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![Despite its excellent fuel economy, on my youthful cross-country rambles in my VW Bug I sometimes found myself a bit tight on gas money. So I would draft trucks, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Truck-drafting.png "Bug Tales: Beyond Drafting")
Bug Tales: Beyond Drafting
Posted on December 4, 2011 | 33 CommentsDespite its excellent fuel economy, on my youthful cross-country rambles in my VW Bug I sometimes found myself a bit tight on gas money. So I would draft trucks, as […] -
Truck Customization, Russian Style
Posted on December 4, 2011 | 12 CommentsA number of countries are famous for their colorful customized trucks, like Pakistan, and India. But here’s one from Russia that’s anything but cheerful. Feeling a bit surly, are we? -
CC Clue: Freeman’s Next Wild Ride
Posted on December 3, 2011 | 9 CommentsWhat will Michael Freeman have swapped himself into this week? And congratulations to Nick B for recognizing the Hornet’s twin-carbs. -
![I bought my second Beetle, a ’63, knowing its engine was on borrowed time. When the time came, I decided to take the plunge and rebuild it myself, following the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/VW-timing-.jpg-courtesy-aircooledtech.com_.jpg "Bug Tales: Timing Is Everything")
Bug Tales: Timing Is Everything
Posted on December 3, 2011 | 12 CommentsI bought my second Beetle, a ’63, knowing its engine was on borrowed time. When the time came, I decided to take the plunge and rebuild it myself, following the […] -
![As most of you probably know, my son Edward has taken a year’s leave from TTAC, and is starting it with a two-week trip to the old country. He just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Amsterdam-Caprice.jpg "CC Outtake: Greetings From Amsterdam")
CC Outtake: Greetings From Amsterdam
Posted on December 3, 2011 | 13 CommentsAs most of you probably know, my son Edward has taken a year’s leave from TTAC, and is starting it with a two-week trip to the old country. He just […] -
Truth In Advertising: Karmann Ghia Commercial
Posted on December 2, 2011 | 5 Comments -
![Fake wheels? No thanks. But this little Yamaha 125 really caught my eye, largely because it’s the polar opposite, in so many ways. Unlike all the faired-in scooters and bikes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yamaha-y125-moegi-.jpg "Something From The Tokyo Show To Like: Yamaha Y125 Moegi")
Something From The Tokyo Show To Like: Yamaha Y125 Moegi
Posted on December 2, 2011 | 6 CommentsFake wheels? No thanks. But this little Yamaha 125 really caught my eye, largely because it’s the polar opposite, in so many ways. Unlike all the faired-in scooters and bikes, […] -
![One night, I was driving my ’63 Beetle on the Indiana Turnpike in a snowstorm. I found myself in a line of cars behind a snowplow in the right lane. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/snow-plow-minneapolis-121110jpg-4b3bb64bf2310d30.jpg "Bug Tales: The Rolling Igloo")
Bug Tales: The Rolling Igloo
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 21 CommentsOne night, I was driving my ’63 Beetle on the Indiana Turnpike in a snowstorm. I found myself in a line of cars behind a snowplow in the right lane. […] -
CC Outtake: RAV4 Shorty – My, How We’ve Grown
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 21 CommentsDid they really sell these here? The whole shorty-CUV era is beginning to seem like a distant dream. I wonder if it’s a recurring one. -
![I knew it was going to happen: the Ghia was just too obvious and everyone piled right in, I Miss Manzy leading the charge. I tried, but certain cars like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-145-143-600-clue.jpg "CC Clue: Carburated")
CC Clue: Carburated
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 6 CommentsI knew it was going to happen: the Ghia was just too obvious and everyone piled right in, I Miss Manzy leading the charge. I tried, but certain cars like […] -
![While I finish up the Karmann Ghia CC, and allow its timeless lines to inspire me, I’ll let you be inspired by a few classics of the future from the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Tokyo-Toyota-Boshoku.png "Future Curbside Classics? The New Trend In Automotive Design: Fake Wheels")
Future Curbside Classics? The New Trend In Automotive Design: Fake Wheels
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 7 CommentsWhile I finish up the Karmann Ghia CC, and allow its timeless lines to inspire me, I’ll let you be inspired by a few classics of the future from the […] -
![Well, we can’t just leave it at the Stallion, eh? Sugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sugar.jpg "So What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth/Urban Legend?")
So What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth/Urban Legend?
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 74 CommentsWell, we can’t just leave it at the Stallion, eh? Sugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; […] -
![Sometimes folks are a bit shy or self-conscious about having their car shot for CC. Like the owner of this Eldorado Doral. He’s a young guy (in background), who lives […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-138-052-800.jpg "CC Outtake: Eldorado Doral – It’s Cool, But What’s A Doral?")
CC Outtake: Eldorado Doral – It’s Cool, But What’s A Doral?
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 46 CommentsSometimes folks are a bit shy or self-conscious about having their car shot for CC. Like the owner of this Eldorado Doral. He’s a young guy (in background), who lives […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 13 CommentsSomewhat surprisingly, no one tagged the ’66 Special, although there were a number of close calls. Let’s see what you can do with this. -
![“What If” regular Steven Fowler is (rightfully) a bit tied up with college right now, so I found this imagined Chrysler 300 coupe at gtplanet. Its retro fuselage-era front end […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/What-If-Chrysler-300-coupe.jpg "What If: Chrysler 300 Hardtop Coupe")
What If: Chrysler 300 Hardtop Coupe
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 33 Comments“What If” regular Steven Fowler is (rightfully) a bit tied up with college right now, so I found this imagined Chrysler 300 coupe at gtplanet. Its retro fuselage-era front end […]
