "Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero")
Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […] -
![Recently I was researching what I felt would be my next CC article when I fell into a couple of rabbit holes. These resulted in stuff too good not to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pike.jpg "Changing Seasons and Changing Times: Some Things Change More Than Others – The Monkey Speedway")
Changing Seasons and Changing Times: Some Things Change More Than Others – The Monkey Speedway
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 30 CommentsRecently I was researching what I felt would be my next CC article when I fell into a couple of rabbit holes. These resulted in stuff too good not to […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2012. Please note that this article does not pretend to be complete and fully accurate as to the origin and development of the Yamaha 650. A number of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1969-XS1.jpg "Sunday Salon: The Yamaha XS650 – Originality Is Overrated")
Sunday Salon: The Yamaha XS650 – Originality Is Overrated
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/29/2012. Please note that this article does not pretend to be complete and fully accurate as to the origin and development of the Yamaha 650. A number of […] -
Little Trees — Ice, Ice (Ice, Ice…and maybe one more Ice) Baby
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 37 CommentsThis collection of four, or maybe five, Black Ice car air “fresheners” got me thinking. -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Woodstock-.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tttuyt.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/VW-Westfalia-family.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/VW-Bus-12-passenger.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Indian_Head_new.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Olds-Cutlass-supreme-1967.jpg "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 | 125 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cccp.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2185090-115x115.jpg "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 | 29 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/oklklj.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1963-2-tags-imcdb.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hghghn.jpg "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 […]
