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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Volkswagen-Cabrio-GLS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS
Posted on August 25, 2020 | 6 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![A while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that started earlier, with this review […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mcahill_volkswagen_0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow")
Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 30 CommentsA while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that started earlier, with this review […] -
![Ben Pon, VW’s exclusive distributor for the Netherlands, and father of the VW Bus, tried to sell two 1949 VW’s in New York in 1949. That didn’t work out so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/VW-1950-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Popular Science: “Hitler’s Flivver Now Sold In The U.S.” – From Modest Beginnings…")
1950 Popular Science: “Hitler’s Flivver Now Sold In The U.S.” – From Modest Beginnings…
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsBen Pon, VW’s exclusive distributor for the Netherlands, and father of the VW Bus, tried to sell two 1949 VW’s in New York in 1949. That didn’t work out so […] -
![So now we get to the car that I was really most interested in: the new 1965 Corvair Corsa. Its mission was to protect the turf it had carved out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 3: Corvair Corsa; and the Final Verdict")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 3: Corvair Corsa; and the Final Verdict
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 60 CommentsSo now we get to the car that I was really most interested in: the new 1965 Corvair Corsa. Its mission was to protect the turf it had carved out […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2014) With Robert’s post about the Toronado and his parents’ Omega fiasco, I couldn’t help but post this comparison between the Omega and another of GM’s downsizing-round-one cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SCAN01811.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1981 Malibu Classic Versus Omega ES2800 – Old School vs. New School")
Vintage Review: 1981 Malibu Classic Versus Omega ES2800 – Old School vs. New School
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/20/2014) With Robert’s post about the Toronado and his parents’ Omega fiasco, I couldn’t help but post this comparison between the Omega and another of GM’s downsizing-round-one cars, […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Mitsubishi-Eclipse-GSX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 17 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![On to the second of our trio of 1965 sporty compacts, soon to be known as pony cars—except for the Corvair. C&D tested the Formula S version with the 235 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-B1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 2, Barracuda Formula S")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 2, Barracuda Formula S
Posted on August 19, 2020 | 21 CommentsOn to the second of our trio of 1965 sporty compacts, soon to be known as pony cars—except for the Corvair. C&D tested the Formula S version with the 235 […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Honda-Odyssey-EX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 32 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![Thanks to CC Contributor GN, I’m able to share with you a trio of C&D reviews of the 1965 sporty compacts: Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair. I was too young to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-M1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Mustang GT 271 HP")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Mustang GT 271 HP
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 41 CommentsThanks to CC Contributor GN, I’m able to share with you a trio of C&D reviews of the 1965 sporty compacts: Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair. I was too young to […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Ford-Mustang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 13 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2014) During the Great US Import Boom of the 1950s, the Renault Dauphine was the only car that really gave the VW a run for its money. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VW-R10-001-crop-title-1200-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Road Test Comparison: 1967 Renault 10 and VW 1500 – Renault’s Last Shot At The Beetle")
Vintage C/D Road Test Comparison: 1967 Renault 10 and VW 1500 – Renault’s Last Shot At The Beetle
Posted on August 12, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/12/2014) During the Great US Import Boom of the 1950s, the Renault Dauphine was the only car that really gave the VW a run for its money. In […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Acura-3.2TL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Acura 3.2TL")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Acura 3.2TL
Posted on August 11, 2020 | 15 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![The Fiero is a polarizing subject. I obviously see mainly its negatives, as brought forth in my DS. The 149 comments there attest to that quite colorfully. But I can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Colore-Fireo-scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "R&T Vintage Introduction and Review: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Early Enthusiasm, But I Sense Some Equivocating")
R&T Vintage Introduction and Review: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Early Enthusiasm, But I Sense Some Equivocating
Posted on August 10, 2020 | 22 CommentsThe Fiero is a polarizing subject. I obviously see mainly its negatives, as brought forth in my DS. The 149 comments there attest to that quite colorfully. But I can […] -
![How did I forget the XK 140? Somehow I managed to overlook it, which is not easy to do. It’s literally impossible to overstate the impact of the Jaguar, especially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jaguar-XK-140-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: Jaguar XK 140 MC – The First Shall Be Last")
Vintage SCI Review: Jaguar XK 140 MC – The First Shall Be Last
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 12 CommentsHow did I forget the XK 140? Somehow I managed to overlook it, which is not easy to do. It’s literally impossible to overstate the impact of the Jaguar, especially […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-BMW-M-Coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW M Coupe")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW M Coupe
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 11 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]
